Two weeks ago, the Justgiving Allstars ventured out of Clerkenwell and northwards for what was the first of hopefully many Cancer Research UK charity football tournaments.
Vicious, fearsome and deadly. These were just some of the wonderful smells originating from stalwart semi-employee James Grieves’ kitbag.
It’s been a while since we threw down the gauntlet to see if anyone would play us at a game of kickaround, and in true JG fashion, we went into all the matches with the same mindset as before: no Google maps print-out and only our cabbie-level knowledge of London. That’s how street we are with James Casey in the team. Sadly, he was in Coventry. So we were a little lost. Surprisingly, we made it on time.
As always, all the matches went down to the wire with some truly golden moments. Rohit scored an amazing equaliser in one game, with a stunning Beckham style free-kick. Resident kiwi Josie took to covering every blade of the pitch, making tackles here, there and everywhere. Even Molly “Posh” Loyd covered every on-target shot as our number one goalie. To the dismay of the JG faithful, the opposition soon latched on to the fact that if they shot the ball off-target, Molly would chase it down and then guide the ball into the back of the net.
If you think you’ve got what it takes to challenge us, then send an email and let’s go.
Er actually Kai, I think you'll find Ro scored after a slide-rule pass (with left foot) from a free kick taken by yours truly. Not to mention the cool head needed for my penalty.
And did you see the grazes on my knees?
Posted by: Jonno | July 10, 2007 at 04:16 PM