Boxing Day 1998
Not as Bad as it could have been!!

The itinery:

1.00 - The bar, wait for Gerrards Cross to turn up.   Admire everyone's fancy dress outfit.  Get 3 or 4 pints in.
2.15 - Get changed, with pints in hand
2.30 - Amble out on pitch, where GX have been practicing for 1/2 an hour.  Say hello to Steve from Gerrards Cross, who is bound to score again!!
3.00 - Half time.  Bottle of Port consumed by all. Not quite enough though unfortunately.
3.30 - Swift pint before showers
4.00 - Food and more drink
6.00 - Everyone plastered, think about moving on
7.00 - Poachers. Gareth has gone, buys everyone tequilla slammers
9.00 - Up to Hotel Watsy to drop stuff off, get changed, and sober up before walking to Winkers
9.40 - Miss the £1 entrance into Winkers (local night club) by 10 minutes
10.00 - Hockey club are the only people in Winkers and are all dancing
10.05 - James passes out complaining of spiked drinks
10.30 - James dribbling
11.00 - Charlies pulled Alison...again
11.30 - Neil's mum is drinking Neil under the table (cheers for the photos Mrs Turner + Caroline)
12.00 - Still going
2.00 - Back to hotel Watsy
2.30 - Spade - see Scoop
5.00 - Pat looking for Cigarette and jumping on people
6.00 - Pat passes out after finishing all alcohol within reach
8.00 - Breakfast
9.00 - Definitely doing Boxing day again next year.

james1.jpg (26431 bytes) Uh-oh, someones spiked his drinks. James Heath in trouble, the best dribbling we've seen him do!!
james2.jpg (19964 bytes) Er, sorry another one of James stuggling, with Sarah O looking in.
james3.jpg (23708 bytes) Last one I promise
lineup1.jpg (20743 bytes) The first lot of line ups before the match starts

From l-r, Sarah O, Helen, Alison, Simon, Catherine, James and Charlie and Watsy behind

lineup2.jpg (25033 bytes) From l-r, back first:

Simon, Nic Wolfe, Pat Nagle, Dan, Werty, Helen, Charlie, Sarah O, Alison, Neil

Front, Watsy, James, Drew, guest from Amersham

lineup3.jpg (28860 bytes) Front l-r then back

Nic Wolfe, Simon, Giles, Charlie, Pat Nagle, Werty, Watsy, Amersham, Neil, James, Drew, Dan

patwink.jpg (37899 bytes) Mr Nagle and er, Mr Heath in Winkers
pitch1.jpg (20921 bytes) Half time drinks for the players, including Steve from GX (orange shirt)
pitch2.jpg (20275 bytes) Another drink sir? Clearly one bottle of port isn't enough at xmas
pitch3.jpg (34147 bytes) Er, more drinks
pitch4.jpg (21092 bytes) It was light when we played honest.  Helen with an ice pack after getting whacked in the face...whoops.
wink1.jpg (21573 bytes) Oh dear, the chaps on the razzle, Pilch (hidden), Watsy, Drew (toungue), Neil and Dan in Winkers for line up photo
wink2.jpg (24827 bytes) Hello, it seems to be falling apart somewhere, Pilch now visible which is always a good sign
wink5.jpg (28026 bytes) Mr Pat Nagle, Neil Turner and Andy Watts.

And that was that Ladies and Gentlemen, roll on Boxing Day 1999.