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Mackem classic - Pollock grabs winner at RokerWatch Sunderland vs Boro with fellow fans in LondonLondon-based Boro fans are invited to watch Boro's crucial FA Cup tie with Sunderland on Sunday (1:30pm KO) with fellow MSS members. We've reserved the basement bar in Belushi's on Borough High Street to watch the game and cheer on Boro to victory. The manager of Belushi's is an MSS member and big Boro fan. She'll be cooking up some parmos for a taste of Teesside for all exiled fans.
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MSS FC 2-0 Glasgow Celtic
Boro were in David Baister Cup action this week, looking to defend the trophy they gloriously one at Hayes & Yeading last May. Boro have had a very good start to the season having won 10 and drawn one of their first 11 games and were looking for their 5th consecutive clean sheet. It was a tough draw against a Celtic side who only joined the league this season but had won 5 out of their first 6 league games and were looking likely promotion candidates. Boro were without keeper Marlon Beresford (Barnet), defenders Alex Baker (Exams), Ben Sheffield (knackered knee), midfielders James Shepherd (Wedding), Jo Thompson (knee), James Nugent (Jetsetting) and striker Jamie Clarke (Whitby). Boro welcomed Pete Nicholson back into the squad after a long injury lay off.
Not long after though Boro did take the lead, a cross from Lees could only be parried out and GUTCHER just beat Clark to the ball to knock it into an empty net. Confusion between the Celtic defender and the keeper resulted in a collision with Boro striker Gallaghers elbow which saw the keeper picking his teeth out from the inside of his lip and a lengthy stoppage occurred. Boro had dominated the game without really playing that well but went in at half time in the lead.
London Scottish 0-9 MSS FCThe game was overshadowed somewhat by the passing of a great friend, Grant Harrison, who was tragically killed on Friday Lunchtime whilst on holiday. On hearing the sad news there was much discussion about whether to postpone the game but the team decided they wanted to play the game and use it as an opportunity to pay their respects and honour his passing. Boro had almost a full squad to select from with the exception of Marlon Beresford (Barnet), Alex Baker (exams), James Nugent (US), Jo Thompson (knee), Ben Sheffield (knee) and Pete Nicholson (knee). The Boro team wore black armbands for the game and London Scottish kindly observed a minutes silence with the Boro lads. All the lads felt a great sense of loss when the news came through as Grant was a regular at Pimlico football every Wednesday, was on the pool team and was a key part of the newly formed MSS second team. He was a bubbly character who was in the thick of things and really enjoyed the active social side, he will be a big big miss to all of us and there were tears shed as the minutes respect got underway.
Boro were straight out the blocks in the second half spurred on by the effervescent Jack Thompson in midfield who seemed to be everywhere, breaking up play and prompting attacks. 5 minutes into the second half and it was 5-0 as LEES raced down the middle to calmly fire past the keeper into the corner of the net. Boro were simply over running London Scottish now and when a Shepherd corner fell to REYNOLDS he steered the ball into the roof of the net from 12 yards. Moments later it was REYNOLDS again as he slotted home in similar circumstances from a corner. Clark then ran through but his shot was saved by the keeper. From the resultant corner, Clark headed inches wide at the far post. SHEPHERD then fortuitously beat his man on the corner of the 18 yard box but there was nothing fortunate about his finish as he beautifully chipped the keeper to make it 8-0. There was still time for one last attack as Calder burst down the wing and his cross was chested down and fired home by Player Manager CLARK who got the goal he desperately wanted to honour a missing friend. |
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