Latymer Vets v William Fitt in the AFA cup. LOST 1-4

Just a brief post this time to keep a bit of a time-line together in terms of how the Vets are doing this season. I had to miss the game as it fell on my birthday and we had made plans to go down to Gosport to visit my parents and have a night out with friends in Gunwharf.
37 years of age now!! Crikey, it seems a bit unreal - only because in my head I'm still 21...
The funny thing is that I'm probably more looking my age than ever before now because I've stopped dying my hair. The Vets lads will know no different as they've only ever known me with the plethora of white hair that now flecks through my barnet. Little do they know but I only stopped dying it black after my wedding in June of this year. I'd always said that I would never stop dying it because I knew just how much chuffing white hair would show if I didn't! Vain? Hell yeah!!
It started about ten years ago really. I started getting funky salon-type hair cuts with shaved bits and cropped sides etc and had a full head of dyed black hair with other extreme colours streaked through it at different stages. Each hair cut was always different with a new colour every time ranging from red to purple to blue to blond to anything that goes! I thought it looked cool and for a time it complemented my DJ image...and cost a fucking bomb every time! I think I spent more on bloody hair cuts than anything else!
In the last year I went black all over and cut the funky colours and even then stopped the funkier cuts and went for something a 'bit more my age.'
Ewelina had harped on at me about just letting it go completely and I scoffed at her - Never in a million years! I had this fear of looking like Father Fucking Christmas because if I let my beard grow I really do look like a sun-tanned Kris Kringle.
Anyway, with the approach of my 37th birthday it just sort of hit me to give it a go and stop putting colour in my hair. And as it turned out, I actually don't mind it at all. It's certainly different to what I've been used to but Ewelina is very happy with it and most people say "oooh it looks much better now!"
The only person who turned her nose up when she saw the new-look grey was my flaming Mum! Never one to hold back her opinion she told me I look old now! Cheers Mum, love you too!

So the Vets team drafted in Lev 'Yashin' to stand between the sticks in my stead and by all accounts were a little unlucky with what I've heard was a fairly decent performance. Lev sent out an email to sum up the performance which featured a dislocated shoulder for Lol, who was back to get a game in at left-back as the game fell on a Saturday this time. Thankfully, Lol was able to get discharged from hospital fairly quickly and was left feeling rather sore. Now unavailable on Sundays due to committing to take his son to his own match for Latymer Youth, Lol is trying to retire full stop! The boys are having none of it though so hopefully he'll be coaxed in to playing again in the future.
Lev's email was as follows:

'Against a good, previous winner of the competition we gave a reasonable account of ourselves.

Pete put us 1-0 up early on after a long throw from Matt surprised everyone with its distance.

It certainly shows we can compete BUT cannot afford to switch off at any time. 3 first half goals were results of someone somewhere switching off for a minute resulting in us getting into problems and conceding unnecessary goals, one a penalty.

The second half was a bit scrappy but we did play some better football and kept the ball better. Yes the oppo were still the better side and had the better chances but it showed that when we competed and got in their faces a bit they lost a bit of shape.

We were unfortunate to play last 15-20mins with 10men because of a serious injury to Lol who dislocated his shoulder. The shoulder was put back in on site by the ambulance staff and after a visit to the hospital and a quick decision not to wait two hours for an x ray he was home, early in the evening although stiff and sore is all well.

Thanks to Adam who looked after lol while he was waiting and Dino who went with him to hospital.

It also showed that Subs are not subs in our game, and we should consider all named as a squad. Thanks to Scottish John who borrowed a car to get to the game and came on after 20 mins when Adam pulled his hamstring'

So, we look forward to better times this Sunday as we go off to play North Greenford United. I'm really looking forward to the game as it's three weeks since the Winchmore tournament and I haven't played since. The team is looking a bit thin on the ground again due to absences and injuries so possibly a bare eleven!! Come on lads - we need a better squad out on a Sunday if we're going to compete in any way shape or form.

No look-a-like this week as I was away so I'll target someone on Sunday!