It seems a shame to expect Man With The Hat (aka The Crab) to fill all these pages – especially as his prowess at blog production seems to be deterring others, so here goes. The presence of Macclesfield A at the top of the div. 1 table on January 14 meant 100 days at the top – was I the only one having a drink to celebrate?!
Meanwhile the B team skipper has skilfully managed his forces to exceed this stat – it was Jan 7 when they reached 100 days at the top. I wondered why my personal form has collapsed in January – now you know – I've been finding too many excuses for a drink or several. J-P broke a record recently when he contacted me from Malaysia to report we had a late drop out from one of his teams and asked me to get a replacement. What dedication!!
The most recent outing saw me personally making my 3rd visit to Denton in just over 3 months. Believe me this trip is not really that attractive. You wouldn't want to take your holiday there anyway. (Only joking, Denton fans). Ant sadly went down early but then Dave avenged an earlier defeat by overwhelming Denton Skip Tim H. The secretary secured a boring draw, Phil Colville a more vital one. That left 2 of our more in form men, Tony S and The Cat himself, to battle for the win. Tony got his opponent sweating and it resulted in the latter running out of time. And what's this – can The Cat really win a rook ending from level material? Not a problem at all…..