Macclesfield C remain without a captain but the secretary is doing a fill-in job. "Actually I see myself as more of a stand-in manager," is the latest line. Already in contention for "manager of the month" following his quick reversal of the team's fortunes following a disappointing first game, where the Cs managed to lose despite some very promising board positions, the follow-up games have seen 9 game points from 10. "We now need someone to come forward and seize the opportunity to lead this team to the title," he added.
The latest venture was complicated when Marc went down with flu very late in the day. With no luck in finding a replacement at such short notice, the secretary had to play himself or forfeit a board. East Cheshire, not expecting this, were all volunteering to stand down and watch the night's premier league footie. The secretary is a Leeds fan and had no such problem....
With his opponent Steve throwing caution to the wind and going for all-out attack, newcomer Jake showed great calmness in defending accurately to record his 3rd win from 3 starts. Ant got himself into a right mess in the opening, reaching a position 2 pawns down and surely lost. Paul unfortunately went wrong later allowing an astonishing turnaround. Tony earned a splendid win over David - which I didn't see much of, but David is not easy to beat so a very pleasing result. Man with hat, following 2 excellent results early in the season, sadly went down this time to Mohammed and it was left to the secretary to finish off proceedings with a ground-out win against Jim, who must be one of the very few league players who actually plays slower than the secretary himself.
As ever many thanks to our friends from East Cheshire (and apologies about the footie...)