HAIL TO THE 'UGLY BOYS'
The 'ugly boys' or the unsung heros rarely get a mention so this article is dedicated to them.
You may ask what do you mean by 'ugly boys?' Not a great compliment you may think, but not ugly as in they are visually unrewarding, but ugly as in they do all the ugly work in a game and get little credit for it.
Felix and Paul B spring to mind when I talk about these type of players. Up and down, consistent, 100 per centres, never let you down, you get the general idea. These lads are no fancy Dans, they don't care if their cycling shorts don't match their shorts, or their hair is right before playing. You won't see either of them doing the little back heels or overhead kicks, they just play. You can imagine both of them being completly disgruntled when Ronaldo, Drogba and co fall over in the wind trying to con the ref.
These are the guys you want in the front line in a war. They would be volunteering to be the first to go over the top and though they may be gunned down in 2 seconds you can not fault the committment. That's what they are COMMITTED, we should all learn from this.
I can't talk about Paul, but he probably had a similar childhood to Felix. Eating raw steak and cod liver oil by the age of two. As kids I would enjoy a soak with my MATEY bubble bath (you know the one the bottle that resembled a sailor) while Felix would demand an ice bath and sleep outside with a plastic sheet. Don't worry folks social services were not worried, they knew this lad was made of sterner stuff (please note that though this may have been acceptable in the 70's, I would not recommend any parent giving their child an ice cold bath or letting them sleep outside).
Felix grew up on the rugby playing fields and actually decided to rugby tackle a tree one day (when intoxicated with a few sherberts) dislocating his shoulder. This background has led him to the player he is today on a Tuesday night. I am sure Paul is reading this now thinking this is very similar to my life story (minus the rugby they would not let him play in tracksuit bottoms).
On behalf of the Tuesday lads Hail to you both we are not worthy etc.
You may ask what do you mean by 'ugly boys?' Not a great compliment you may think, but not ugly as in they are visually unrewarding, but ugly as in they do all the ugly work in a game and get little credit for it.
Felix and Paul B spring to mind when I talk about these type of players. Up and down, consistent, 100 per centres, never let you down, you get the general idea. These lads are no fancy Dans, they don't care if their cycling shorts don't match their shorts, or their hair is right before playing. You won't see either of them doing the little back heels or overhead kicks, they just play. You can imagine both of them being completly disgruntled when Ronaldo, Drogba and co fall over in the wind trying to con the ref.
These are the guys you want in the front line in a war. They would be volunteering to be the first to go over the top and though they may be gunned down in 2 seconds you can not fault the committment. That's what they are COMMITTED, we should all learn from this.
I can't talk about Paul, but he probably had a similar childhood to Felix. Eating raw steak and cod liver oil by the age of two. As kids I would enjoy a soak with my MATEY bubble bath (you know the one the bottle that resembled a sailor) while Felix would demand an ice bath and sleep outside with a plastic sheet. Don't worry folks social services were not worried, they knew this lad was made of sterner stuff (please note that though this may have been acceptable in the 70's, I would not recommend any parent giving their child an ice cold bath or letting them sleep outside).
Felix grew up on the rugby playing fields and actually decided to rugby tackle a tree one day (when intoxicated with a few sherberts) dislocating his shoulder. This background has led him to the player he is today on a Tuesday night. I am sure Paul is reading this now thinking this is very similar to my life story (minus the rugby they would not let him play in tracksuit bottoms).
On behalf of the Tuesday lads Hail to you both we are not worthy etc.
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