'B' Cup Wobble

The first round of the 'B' league Knock Out Cup came and went on Tuesday. It was a narrow victory for the Red Lion 'B' in what proved to be another 'Bulls Head Nail-Biter' on a dark night in Arthingworth. James 'King Pin' Mcqueenie seemed to have the measure of the table, with Alec showing good wrist action too, but it fell to skittling legend John 'Clippie' Clipston to bring home the bacon with the very last throw of the night. 7-6 was the final score, with the final match finishing a much-too-close-for-comfort 54-53. Yowzah!

Red Lion 'B' motto: If a job's worth doing, it's worth making heavy weather of it.

And so we stumble on to the glorious Semi-Finals, nearly two months away at the back-end of September. Just enough time to find a bit of form.... maybe.

The Arthingworth Rectangle lived up to its dark reputation, cloaked as it was in thick cloud the colour of Bruised Offal. The wind whipped up, rattling the chains of the Village Gibbet. Skittlers sucked nervously on roll-ups as the rain lashed in, guttering candles and diluting the ale. To be honest, we were glad to be away from the accursed place. If proof were needed of the strange goings on in the mysterious Arthingworth Rectangle, consider this! The journey home took a full two hours longer than the relative ease of the outward trip...... Spooky or what!

Team captain Fiona 'All Roads Lead to Dingley' Barby had left the Little Black Book at home, so no record was made of the team averages. The Knockout Cup game is played to different rules than the usual Tuesday League, so it has been decided that the only fair way to decide who plays in Great Bowden next week is a Naked Jelly Wrestling tournament, to be played at a secret location in the pub cellar this Friday evening. If you'd like to see this traditional Welland Valley spectacle, details are available from the bar. Just use the code-phrase 'I'm looking for Jelly-Fun', and all will be revealed.

Beer Report: Thwaites Original, Lancaster Bomber, and Batemans XB. Brown Bitters, not a favourite of mine to be honest. Please sir, can we have some hops now?

Next Match (Away): Shoulder of Mutton, Great Bowden (10th August)