Everyone just about made the 11am meeting point at Jack Daniels on Friday morning and after a quick couple of rounds, bags were squeezed into boots and carry outs loaded onto back seats and a fragmented convoy set off. There were surprisingly few disasters on the way down and the team arrived at Boddington Hall in desperate need of the residents’ dinner. The food was unspectacular but free and afterwards the team set off to
The team crawled out of their collective pit to take on 
That loss meant that the team needed to beat Hearts in the final game to qualify for the cup knockout tournament. An early goal provided hope and Hearts fought back to lead 2-1 at half time. A comedic own goal by Ross was to prove the killer blow and even a late consolation goal could not salvage things. 
However, the team had done enough to secure third place in the group and a seeded position in the plate draw – always the target when it comes to the league stage.
The final game of the day was another friendly and a relaxed 0-0 draw was played out against Doncaster Rovers. The full time whistle signalled shower time and the team trooped back to the halls fairly satisfied with the days work.
For the first time the team were heading out for a group dinner and a very reasonable Chinese Buffet was arranged by Speedie. Wonderfully the buffet was also being enjoyed by a sizable hen night…the day was only getting better! Saturday night in