Yeading’s team sheet reads like a list of Bond villains.  They’ve all had their say as well.  On 5/1/04 Errol Telemaque (plasterer and bowler hat throwing assassin) made the incisive observation that “Newcastle’s defence has not been particularly great this season.”  Well done that man.  Spotters badge!  The same day goalkeeper Delroy Preddie (evil henchman and benefit fraud officer – I’ll come back to this) commented after his Sun backed goalkeeping session with Bob Wilson; “I’d play them in Sainsbury’s car park over the road.” If Shola’s not got his shooting boots with him you might be fetching the ball back from there often enough though!

The next day their manager Johnson “Drax” Hippolyte (sinister megalomaniac) entered the fray.  On the BBC website he revealed that he had made a special scouting trip to see us play Sporting Lisbon.  Good choice.  Did he learn anything from that game?  Did any of you?  I know I didn’t.  He then went on to say what great form they were in having won the Bryco Cup in 2003 (the what? Is that a sort of Pyrex or summat?) and the Ryman League D1 (North)  (ooohhhh!) Then the inevitable happened.  He appeared on Friday the 7th under the headline “I’ll put the bite on Souey” in a comedy Dracula costume.  Oh my aching sides! Also on the 7th speaking in the world renowned Hillingdon Times, midfielder Darti Brown (electrician and ninja) said they’d attack because “it’s the best form of defence.” Taken straight from the big book of football clichés no doubt.

The running thread throughout most of Yeading’s press is “poor little Yeading.”  I must question are they though?  They certainly know how to manipulate situations to get the best deals; The Sun’s willing sponsorship, switching the game to ensure bigger gates and TV revenue (it’ll pay for their new floodlights apparently).  Then you find out their ground has been used for films, “Bend it Like Beckham” and the awful remake of “Mean Machine.”  Bet that didn’t come for free.   I’ll link you to this comment, and I remind you it is only one individual’s opinion only, on the Skunkers message board and not add a lot else to it other than wonder if Delroy Preddie can help explain!

http://www.skunkers.net/reunited/viewtopic.php?t=11871

Whilst the media, especially the Times all week, remind us of our chairman’s rather careless
words in Dubai just before the draw was made (mind you couldn’t see that coming like could
you?), Yeading themselves are obviously not shy at making a bob or two.   Dog eat dog it
seems but only one man would have dared say it publicly. But while we manage to continually
make fools of ourselves we’ll forever be an easy target as The Times’ Matt Dickinson rightly
and repeatedly points out.  Please Mr Shepherd just be seen and not heard in future.  Leave
the comedy poses to the likes of Yeading, and hope we can do the business on Sunday!

NM
 

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