View from the hill

By Gary Twinkletoes Jordan
As our training has progressed for the coming season so has the make up of our new O35s team playing out of Coledale. Team ?
The historical Coastal Hogs start the competition this year renamed the Coledale Waves and our growth away from Helensburgh has manifested itself in an interesting way. We also see the birth of a new over 35s side running around Masters 2. Our new team may appear raw but for those who haven't noticed, this morphed collection of old boys are looking very sharp.
The enthusiasm by which the white waves have begun pre-season training augers well for the approaching winter. This column is looking forward to again seeing all our maroons on the park strutting their experienced stuff. And by strut we don't mean dancing.
That is unless of course you can dance with a ball balancing on the end of one foot. Or juggle it around various parts of the body keeping it well clear of the ground. Dance all you like if you can drill that bladder between the sticks from 25 metres following a pirouette and shimmy.
It has been an interesting time for the waves observing recent efforts on the playing pitch. The maroons are certainly suffering from niggling injuries and players unable to make training. The whites too have had to deal with injury. Sunday mornings through-out summer has certainly sharpened the skills of some but equally produced doubts in others. Time to get serious.
We wear our colours for the first time this Saturday so it's best we appear to the outside world as if we possess a sound knowledge of why we're there. During the season always remember our brother team. We won't play away together again this year. Get to the ground early and try staying late. Home teams generally provide the linesman however only one of our opponents is at home. If by good fortune your not needed to officiate then you can offer support from the sidelines. Ever more vocal if you have a cold one in hand.
The chilled ale comes in handy more than you may imagine. The ice bricks used to maintain the minimum temperature of your after game refreshment is extremely useful for those minor injuries sustained during said game.
Good luck to all this coming weekend. Remember to stop goals as well as trying to score them. Did that sound like a coach, defender, or midfielder? Forget the forwards as they have no idea how to stop a goal. Right Pete?