Well it’s now July and it’s time to think up something to write. Half a season gone in the blink of an eye. Time truly does fly when you get old ….. and infirm!

So how’s it all gone so far? I think we were forecasting 4 things at the start of the season :-

• 1^st team challenging
• 2^nd team challenging
• Loads of players
• Crap weather

As I write this we currently stand at 0 out of 4. So let’s look at them in order :-

• 1^st team challenging

Well we ARE challenging to stay out of the relegation places. Our recent loss to Church Fenton will hopefully prove to be a watershed (Water load of something that’s for sure!!). Positivity and love need to form the way forward for the rest of the season.

• 2nd team challenging

It may have helped if Claz ever had a full squad to pick from. It’s difficult to get anything going when the same players are never available 2 weeks running. The docking of points in the Thorner victory for playing an unregistered 62 year old will live long in the memory as an example of the Wetherby League’s understanding attitude to player shortages.

• Loads of players

Well there should have been, but what with Winny’s car being a sensitive beast, Asians working every other week and illness and injuries abound, it’s been a tough old year. Claz has done well to keep spirits up and hopefully things will improve soon

• Crap weather

Say it quietly but it’s looking like a drought year! It’s 1976 all over again as the SCG turns light brown and the crowds turn up in their 2s to enjoy the Summer sound of leather on willow (or leather on ash if we’re batting).

Anyway, positivity, peace and love all around for the 2^nd half of the season. Let’s make it like 1967 (which most Sicklinghall players remember the first time round) but maybe without the flowers in the hair!

And every cloud always has a silver lining. Sidd’s slashers are taking the evening league by storm. If he doesn’t start losing soon he’ll have to come up with a pretty good excuse to get out of being 1^st team captain in 2010.