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SOCIAL SCENE ROUND UP
Monday 11 January 2010
by your social sec Dan 'Lurkio' Little
The title chasing Casuals not only ended 2009 at the top of the league, but also on the high seas (well, ok the Thames) when they held their Christmas do on a party boat in the city. ?Buoyed? from having just trounced Old Plymouthians 5-1 at Richardson Evans, the Casuals squad set straight off to Temple Pier to board their luxury cruise liner, The Golden Flame, for what proved to be a night to remember. Once aboard, the Casuals were quickly embroiled in rounds of drinking games and the odd food fight (bad Hobbit!) below deck and the ship?s staff looked on anxiously as the boys moved upstairs with intent to throw some shapes instead of sausage rolls!
Whilst the rest of the guests may have been slightly confused at the resident DJ being forced to play ?The One and Only? in tribute to Chesney Hawkes, now masquerading under the playing alias of Nico Heslop, the Casuals were in their element with Johnny Cash lookalikie Ollie The Toff particularly enjoying the renditions of ?Ring of Fire?.
Rumours of the four hour cruise being cut short by an hour over security fears due to the increasingly raucous behaviour of the Westminster squad were proved to be unsubstantiated and we are pleased to report the trip passed off without any serious ?Casualties? (despite the fears of one senior player, who had a harrowing premonition that a Marchioness style tragedy was on the cards). The only slight injury sustained was shrugged off by Davey Mac after he managed to fall somehow and bloody his face. Credit is due however to the Shitzu for managing to convince the bouncer of the Motions nightclub ? the post cruise venue - that he had not been fighting but that he suffered from the same nose affliction as Tom Cruise. Once admitted, Macca was quick to introduce himself to the club?s clientele and a hard core of Casuals kept the blue flag flying long into the small hours.
All in all, it had been another great night of team bonding, with even the hard to please Angry Man Barnett admitting the cruise had been "a touch of class." Safe to say, that from the strong performance on the pitch during the day and then on the night out, the Casuals? firm collective resolve to survive stormy waters and sail away with the league title was clear to see.
Casuals diplomats build relations in Sweden!
I am pleased to report that during an impromptu new years eve exploratory mission, four of this seasons back four regulars have sown the seeds for a possible future Casuals tour of the fair city of Stockholm. Skipper OTTT (aka Ollie the Toothless Toff) led a party including assistant gaffer Dave Brain, the Shitzu Dave Mac & myself to the chilly Scandinavian city to see in the new year in grand style. Eager not to disappoint the rest of the squad back home, who were sat eagerly monitoring their phones for updates from the intrepid four, the boys set to work exploring the Swedish capital and checking out what bars and establishments would be suitable for future Casuals explorations.
During some sterling work, the boys managed to eliminate a total of 5 bars as unacceptably unwelcoming and we should confirm that newspaper reports of me being forcibly ejected from a club in a bouncer head-lock were grossly over-exaggerated.
Some impressive bidding took place including two Casuals pulling the same bird. Said Swede became a Casuals groupie and followed us around the remainder of the weekend and I am delighted 'Jaws' aka the Stockholm Giant will be setting up the new official Swedish fan club for the Casuals.
Further social dates are in the diary, watch this space for more details! ........................................................................................................ |
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