DOWN THE PAN? NOT YET MR CRAPPER.

VALE OF LUNE 20

NEW BRIGHTON 12

NORTH TWO WEST      29th March 2008

Brian Wilde, one of the stars of “Last of the Summer Wine,” recently passed away. Foggy was the calming influence within the group but not without his own mad cap moments that made the others look pretty ordinary.

There was something of the Alie about Foggy, and as the Vale of Lune Alies settled themselves around a table, covered in the debris of a post match buffet which included a segment of stinking cheese and a piece of smoked mackerel, his contribution would no doubt be measured as he tried to come to terms with the latest topic of conversation.

Earlier the Vale had achieved a spectacular victory against New Brighton to keep their hopes of avoiding relegation alive, but as always the Alies rarely have moments of quiet contemplation, their brains are in constant motion like trip hammers or noisy tappets on a Morris 8.

After they had heaped praise on Andy Higgin and Trevor Glover for raising the flags so efficiently, they turned their attention to the state of the outside toilet which had been damaged by the intellectually challenged; this is where the profound counselling skills of Foggy would have come into their own.
 

A clubhouse full to capacity heralded a magnificent sporting dinner with legendary international goalkeeper Gordon Banks as the club's guest of honour.  He held his audience spellbound as he described in his own unassuming style, his life as a professional footballer.

A Hard Rain's A Gonna Fall

ROCHDALE 11   VALE OF LUNE 8

As The Major eased his car-it’s only a Vauxhall- through the solid suburbs of Rochdale in what used to be his old stomping ground, and out towards the hills, the occupants, four Alies, chewed the fat over the defeat at Moorgate Avenue and the news that Northwich had won at home against Stockport. 

HOW MANY GRADUATES ARE REQUIRED TO RAISE THE FLAG?

VALE OF LUNE  43  WINNINGTON PK  17
NORTH TWO WEST

By Stuart Vernon

There were gaps in the Alies ranks for this bottom tightening relegation encounter. Gerald was on a shuttle run to Manchester Airport, Winny was being the perfect Grandpa, Benny was at a wedding and a sickly Enty was on a beef broth diet.