I wish! Sorry Keenzy, just to clairfy, we won the "Bowl" which is the least prestigious of the three knockout tournaments on Day 2 of the Tournament. The "Cup" is the top one, then the "Plate", then the "Bowl".
Still an achievement all the same, but all the lads know we should have been competing in the Plate at least. Had it not been for Danny Shepherds unfortunate injury then we probably would have gone on to draw or win that last game on the Saturday (against Yeovil) which would have qualified us for the Plate competition. It was just into the second half of the last game when Danny's leg was broken by a late challenge, we were 1-0 down at the time but well on top and would have scored at least one, but due to the seriousness of the injury the ref abandoned the match and the score stood as it was. Getting Danny sorted out and off to hospital was more important at the time so we didn't mind. It gave us the opportunity to bring back the Bowl anyway so we can't grumble.
The team that won the main "cup" RC Lens were a very good side indeed, the side they beat in the final, Castle Rock , are a semi-pro Irish team, that shows you the standard!
You should have seen the Arsenal Nigeria side! Wow, very big guys, incredibly skillful and the pace of one of their strikers was unbelievable.
We'll be going back next year with a bigger squad and more prepared for it now we've sampled it once.
