From Sour Grapes to Bum Grapes

From Sour Grapes to Bum Grapes Primaries enjoy the fruits of their labour after hard fought win PSFC showed that they could muster more than bluster as the season opened with a narrow victory over WHEC at St.Augustine’s playing fields. However, the game threatened to turn ugly before a ball had even been kicked when it emerged that make shift “Gaffer” Lindsay Odie had benched last seasons Player of the Year, Gary Sullivan. To make matters worse, the news was only broken to the talented youngster (who’s writing this? – Ed) after he had selflessly helped put the goalposts up. Once the booing from the crowd had died down, Primaries kicked off and immediately settled into their now trademark fusion (shouldn’t that be confusion? – Ed) of rhythmical passing and steely aggression. Beautifully tanned Canadian Bruce Wilson was marauding down the left wing until someone helpfully reminded the vertically challenged Canuck that he was supposed to be playing Defence, new sticksman Morrison hadn’t brought anyone down in the box (for now) and David Baillie had papered… sorry… peppered the park with some decorative passing. On the down side, the starting striking partnership of Petrie and Jamieson had proven to be a huge error of judgement by the management, and it was left to Gilhooley to make the most of what few chances were created during an untidy first half. The wind had whipped itself up into a howler (that’s apt! – Ed), but no amount of accelerated air could account for what can simply be described as a dreadful, glaring, unforgivably awful, missed opportunity by Jamieson. A loose ball was spilled by the WHEC goalkeeper to the feet of the usually sure footed striker, however, as his team mates looked on in disbelief, Jamieson contrived shoot wider than Brian Blessed’s pyjama bottoms 2 yards in front of an unguarded net. Forlorn sub McCann frantically checked the team sheet to make certain that Douglas Kay hadn’t made a fleeting cameo appearance in a wig but even the twelve toed troubadour wouldn’t have missed this one. As the late, great Harry Carpenter would no doubt have said, “It wasn’t unlucky…. It was pish”. Just as it looked as though Primaries might be having an off day, up popped the fabulous sparkly feet of Gilhooley to put PSFC in front with a well taken header. Petrie had been causing havoc with a concerted period of tantalising flag kicks and it proved to be WHEC’s undoing as their keeper failed to deal with a furious swinger (I told you not to mention that in front of Hunter!! – Ed) of a set piece. The stopper could only push the ball onto the bar before Stevie Gee mopped up from a yard out. 1­0 Primaries.