Double, double, toil and trouble... fire burn and cauldron bubble - the Monday night captain's selection meeting was in full flow.
"Magic is really very simple, all you have to do is want something and then let yourself have it". (Halloweentown 1998). Well that's what Ange said to herself as she studied team numbers on The Witchero App - all she wanted was a team of 11 before the Witching Hour of a Friday night.
Ghosts, goblins, spooks galore. The local Coven's of Leighton Buzzard and Aston Clinton rose to the challenge and provide witches 10 and 11 - magic!
Just when we think we're all sorted - I put a spell on you - disaster darling - chief witch Ange injured! Hocus, pocus, Rhomboid and trapezius out of focus!!
An early 10.15am meet and the team were following the strict Ministry of Magics one way system at Tring:
Please park all brooms at the gate!
Caution! Witch Crossing!
Socially distanced ghostly greetings only!
Angie parked her broomstick and gave a rousing team talk "The only thing we have to fear is FEAR itself....and spiders"!
Don't be a scaredy-cat - you're only playing the unbeaten league leaders! Be afraid - be very afraid.
Werewolves howled and phantoms prowled our D, but we kept the oppositions at bay for the first 20 minutes. Big shout out for the newbies (Mandy, Mary, Carly, Lindsey, Maddie, Jemima) who not only turned out in the rain contributed to attacking play.
Phoebe was a wizard in goal. Short corners galore - Gail masked up - I've seen enough horror movies to know that any weirdo wearing a mask is never friendly!
But trick or treat, ball on the feet. Another short corner. Switch, deflection and squeezed in at the near post - boo hoo 1-0!
Then Gail's nimbus 2000 missed their CF shooting star strike unfortunately her foot didn't miss it - Gail was sent to an early lockdown as her opponent was left alone - now you see her now you don't - as she slotted the ball past Phoebe 2-0.
Half time and Noah on his ark floated by - torrential downpours in Tring.
Second half and hell must be empty as all the devils are here in our half!! It's Halloween everyone is entitled to one good scare. But scare after scare until they notched one more goal. Basically Broxbourne said "Boo hoo to you from our crew!" 3-0!
Fang-tactic Game from all the team. Witch of the Match Scary Mandy Carey!
As for the rest of the team.....I'm just here for the BOO'S and cheesy chips (ok Pizza this week)!