Time to get back onto the winning track for the Lepers. The previous week's disappointment had fired the lads up, and they were ready for glory. The game had also become unoffical WAG's day. Matthew Ames had kindly brought his lady along to sit in a carpark around the corner for two hours. The Bear and Jerzak allowed their lucky ladies to watch the game "live".
The Lepers had scouted this week's opponents, Chav Scum Commoners, known as Chavs. They knew the type of style to expect. Little weirdos screaming obscenities, normally in slightly high-pitched voices. The "big man at the back", being the respected exception to the rule.
Once again the Lepers were one-nil down after just a couple of minutes. However, back the Lepers came immediately. Within seconds they were level, a goal from The Rhino dragging them back into the game.
It got better seconds later as the Lepers went 2-1 up. This time it was a goal of the highest quality. Matt Ames, forgetting his incarcerated girlfriend, picked up the ball in a little bit of space, before drilling it across the keeper with such ferocity that the Chav keeper could just gape with stupidity as the ball hit the post and went in.
Within a few minutes, however, it was all square again as the Chavs broke down the left and stroked the ball past a defenceless Bear.
Not to be downhearted, the Lepers once again took charge of this topsy-turvy match. The Rhino teed himself up for a superb volley, another contender for goal of the season.
This half-time whistle saw the Lepers winning for the first time. Surely a time to build upon a great first-half performance, although they all knew they could have scored more, especially if the floodgates had opened for William Webb, who worked himself into some great positions, but just couldn't apply the final touch.
Within seconds of the restart it looked all over for the Chavs, Harvey putting the Lepers 4-2 up.
The chances continued to come for Lepers, but sadly they could not take any. The tide slowly started to turn against the Lepers. There were allegations that the referee had received a small brown envelope from the Chavs, confirmed by his propensity to support the Chavs in every squeal they made.
With the assistance of the referee, the Chavs, Sovereigns and all, began to prosper, and were rewarded with a third goal. It looked like the keeper could have done better, and the Bear's reaction suggested he felt the same.
With 5 minutes to go, after an absolutely bizarre series of decisions by the referee, little Chief Chav was through on goal and he had the equaliser was there. Keeper Bear sportingly attempted to give the ball back to the referee, but unfortunately the ball seemed to arc towards Chief Chav. A diplomatic incident ensued with Chief Chav proving that he was indeed illiterate.
Several more chances were created by the Lepers, but were all spurned. A fantastic last-ditch tackle from Jerzak saved the Lepers further embarassment, but unfortunately the mental deficient freaks of the opposition took offence and threw a temper-tantrum. Chief Chav had to be replaced.
The last seconds saw a counter-attack by the Chavs. The shot was drilled low to the keeper's left, but the Bear showed his worth with a vital save with his foot.
The Chav's assessment of the Lepers as "a bunch of City pansies" seems wide of the mark. The Lepers assessment of their opposition seems valid.
Disappointment abounded from the Lepers but they know that they will be there to fight another day. The next game they know will be huge, and the hunger is there, ready to be unleashed.