A vacation in a foreign land, Gaffer Youd does the best he can
You’re in the Meerkats now, oh-oo-oh you’re in the Meerkats now

Now you remember what the Gaffer man said, nothing to do all day but stay in bed
You’re in the Meerkats now, oh-oo-oh you’re in the Meerkats now

You’ll be the hero of the neighbourhood, nobody knows that you’ve left for good
You’re in the Meerkats now, oh-oo-oh you’re in the Meerkats now

Smiling faces as you wait to land, but once you get there no-one gives a damn
You’re in the Meerkats now, oh-oo-oh you’re in the Meerkats now

Hand grenades flying over your head

Missiles flying over your head, if you want to survive get out of bed
You’re in the Meerkats now, oh-oo-oh you’re in the Meerkats now

Shots ring out in the dead of night, the Manager calls ‘Stand up and fight!’
You’re in the Meerkats now, oh-oo-oh you’re in the Meerkats now

You’ve got your orders better shoot on sight, your finger’s on the trigger but it don’t seem right
You’re in the Meerkats now, oh-oo-oh you’re in the Meerkats now
You’re in the Meerkats now, oh-oo-oh you’re in the Meerkats now

Night is falling and you just can’t see, is this illusion or reality?
You’re in the Meerkats now, oh-oo-oh you’re in the Meerkats, in the Meerkats now
You’re in the Meerkats now, oh-oo-oh you’re in the Meerkats now

Oh-oo-oh you’re in the Meerkats , in the Meerkats now
Oh-oo-oh you’re in the Meerkats, in the Meerkats now
Oh-oo-oh you’re in the Meerkats , in the army now

Anyway onto the match report!

Greeted with dead rats and rain of biblical proportions. The Meerkats were obviously thinking about the design of their Ark rather than the match. 2-0 down within the first 5 minutes nothing classy from the opposition just sheer luck as everything ran for them. Their tactics which were overheard were based around the fear factor of Chloe ‘Sonic’ Venables! It didn’t help that the girls were doing great zombie impressions during the first half! You’d have thought the rain would have woken them up. Stafford went into the break 4-0 and something needed to change. The second half started a little more brighter as we were competing for the ball. Ellie ‘The Enforcer’Parker -aka the human battering ram was using the opposition as skittles to which she was gladly knocking down. Eloise ‘The Engine’ was providing precision passes through for Chloe to run onto. Eloise pulled a goal back with a shot from outside the area which was quickly followed up by a gutsy run and neat finish by Chloe. Abbie, Millie and Ellie played really well at the back especially in the bad conditions. Erin ‘The General’ made a lung busting run and was unlucky that the shot was saved and the rebound put wide. Faith and Melissa put in a solid effort during there time on the pitch. Skye was finding it hard to gain distance on her goal kick which caused immediate panic and pressure on our defence. Katie and Molly continue to improve week on week – great to see girls. With everything stacked against us we were resigned to the fact of losing this game! Let’s concentrate on the league girls!!

Make sure you’re awake for the start of the Stoke game!!

Managers player for sheer tenacity, industry and endeavour went to Eloise.

Parents player went to Ellie Parker for the sheer enjoyment of watching the smallest / youngest player knock the opposition up in the air! Fairly, I do add.

Never known rain like it! No girls complained – not too much….

thanks to Mark Mitchell for running the line in jeans I add!! School boy error.. He has stated that he will dust off his shell suit for next weeks game..

“simples”