"Battles are sometimes won by generals; wars are nearly always won by sergeants and PRIVATES."
-F.E. Adcock

Men, this week is about ‘balls’.

What has gone before on well manicured foreign greens has passed. The bus may have been soiled but our pants were not and together we are a stronger band of men for this experience. The biggest things we will earn in the green and blue jersey is a respect and a reputation. We can leave a legacy in this jersey for players to pick up in the coming years. Please, please give them something to play for and something to understand.

Remember the cold spoon when you were aged eight in the school nurse’s room? Well Men...its that time again. Give two good coughs before you take to the field tomorrow and let us show our balls.

Some fresh selections has allowed for the most physical troop GHK has put out this season. Andy Shedden comes into his natural position of scrum-half from centre with Callum Maxwell hugely unlucky to drop to the bench after an accomplished performance last week. The returning ‘Driller’ Gun leads the backline with Breckenridge tottering out to the centre. Joe Macari earns a debut cap with a chance to earn a stripe on the wing and similarly Gregor Hogg has a chance to build on a solid performance earlier in the season.

Padre Dunlop and Assistant Adjutant General Shambilton have drilled the troops well on exercise in the harsh environs of Pitch 4 this week. The emergence of officer material is discovered here and could be rewarded with a life size replica pigeon. Thank you Adjutant.

The Regiment for tomorrows game against Aberdeenshire at OA with a 3pm kick-off is as follows:

15 D ‘Convenient Concussion’ Whyte
14 J ‘Cant Find’ Macari
13 C ‘Beko’ Breckenridge
12 D ‘ Bregenwurst’ Hoffman
11 R ‘Councillor’ Love
10 J ‘Hi-viz‘ Shannon
9 A ‘B&Q’ Shedden
1 A ‘Virgin Cross Country’ Forbes
2 G ‘Symptom’ Reid
3 C ‘Lolita’ McLay
4 A ‘Concerns over pay and conditions’ Drummond
5 E ‘Master Splinter’ Thow
6 P ‘Rescue 77’ Broadbent
7 A ‘Male Camel Toe’ McTavish
8 G ‘Wernham‘ Hogg

16 A ‘Sing, Sing. Don’t show us your ring‘ Gunning
17 A ‘Port, Pina Colada and Pee‘ Cummings
18 C ‘Mini Merde‘ Maxwell

Genuine best wishes to all Anniesland teams tomorrow.

Yours as always, running towards the gunfire in front row union, ball in hand and making ground, with a Samoan sidestep, handoff and correct presentation.

Disco [Cpt.]


Supporting Note: Major Ken Cowan has been found alive and well. Rapelle Le Cloche.
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This article was posted on 16-Oct-2009, 10:17 by Hugh Barrow.