Man Utd NZ, a weekend by the lake
Manchester United New Zealand loose in Taupo
Well the delights of Taupo nui a Tia beckoned us once more and the beauty of the lake and majesty of the mountains is as previously described, truly inspiring.
You could tell this was gonna be a rather louder night than anticipated, anyway we soon pushed on into the town and instead of cruising all the bars, we set up shop in the ‘Cock and Bull’ and enjoyed a marvellous night of drinking, playing pool, chat and some singing. Marc lost his and Garry’s pool champion status to ‘Fast Eddie’ Carrie and she clearly showed that good technique and a clear mind will win most games.
We crawled back into the Sahara.
Absorbed bacon fat had done its job and for once I wasn’t the worst of the revellers. And now it was time for the magic of the Sahara to happen, with most of the crew rolling out of bed to saunas, spas and the hot pool, and with McDonalds and the liquor shop just out the back door, the day was away again.
We cruised up the park early, as the lads were way too keen, kicking balls around the Sahara carpark and we thought we had better go before windows break. So we lined up thus, Plymouth Jim, cigarette already rolled, in goal, Mike, Mark (Finn), Earle and Andy in defence, Karl, Gareth, Steve Taylor, Lance in the middle with Troy and Wes up front. With Ken, Marc, Andrew and Chris taking it easy on the sideline and good support from Jo, Carrie, Amber.
We started well and had a couple of close shots and the defence was in tune, with big Jim as vocal as ever, so it was unfortunate that Taupo slipped a goal in just before the whistle ( three ½ hr periods ). Into the second spell and the sheer numbers of fit young Taupo lads aided by a skilful centre half and our Matt in defence saw the score race to 4-0, then out of the red, Steve slipped thru and scored a cracking goal. The third period started and Wesley was desperately unlucky with a shot that was just over the bar, Earle was in full vocal control of the middle and Karl and Troy were pushing forward at every opportunity, but we couldn’t repeat our Cup performance and even the excellent blast around the park by Andrew could not get us another and we retired to the bar after a couple of great team photos, down but not out, by 1-6.
Well we returned to the motel for more saunas, spas and an interesting sing song in the pool. As it was Wesley’s birthday we decided to eat well in anticipation of another big night and the bbq was stoked up along with some roast chicken and bacon, and Ken and co decided on a refined curry at the local Curry House. Then it was back to the Cock and Bull for another most enjoyable night with plenty of Man Utd singalongs, more pool and the occasional drink.
The management would like to thank all the guys that played this year and the gals for the support. See you all at the Xmas Party.
Well the delights of Taupo nui a Tia beckoned us once more and the beauty of the lake and majesty of the mountains is as previously described, truly inspiring.
You could tell this was gonna be a rather louder night than anticipated, anyway we soon pushed on into the town and instead of cruising all the bars, we set up shop in the ‘Cock and Bull’ and enjoyed a marvellous night of drinking, playing pool, chat and some singing. Marc lost his and Garry’s pool champion status to ‘Fast Eddie’ Carrie and she clearly showed that good technique and a clear mind will win most games.
We crawled back into the Sahara.
Absorbed bacon fat had done its job and for once I wasn’t the worst of the revellers. And now it was time for the magic of the Sahara to happen, with most of the crew rolling out of bed to saunas, spas and the hot pool, and with McDonalds and the liquor shop just out the back door, the day was away again.
We cruised up the park early, as the lads were way too keen, kicking balls around the Sahara carpark and we thought we had better go before windows break. So we lined up thus, Plymouth Jim, cigarette already rolled, in goal, Mike, Mark (Finn), Earle and Andy in defence, Karl, Gareth, Steve Taylor, Lance in the middle with Troy and Wes up front. With Ken, Marc, Andrew and Chris taking it easy on the sideline and good support from Jo, Carrie, Amber.
We started well and had a couple of close shots and the defence was in tune, with big Jim as vocal as ever, so it was unfortunate that Taupo slipped a goal in just before the whistle ( three ½ hr periods ). Into the second spell and the sheer numbers of fit young Taupo lads aided by a skilful centre half and our Matt in defence saw the score race to 4-0, then out of the red, Steve slipped thru and scored a cracking goal. The third period started and Wesley was desperately unlucky with a shot that was just over the bar, Earle was in full vocal control of the middle and Karl and Troy were pushing forward at every opportunity, but we couldn’t repeat our Cup performance and even the excellent blast around the park by Andrew could not get us another and we retired to the bar after a couple of great team photos, down but not out, by 1-6.
Well we returned to the motel for more saunas, spas and an interesting sing song in the pool. As it was Wesley’s birthday we decided to eat well in anticipation of another big night and the bbq was stoked up along with some roast chicken and bacon, and Ken and co decided on a refined curry at the local Curry House. Then it was back to the Cock and Bull for another most enjoyable night with plenty of Man Utd singalongs, more pool and the occasional drink.
The management would like to thank all the guys that played this year and the gals for the support. See you all at the Xmas Party.
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