Fleetwood were the latest visitors to Della in a return fixture from the away game a fortnight ago and if this game could live up to that one we were in for a thriller, the weather for the game was good and the pitch in good nick. Della were unchanged for this game and were in confident mood, Della received the ball from the kick off and went straight onto the front foot attacking through the forwards and with the game only minutes old Della flanker Ryan Worthing ton was floored by a high tackle which resulted in a yellow for the Fleetwood player sadly for Ryan he was unable to continue and the first sub Hasan Sadrazan was on . From the restart another high tackle and a second yellow for Fleetwood. Now you couldn't accuse this ref of inconsistency the first Fleetwood attack a high tackle from a Della player and a yellow. But the game was picking up speed and Della were on the offensive with their pack driven on by scrum half Ben Riley and they were building phases for the backs to run off and it was the centres McCormick and Evans who had run great lines to get the pack in striking distance and when the forwards took over two great off loads from Neil McPherson and Paul Berry to Prop Steve Brooks who was driven over by the rest of the pack to score Chris petrou couldn't add the extras 5-0.Fleetwood were showing plenty of attacking intent but the Della defence was holding firm and time and again their endeavours came to nothing , the tackling from both sides was ferocious. Now with ten minutes gone a second injury this time hooker Lee Salisbury with a broken arm, second sub Jamie Phillips goes on in the centre , captain Lee McCormick moves from centre to number eight and the pack goes through a complete rejig.Della despite the changes did not falter and when the backs manufactured an opening for winger Rob Foxen he used his pace to get to the line and score this time Petrou made no mistake 12-0. Fleetwood were having a good supply of ball but it was there failure to breakdown the Della defence that was holding them back they had plenty of guile pace and power but the stiff resistance was unsettling them somewhat. Then Della came up with what would be the try of the game when once again good approach work from wing Tom Halsall and his centres got the forwards into striking distance and with trademark driving off the mauls the pack closed in on the line and it would be prop Ian Nichol who would break through to score again the conversion was missed 17-0. This score brought up half time and the break was sorely needed by both sides in the first forty minutes they had thrown the kitchen sink at each other.The break brought yet another injury replacement Hasan was suffering from back spasms and had to be replaced by the last sub Adam Graham the replacement scrum half who moved into the back row. The start of the second half brought much of the same with Della stalling any attacks and pushing for the bonus point try , this came with a change of tactics with a chip over and a race for the ball which wing Rob Foxen won to pick up and score Petrou added the conversion 24-0. Now whether Della took their foot off the gas or Fleetwood moved up a gear is hard to say but with ten minutes remaining they were putting the Della line under pressure, and following a series of scrums they were rewarded with a try from their hard working pack 24-5. From the restart Fleetwood came knocking again and were again involved in pressuring the Della line and when Della number eight Paul Berry kicked the ball out of a ruck on the Della line he was shown yellow and a penalty awarded. Fleetwood threw everything into the attack eventually managing to get over the whitewash for a second try 24-10.Della a man down and stung by the scores were back in the hunt and were camped in the Fleetwood twenty two as the final whistle blew.
This was a great game to watch, two totally committed sides who gave everything for eighty minutes it wasn`t that Fleetwood played badly they didn`t it was just the fact that on the day Della had the edge. For Della the man of the match was scrum half Ben Riley and for Fleetwood it was their hooker. Many thanks also to the referee Stephen Snoddy who had a great game , And our best wishes go to our injured players especially Lee Salisbury who is to have surgery today to insert plates in his arm.
Della have started to promote the virtues of chipboard? The television is full of adverts about 100% hardwood furniture , no veneer in here etc. Della want to protect out ancient hardwood forests not because we feel any affinity with the trees, but because this is the habitat of British deer herds .And without these hardwood forests there would be no Sunday morning slaughter of these unsuspecting docile creatures by the Della stag hounds. So if you support hunting with dogs and blood sport in general don't buy 100% hardwood products ?
The musty fishy and stale urine odour from behind the bar area has been revealed to be the female bar staff marking their territory by laying down human scent signals, This odd behaviour was discovered when infra red cameras were installed in an attempt to find the culprit. However three female bar staff have been caught on cctv footage squatting around the bar area , laying down a gooey deposit . For legal reasons the embarrassed culprits cannot be named. But one isn't very tall , one recently ended a short marriage and the other is called Katie. It`s thought these three vixen martinets are attempting to snare club lothario Triple T , despite his failing health. Club chairman John ( Hidden agenda , and iv`e just bought a new BMW ) Grant said from his villa in the tax exile Cayman Islands. I don`t give a flying fxxk anymore shove the club up your backside iv`e made my money you idiots.But he did mention that the bar staff were hardly high achievers he also denied all knowledge of where all the clubs money has gone with a snigger ?
The carnivorous plant the Venus flytrap may take up to ten days to devour its prey and leave just an exoskeleton behind, but once the Lancs Rfu were made aware of this fact they immediately docked Della five points, a spokesman said we have warned Della about messing about with fauna and fungi and this behaviour will not be tolerated ?
Do Jews, Muslims, Sikhs, Buddhists etc have Christian names ?
Our best wishes go to Mike ( The grafter ) Hulmes after his recent health scare, this hard working industrious and diligent grafter led the immortal Folly Lane in many relegation battles, almost nearly winning one. Doctors were baffled as to why he had this episode this week , because of his strict health regime, the man is a fitness freak and takes care about what he eats, only fresh organic and fat free produce will suffice for him. Pete ( Perpetual motion ) Massey said I have been privileged to been on holiday and rugby tours with him and the man never stops he is a machine, when I visited him this week after his release from hospital he was prowling the room like a caged tiger, chomping at the bit like a race horse , to get out and about, but medical instructions have forced him to take it easy. On the bright side his odds of making it to Easter have been slashed to even money, just in front of Eric ( The Grunt ) Clarke who is at 7/4 on . After being informed of Mikes condition a spokesman for McCoys crisps said our we have taken a full shift off our production line, and we are expecting to have to make drastic cuts to the workforce. During Yammy`s medical examination doctors were baffled by the deep scarring to his face which made identification and diagnosis difficult. The scars turned out to be the result of Mike falling head first into a raging fire as a child and then a caring passer by beat out the flames with a shovel with a nail in it.
GET WELL SOON MIKE.
While we are speaking about death the Della euthanasia clinic is offering a two for one deal until Valentines day. Why not get rid of both your parents , a couple of your ex`s or just random family members who have got on your tits. As an added bonus a brass plaque will be added to both caskets with our logo , Discretion in death ?
Religion kills more people than cigarettes?
As everyone knows two of my hobbies are Geology and Military history so with this in mind I thought it would be interesting to take a Sunday coach trip to broaden my knowledge , so I put up a poster in the club asking if anyone was interested in a trip to see Gaping Gill and the Breastworks at Barnard Castle in Yorkshire . Well to my surprise I was inundated with applications from the young firm and a 56 seat coach was booked for the day, so off we trotted all the young firm were in high spirits so I decided to hold a general knowledge quiz nothing to hard just a bit of fun , first question, where would you find Buccaneers ? Up shoots Fraser ( If Saints don`t sign me this year me and the dog are off to Barton bridge ) Crosley . I know, I know this Fraser shouted you find Buccaneers under your Buccan hat. Well question two an easy one , What was the German meglomaniac Nazi leader Hitlers first name, they can`t possibly get this wrong. Up shoots a hand its Mike ( Trust me I`m an accountant even if I sleep in a wet suit ) Halsall , with a look of victory on his face he said this is too easy his name was Heil ? I sat down. The rest of the journey was uneventful but when we reached the World Heritage site of the Gaping Gill there was uproar, eventually order was restored and a spokesman for the young firm came forward, Adam ( I know I`m not my fathers favourite child ) Massey and he said what the fxxks this hole in the ground I thought we were going to see a live sex show in Leeds and then onto a lap dancing club in Durham ?
Blessed are the cheesemakers ?

The shortest US Presidency was William Henry Harrison 32 days, just saying /
In 1764 Methodist preacher from Wiltshire Henry Timbrell was found guilty of castrating two apprentices with the intent of selling them to the opera ,to sing Castrato, he was found guilty and sentenced to two years in prison and fined 13s 4d for each boy. Now I don`t know if any of our supporters attend Methodist chapels but there was some high pitched squeeking from the touch line yesterday ?
People who reply to my sarcasm with sarcasm are my favourite ?