Easter weekend saw the inaugural Myton Easter Ball so to celebrate this, the first of what we hope will become an ever more popular “regular fixture” here’s our “match report” from the night’s proceedings.
As both teams took to the arena it was clear there was only going to be one winner in the Myton Warriors Style Battle. In a match between the men and the women it was a case of “no contest” – the women clearly winning by a country mile. The distaff side of the club took it to the opposition in fine style and it was fantastic to see some of the those women, without whom the club would not function but who are normally seen (amongst other things) pulling pints, selling raffle tickets and flipping burgers in the clubhouse wearing jeans and hoodies, transformed into glamorous “belles” of the ball. To be fair, there were some notable efforts from the men-folk; two Dunhams in skirts...sorry...kilts and Jimmy Jennison (having apparently rushed from a wedding in a Moss Bros special) clearly led the way in terms of sartorial elegance. Nevertheless, it was the women, sporting a whole range of modern; long; short; stylish; cool and classic outfits who stole the show. As one of the players – who, for his own safety shall remain nameless – commented; ”It’s amazing what you can make from a few old pairs of curtains!”
Other highlights of the evening
• The bravura display of dancing to the strains of “Proud Mary” from “Brookie” who took to the floor like a cross between John Travolta and Tina Turner
• The comedian, Martin Gold, struggling to get round the audience with a microphone lead that only stretched 2 feet away from the stage.
• Physio “Stormin” Norman Pidd heckling the comedian in what many present thought was the African language Swahili, although it later transpired he was, in fact, talking Cobblers with a heavy Carlsberg accent.
• Fred Penrose slipping his phone number to one of the waitresses and asking her to text him. The hopeless romantic didn’t turn up to training the following Tuesday with many believing he may have been kidnapped as a “love-slave.”
• Coach Tony Spence’s wife Kerry storming the stage to give a mind-blowing rendition of “Teenage Kicks” alongside ace beat combo “The P45’s”
All in all, a great night was had by all and with a year to go, there’s plenty of time for a few of the lads to save up for a bow tie in readiness for next year’s rematch!