DATA had been booked but was icy so we decided to cross the road to King George V playing fields - scene of former triumphs in the distant past. Initially, it was jackets down, but Steve got his son to come down with some traffic cones and poles which we used as improvised goals and corner flags. Of course, you can imagine the arguments about whether it was over or under the bar - just like old times! Ah happy days!
Dave's team were distinguished by the Santa hats - although the birthday boy himself threw a bit of a strop and flung his hat down, saying "I'm not wearing that!"
The pitch was OK at the start but started to ice up towards the end. John Moir, in particular, couldn't keep his feet at all and must have been grateful for the comparatively soft landing on grass, rather than the hard surface of DATA. The sides were uneven in number but Dave tried his best to even things up, scoring 2 early own goals, before replying with another 3 at the other (correct) end. It was entirely appropriate then that he sat under the old Guinness advert in the Douglas, proclaiming "Another Great Hat-trick":
Dave was also sporting an interesting line in socks and footwear - Xmas gifts perhaps?:
The soup and sannies were excellent and I passed round some old photos of BVFG over the last couple of decades. We were joined by Jeb's brother and his wife:
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