And the Rains came..

Christ - the rains were slightly overwhelming over the Saturday night.. and continuing on the Sunday morning. Phone calls started trickling in too as of 9h30am.. are the matches on..? From 10am to 10h35am, I wasn't allowed to leave the flat for the stream of phonecalls coming in from managers, the referee agency, etc.. And then I got to Barn Elms, and saw..

All games ended up being cancelled - pitch 1 at Barn Elms and the Barnes Common pitch due to lakes on the pitch, yes lakes.. pitch 2 & 3 at Barn Elms due to waterlogged pitches which would prove too dangerous to play on... coupled with torrential downpours and lightening - guess its not a good idea to play soaked to the bone with lightening crashing all around you..

The only game that took place was that of Auckland and Madras who found a pitch the referee was ok with playing on (only had a 6ft square 8 inch deep puddle in the middle of one of the halfs), with proviso, of clean ('ish) tackling.. no need to detail the ball movement when played on the ground.. or lack of.

Result Auckland 0 Madras 2

All other games will be rescheduled for end of season..

Another bit of news.. Nellie's Rangers have changed their name to Cosmopolitan FC.. and have found a lucrative contract in the guise of sponsorship from L'Oreal and Chanel 5..

Here's hoping the rains decide to leave us alone next Sunday.. and in fact, lets be greedy.. for as many Sundays as possible.

Oh and you will find a new kit being paraded next week by the Groovers - a lovely shade of orange.