The 'A' Team finally broke their duck last night, beating Holmes Chapel Rooks 3-2 in the Division 2 bottom of the table battle. This was despite the absence of Jerry, John and The Weasel - maybe there's a lesson to be learned there !!
Emperor Ming was the first to finish and, despite playing his usual crap opening, managed to cling on for a draw against Sandra Blackburn on Board 4. Or was he clinging onto Sandra Blackburn's drawers ? I'm not sure, but it was one of the two !! Tony followed closely afterwards with another draw against John Blackburn. Yet another good win for Jasper Carrott on Board 2 put us into a 2-1 lead and, with Mark Whitby's game looking drawn and Joe Orsolic heading for defeat, it looked like the match was going to end all square. Joe duly lost, although he put up a very good show, but Mark then turned on a Captain's performance on Board 3 to outplay his opponent in the endgame and got what had looked like an unlikely win a few minutes earlier.
Unfortunately this doesn't lift us off the bottom of the league but we are now joint bottom, along with Homes Chapel Rooks and Holmes Chapel Knights.
Rumour has it that there will be a Gay Division next season and Holmes Chapel Queens are favourites to win it.
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