Monday Morning Report: November 24

From the First Book of Armaments, sub-section: football

“And the Lord spake, and He made the beast of the earth after his kind, and He created ACDC after the images of the great clubs of Europe and South America. And on the sixth day, he watched them play, and God saw that it was good.

And on the seventh day, the Lord rested. But He watched ACDC play. And it was Faaaaa-noooooomenal!”

(I’ll probably burn in hell now, but it had to be said.)

In the bitter cold on Saturday, our co-ed squad played Don Dada. And although the ball was moving all sorts of funky ways because of the cold, we managed to put one in the ol’ onion bag for a one nil victory. Lominska’s free kick was the highlight of the day, but Aaron and Peter both had open chances as well.

On a warmer Sunday, we played the erstwhile first place team, and it was, again …..Faaaa-noooomenal! Personally, I approached this game as if it were the championship game, and our players delivered a masterpiece. We tore our opponent apart en route to a 3-1 victory and even this score line is a bit flattering for our opponents. We took charge of the game from the first whistle, and the movement of the ball in the first 10” minutes was pure quality. It was mesmerizing.

The first goal was all Justin, catching them napping on a counter-attack, and the second was all Jamie, carving up their defense with magical foot-work. The third was pure class. A spectacular cross from Peter met with Mumbles’ header of equal quality.

Throughout the game and especially during certain spells in the second half, I was jumping for joy making yummy noises, or as Georgie put it, “orgasming” on the sideline. It was just tasty. I don’t play for AC D.C. much anymore, but I live for moments when I can watch you play attractive, nay, delicious, football. Um. I know I’ve done my job properly this week.

Look at what Captain Whitey said about his post-game celebration:

“I made myself lunch and poured a large mug of water with crushed ice. I got some chocolate covered cherries and put them all within arms reach of the bathtub. I sat in a hot bath reading the Economist eating my food with the biggest grin on my face. We played well....and it felt spectacular.” Next time, I will count Matt as one of the 3 women required on the pitch!

When we are focused, and we have everyone in the right places, the results can be mind-blowing. I certainly look forward to more of that. “Thank you” to our guest Jamie, who drove from Baltimore to play with us the first time since the summer tournament. Thanks also to Kelley and Laura who spent their weekend away from school with AC D.C.

There are no games next week, so everyone please have a safe (Georgie!) and happy Thanksgiving. Your manager is working/on call all week (yes, even Thursday) but looks forward to sharing Thanksgiving dinner with AC D.C. Founding left fullback, Ben “Lord” Nelson who is visiting from Boston and MGH (Man’s Greatest Hospital). I hope you all find something to be thankful for.

Finally, the first annual AC D.C. Turkey Award. What a great idea! There have been many candidates this year: Luis' double red-card day; me, putting in an own goal to eliminate us from the semifinals of the CBT; Erika's nudge in the box in any tournament semifinal. But the clear, clear winner is Georgie "Big House" Todd, Jr. for his performance in Miami. Without colorful friends, life would be boring.

Happy Turkey Day, everyone.