Five Alive!

This is what happens when men who really should know better, adorn the "colours" and play heroes for a day:

Capital Canaries represent at Jez Vaughn's 6th annual Jo Fagan 5s Tournament. Squads as follows:

Capital Canaries 1 - Ian McKecken, "G", Nick Seech, Thom Perrett (c), Martin (honorary canary), Chris Gallagher.

Capital Canaries 2 - Tom Seech, Matt Semple, Rick Utting (c), Niek Kolkman (honorary canary), Dale Winton (err Matt Davies) & Chris (his bird's a NCFC season ticket holder, honorary canary) Griffiths.

And the rest, as they say, is history ...

These boys mean business! (Niek, Tom Seech and Matt rue their early exit from the big boys competition)

And ... uh .. these boys clearly don't .... muppets! (Martin, Chris and Thom definitely not rueing our heady rush towards the finals of the plate*

Although ... captain fantastic Thom Perrett may well play the fool with the boys during 'down time', but he's all heart (baby) when it comes down to the business end of the tourno ... (now you see him dazzle in the white ..)

Now you don't! (Captain Perrett .. last man standing!)

And his passion pays dividends when the boys roll home with the silverware ...

Yeah so, it was the "plate" (* the group stage losers tourno ..) but who cares .. silver is silver .. as Fergie will tell anyone who listens after Man U triumph (yet again ..) in the Milk/ Coca-Cola cup .. or whatever the fuck they call it these days!

So what have we learned? That Chris Griffiths buys himself many months of happiness in the bedroom department when he spontaneously (i swear) kisses the badge of glory.

That Niek Kolkman (Dutch master if you will), should he wish, has the poise and artistry to sculpt himself a niche at the back as sweeper and rival the boss for a place in the starting 11 (god have mercy on my soul?!) .... That - after our 7-2 thrashing in the CC1 team - the Capital Canaries should stick to 11s?! Or, at the very least, stick to one strong squad for future tournos? Or that we do it all for the yella and green (world's best team).

I'd do it all again for you, yellas - On the ball .. never mind the danger! New season begins in T minus 4 days .... Eye of the Tiger, Lads!