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Apr. 26th, 2008 11:00 pmHawks' last game of the season this afternoon, at home to Welling. The atmosphere was generally downbeat since both teams had nothing to play for, but the Hawk hardcore behind the goal did their best to raise spirits with some songs throughout the game. The few Welling fans who'd travelled replied with a couple of chants of their own and some banging on the corrugated back wall. The bloke next to me arrived late - he supports Man U as well as Hawks so had been watching their game with Chelsea on the box, and got the piss ripped out of him by the guys on his other side about their defeat. Meanwhile a completely forgettable goalless frist half was played out in front of us.
At half-time Trevor announced the other Blue Square South scores. E*******h were losing 2-0 at Thurrock, while of their play-off rivals Bath and Braintree were both drawing while Newport were losing. From then on - apart from a bloke in the row in front of me joking that we could yet score enough goals to overturn our goal difference lag of 12 behind E*******h and so make the play-offs ourselves - our minds focused on willing one of the other teams to get the win they needed to deny the Spitefires a play-off place.
Mo Harkin hit the bar early in the second half, but the game went back to sleep for twenty minutes or so until Welling hit a couple of shots well wide. In the 83rd minute Hawks got a penalty when Charlie Henry was brought down in the box. Rocky's kick was saved - groans all round, but a minute later Charlie ran forward and hit a perfect shot along the ground into the bottom corner.
As the game meandered into seemingly endless time added on (there had bee several stoppages), word of what was happening in the play-off hopefuls' games buzzed around the stand. E*******h were now 3-0 down; neither Bath nor Newport had been able to take advantage but Braintree were winning. The final whistle blew, we'd won 1-0, now we stood and waited for confirmation of the news that would really end our season on a happy note. Trevor on the PA teased it out, first thanking us all for our support throughout the season, then announcing "The other Blue Square South results include these" and, building up the suspense, confirming first Newport's defeat, then Bath's draw. Then it came : "Braintree Town 1, Eastbourne United 0" - big pause - "and finally...Thurrock 3...E*******h 0." Massive roar. "So Braintree take the last play-off spot, and we'll be playing E*******h again next season." Trev finished by promising us an impressive programme of pre-season friendlies and telling us to watch the local press for details.
I wandered round the club shop and the bar to say goodbye and "See you in August" to people, then home for Dr Who.
To Ferneham Hall this evening to see the Gosport Amateur Operatic Society's show "Keep It Spicy", a selection of songs from musicals. The numbers were all excellently choreographed and performed. There were quite a few I'd never heard, as they came from shows I haven't seen like Jack The Ripper; also, when the posters billed Titanic as one of the shows with songs taken from them, I naturally assumed that meant there'd be a rendition of My Heart Will Go On. But no - there is, apparently, a Titanic : The Musical, no less than five songs from which were in tonight's show, including one I loved about Morse code.
We also got some familiar numbers from Oliver, Joseph and one of my favourite shows, The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas. Becky Cordell-Ebsworth was born to play Miss Mona, so I was delighted that she sang lead on A Li'l Ole Bitty Pissant Country Place and appeared to be taking the Miss Mona part in Hard Candy Christmas - which all the girls sang beautifully, to very moving effect. It was a shame she didn't keep the role for two other scenes, in which Louise Skinner portrayed Miss Mona instead. I know Louise to say hello to, she is a nice lady and she does a lot of hard work for GAOS, but Becky should have been Miss Mona. Louise has a husky Marlene Dietrich singing voice which is very good and effective on the right song, but didn't feel right on I Will Always Love You. The song was given the Whitney Houston arrangement. The other girls saved the number with their beautiful close-harmony singing of the choruses, and when the gentlemen's choir came in to add the harmonies at the end the whole thing was a magnificent sound.
The second half saw an intrusion, but a very welcome one, in the shape of Monty Python's Parrot Sketch and Lumberjack Song. The final chorus was paused to allow Louise to make a little speech and a couple of presentations, including a bouquet of flowers to Becky for choreographing the show. As Becky appeared out of the wings to accept it, and stood there at the side of the stage in her black stage one-piece, she looked damn fine. On my way out at the end, a guy involved with the Junior section, who remembered me from the mayoral year, asked if I'd be coming to JuSe's production of Joseph in May - and if I'd "bring my mum"! I said I'd try and get along.
At half-time Trevor announced the other Blue Square South scores. E*******h were losing 2-0 at Thurrock, while of their play-off rivals Bath and Braintree were both drawing while Newport were losing. From then on - apart from a bloke in the row in front of me joking that we could yet score enough goals to overturn our goal difference lag of 12 behind E*******h and so make the play-offs ourselves - our minds focused on willing one of the other teams to get the win they needed to deny the Spitefires a play-off place.
Mo Harkin hit the bar early in the second half, but the game went back to sleep for twenty minutes or so until Welling hit a couple of shots well wide. In the 83rd minute Hawks got a penalty when Charlie Henry was brought down in the box. Rocky's kick was saved - groans all round, but a minute later Charlie ran forward and hit a perfect shot along the ground into the bottom corner.
As the game meandered into seemingly endless time added on (there had bee several stoppages), word of what was happening in the play-off hopefuls' games buzzed around the stand. E*******h were now 3-0 down; neither Bath nor Newport had been able to take advantage but Braintree were winning. The final whistle blew, we'd won 1-0, now we stood and waited for confirmation of the news that would really end our season on a happy note. Trevor on the PA teased it out, first thanking us all for our support throughout the season, then announcing "The other Blue Square South results include these" and, building up the suspense, confirming first Newport's defeat, then Bath's draw. Then it came : "Braintree Town 1, Eastbourne United 0" - big pause - "and finally...Thurrock 3...E*******h 0." Massive roar. "So Braintree take the last play-off spot, and we'll be playing E*******h again next season." Trev finished by promising us an impressive programme of pre-season friendlies and telling us to watch the local press for details.
I wandered round the club shop and the bar to say goodbye and "See you in August" to people, then home for Dr Who.
To Ferneham Hall this evening to see the Gosport Amateur Operatic Society's show "Keep It Spicy", a selection of songs from musicals. The numbers were all excellently choreographed and performed. There were quite a few I'd never heard, as they came from shows I haven't seen like Jack The Ripper; also, when the posters billed Titanic as one of the shows with songs taken from them, I naturally assumed that meant there'd be a rendition of My Heart Will Go On. But no - there is, apparently, a Titanic : The Musical, no less than five songs from which were in tonight's show, including one I loved about Morse code.
We also got some familiar numbers from Oliver, Joseph and one of my favourite shows, The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas. Becky Cordell-Ebsworth was born to play Miss Mona, so I was delighted that she sang lead on A Li'l Ole Bitty Pissant Country Place and appeared to be taking the Miss Mona part in Hard Candy Christmas - which all the girls sang beautifully, to very moving effect. It was a shame she didn't keep the role for two other scenes, in which Louise Skinner portrayed Miss Mona instead. I know Louise to say hello to, she is a nice lady and she does a lot of hard work for GAOS, but Becky should have been Miss Mona. Louise has a husky Marlene Dietrich singing voice which is very good and effective on the right song, but didn't feel right on I Will Always Love You. The song was given the Whitney Houston arrangement. The other girls saved the number with their beautiful close-harmony singing of the choruses, and when the gentlemen's choir came in to add the harmonies at the end the whole thing was a magnificent sound.
The second half saw an intrusion, but a very welcome one, in the shape of Monty Python's Parrot Sketch and Lumberjack Song. The final chorus was paused to allow Louise to make a little speech and a couple of presentations, including a bouquet of flowers to Becky for choreographing the show. As Becky appeared out of the wings to accept it, and stood there at the side of the stage in her black stage one-piece, she looked damn fine. On my way out at the end, a guy involved with the Junior section, who remembered me from the mayoral year, asked if I'd be coming to JuSe's production of Joseph in May - and if I'd "bring my mum"! I said I'd try and get along.
