For those of you who were not already aware, I am extremely sad to say that our Pot Black Sunday side has withdrawn from the league.I for one am left utterly despondent and baffled by some the attitudes of the lads who only 8 months ago were bitching and whinging that they wanted to start every week etc.
Firstly I'd like to say a big thank you to David 'Daisy' Edmunds for all the hard work he has done over the years, in what is in truth a thankless task, faced with call off and crap excuses week in and week out, in a job where people seem to take every decision as a personal attack.
Last year was by far Pot Black's most successful across the board with the Saturday side arguably winning the league in the 'Lowestoft & District Hearts of Oak Division 1' by coming runners up, and the Sunday side coming close runners up in the Sunday Division 1, incredibly reaching the Suffolk F.A County Cup finishing runners up, and lifting the League Cup at Crown Meadow. Look at us now!
Daisy after such success had endless offers from players wanting to sign pre-season but showed the loyalty that he obviously expected in return, by keeping faith in the squad he'd assembled adding one or two but was soon left scrapping for a side against teams who quite frankly 5 or 6 years ago would of been playing 3rd division football.
The old adverb is "You never know what you had, til its gone!" Well lads it is gone and you blew it! You had the chance to be in contention to lift trophies every year, have trips away with the lads every year, and for you younger lads to quite literally play footie with your mates every week! But you threw away that for what? getting drunk and sleeping in? Bloody hell grow some balls!!! turn up pissed and be sick before kick off if needs be. For a new girl friend? Well you might as well put on a gimp mask, because you're their bitch! How can you give up what you love so cheaply and quickly, when every other man in the country has to argue and fight for their footballing right to weekend games with their loved ones?
Okay, so this Sunday when its cold and pissing down you might be glad there's no match! But at some point in the future you'll want to play, if your new girlfriend lets you? And you'll look round the changing room at people you don't really know, or want to for that matter. and a for a team you have no connection with, and maybe just maybe, you'll realise then what you had?
If I'd stayed in bed what would I have missed? Seeing Rob play with a moustache drawn on his face, playing against John Wark with 9 men, Seeing Tants, Kev, and Sterry play wearing their shorts like thongs, watching Berger score the greatest goal I've ever witnessed, Seeing Fat Harry choke on a donut when our team of nobodies equalised against his all stars, Lansey scoring a hat trick but missing six, seeing daisy lose his final stud, seeing Birdy, Lawsey and Max turn from boys to men, and finally all the things I laughed about over the years which have made it so great.
You've made your bed now chaps and now you must lie in it!
Good bye and good luck.
Danny McKinley.
