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Acrimonious ending

It's not the first it's happened, it likely won't be the last.

Sunday's game ended abruptly in acrimony after a heated conflict between the Colonel and the Living Legend prompted Holt Renfrew to walk off the court, fearing the violence could escalate. His team was leading at the time 12-5.

Last season Chico twice left the court after a series of run-ins with the Colonel.

The incidents which led to the premature end of Sunday's game left some of the roadsters at loose ends.

"You don't want to lose, but some people take it too seriously," said Bam Bam, who earned his first career victory as a goalie. "The game was going so well but at certain times certain people let their tempers flare."

"It's not a good thing to have happen," said Beetle Boy. "Emotions get high, but we're just all out there trying to have a fun day."

The progression of passions which led to Holt Renfrew's walkout weren't new, which made the game's demise all the more frustrating.

"This has happened before," said Beetle Boy. "Things that are inadvertent get blow up out of proportion and it gets a little out of hand."

"You're never going to win all the games," said Bam Bam. "Just live with it and come back next time."

Despite the animosity, most roadsters are confident the hurt feelings will heal.

"You've got a good group of guys," said Beetle Boy. "I don't think it will have a longterm effect on the game."

"We just hope it doesn't keep happening," said Bam Bam. "We want everyone to keep coming out, we want more people to come out."

Before the demise of Sunday's game, Bam Bam and his mates had pretty much had their way on the scoreboard. Living Legend led the way, with five goals.
But it was the rookie rearguard's stellar play between the pipes that gave his mates the confidence to press the play deep into the offensive zone.
"He was playing lights out for us, and once we saw that we were comfortable," said Beetle Boy.
Bam Bam's approach to stopping the evil orange plastic ball was pragmatic.
"If I take care of my job we'll be fine," said the neophyte netminder. "As a goalie you never have to deviate far from the original plan which is to stop the ball."
Bam Bam was pressed into shotstopping service when Twizzler was a late scratch. And with Chico already absent, the hunt was on for emergency backups.
Lak Attack filled in admirably but was defenceless against the potent chemistry of his playmaking opponents.
"We just really seemed to click well together," said Beetle Boy."It was really a case that we always seemed to know where each other was."

Posted by jaysuburb at December 4, 2011 06:32 PM