Saturday 6th September Hull Bands Kick Off For Leukaemia Research By Michelle Dee

Midday, outside Inglemire Lane Sports Club on a Saturday is the last place you'd expect to find two dozen or more musicians kitted up and raring to play football. The wind and rain squalled around the dugouts facing the Astroturf pitch, as warm up stretches and exercises began on the sidelines in preparation for the match. The idea of the inter-bands charity football match was thought up by Bill and Cory from alt/electro duo TopGun.

The match was intended to bring a bunch of Hull bands together thus reviving a sense of camaraderie in the ranks, whilst raising money for a worthwhile cause. There was some talk of this sporting occasion also being played to settle the good natured rivalry between the two musicians but that may just be a rumour. However each team lined up, one captained by Cory the other by Bill.

The match kicked off at 1pm with Danny Kill Surf refereeing (Danny had informed me the night before that he had a shelf full of football trophies so would have proved a formidable asset to either team had he played) Someone must have been smiling on us because miraculously the rain stopped and for a while during the second half the sun actually shone down on the teams.

So who looked liked they knew what they were doing on the pitch? Big surprise was the nimble footwork and ball control from Dave Hargreaves (Kill Surf City), skipping past their defence with ease.

Josh and Marv from The Paddingtons both proved their worth as did, Tom Atkin, scoring the reds only goal. Other notable performances came from Mark Page from the Sesh, Cooper from The Cliques, Tom from Holy Orders and Tom from Cherry Cobb Cartel. There were many more moments of football brilliance, but it was kind of hard to see what was going on when I was so far away from the action, usually in the wrong position.

I did have one chance to shine chasing the ball down the right wing I n the second half; sadly I let it go out and ended up following it over the line, in a crumpled heap on the rubbery surface.

The Reds were slightly outclassed; the Yellows had us pinned the whole time by marking right up to the halfway line so it felt the ball was never out of the danger area. It's testament to our defence that they only managed to put three past us. The scorers for the Yellows were two for Paul Farrel from The Rocky Nest (see him this Friday at Adelphi) and one Ryan from Cherry Cobb Cartel.

So the final score was 3 - 1 but more importantly, we managed to raise £250.00 for Leukaemia Research.

The whole match was played in good spirits and everyone left feeling they had accomplished something and adjourned to The Haworth for much needed refreshment. Cory and Bill would like to say thanks to everyone who turned up, took part or supported the event in anyway, and special thanks to Will AfterGlow for providing the second set of football shirts.

Team lists as far as we can all remember sincerest apologies if your name isn't mentioned and you played. www.lrf.org.uk

thisisUll.com Featured Writer Michelle Dee
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