BNU16 1 v Porirua City 0

“Hello, hello, it’s good to be back, it’s good to be back”

Player-manager, Nick Page began playing his footie back in the seventies when Gary Glitter was the king of Glam Rock. Having only played 30 minutes since Easter Saturday, he made the call to be the replacement for absent goal-machine John ‘Kaka’ Lee. At the end of the game and after lasting the full 90 minutes, he was heard chanting “It’s good to be back”.

Interestingly(?)enough, Nick is actually related to disgraced showman Glitter, AKA Paul Gadd, of Banbury, Oxfordshire, UK. “My Granddad’s Niece married his Father. Rock’n’Roll Part 1 is in my Top 10 Pop Classics, but who really wants to associated with loopy paedophile”, he quipped.

By a strange twist of Capital Soccer fixture-fate, BNU staged their home fixture against a youthful Porirua City side in their own backyard at Cannons Creek. The first half ended goalless, despite Brooklyn having far greater possession. There were a few too many long balls being hit and shots that did find the target were too close to the Porirua keeper. However, this BNU side has now developed a winning mentality, with players having the confidence to press on and secure important victories.

As the second period progressed, a series of openings were carved out, both down the right, through the fresh legs of Angus Deacon and down the left, via the increasingly dominant American import, Chris Shepherd. Midway through the half, good combination play resulted in Nick producing an inviting deep cross, which MOM Chris lashed into the top corner of the net from just inside the box. A goal worthy of winning any game.

A spirited response from Porirua followed, but the combination of wayward finishing and sound defensive play by the BNU back line, ensured that this hard fought game was going to end one-nil to the Brooklyn. A special mention to Richie Fail, who started on the bench this week, but ended up reffing for a full game and did a great job. So it’s 9 straight wins for the team – is this getting close to some sort of club record?