We rocked up at the field of play (CB2 Bistro) and the ladies were already suitably smashed. Johnny Hawkes and I are always ready for a mix off so we pushed Sneade to one side and bribed Serin to clear the tables with a promise that we would play gangnam style. Within seconds a dance floor was conjured from what had been a banquet only moments earlier. There had been a fantastic spread of everything a student could want: garlic bread, spag ball, party hats, veggie sausage rolls, vol au vents, pitta bread and a vat of mulled wine. I joke but Chris Pearson loved it!

The raffle was a success, as always full of great goodies. Paul South and his family did snap up all the top prizes but what really grinds my gears is who ever chose those tequila flavoured beers, half drank them and then left them spread out round the room. By the time I drank them they were warm and had lost their fizz.

The Hawk and I were dishing out the tunes and the crowd was lapping it up. Alice was getting her sweat on, Kylie was doing her tiny weeny dance, Lou Tonkin was running and then sliding on her knees, Cath …… Cath was doing her thing, Ellie and Steve were doing the robot, Jack did his spinny thing over and over. The floor was packed; even the staff were getting involved, there was barely space left to fit Graham and his growth in ….

Jan turned the music down a few times. Think he was complaining about how many shapes were being thrown and there not being enough space to receive them ….

You can guess how the game played out - the lightweights fell by the way side and only the hardcore were left. I was sent off for misconduct and at that point the men still standing were Ky Ho, Wilco, Laurie, the 2 Lads from the 4s and a half conscious Chris Pearson. I know what you're thinking - what an amazing indoor hockey team that would be …...

There was another game played that day. South took on City. The game had its highlights and its lowlights so here they are:

South shipped the ball across the back line confidently, often outletting through a swift push pass from Ed Broyd.

A personal highlight was Mark Williams dominating my university club chairman. I had shared a train with this guy back in September and I had tried to get him to come and join South but he had his heart set on City due to his boss's recommendation. Lets just say the sorting hat wisely showed him to City.

Richard Claes takes the ball at full stretch, he's already strides ahead of the last defender but the keeper is fast approaching. He drops his shoulder one way and then goes the other (I've seen it a thousand times before but I find myself in awe and slowing my run to a canter). He's round the keeper and the goal is gaping but the angle's tight!…..I'd say he didn't realise quite how long he could have taken but the ball didn't find the goal.

City scored but in my disgust I erased this from my memory.

We find ourselves in a familiar position of late, a goal down. McCulloch, Pearson and Claes were all misfiring, the team needed a hero and John Hawkes stepped up. Hawkes picked up the ball off a ricochet, calmly took it into the D and then released a belter. I refer you to youtube clip goal 5.

As if Johnny Hawkes hadn't done enough his next contribution came only moments later. I was shouting at him at the time when he picked up the ball near the half way line. He skinned 3 or 4 men before literally firing us in front with a reverse stick hammer.

Claes made it 3 and thank goodness he did as South went down to ten men and came close to undoing all their hard work.

Note: South will finish this year on top and to all the non-believers ... Pipe Down.