We won 3-0. 
 

The Swan: 

10 lads in town

60 minutes on the clock-time master JB

First stop, moral,=excellent

Needham, lovely flowers (according to Sam)

Great service, James Bailey pint leader, Harry Lewis water bottle loser.

Lads in good spirits 0/1, relatively sober with the exception of Sam 0/1. 

Great beer garden 0/1

 

Pickerel pub - stowmarket

 

7th of October 20•c clear skies

squad was high in spirits. 6 pints deep. Empty pub. 1 pyramid. 

 

After a spirited display on the hockey pitch the boys deserved a celebratory pint in the Stowmarket local and it delivered. The delightful bar maid delivered the pints with a swiftness that deserved a clap. A pyramid was formed (after 2 attempts), but one to be celebrated and revered by all who witnessed. Onto to Thurston, where history has already been written, but what is to be expected when the M1s visit for the second round of the Fox and hound.

 

The Beer House, Bury St Edmunds. 

 

Final stop before heading back to Cambridge and we arrived at Bury St Edmunds. It had been decided that Nik would become team leader for this part of the train beer quest. “This is the way”. (***Eveyone repeats***). It’s worth noting that originally the train beers expedition was to be led by Chalky. However, upon some gentle teasing regarding timings from the lads, Chalky threw his dummy out of the pram and delegated responsibility to others. 

 

 

 

Thirsty? Thurston. One nip to rule them all. The return of the king, after years in exile, has rallied the people of Thurston - red jersey leader. A trilogy is expected, and a necessity. The which best buy? No problem, the lads have this covered too. Yellow jersey review - pint leader change - occurred and Ed Lewis sent James Bailey back to Cheltenham. Thurston 1/1 would recommend.

 

Also Schu scored a banging goal

 

 

 

Key Events at The Beer House, Bury St Edmunds:

 

News had quickly spread from Thurston that a smallest nipple competition was heading Bury’s way. The Beer House bar man saw the red jersey holder (Chalky) and was caught in two minds. Should I serve pints or do I engage with the lads and show off my extremely small nipples. Obviously there was only one answer to this. It was here that the red jersey had been taken by the bar man and was to never be seen again…..until next year. 

 

There was some discussion amongst the lads that Harry Lewis’s HL7 logo should be changed to EL7 to show off his middle name Ernest. 

 

Pint tally at the end of the Bury pub stop:

 

* Ed L - 11 (Pint Leader)

* Will T - 10

* Sam - 9

* Tim - 9

* Bailey - 9

* Harry L - 9 (+ shot at Thurston)

* Harry C - 6 and 1/2. Yes that’s right, Chalky knew his limits and was aware that six and a half pints was the exact amount that would send him over the edge. 

* Schu - 7

* Nik - 7 (+ shot at Thurston) 

* Puds - 7

 

Nik managed to successfully deliver the lads to the train platform for the return train to Cambridge with four minutes to spare putting him in joint first place for time keeping. 

 

On the train, Harry Lewis continued to enjoy being splashed with water and Sam managed to some how briefly lose his stick. Classic Sam behaviour.

 

Station tavern Vs Old Ticket Office

 

Old ticket office won the debate. 

 

Lads were tired. 1 pint only, some not even finished. 

 

Spirits 0/1

Pints drunk 0/1

Nights continued 1/1 

Ambiance 0/1 

Pint leader 12/12