Wet, moist, damp, soggy! What am I talking about? The inclement weather which struck Wilberforce road on Saturday? The on pitch vocals of Cambridge’s newest hockey club?  No, what I refer to here is the level of our chat in the post match reflections in which our esteemed Captain was branded the yellow power ranger. In previous weeks the lashing we received from Storm Babet may have called for a review of waterproofs but I am left with no choice but to attempt an exposé on the elusive super hero enthusiast.

The rain was biblical and just like the animals onto the ark the goals came in 2 by 2. A quick 2 from Cambridge were followed by a spirited comeback from South courtesy of MOM Trimble and Jack Humby with both coming from goal line frenzies following short corners. Could it be that a goal scorer was on a high and hadn’t come back down to earth before sending in their LOM commentary?

Other suspects include one of the many who received MOM votes. Max after some high class saves could be the man but is surely exonerated by his youth. Harry S, Tim, Stu and Will all with strong performances on the pitch may have lowered their standards after a sip on their shandies and a nibble of chips and curry.

Could it be one of our offenders? The umpires seemed to be confused by the swift changing of seasons and seemed to think that Christmas was on the horizon and were sending their cards early. Ed got the ball rolling with a lonely green, Mark appeared envious and returned fire with two greens of his own. Sam, not a man to be outdone, did his best impersonation of Beckham in 1998 and received a yellow for sending Simeone sprawling. However, it seems unlikely that one of our on pitch offenders would continue their form in The Grapes.

In an on pitch interaction the opposition informed me that they read our match reports. Maybe that speaks of some desperation that was also shown in their audacious attempt to lure players to their green cause. It could be that the power ranger was another bit of subterfuge from a team trying to stamp their mark on Cambridge’s hockey scene…

Other suspects could be Oscar who was present in every area of the pitch but absent in every area of the grapes. Or Nik who was strong in midfield and under the radar at fines…

While the offender remains at large, the chief suspect has to be the default lemon. A man who arrived late, without a waterproof, saw yellow and donned somewhere between 1 and 3 jumpers. I’ll let you make your mind up…

Not all heroes wear capes.