A potent mix of brains & nous,  fitness, enthusiasm, and hockey skills enabled the M6s to complete a solid home win. And that's just the youngsters.

Everyone played their part in the usual 2323 Barton set up even in unfamiliar positions, with star man Rueben Saimbi earning the PoM accolade with two worldies from the top of the D in the first half. St Neots grabbed one back before the break, but thereafter the M6 defence maintained their effective Rock-imitation, marshalled by a vocal and effective Bhav Vardi, to prevent further damage. Our scoring hero was only denied his hatrick early in the second half by Rob the poacher pouncing onto another Rueben goal bound effort to make sure it reached the target and thus net his career 539th on his 599th appearance for the South. Legend.

Fellow even-older codger, chairman JohnG, making his paltry 450th club appearance, got onto the scoresheet with a scrambled effort assisted by South alumnus Tim Poole in the Saints goal (who denied many other attempts brilliantly) after some great attacking play led by super-sub Harry Sample. Harry got his deserved goal with a confident finish to wrap things up at 5-1 near the end.

 The whole game was characterised by good use of space, fast passing, sprightly wing play from Noah B and Luke d'A - when they weren't competing with one another for balletic falls due to seemingly gripless footwear - some zinging crosses and cross field passes, and command of the midfield. 

The lemon vote went to GK Dan Talmage for forgetting his protective headwear as he emerged for the second half. We think he just wanted the exercise of running back to the dugout to collect it.

A good game against a sportsmanlike, never-giving-up St Neots squad.