…& with the Bramall Lane Clock nearing a quarter past three, the second period commences…
…extremely liberal with their plaudits on the successful charge or quick dodge & equally unsparing in their sarcasm &‘chaff ’* on the unfortunate victims of the slippery ground…”
“…the spirit exhibited by both sides prevented the game from flagging to the observers who were…
*…Worthless Things-Rubbish!…
One more GOAAAL! for the ‘The Club’ later (…scored by we know not whom…) & the Planet’s first official Foot Ball Fixture comes to it’s first…
Final-Score!
Hallam & Stumperlowe
0-2
Sheffield
Att; A healthy 2,000
“…It would be invidious, however, to pick out any particular Gentlemen when all did well, but we must give the ‘palm’ to the Sheffield players as being the most ‘scientific’ & alive to the advantage of upsetting their opponent…
“…The game was conducted with ‘good-temper’ & in a (mostly) friendly spirit & as darkness closed in on the scene, the Sheffield Club went home fully satisfied with their victory…”
“…It was like nothing I had ever experienced before! The energy buzzing around us all ! It felt like we were part of something grand !”
Mr Buckley !
Oh, Mr Buckley, calm yourself , man!
The obligatory jolly snow-ball fight later & it’s off home for a slice of Figgy Pudding topped with lashings of delicious Wensleydale sauce…
…Eeee, only in bloomin’ Yorkshire, eh!
Wensleydales!
