Dave Busby

Mr. Busby is a former professional footballer (and is probably younger than most of those grandads playing at Stamford Bridge - esp. messrs Vialli & Hughes), and is a versatile player in our team. He started 1995 as a substitute and had a few good touches (as well as a very funny drop!), but really showed his quality in 1997. As our goalkeeper, he played better than anyone expected (except, maybe, himself), and made a number of superlative saves. In our 3-0 victory he has to take a lot of credit since he made a fantastic save just after I put us 2-0 up, and it could have changed the game if it had gone in (the fact that the visually-impaired ref gave a goalkick after it was conveniently ignored). He also produced a great stop where the ball eventually went away via his ear and the goalpost.

In the opening game he showed his knowledge of the game when he spread himself well and deflected a one-on-one shot away off of his considerable midriff (after I had made the initial error). This save brought massive applause from the cameraman and our camp (as well as a meaty thump which left many people wincing), and helped stop us going down to an early goal.

Mr. B was definitely not to blame for two of the goals in which the incompetent referee (who looked more like the Jamaican Voodoo King from Predator 2) awarded farcical penalties that were clearly not infringements. In fact, that referee produced many other decisions which displayed bentness that is rarely seen outside of Old Trafford.

There have been allegations that it was after viewing Mr. Busby's performances that Steve Ogrizovic and "Laughing" Neville Southall decided they still had futures as professionals! But seriously, it was a great boost to the team to have someone reliable between the sticks (rather than Raj with his gammy knees, or me with my tendency towards flamboyancy), and the defence is now the only area which needs addressing.

1999 UPDATE
Dave missed the 1999 tournament after arriving home late from Eastbourne. He also used up all the batteries on his video camera, meaning that we don't have any footage of the matches!! A pity, because this year was perhaps our finest yet!

2000 UPDATE
Another year of absence for our ageing goalie, and fears are abound that he is being sounded out to replace Ed "Spring Chicken" De Goey at Stamford Bridge next season. With Chelsea's fondness for over the hill foreigners, our West Indian star is definitely a realistic target!

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