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Scrug

Scrug

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I have never scored an overhead kick.

I’m 36, I still play football to a ok standard (Warrington Premiership), tonight, during a training game. I got the ball on the left, beat my marker and left him for dust, switched the ball to the right and carried on into the box. Ball comes in, but it’s slightly behind me. It’s at the perfect height. There’s no onrushing defender in danger of my boot hitting his face. I go for it don’t I? I focus on the flight of the ball, I rise to meet it keeping my eye on it all the way. I concentrate on getting good contact. I’VE DONE IT. I’VE CONNECTED.

The ball flies over the bar, I land on my back and injure myself. Then I fart. Can’t continue.

I’m officially old. That is the first time in my life I’ve lost control of my bowels.

And I still haven’t scored an overhead kick.
 
Scrug said:
I have never scored an overhead kick.

I’m 36, I still play football to a ok standard (Warrington Premiership), tonight, during a training game. I got the ball on the left, beat my marker and left him for dust, switched the ball to the right and carried on into the box. Ball comes in, but it’s slightly behind me. It’s at the perfect height. There’s no onrushing defender in danger of my boot hitting his face. I go for it don’t I? I focus on the flight of the ball, I rise to meet it keeping my eye on it all the way. I concentrate on getting good contact. I’VE DONE IT. I’VE CONNECTED.

The ball flies over the bar, I land on my back and injure myself. Then I fart. Can’t continue.

I’m officially old. That is the first time in my life I’ve lost control of my bowels.

And I still haven’t scored an overhead kick.
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Then I fart. Can’t continue. That must have been some fart
 
I have scored 2 in my life… both in the same game for my junior school when I was 9. I also scored from my own half in another game.

That was my peak,
 
I remember playing cricket for the first time after about 8 years away from the game; I lasted 2.3 overs before my lungs came out of my mouth.

Age gets us all. You have to know when to retire. I was a lot older than 36!
 
I once scored an overhead kick in a Primary School match.

Right wing cross, I had my back to goal probably around the near post, 12 yards out. I can’t even tell you why I did it. Instinct took over, I just jumped and swung my leg at it as I was falling backwards.

Didn’t make the greatest of connections but just enough to direct it goalwards. As I rolled over on my front and looked up towards the goal, I watched the ball bounce beyond the diving keeper and hit off the far post and go in.

Then I got mobbed by all my team mates and other people from the school.

36 years old. Still remember it clear as day! 🤣
 
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