[ExLandlord HUFC]

In Dean Beckwith we have a good replacement for Tretts (who I did like). We also had Blewitt on loan from "The 'ammers" 'til he went back in January. So, on that point, I'm happy enough.

The Browner issue is a bit more complicated. You may recall that both Ipoua and Stansfield (the intended Strikers) were both injured for a long period early season - neither played at your place - and at that time David Brown would certainly have been very useful to have on board. Other than that I would say that we have replaced him with a much better player in Ipoua. We have recently added a lad from Cardiff called Fleetwood who makes Browner look like a Sunday league player and have also seen the development of 19 year old local lad Andy Williams into a player who IMO will soon play at League 1 or even Championship level.

So, the answer to your question (other than our injury crisis) is no.

I was, of course, at your place to watch our early season defeat when we featured the illustrius Matt (the w*nker) Bailey as our centre forward and am fairly convinced that if we could have fielded Ipoua and Stansfield we would have won at a canter. I also went to Worcester ****ty to watch your demise in the cup replay and, again, was not overly impressed. However, your performance against the Cornish Wizards on Sky (apart from three dubious agricultural tackles) was good stuff and the result fully deserved. Your league position can only have been acheived by merit.

For ourselves, I would say the injuries caused a great loss of confidence and only now are we starting to show our true potential - maybe late, but we're coming after you!

If we can stay fit and string a couple more wins together, the game between ourselves at the "Street" should be a real cracker and not one for the "feint hearted" Mr Brown.

Enjoy the rest of the season - well, most of it.

Ex