With 6-a-side looming and pitted against Brian without his own goal hat, I knew I needed to be careful with my selection and having first pick provided me with the advantage I needed. Points difference at the top between myself, Tom and Gary Pogba meant I needed to avoid either in my selection while choosing as many runners as possible who would be capable of meeting my very high fitness demands. After all the lads needed to be able to keep up with me.

My selection and tactic of everyone in Midfield talking and covering paid off. A 1-0 nil lead but which was quickly snubbed out by Pogba's sublime right side finish. Richie managed to spoon the ball several times from 3 inches out, prompting him to become supplier of goals as the yellows raced on to a two goal advantage, but which, courtesy of a Chris deflection was reduced to one goal.

Richie found his scoring boots and a 4-2 advantage was gained, once again cut back to a goal by a powerful finish from Pogba and a lucky deflection which lifted the ball over the top of Green Peace (save the whale fat boy) in goal.

By now however, Richie had found his balance and chipped in with further assists and goals while Andy bosses the midfield with the ever willing Chris whose link up play with Cush and Johnny allowed for probing runs and a goal for every outfield player on the team.

Both teams kept running, Jay Parkinson actually managed to fly while trying to keep the ball in with a bicycle kick and the Geordie in goal provided credibility to the saying 'Pigs might fly' with two tip overs, one being acrobatically done with shouts from Richie who was clearly stunned when my feet touched to crossbar, while I fell with the grace of a walrus playing basketball.

Richie gets MoM (for real this time) for his hat-trick of goals and assists.