Chefs Strike Back

Last Sunday's 4-1 defeat of The Boo Radleys marked a turning point in the Iron Chef's season. The long string of poor performances that has characterised the Chef's season came to an end in convincing style.

Detractors from the win have suggested that the Boo Radleys fielding a girl amongst their starting five was paramount to the Chef's success, and that if a male had taken the fifth spot on the pitch the Chefs wouldn't have stood an ice cube's chance in a frying pan. However the local sporting media are known for whisking the mix.

The Chefs fielded an unchanged side again, a tactic that has made Captain Ballestrin deeply unpopular amongst the fans at the Windsor Castle. Ballestrin, also known as "Breezy 'n Sleazy" for his cool temper (except in cases of confusion between Vista and Para Vista) and his penchant for stunningly leggy oriental types (sorry Rob, Sleazy was the only word I could think of that rhymed with breezy!) was quoted after the game as having said: "The choice to field the same side in recent months has been primarly because this is thought to be our strongest outfit... that and these are the only players we have."

Admittedly, since the formation of the team late last year the players have come a long way and Sunday's game was testament to this. The Chef's passing game was the best we have seen in a long while, and the players were obviously reading the game rather than just hoofing it like a donkey in a paddock.

The scoring was equally good, Chris 'Afro' Asikas (spelling??) bagged a threesome (of the football scoring variety, although I'm sure he'd be up for it if anyone else were interested), however also got handed a yellow card for his trouble. To top it all off Captain Ballestrin netted an absolute blinder, a second half Boo Radleys strike was of little consequence and Windsor Castle is set to rock again this week with the revitalised Chef's taking on 'Slow' at 6.05 pm.

The only change in the team was a restructured substitution rotation which saw Thearle start the game and come off last. Asked whether the same tactic would be employed this week Captain Ballestrin said the team were working through a few new things at training this week and wouldn't say anymore.

Phil in goal made some good saves as per usual and his defence held strong for most of the match: Ben, Bucky and Thearle were all consistent in their performances if lacking spark at times, however the stand out performances were from 'Afro' and Captain Ballestrin.