No longer fit for a prince

The architectural wonder that is the Windsor Castle was rocked in more ways than one this week. Firstly Prince Charles was disappointed to have his impending wedding to Mr Ed moved to the nearby Windsor town hall after a legal wrangling regarding civil weddings and secondly the Iron Chefs suffered their first defeat for 4 weeks at the hands of the Superstars.

The Chefs went down 5-3 in a game that started promisingly but then turned sour. The familiar Chefs anthem "Our restaurant rules" permeated around the ground and chanting only grew louder when Thearle put the Chefs in front with a strike reminiscent of last weeks thunderbolt. The Chefs were buzzing, the kitchen was on fire and the fat bastard had eaten all the pies; all was looking well for the Chefs, especially when Ben added his name to the score sheet to put the Chefs into a 2-0 lead.

However then came the blonde butcher of Berlin. This was undoubtedly the turning point of the game. Having started the game on the bench, the Superstars secret weapon came on straight out of Hitler's third Reich. He was blonde, blue eyed, humourless and had a name like Johann, Adolf or Heinrich. However more importantly he obviously had a severe dislike for the multicultural make up of the Chefs line up and took great glee in single handedly administering a good spanking to the valiant boys in yellow. By half time the score was level at 2-2, and the Chefs were in disarray.

The second half was a grimmer tale, the Chefs soon found themselves 5-2 down and struggling to keep the score respectable. To their credit though all players persevered and managed to shut the Superstars attack down at crucial times. Bucky Reitano and Afro Asikas both muscled in on the action to make it a more physical encounter and later in the second half Captain Balestrin added his name to the score sheet to bring the chefs within two goals and snatch a crucial bonus point. However the day belonged to the Superstars and inparticular the Master Race Aryan wonder.

The Chefs now sit mid table still, which is still a remarkable feat given that not long ago the wooden spoon was well and truly a feature of the Chefs kitchen. The Chefs can and according to many observers will still make the finals. However Thearle moves to play with Chilean giants Universidad Catolica on loan for the remainder of the season, Andre comes into the side and it remains to be seen how this effects the teams style of play. It is hoped that Andre's inclusion will balance the team out in a Defense:Attack perspective, giving Phil a more solid defence.

Lastly, unfortunately this writer will no longer be able to write the Chefs weekly match reports as his contract with ICFC has not been renewed due to a difference of opinion over money and basic grammar, however future match reports will hopefully be provided by another Chefs enthusiast.