Mark Walsh\u2019s gigantic underpants, travel in an ancient white van from a dodgy lock-up in Hackney (the door of which was secured by a football lace); a squabble over ten pence during a game of pool between the said Mr Underpants and Timmy (who the next day said he\u2019d blagged in the night club; of course he did!), the one and only appearance of the Gay Goalie, the terrifying prospect of playing a proper team in a proper stadium \u2013 and our best player, who was borrowed from the oppo, had a pacemaker.<\/p>\n
Yes, it\u2019s the birth of the Tornados Tour!<\/p>\n
And our best-ever result, with the 11-1 thrashing of a team whose name has been lost in the mists of time (hat-trick for Snail!). Cruel and heartless jokers said it was against the local blind school \u2013 and indeed to compound things, the day was very misty. But we\u2019re not having that \u2013 are we boys? Sadly, it was also in the days before photography was invented…<\/p>\n
Those early pioneers were Mal Ogg; Kevin Moorhouse, Nick Deyes, Mark Walsh, Charlie Smith, Charlie de Gale, Brian Fitzgerald, Tim Preston, Matt Dunkley and, of course, Ges D\u2019Souza. Legends, to a man.<\/p>\n
TFC v Babbecombe Rovers reserves\t4-8 \tL
\nTFC v Unknown team \t\t\t11-1\tW<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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