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TFC: 2002/2003 New Season Roundup
23th October 2002

With a new season under way there are already several noticable changes visible at Plough Lane. The first, a true sign of the rigours of the amateur game, is a growing injury list that stated on the very first day when new signing Adam Jessel sythed Dom Moore to the ground thereby spilling the first drop of claret on TFC soil. This unfortunate incident was then followed by the breaking news that Sideshow would have to miss two games due to a sizeable blister. Fortunately for the gaffer, however, Boozer has been spotted back on the continent, and though he was last seen hobbling from touchlines almost 10 months ago, he assures me he's now fighting fit and back on games. Alongside Boozer others are finding/comming back into the fold and last Monday it was great to see `the Rock' Ed Burbidge making his debut with `Big Tim' letting everyone run circles round him once again.

The second difference however, only goes to show how well respected the club has become. Having lost the 'ad man magnet' Oli Barrat at the start of the season it has fallen to the Gaffer and team captain Fred Auld to fill thier coppers with sposors cash. This was obvious from the first outing when one look at the new range of 'winklepickers' in display clearly revealed those more profitable assets within the team. Fred was delighted with his special edition sneaker pimps adding, 'I knew the sponsors would love me. Previously only the crowd called me a 'banker', now I get paid like one too!'