CLOUD NINE..

It was as recent as 20 November last year that I was able, for the first time in the history of this blog, to record the fact that each of Snopper Street`s football teams had won their respective matches and thus garnered nine points out of a possible nine.   And now, just like London buses, you wait for ages and then two come along at once.

Yesterday, the Saints continued their automatic promotion push with a 2-0 win against Hartlepool.   Charlton, minus our pacy wideman still suffering a hamstring tweak, ran out 3-1 winners against Rochdale.   And Gillingham produced arguably the most impressive win away at play-off rival contenders Rotherham.   So, we`ve all been dancing the the streets on Cloud Nine.

I`ve been doing a little research and discovered that, until this season, the feat of nine out of nine has been a rare event for our teams.   Indeed, you have to go right back to the days when Gillingham were New Brompton, Charlton were playing in the Lewisham League and the Saints had just got out of short trousers as St. Mary`s Young Mens Association playing at the Antelope Ground in St. Mary`s Road.

They were the days of dubbin, studs with nails sticking out of them, long shorts, moustaches, inside rights, right halves, offside just being on the pitch, rush goalies, magic sponges and half an orange and a fag at half time.   No wonder it has taken so long and with only two or three games to go until the end of the season and everything to play for, I wouldn`t bet against another nine out of nine haul.

Hold very tight, please...ding, ding.