This game was always set to be a cracker. Both sides weighed heavy with Blues fans, last seasons ties both very close drawn affairs, coupled with the fact that both sides had finished in the bottom three last season and had no desire to do so this term. Both sides had had fair starts to the new campaign. With the previously unbeaten home side coming out of the previous weekend with the Section B scalp of St. Theresa's SC, and with the ISA missing Ditchfield, Brazier and Thomas out of their first choice midfield, Manny Crook, erstwhile bent Section D bookie was taking no more bets on Werbs. For once the bookies were wrong.

Although Brazier, Thomas and Ditchfield were absent, the Blue and Whites (worn tonight with a fetching black short and yellow sock combination) welcomed back Alun Griffith from his purchasing half of the South of France. In alongside a rejuvenated Steve Sandbach in the engine room, with the ever capable Andy Caswell deputising on the right. Up front the away side welcomed back Andy Johnson, replacing the working Neil Howell, and Stuart Musgrave, replacing Tommy 'Gun' Hollinger alongside him. It was the front two the ISA Ultras had been waiting to see, and caretaker manager Bangkok Brighton never disappointed him. Nor did Johnson or Musgrave.

The home defence, bolstered by a couple of decent new signings in front of the ever quality Chris Rixham in goal, were given the run around by the 'Ren and Stimpy' frontline from the off. The game was 15 minutes old when a ball into Musgrave saw him turn sharply in the box, only to be almost de-legged by the centre half. Steve Painter was the epitome of cool in telling both Johnson and Musgrave to F.O., that he was the captain and he was having it. Funny how he never told Tommy Hollinger that on Sunday though! He scored, 1-0. Johnson then run onto a pass from Sandbach and rounded the keeper for 2-0. An excellent piece of midfield play from Andy Caswell then sent Andy Johnson wide, from which the tall front man played the ball across the face to his strike partner for 3-0. A defence splitting pass from the forehead of Dave Melson then sent Musgrave clear to lob the onrushing keeper for 4-0. Half time.

Into the second half and the home side, as you would expect, came at their visitors. Last season the ISA would have crumbled and conceded 5 themselves, but with last seasons experience has come a more resilient side. The storm was weathered for 20 minutes, before Andy Johnson once again broke through the home defence to make it 5-0. With the game over as a contest the ISA shuffled the pack a bit. Graham Reynolds made way for Lee Miller, who pushed up alongside Johnson, with Musgrave dropping into an unaccustomed central midfield role. Paul Brighton replaced Jon Hocking at right back. A poor back pass from Painter let the Werburgh's forward in, and a penalty was inevitable as Green did his Giant Haystacks impression on him. Green saved the penalty, then the first rebound, but could do nothing to stop the second follow up. 5-1. 

The ISA continued to pour forward. Outstanding left back and man of the match Rob Reay (after a 60 yard run) and the impressive Andy Caswell (with a gaping open goal!) both went close, but it was Andy Johnson who settled any nerves with a lovely sixth. Taking the ball past the centre half in the inside left channel, he shot hard into the far corner from 10 yards for his hat trick. 6-1. Matty Davies came on for his debut with 15 minutes left, and was unlucky with a backpost header from a Musgrave cross. The Werburgh's centre forward rounded the scoring off with an unobstructed 20 yard shot into the bottom corner of Green's poorly defended net for 6-2, and the ref subsequently called time.

With all of the teams in Section D beating each other, and with an eight goal in two game striker, who is to know where either side will end up this season. One thing that is certain is that it looks like both the ISA and St Werburgh's Parish Centre are set fine for a much better finish than last season. What are the odds, Manny?