After Chelsea had two goalkeepers injured in one match, their captain went in goal for the last few minutes.

They’d send the paramilitary police for this one and I’m sure Bridget would have a plan B as per usual.

[p 63] goal-sucking [i.e., waiting near the opponent’s goal for a long pass and ensuing scoring opportunity] [p 64] In shinny, everyone wins. Though rules are scaled back, the game is not loosened beyond all form, and the driving competitive element remains. [. . .] ‘Goal-sucking’ is banned because there are neither offsides nor referees to judge them.

Arbroath, being a training station for young naval airmen, also housed several ‘schoolies’ (education officers), four of whom lived in an adjacent building to mine. I quickly struck up a close friendship with two of the schoolies, Ron Horner and Vivian Price.