MIDDLESBOROZIL NEWS

Goalkeeper Phil Davis will once again try his hand at management with the creation of his latest football-project 'Middlesboro-zil'. Leisure-League organisers welcomed the arrival of the bat-shit crazy, brummie brainchild into the Solihul Foxhollies Birmingham 6-a-side premier division to replace an undesirable team. Once again Davis' first managerial challenge will be to avoid finishing in the relegation zone, as his team will start three off the bottom with five games remaining. Furious-Pigeon caught up with Davis as he made time in his hectic schedule of 'professional-temping' to chinwag about this 'Middlesboro-zil caper'; check it.
"I've called in some former team-mates for this venture, I played with Billy Bishop and the Hartland brothers when we won this league in 2003...Summerfield and Walker are part of the JDFC franchise with whom I play on a sunday now, Matt Shotton is a Law graduate from Leeds; he and I are 'temps' we worked together at the solicitors last weekend and Patel and Connor are old friends from my university days, most of these lads don't know eachother yet but neither did the lads at NCP Manchester and that eventually became my proudest achievement; I am looking to surpass that success story and win this league...I've done it before and I want to do it again."
As always, Davis will have his work cut out like a tumor from a skull, "Yeah, it's typical isn't it? First game Wicks Wanderers...the league organiser told me, over the phone, who they were and I asked 'are they any good?' he says; 'not really, they're not world beaters' I go home and check on the intenet, like any chap would, they're fucking top of the league!" Thursday 10th july at 8:30pm, be there or watch it on eurosport (or Sky+ it if you're posh.)

Furious-Pigeon asked why 'Middlesboro-zil'?
"I remeber the amusement we all shared regarding Middlesboro fans who chanted: 'It's just like watching Brazil...' when they had Juninho, Emerson and they got to both domestic cup finals that season if my memory serves me....also I think every football fan is a fan of Brazil, they seem to play football the way that idealistic football fans want the beautiful game to be played and it sounds good, you know a half pun/play-on-words."

Furious Pigeon wants to know what will the Middlesboro-zil kit look like?
Well, as the kit is not a priority at the moment I have asked the lads to wear black shorts and white socks and I've called in a favour from Manchester; the second kit or 'away' shirt of canary yellow and royal blue thick stripes..it's a Prostar kit and it has the sponsor of 'NCP Manchester' across the front, it's nice but we won't have that until our second game. I'm hoping to buy a full PUMA strip, we'll brainstorm in the pub and reach a compromise on the colour so it's neutral, that's what this team will be all about we'll reach a compromise and I disagree we'll change it to what I want to do, it's only fair. Against Wicks Wanderers we'll end up wearing bibs, most likely.

Furious-Pigeon asked what other potential names were shoved back down the pipeline like a toilet brush?
'Rapid Butt-Plug Tests' (Rapid Bucherest) 'Red Star Well-Played' (Red Star Belgrade)....'Parrotts think like us' (Panathinaikos).... 'Then Eat Some Batenberg' (Zenit St.Petersberg)... how long have you got?

Furious-Pigeon exclusive:probable Middlesboro-zil squad:
1:Phil Davis 2:Billy Bishop 3:Richie Summerfield 4:Matt Shotton 5:Paul Hartland 6:Dave Connor 12:Simon Hartland 13:James Walker 15:Bav Patel