A fantastic performance started with Castle going behind, a cunning tactic which we have been using to good effect all season. I suppose we couldn’t deny Nottingham a moment of triumph, alas a moment was all we could afford . At the end of a physical first half Castle were already 2-5 ahead. Our defending was as tight as could be and Nottingham were reduced to peppering the Castle post with long shots.

If anything the shooting got better after the break on both sides, pushing the scores up. Then with 14 minutes to go Kirsty ‘The Axe’ Prentice struck, resulting in the dislocation of one of the Nottingham lad’s arms. A source close to ‘The Axe’ disclosed, “she twists arms like a bouncer but I’ve never seen her go this far”. Prentice denied all knowledge of the incident although the Dark Side acknowledges that 3 years at Staffs. toughens a person up!!

Nottingham responded well to the loss of the player and with 5 mins to go called a time out with the scores at 7-11. Teasingly Castle allowed them to pull 3 goals back. However time was running out and shortly after Alan placed his 3rd goal, the whistle blew, leaving the final score at 10-12.

What a day, what a season.