Guess what Joe

I am all ears

I bumped into Monika today

That was nice for you

She has invited me to join her football team

Really

Richmond Ladies

When do you start

A week on Sunday

We are playing Sutton Ladies

I will be there

No clashes

No we are playing on the Saturday

Are you still suspended

No

You are beginning to get a reputation Joe

I wear it as a badge of honour

If you go back a few years then there were hundreds of Joe’s playing football

Nobody cared

I am what is known as a hatchet man

A midfield enforcer

The sad thing is that the game has changed

It is no longer a mans game

In few years all the Joe’s will have vanished

And it will become a non contact sport

What position are you going to play

I will be in goal because of my height

It runs in the family

You started off as a goalkeeper

Daddy was a goalkeeper also

I am still a goalkeeper

But at present the team needs me outfield

The current goalkeeper is very promising

I do think he might go far

Have you ever thought about retiring Joe

No

Either an injury will finish me or I will just slowly fade

I will have to get some new boots

Then what are we waiting for Josie