Non-Footballing Antics
The Raisin Pub Quizzes
Unlike many other Sunday league teams, Angels With Dirty Faces is not just a football team. It's a way of life. At the start of season 2002/03 when results were disappointing to say the least, the team would be lifted by the thought - there's always the quiz. Displaying a mercurial level of knowledge, the Angels regularly took home the star prize from the Raisin's weekly pub quiz, be it a DVD player, a stereo or a disposable barbecue. In fact, the Raisin's pub quiz league was disbanded after just one running of the event due to the sheer monopoly on victory posessed by the Angels. Once football results started to go our way, the quiz meant that Angels successes could be numerous in a weekend. Most notably, the weekend we knocked Lethargy out of the cup, we beat Ranmani 4-1 on the Sunday and then won a stereo in the quiz that evening. It is fair to say that although we don't exactly make many teams quake in their boots when they see us take to the field, they definitely think twice when they see us enter the Raisin to take part in the quiz.
Karaoke
Few Thursday nights in the union were safe from the Angels karaoke campaign. A few pints of Diesel (Sam), Tennents (Tricky), Smirnoff Ice (Laurence) or Caffreys (Nick) or pretty much anything else and we would be up there singing our hearts out. Without doubt, our favourite song to sing was Chuck Berry's classic - Jonny B Good. No one knows why we really liked it, but we did. Other songs that got the Angels treatment included:-

Angels by Robbie Williams which really was nothing short of horiffic
A Fairytale in New York by The Pogues, 'sung' by Tricky, Sam and a particularly more drunk than ever before in his life Nick who tried to put on an Irish accent for the song with predicatably crap results
Sex Bomb by Tom Jones which was dedicated to Pete who's beloved Hearts had just lost 6-1 to Rangers
What's New Pussycat by Tom Jones sung by Timmy, Nick and Graham Spiers' very own Jeff who insisted on shouting Pussy at the top of his voice
We Have All the Time in The World by Louis Armstrong was once again sung by Nick, Jeff and Timmy who tried to do a solo so Nick tried to add some bass
500 Miles by the Proclaimers sung by Laurence and Tricky on Raisin Sunday. Tricky came off the microphone with GAY! written on his forehead
Stuck in The Middle With You by Stealers Wheel sung by the whole karaoke crew

Who knows what next years repartoire will contain?
Netball
On a 'quiet' night out following the win over Graham Speirs FC in the Cup, we were celebrating in the Raisin when some girls in very short skirts came up to us and left a leaflet about a netball competition. Feeling particularly invincible regarding sport at that time we signed up. So come an overcast Wednesday afternoon, the Angels With Dirty Faces and Silly Hats Netball team wandered up to the AU. Despite a complete lack of knowledge or caring about the rules, Angels did their usual trick to start a competition by scoring straight away. A magnificent over the head pass by Hutch to Marrs and Angels lead 1-0. In true fashion, we conceded a goal towards the end and took an honourable draw. In the second game, confidence was high and the opposition were fit girls. Smiles all round for the team except for Sam the cheerleader. Despite some of the best footwork ever seen on a netball field by Matt's Ball Angels succumbed 1-0, but none will forget the ten or so chances that Tricky and Marrs threw to each other over the net. In the final game we knew we were up against it, as this team knew what they were doing and we needed to score 6. Instead we lost 6-0 though credit must go to Laurence for one of the finest half way punts he ever struck. Rumours that it was a shot are unconfirmed. So, despite a lot of laughs, a lot of fun and very little respect for the 'sport' of netball, once again a one day tournament for the Angels drew to a close in the first round.
Relive the netball goal and see the squad!
Drinking and the Bop
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