Maggsy's 'Raise the Bar' Captains day was held on the 5th June 2008 at the wonderful Wrotham Heath Golf Club, a welcome return after Simon Tusons' Captains Day there teh previous year.  Unfortunately, despite Richards sterling efforts, his generosity, the small matter of his 50th birthday and his detailed description of his wife's sexual prowess, the day will be forever overshadowed by the memory of Mike Healy in sandals and socks......priceless!!!!

Badgers warm up before the golf in time honoured style....... 

 

 

Captains past and present look on as Smudge dispenses the port.  He plays rugby you know 

 

Captains 3 Ball (and we thought it was the cut of his trousers); Simon Tuson, Mike Stone, Richard Maggs

 

Captain Maggs leads the charge.  Not a bad swing for a 50 year old

 

Team 2; Big Al, Sharpo, Clive Miles (shame his drives didn't match his surname.  Clive Slice does have a nice ring to it though......)

 

Smudge carries on dispensing the port.  At last, we have found a use for the lad as well as playing rugby - is there is no beginning to his talents?

 

Team 3; So keen on the port, the greedy bastards couldn't even wait for the pictures.  We said smile, not guzzle.  Going, going.....

....gone!  Tim Holt, Simon the Aussie and Alan Evans 

 

Team 4; Steve Brewer, Micky Blue, Mark Smith (he plays rugby you know) 

 

After his tee off on the first (shite), nobody could believe the ball on the right was Big Al's drive on the par four/400 yard 18th, outdriving Sharpo by some distance.  Between them that's a lot of weight that's been transferred......

 

Maggsy dispenses his post round analysis - 'Two Guiness, six Becks, four Castlemaines.  Now - what do the rest of you want?'

 

Maggsy shows his reaction to Micky Blues choice of footwear apparel......

 

Smudge owns up to having forgot the Badger Captains Trophy for onward presentation to the next winner.  Couldn't fit it in his Porsche apparently.  He plays rugby you know.  Smudge that is, not the Porsche

 

Micky Blue is announced as overall winner!  Shamone!!  Nice trophy (even if it is still on Smudges mantlepiece......he's loathe to give it up as it's the only thing he's won since that game of soggy biscuit in the fourth form at school)

 

Tim Holt announced as overall looser!!

 

Micky Blue receives his winners prize from Maggsy.  Mix with equal parts Amaretto, luverly.....

 

Tim receives his loosers bottle.....worth playing like a chimp for (his words, not ours)

 

Richard receives a Dunhill fountain pen for his efforts as captain and in recognition of reaching his half-century (in years, not Guinesses consumed that evening although he came bloody close, believe us.  It wasn't through want or trying...)

 

Richard poses for a specially requested commission; 'Try not to get my bear gut in this one please'.  The Badgers are always happy to oblige

 

Micky Blue puts human evolution back 1000 years at least.....rules is rules!!!  Can't wait to see him dance in this get-up.  Shamone!!!

 

It's goodnight from him, and it's goodnight from us.  'Shuuper, scmashink, luvverly, wifes a right goer etc etc'.  Thank god Tuson was driving him home....

 

....he almost had Sharpo and Big Al on board after Sharpos keys got locked in his boot.  Thank god they got some spares delivered and didn't have to hitch a lift home.  Remember the last time they thumbed a lift.........

 

Sharpo toasts a job well done.  What job we don't know, be here he is anyway.  One for the laydeeez.......