SOCCER: Paul is tipping youngster Michael Carr as one to watch, in his weekly Macclesfield Express column.
The result against Bury was as disappointing for us as I am sure it was for the fans.
Having not started the game well and with Bury controlling the majority of the play, we were relieved to get to half time only losing 1-0.
However, after the break we started to pass the ball well and it was only a matter of time before we equalised - through a great finish by Kyle from Tippy's cross.
From then on, we looked likely winners, but after failing to take our chances, they scored a late decider.
This week I would like to give you the lowdown on one of the club's promising youngsters - Michael Carr.
Carrsy (as he's known to his team-mates) has been playing well for the youth and reserve teams.
As a result, he has been training with the first team.
But his rise to stardom and new found fame doesn't stop there - oh no.
For an incident which occurred in a recent training session will go down in Macclesfield folklore!
The gaffer had put on a session to practice our offside trap.
The session went well, with Carrsy mastering the trap like Tony Adams in his prime!
The gaffer hoped we would take on board what we'd learnt and use it in our next game - and Carrsy certainly wasn't about to disappoint him!
After the defending work was finished, it was time for Gentleman John Askey's favourite, a game of five-a-side - where he can stand on the goal line and where, as everybody knows, you can't be offside.
Carrsy started the game in confident fashion, but his reaction when defending against one of my trademark Beckham-like 50-yard crossfield inch-perfect passes had the lads in hysterics.
As I looked up after pinging the ball, I spotted the youngster stood still with one arm aloft as if he was either in a classroom desperate to answer a question or waving goodbye to a relative at the airport.
His team-mates were bemused as the ball landed at the feet of the man Carrsy was supposed to be marking - and he scored!
When an angry team-mate berated the young defender for his ridiculous antics he simply replied: "It's ok, he was OFFSIDE."
Needless to say, the goal stood - and proved decisive.
This week's column would not be complete without mentioning my favourite victim - I mean team-mate - Lee 'The Housewives' Favourite' Martin.
During a recent 'old versus young' game in training, the normally spectacular shot stopper was performing like Peter Enckelman on a Monday night.
Despite Lee's unusually lacklustre display, the golden oldies were 5-4 in front with a minute to go when he came out to claim a misplaced cross under a slight challenge from Robbo!
Instead of getting on with the game, Lee decided to lie curled up like a kitten with a ball of wool.
With the young guns a goal down and Lee clearly time wasting, I encouraged him to get up.
To my dismay, the request was greeted with a torrent of abuse from the keeper.
I wasn't going to lower myself to get involved in a schoolboy slanging match. So I just wanted to set the record straight in a mature fashion, Lee.
You're the big tart, not me!
Thanks, Paul
