The golden age of Cutters continued last night, as they defeated the rotund Tranmere to go 6 and 0, by far the best record in the division. It was a near thing, however, as the complacent Cutters side, missing the inside domination of Scott “Brut 33” DeBruyn, took their pudgey opposition for granted and almost coughed up the game.

 The message sent to all Cutters players is a clear one: Ignore it and it will go away. The winning streak that is.

The Cutters are in dire need of a practice session to bring skills and fitness up to the levels they were when this winning streak started.

 It was not all bad news though. Correct me if I’m wrong, but wouldn’t “The Duchess of Handles” Ben Ferguson’s MVP clinching 26 points at about 60% be something of a Cutters franchise record?

Johan “The Archbishop” Vanleeuwen also produced a sturdy game, lending 11 points to the cause. Kep added 8 points, all of them in the first half before going cold in the second. Tim donated 2 points and some aussie-rules rebounding, despite being landed in foul trouble by some very dubious calls. Dave gave up 2 points and his classical no-nonsense defense kept the bastards honest.

 In what was generally a lack-lustre game by any standard, the only drama unfolded as Dave was on the receiving end of a huge hip-n-shoulder tackle from a 120kg + Tranmere missing link late in the second. Dave bounced and slid nearly the length of the court but was unhurt. The offending beast of burden wanted a further piece of Dave but was quickly put back in his place by other Cutters Players.

 For further confirmation of the “boring” nature of the game the Cutters fan club (comprising of only 2 Van Leeuwen sisters) deserted the bench mid-game, saying: “We were bored. Yeah, we went and played netball on the other court.”

This fact remains, however, The Cutters are 6-0, breaking records each week with no end in sight. We’ll see you at the game.