Mental Problems Sorted

In a week where Land Rovers have signed more backroom staff than Chelski have signed players, Rovers announced the appointment this afternoon of a Sports Psychologist Liz O'Brien. "We needed someone to play head games with" said Hall "and Liz thought she was the perfect candidate due to her self reported mental toughness". Liz O'Brien confessed to having an interest in rubber hand bags and mental torture and said she looked forward to keeping the boys on their toes. "We're hoping Liz will be doing that thing that the Russians did to Bobby Fisher, a little bit of psychic mumbo jumbo on the Infinity lads might be enough to put them off their game" said Hall.

Hall put Rovers through a grueling mental training run this afternoon. "We asked the boys to imagine they were running up Mount Vic with Liz running behind them with a whip". The ploy backfired with several players enjoying the experience against all expectations. Rovers go into the crucial semi-final with Infinity tomorrow with a two loss no win record. "They've had the better of us so far but I'll be looking for a big game from Charlie Smith, who hasn't really done the business since his miracle goal from half way back in about game three". Hall said the team was taking a nothing to lose approach to the game and the players were under instruction to have fun or be dropped.