A RAMPANT Morning Allstars ran riot on Thursday tearing into a forlorn National Union of Journalists side like a pack of hungry vultures would rip into a rotting carcass.

It was the Allstars' biggest-ever win and stretches their recent impressive run to three wins in their last four games.

With Karl Stewart absent and Adrian Roberts still nursing an injured knee, James Walsh was drafted into the side for his first start since July. He joined Allstars' regulars Carl Worswick, James Eagle, Chris Hirst and Peter Mengerink in the side, while south London defensive thinker Alastair Drummond pulled on the prestigious red shirt for the first time.

Eagle belted the home side in front with a ferocious long-range effort, followed by two strikes from Chris Hirst.

Worswick made it four goals to the good for the Allstars with a typical finish from the Lancashire striker, but a powerful drive by an NUJ defender gave the visitors a gasp of hope.

That aside, Mengerink in the Allstars' goal had little to do and it was only a matter of time before the Allstars extended their lead. Walsh finished neatly after good flank work from Worswick and then struck again moments later to ease the Reds into a 6-1 half-time lead.

A few savage half-time words from NUJ captain Tim Lezard got the visitors off to a confident second period, while the Allstars lost their heads a little, each player desperately seeking to get his name on the score-sheet. After the NUJ had clawed an early goal back, Hirst returned a sense of defensive discipline and the NUJ withered under intense Allstar pressure.

Hirst went on to complete his hattrick, while Walsh went one better to take his tally to four. Worswick scored five second-half goals to add to a first-ever strike from Drummond and one from Mengerink, giving the Allstars a thumping 16-3 victory.

This match report is actually from Thursday 6 October and was accidentally left off the website. We offer our sincere apologies to all our fans