FEBRUARY 2004 THE MONTH
OF ENOCH
Since his return to the first team in December,
Enoch was still decidedly "raw" and it was in the Cup game in January
against Tranmere where things finally came to a head. This was
entirely unfair to the Big Man. He was a victim of circumstance, a loan striker in a barren land of the
opposition's half. A new month turned, and so did a new leaf in the
story of Enoch Showunmi - The Showman - The Showboat - THE
DADDY!
A new determination was seen from the Leggy Lord as
soon as he took to the pitch against Colchester at the Kenny on the 7th.
It wasn't long before he was hitting the bar (and, dare I mention, it
- missing a few sitters). A goal for the man was in the offing, and he
converted a chance which many others would have faltered, turning
on the spot and firing from 12 yards out past the Col U keeper.
Resounding cheers of ENOCH! ENOCH! from around the
ground.
Just how could he better that showing? We didn't
have to wait long to find out!
The following Tuesday, a crunch game against fellow promotion-chasers, Brighton. A packed away-end added to an
electric atmosphere... again Enoch was ON FIRE! If he
didn't get another goal in this
game, there was something wrong! But there wasn't anything
wrong. Not with his performance, not with any of the Town
players. First off, Enoch finds himself with the keeper to
beat, does he chip, does he
blast? No, he selflessly lays it into the path of a rapidly
approaching Peter Holmes and he fires it home. Enoch the
Provider. The Brighton players don't know how to handle the
Big Man, they are being run
ragged by this huge man bearing down on their goal everytime
he gets the ball. In the second half, they resort to taking his
legs away. This only helps us when Enoch is brought down for a
penalty. Nico took it, but it was Enoch's dogged persistence
that got us the chance to put the game out of reach!
What's more - ENOCH, MAN-OF-THE-MATCH, first time in a Professional League
game!
Another home tie - a bogey team, Brentford. We need
Enoch on full-throttle. He doesn't
disappoint!
* 49 Minutes - leaves the
Bees' defence for dead as he rounds them all and slots in under the
keeper - we'll be happy with that! 2-0
* 66 Minutes - three
minutes after it goes 2-1, Enoch decides to regain the margin, a
mirror-image of the first goal! His first BRACE in League football! The
crowd goes wild, Enoch goes on a tour of the Kenilworth front line!
FAN-ENO-TASTIC!
* 80 Minutes - is he going
to go for the hat-trick? Of course, he bloody is! This is the
legend of Enoch! It's bound to have a happy ending! Peter Holmes returned
the Brighton favour and tees him up to fire home. ABSOLUTE BEDLAM!
His team-mates bury him, the crowd go absolutely bonkers. It's 4-1,
there's still ten minutes and Enoch is not going to rest on his
laurels!
Without a doubt, Man-of-the-Match two home games
running. Match ball winner.
9/10 and in Team of the Day in NotW!
Then came the first away game of the month -
Wycombe - forgettable, not a patch on previous showings,
least said, eh? However, Enoch had arguably the
best chance of the game - an overhead cross which
became an attempt on target!
ENOCH is named Travel Extra's Player of the
Month
Enoch was due to be awarded Travel Extras' Player of
the Month at the Bournemouth home game on 2nd March, but due to the
postponement of the match, this is rescheduled for Saturday 13th
March. Click
here for details.
ENOCH is FOOTBALL LEAGUE Umbro Isotonic
Division 2 Player of the Month
Not much more we can say! On March 4th, the Football
League named Enoch Showunmi Division 2 Player of the Month
for February. The month is complete! Enoch-stasy!
The panel who judged the competition said this of
Enoch, "Enoch Showunmi is a classic example of a player
being given a chance and taking it with both hands. He has made
just seven starts since being plucked from non-league football but has already become a real hero with the
fans. His pace and skill has proved too much for
some defences and he has shown an eye for goalscoring as well as creating
countless openings for his team-mates."
All pictures from the Official Website,
www.lutontown.co.uk