Crawfordjohn Heavy Mob compete at World Swamp Soccer

Things looked promising for the lads when, after a 1-1 draw in their first group game against Scottish rivals Dirty B......s, they had a 4-1 win over American team Nanomudtologists — who were all dressed as Disney characters — before a 0-0 stalemate against the Dirty Half Dozen from England.

This meant that the Heavy Mob would qualify for the next round of the tournament — where matches were played on five-a-side sized pitches with mud a foot deep — if Dirty B......s either drew or lost their final group fixture against the Americans. But Nanomudtologists failed to turn up for this clash so Dirty B......s were awarded a 2-0 victory to progress at the Heavy Mob's expense.

Team member David Alexander (25), a Business student at Stirling University, said: "The way we went out was very annoying.

"All the boys were gutted and felt a bit let down because we didn't get a fair crack of the whip.

"We suggested to Dirty B......s that we should play a deciding play-off match against them, but they refused in case they lost."

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