Friday, March 23, 2007
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Fresh winds
Mmmmmmmmm - how lovely the breeze was this Sunday ! And that 5 mn shower of hail, snow, and rain, and what a lovely horizontal angle it took. Anyway, enough about the weather, lets concentrate on the football.
Results
Celtic 5 Auckland 2
Bob 1 WKK 1
Hendrix 2 Groovers 0
Loko 1 Barnes 1
Cosmo 1 Madras 4
Few commentary points..
Bob's equaliser from a 35 yard freekick in last 10 mns and WKK missed penalty in the last 5 mns ending in a 1-1 draw means that Celtic are now 3 points clear at the top.. with 2 league games remaining..
No change in league standings for the 1st five teams.
Hendrix with their "revenge" win over Ladbrooke Groovers takes them up to 6th spot overtaking Auckland who take 7th spot.
Madras move up 1 place to 8th with their win over Cosmo. Barnes go down 1 place to 9th with their draw with Loko. And Cosmo remain bottom.
I have played my second consecutive game in 2 weeks (for Cosmo) - thats a first in 4 years ! And by god, my legs were there to prove it, stiffening up in the 1st 5 minutes.. but I had one shot on goal, and it was only about 15 feet from the goalpost - not bad ! And moved back to central midfield behind the back 3 where.. ahhh .. enough. Except would like to say that there was one good crunching tackle I went into and my knee was completely fine with it.. boy, that brings a smile to my face ! And I was able to take free kicks without the knee feeling bulldozed. May sound trivial but believe you me, its a big thing for me ! Thanks to Tris for the loan of his shinpads. I am thinking of acquiring my own seeing my knee is looking promising.
We also had our managers meeting - here are the minutes..
Guess what - corner flags were mentioned again - i keep hearing yes we want to use them.. but, still they remain static...
Referees - i have asked that each team start giving me feedback on the referees - score out of 10 + any comments. I am looking to get reports from the referees as well. I also asked that any comments to be made to the ref should be made by the captain - only he should go and discuss the issue - I am tired of seeing the ref abused - i'd hate to think how many times he'd have words with you guys for every mistake u made on the pitch - it works both ways.
Barnesalona Ethos
Another gentle reminder that there is no promotion, no relegation, no money, just a simple old cup with your teams name on it for winning. People have careers, have families, are human beings - lets tolerate each-other, and make for happy sunday - know what i mean. There is a good spirit happening this season - lets keep it up and improve - the managers meetings seems to be a good forum for this spirit.
Cup Fixture List
Barnesalona Cup SEMI's
Saturday 21st April
Group 1 3rd place v Group 2 4th place 10h30 KO
Group 1 4th place v Group 2 2rd place 02h00 KO
James Rettie Cup SEMI's
Sunday 22nd April
Group 1 1st place v Group 2 2nd place 10h30 KO
Group 1 2nd place v Group 2 1st place 02h00 KO
FINALS
- Bank of EnglandTo be advised - as cannot confirm pitch and times.Will look to Dukes Meadows as well Or Westway Pitches - artificial as discussed.
League Fixture List
Managers agreed to postpone the matches due weekend of 5th and 6th May to week after due to weekend being Bank Holiday weekend.
So:
Saturday 12th May BARNES COMMON
Uncle Bob v Auckland - 10h30 AM
Sunday 13th May BARNES COMMON
Celtic v Barnes - 10h30 KO
Hendrix v WKK - 02h00 KO
And it was nice to see the jugs of beer being finished in time.
Laters.
Results
Celtic 5 Auckland 2
Bob 1 WKK 1
Hendrix 2 Groovers 0
Loko 1 Barnes 1
Cosmo 1 Madras 4
Few commentary points..
Bob's equaliser from a 35 yard freekick in last 10 mns and WKK missed penalty in the last 5 mns ending in a 1-1 draw means that Celtic are now 3 points clear at the top.. with 2 league games remaining..
No change in league standings for the 1st five teams.
Hendrix with their "revenge" win over Ladbrooke Groovers takes them up to 6th spot overtaking Auckland who take 7th spot.
Madras move up 1 place to 8th with their win over Cosmo. Barnes go down 1 place to 9th with their draw with Loko. And Cosmo remain bottom.
I have played my second consecutive game in 2 weeks (for Cosmo) - thats a first in 4 years ! And by god, my legs were there to prove it, stiffening up in the 1st 5 minutes.. but I had one shot on goal, and it was only about 15 feet from the goalpost - not bad ! And moved back to central midfield behind the back 3 where.. ahhh .. enough. Except would like to say that there was one good crunching tackle I went into and my knee was completely fine with it.. boy, that brings a smile to my face ! And I was able to take free kicks without the knee feeling bulldozed. May sound trivial but believe you me, its a big thing for me ! Thanks to Tris for the loan of his shinpads. I am thinking of acquiring my own seeing my knee is looking promising.
We also had our managers meeting - here are the minutes..
Guess what - corner flags were mentioned again - i keep hearing yes we want to use them.. but, still they remain static...
Referees - i have asked that each team start giving me feedback on the referees - score out of 10 + any comments. I am looking to get reports from the referees as well. I also asked that any comments to be made to the ref should be made by the captain - only he should go and discuss the issue - I am tired of seeing the ref abused - i'd hate to think how many times he'd have words with you guys for every mistake u made on the pitch - it works both ways.
Barnesalona Ethos
Another gentle reminder that there is no promotion, no relegation, no money, just a simple old cup with your teams name on it for winning. People have careers, have families, are human beings - lets tolerate each-other, and make for happy sunday - know what i mean. There is a good spirit happening this season - lets keep it up and improve - the managers meetings seems to be a good forum for this spirit.
Cup Fixture List
Barnesalona Cup SEMI's
Saturday 21st April
Group 1 3rd place v Group 2 4th place 10h30 KO
Group 1 4th place v Group 2 2rd place 02h00 KO
James Rettie Cup SEMI's
Sunday 22nd April
Group 1 1st place v Group 2 2nd place 10h30 KO
Group 1 2nd place v Group 2 1st place 02h00 KO
FINALS
- Bank of EnglandTo be advised - as cannot confirm pitch and times.Will look to Dukes Meadows as well Or Westway Pitches - artificial as discussed.
League Fixture List
Managers agreed to postpone the matches due weekend of 5th and 6th May to week after due to weekend being Bank Holiday weekend.
So:
Saturday 12th May BARNES COMMON
Uncle Bob v Auckland - 10h30 AM
Sunday 13th May BARNES COMMON
Celtic v Barnes - 10h30 KO
Hendrix v WKK - 02h00 KO
And it was nice to see the jugs of beer being finished in time.
Laters.
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
f'n grate
i just typed a post full of detail on last sunday's action and repercussions on league and cup standings, and then it all got deleted.. I'm not bitter.
Bullet Points
* call at 8h30 am - are games still on? Yes I said
* call at 10h35 am - where is the ref? He's prob late but he will be there I said
* call at 10h40 am - where is the ref? (another game) He's... Oh hang on, I can see him now, thanks
* main result is a draw Celtic 2 Loko 2 which means League is still no longer a foregone conclusion but has a little spice left in it (there was a whole lot more stuff about this but can't be bothered to get into it again..)
* rain.. f off.
Until the next posting.. is that sunshine i see..?...... oh.. no..
Bullet Points
* call at 8h30 am - are games still on? Yes I said
* call at 10h35 am - where is the ref? He's prob late but he will be there I said
* call at 10h40 am - where is the ref? (another game) He's... Oh hang on, I can see him now, thanks
* main result is a draw Celtic 2 Loko 2 which means League is still no longer a foregone conclusion but has a little spice left in it (there was a whole lot more stuff about this but can't be bothered to get into it again..)
* rain.. f off.
Until the next posting.. is that sunshine i see..?...... oh.. no..
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