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JIFL News N°11.vol 2. Season 2005-2006:: Summary 1. Edito 2. Send your games info 3. Current league standings 4. Games reports 5. Top scorers ------------------------------------------
At least like gentlemen
HO HO HO! Happy Holidays, my fine football friends. I started being good this morning so that Santa will be bring me some presents this Weinacht. I am sure that everyone has their own plans for some sort of celebration and that most will spend that time with family or friends. But if you are alone this X-Mas season don't worry a bit about that. I sympathize with you. I, too, have spent an X-Mas alone once or twice in my lifetime when I was traveling around playing back in my younger days. Yeah, you might get lonely a little but it soon passes and you realize in reality that it is just another day in the many that make up the totality of our lives. So... for the lonely: I feel for 'ya, brother. You won't be lonely long. And for the much encumbered: Enjoy your family and friends while you have them around. Life is so transitional but we often forget that and take those around us for granted as if they will always be there. They won't. So enjoy them while you have them in your life. The refs just can't keep up
anymore
As far as football goes.... well, scroll down and have a look at the league table. That is the way the first half ends. Due to a force majeure out at Sentul two games were unplayable and the other unfinished match is simply BuGils and them Dutchmen of Knudde arranging their final match sometime in the beginning of January. We have shared a very good first half of the season as a league and considering that the standard of refereeing has dropped considerably in most of the players and managers opinions. I rather think that the level of play has increased considerably and that the refs just can't keep up anymore. Anyway, that is what it looks like to me. One of the most exciting matches of the season The last JIFL match of the first
half ended with Team Japan defeating DOIT
2-1 at Stadium Sentul on Saturday. Apparently, the referee couldn't handle
all of the shouting at him and had a nervous breakdown on the pitch which
resulted in him being unable to blow his whistle for anything. He just
pulled out yellow cards instead. And, I heard, unrelated to the match,
that Mick McTeir scratched Go on the
ears and owes him an apology when they see each other again. And a few
days before at the Fortress, JIS defeated Team
Japan in a thriller that ended 5-3 and which was apparently one
of the most exciting matches of the season. Well, boys... I hope that Santa brings each of your fine football clubs a full set of matching socks this year so we will all look at least like gentlemen when the television cameras come out to start filming the league in a weekly highlight show starting in mid-January. Any donkeys who show up in bright red socks or lime green ones are going to be bleeped out of the freakin' picture. So don't do that! Meanwhile.... Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! All the Best, Dale --------------------------------------
:: Send your games info The JIFL League being not yet broadcasted on ESPN, no report means no informations. Therefore, each team is required to send their games infos within 48 hours after their match at howayu_2@rad.net.id, jifl@esefc.com, dalemulholland@hotmail.comSubject: Game infos -------------------- Take the december quiz ! --------------------------------------
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Scorers : Gareth Withe (1) (Doit),
Ref Spoils Christmas
Party Sheard (making his 250th appearance for DOIT), was lost early in the game to a recurring injury and Eric (I'm two goals of the all time record) Anderson slotted into midfield in his place. However the deadlock was broken when trusty right back Grice passed straight to a Japanese midfielder who broke through the staggered defence and cut it across to a man in the middle to finish. Anguished cries of "Oh No" were heard from the defence as it was an unjust scoreline as DOIT were just getting control of the game. Doit fought back and played a long ball game to Rudy up front. Also Fandi played a strong attacking game on the left and both Rudy and Gareth had clear chances to bring the game level but failed. The game had started off a bit niggly with both teams holding and tackling hard, but this degenerated as the referee refused to intervene in some incidents. This grew worse and worse with time until the ref had totally lost control of the game. It was one of the many flash points which led to Ronan making an appeal to the ref against the continual holding and tugging at his jersey for which he was shown a yellow card!!!!!. Then Japan broke again and scored a good goal amid appeals for offside but it was apparently good and not offside. At half time due to the complaints the ref offered to hand over the game to his assistant who looked terrified by the prospect. The second half started with two new youth players for DOIT taking to the field. Young Lewis Whyte who obviously had the gift of skill in the family and his pal James Buchanan who did a sterling job at Centre Half while old Nick Czolak pushed up into mid field. Doit having created more chances in the first half continued to push and 10 minutes into the second half this resulted in a clear penalty, which was duly converted by Gareth With (but only just), with Eric hovering around for scraps after having been relieved of penalty duty after his last miss. Japan continued to frustrate DOIT with their niggly holding and pulling and time wasting. So much so that one of our placid Indonesians complained to the ref about time wasting and was yellow carded for speaking to him! (the ref had totally lost it by this stage). Doit were in resurgence and continued to push against a more subdued Japanese team, who were hanging in against the onslaught. 5 Minutes later a ball skidded though into the Japanese box, the bounce off the slippery surface beating the defender with Rudy past him and he stuck his hand out to clearly stop the ball going past him and deny Rudy a goal. The ref was standing about 10 yards away and saw the incident (as did almost everyone on the pitch), put the whistle to his mouth and then he either decided to not blow or did not have the puff to rattle the pea. A riot ensued which resulted in another yellow card for DOIT when an outraged Eric Anderson verbally provoked the ref followed by an onslaught of DOIT players. The ref cost us the draw at least and many DOIT Players wanted to walk off at this stage, even the ref wanted to walk off as he offered Lucas the whistle. The game restarted but it was a lack lustre affair after this point and with tempers frayed and personal scores being settled the ref blew up approx 5 minutes before the end of time. The result stands and DOIT were aggrieved but no official complaint, at best we deserved the draw. The Japan team said "we won today but did not enjoy" the DOIT team said "we lost and we did not enjoy" so the objectives of the league were not met. The ref was too weak to say anything. Only appeal is "NEVER SEND THAT REF TO DOIT AGAIN"! We then headed off to Lucas and Ari's pad for a great evening off revelry. After a fantastic Christmas dinner of Turkey and all the trimmings followed by Ari's birthday cake there was a visit from Santa Clause. His little helper dished out the presents while Santa had all the children sit on his knee (in a Gary Glitteresque fashion), especially the older girls. His sack was full when he came in and empty when he left!!! Phnar, Phnar! After attacks on his beard and hat it was declared that Santa was bald and one of the kids thought it was his scouse dad in disguise!!!!! Can you believe that! Many mothers were disappointed at not getting to sit on his knee but maybe next year ladies! Hero of the night was captain Bling Gareth With who was seen searching the floor for trinkets that fell out of the Christmas crackers to go with his new chain and bling bling ring. Also he turned up in his pyjama's for the game, all white with a thong on underneath and a hat on backwards (the youth of today!). Ronan (the pikey) was relieved that the attention had moved to someone else until he announced the opening of his new fixed location mobile home. That is what the Pikeys do to try and lay claim to land permanently (they remove the wheels from their caravans). His soon to be fiancée was in attendance with a very tight tee shirt as well. She was looking for another sandwich apparently after the one the night before was less than satisfying. Talking about satisfaction, Eric is looking forward to Christmas as he has bought his missus and titi enlargement. The night ended abruptly after Ronan has spilled red wine on almost everyone followed by white to help remove the stain and he suddenly passed out with his head in his hands. Gold old pikeys never let us down. Last game before Christmas, unlucky and mid table mediocrity beckons. Here is to a more successful new year and remember to think about your waistline when stuffing yourself with turkey. Seasons greetings to all and I wish that last Saturdays ref gets some courage for Christmas (just like the lion in "the wizard of oz"!! I think the first game will be Sat 21st so maybe we can get a friendly with JAPAN before that one!!!!!!!!!!!! Mick (Doit) ---------------- :: Top scorers
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