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JIFL News N°2. vol 3.
Season 2006-2007
:: Edito
What
is a Musketeer without his 'teer'? Dear Players, Fans, and
Supporters of the Worldwide Football Revolution, Alright then.... I am
ready to start again. But, I am just having a few reluctant
moments in motivating myself ever since I found out that
Dr. Niall Nelson has left his position at the
Fortress. I have this empty space in my writer's heart that
cannot be filled unless somebody can verify that he is, indeed,
still getting the Newsletter and avidly reading
it. Can anybody out there do this for me....? Is he still among
us, Brothers? Or has Niall left the building? Until I have some
sort of confirmation that he is still out there reading these
words then I feel that my cutting edge is dulled. So please
forgive me if my hard edge satirical bite is missing in the
following passage today. I feel like I have lost my blade and
what is a Musketeer without his 'teer'? On a happier note, I
recently discovered that
Mark Gray of JIS (click link and recall him as the
hero of Newsletter No. 20 -
Vol. 1. Season 2004-2005 - when
he saved Matteo's life) has re-nestled back
into the life of the JIFL. It is good when we return to our
adopted homeland after so many travels afar. Welcome back Mr.
Gray... it seems that this year's JIS side sorely needs you back
in the line-up. BuGils
Rising! Just as I
predicted a couple of years back when I made BuGils FC my
secret heart team, here they come! After defeating 2005-06
Champions JIS with a 1-0 score last Wednesday
at the Fortress, now they have gone and done it to the other
rising powerhouse FC D's last night at ISCI. The
BuGil Boys are leaping up the table and soon will be breaking
into the Big 3. The only thing keeping them out of there already
is simply goal difference. Here is what I think in regards to
them BuGiggilies this season:
I am predicting a Top 4 finish this year and a
UEFA Cup spot, the Most Improved Team Award, and
perhaps a finals spot in the JIFL Cup this year. That
is my initial gut feeling for this club. And this is assuming
that they are able to keep the current personnel at the helm and
ready to play for the next 17 league matches and another 4 Cup
matches.
ISCI
6-A-Sides on Sundays:
Every Sunday at ISCI starting at 5:00 PM, the gates open to the
public to come down and have a match. In fact, it is open for
the JIFL lads to come and have a match. For a mere 35,000. rupes,
you are in the door playing football and getting a free pint o'
the good stuff after finishing. Personally, I have gone to ISCI
on a few of the Sundays for the 6'ers and I have to say that I
find it really enjoyable and relaxed atmosphere with a load of
pretty good players participating. Anybody and everybody should
try it and they will see that it is an excellent idea and the
atmosphere is terrific. Do you remember when you were a kid and you would
meet your buddies at the park and make teams and then play a
match. It is like that. I have to say that I am enjoying it much
more then playing the local village opposition on Sundays which
got stale for me personally and felt more like an obligation
then anything else. I am now going there on Sundays to play
regularly and I would encourage all of the lads to come out and
give it a try. I feel like a new me. It's fun. Try it... Well, keep up the good
work. The league is looking good. The standard this year is at
the highest that it has ever been and yet, incredibly, we
continue to improve even as we get older. Don't you just love it? Best, Hero
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:: League Standings Wo. Dr. Lo. Gf Ga
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---------------- :: Game report
Scorers :
Many (1) (Wanderers), Pato (1) (Wanderers),
Thierry (German +), Yannick (German +)
A
well played match from both sides. The Wanderers had more of the
possession forcing German + to play solid defense and counter attack.
German + scored the first of their counter attack goals midway through the
first half. The Wanderers continued to pressure but the Germans held fast.
Early in the second half the Wanderers were awarded a penalty kick. After
this goal it looked like the Germans had their back against the wall. They
had no subsitutes and were clearly frustrated by the goal.
The Wanderers took
advantage of the drop in the Germans defensive stance and scored another
goal. But instead of rolling over the Germans responded to the second goal
with an increased measure of determination and the last 20 minutes or so
of the game was back and forth with some very solid chances from both
sides.
Eventually the Germans
equalized late in the game. There were tense moments at the end
accompanied by some colorful commentary from both teams - but
understandable considering the intensity of the competition. The game
ended in a tie - a fitting finish to a well fought game from both ends.
Overall it was a good game played in a fair and competitive spirit.
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NO GAME COMMENTS FROM
WANDERERS (C'mon guys...wake up !!)
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Scorers :
Eli (1) (Bugils)
A
second defeat for JIS in a row leaving the blue and white team at the
bottom end of the table. Again JIS had many players missing and having
only 1 sub didn’t really help. Despite the small squad, JIS should have
gotten a result from this game though. First half was pretty even against
a much improved Bugils team with few chances in the game. Terrible
defending (this seems to be a reoccurring thing for JIS this season) gave
Bugils the opportunity to open the score after just 30 secs into the 2nd
half.
Bugils
lined up with a new strike partnership of Chris and Eli, due to Will's
absence and we were weakened through the centre because Darshan was off
sunning himself in Spain....I deputised at centre-back, but was glad to
have Hartoyo (MOTM) playing along side me.
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Scorers :
Ben (3) (Lions), Richard Neal (1) (Lions)
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NO GAME COMMENTS FROM LIONS
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NO GAME REPORT FROM
KNUDDE
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... Express result ...
As the game was played
yesterday, no game report yet. See next JIFL newsletter for more details.
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::
Top scorers Challenge Team
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:: Man of the Match
Challenge Team FC D'S
Place
1
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Lions
Rumours:
It has recently come to the rumour
monger's attention that the Lions sometimes
known as the Mighties did a triple somersault
reverse flip on their pledge not to recruit outside the den this
year and brought in as many as 5 (but not less then 3) Cameroon
ringers for their match against the Magnificent Vikings
and ruined the evening for everybody involved. Apparently, the
Vikings lost interest when they saw that yet again it was
destined to be a one way traffic match with no laughs whatsoever. I only heard echoes of this incident and did not witness it
personally so I cannot verify it. But, even so, didn't we all
agree recently that we were going to try and quell the need to
win with the desire to play well? Which brings me to....
