Dear Champs,

Howdy do? Well, if you read the last JiFL Newsletter, you will have noticed that I discussed our attitudes and how we come mentally prepared with one type of mindset or another to the matches which often determines our behaviour on the field during the pressure hour. And however that behaviour manifests itself then that, in turn, affects everybody from the players to the few fans who support us. And I guess assuming that I wrote the piece, then you could probably also assume that I always come properly prepared mentally and keep my head on at a reasonable level since I wrote about it, right? Excuse me, wrong. 

I, too, can suffer from the over-competitive hyper-tensive mentality on occasion as well and last Wednesday evening it flared it's unattractive head. I surprised and confused myself in the process and instead of taking it out on the opposing team like most people regularly do, I took it out on my own. It's a terrible thing to do to your buddies and I want to give them and the JIS Dragons a heartfelt and sincere apology for walking out on the game at halftime without explanation. Consequently, after Carl Albillot (serving 17 years and 493 matches for the club), the second longest standing member of the club with a decade of league experience and well over 300 matches and a hundred goals to his credit, Manny Rawthore will be taking over the coaching-manager duties for me at the Wanderers and I will continue working as the club secretary making sure the knitty-gritty details are accomplished to properly run a team in this league. I decided it was better to make it a public apology because I acted unacceptably under any circumstances in the public domain, in front of anybody paying attention, during those two minutes at halftime. But like I said I'm working on it. I'll improve. Hang with me. It's not over yet. 

Well, if I don't see you before, than I hope to see you at the World Cup 6's Saturday - May 15th at ISCI.  That is always one of the best days in our lives and this year will be no different. I heard a rumor that they are tapping a free kegger from 12:00-13:00 PM during the lunch hour for those spectators and fans that partake of that particular substance. And the internet and ESPN pundits early predictions this year are on Italy, Cameroon, Scotland (or the USA) and Indonesia to reach the semi-finals - click on ladbrokes.com then click Sports Betting then click Football then click World Cup 2010 then click World Cup Specials then click World Cup 6's. Enjoy your journey and don't bet the family farm. Football can be a funny ol' game.