Well, having turned up last night and nearly having to walk away with no game after a slight field mix up, we did eventually get a game in although more of a practice match as some of the Cardiac Arrest guys joined the Celts to play against Blackpool. Two fantastic goals by Halil and Tano and some amazing saves by The Hulk were not enough to prevent a 3-2 defeat. Their winning goal coming from a great squared cross into the box which Johnaldo watched and admired before reacting with molasses like reflexes to help the Hulk pick the ball out of the net. Still, a good work out as the team gets ready for the beginning of the outdoor season.I know a lot of the team have not been playing indoor this year but it's good to know they are keeping fit in their own way. The photo above is straight from the Jodingo!! boot camp somewhere in deepest Connecticut. Jodingo!! is seen here wearing his specially designed Irish skull cap which he will be using in most games this season.
I can see the girl in the background is none too impressed!
No game next week but we will be having our AGM on Thursday night. Details to follow soon!
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Q/F DRAW
ReplyDeleteReal Madrid v TOTTENHAM
CHELSEA v MAN UTD
Barcelona v Shakhtar Donetsk
Inter Milan v Schalke 04
Ties to be played on 5/6 and 12/13 April.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE S/F DRAW
Inter Milan/Schalke 04 v CHELSEA/MAN UTD
Real Madrid/TOTTENHAM v Barcelona/Shakhtar Donetsk
Ties to be played on 26/27 April and 3/4 May.
Some predictions?
ReplyDeleteCould be Barcelona v Inter again
or Real M. v ManU , who knows.
Barca vs Man Utd .... i Think
ReplyDeleteMy, what a handsome lad! Beer-fueled smile was much bigger later in the evening last night!
ReplyDeleteYes, the training program is very rigorous....ha!
Facebook is a dangerous place for photo opps!
ReplyDeleteWhere's Liverpool in that CL quarterfinal group? Oh, I forgot...
ReplyDeleteTold you it would be 2 English teams playing each other and the 2 Spanish teams not.
Barca and Inter - last year's finalists got the smaller teams.
Johnaldo, you were not slow in reacting. The Blackpool player showed superhuman quickness in his finsh and no doubt you were in shock that anyone was able to get a cross turned in when I was covering him. I guess my grabbing-his-arm-while-he-blows-by-me defensive technique needs some work.
I'm agree with you tpink in your last 5 words.
ReplyDeleteDefenders have to be like a fly over a an infected wound and try to have body contact little pushing and double guy to neutralize him completely. If you seen some one just watching you how hard you do just yelling "help me here now". Another thing it helps too is try little toe poke the ball from his feet, that works for recovering the ball.and when is ready to shoot cover that, like you have a born baby in the goalie.
Just watch Pujol, Alvez, Maicon or Terry.
Or click here
tano... its hard to imagine The Hulk as a new born baby but you have given me a good idea for a new photoshop opportunity.... i know you love those sorts of pics!
ReplyDeleteand you did some good tackling last night Tano!
ReplyDeletetpink... yes, a bit more Jamie Carragher in your tackles and you will soon be the terror of the Madison defence!
ReplyDeleteSuper Sammy Stays with Celts!
ReplyDeleteJaja Yes I love it John.
ReplyDeleteAll is about make the team happy and good memories.
I know some ones may doesn't understand the whole picture, and probably call us goofie or so naive, but I admire you and Hulk and everybody who try to do something, to create a good time. So we can call this a recreational friendly team.
I like Joodingo hat I hope he didn't sacrifice his Celtic shirt to do it.
How come you didn't make a shiny teeth effect Johnaldo? Come on!.
Johnaldo...Thank you for the comments about that I did good last night, Bruce, Behrouz, Rob, Ruggero and TomP. made the same complement last night and that make me sleep like a little boy with a smile on my face. The sacrifice of stay out of white flour and sugar have this rewards. I'll getting better and better for outdoor and do my best.
ReplyDeleteThank you HULK for the beers last night, I like that place we should use that instead of Doody's
Tano.... shiny teeth effect? Can Jodingo!!'s teeth get any whiter or shiny?? I need sunglasses on when he smiles!
ReplyDeleteJohnaldo...Sorry, I mean Sparkling teeth effect
ReplyDeleteB H O Y S
ReplyDeleteTODAY PRACTICE AT:
Ct.Sportplex bring white and color shirt,plus 20 Bucks.
START AT 7pm sharp to 8:30pm.
try to getting on shape Gents. outdoor is around the corner not excuses latter.
yes i could have had a few starbursts coming out of his mouth but had no time to glam him up any further than he did himself!
ReplyDeleteTano.. my excuse is i'm limping from last night.... banged my knee off of the Hulk when he dived out to get a ball.... he probably didn't even feel it
ReplyDeleteJohn.. sorry to hear that get well soon.
ReplyDeleteFor now on, I will put with one day in advance any soccer practice available around.
Can you help me to organize a Sunday soccer boot camp by March 27 ?
We can start at 9am with some extreme exercise and then a friendly game vs any team from the area. I ask Southberry if they want to play.
Tano let's see what we can do... El Gato is the field guy... i think it would be good to stretch our legs on a real field before the season starts
ReplyDeleteCeltic vs Rangers Scottish League Cup Final
ReplyDeleteThis Sunday! 11am kick off
SUNDAY outdoor PRACTICE:
ReplyDeleteTime: 9am to 11am
Where: Jared Eliot Middle School, Clinton
Weather: Sunny, around 40's.
Goals have been removed from all Madison fields and would not be put up until first weekend in April.
ReplyDeleteHowever, I will check the fields periodically to make sure....
ReplyDeleteEl Gato... Sound perfect for arrange a game for Sunday April 3th. April.
ReplyDeleteCan't believe Celtic lost the cup final to such a bad team.....
ReplyDeletenew article posted
ReplyDeleteJohnaldo, could you please add the link here on highlights of the Celtic-Ranger Final? I haven't seen the game....
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