Thursday, August 18, 2011

NEXT GAME; Sunday 21st Aug, Guilford!

The season re-starts this Sunday with a cracker of a game! Our closest rivals Guilford are the team up first and this gives the Mad Celts a quick chance to gain some revenge for their 3-0 defeat in the last game of the season before the break. Guilford stumbled badly after that win losing two games and now sit only 2 points ahead of Celtic in the promotion spot. It is vitally important that the team gets out of the gate at full pace and really goes for the win. We can be too hesitant at times, like the last game against Orange. In that game we were bullied from the opening whistle and deserved to lose. In the last game against Guilford it sounded like really stupid errors threw the game away. We have to concentrate and stop having these costly errors!

For Sunday we will have a few players missing though injury or vacation but we should still have a strong squad. BUT!! Please Please PLEASE do not give me a hard time over subbing and game time!

I'm not sure if you have noticed or not, but I don't have a team of guys or backroom staff helping me on the sidelines on match day! You are all too busy counting the minutes you have on or off the field! Anyone who wants to volunteer to actively manage the subbing is welcome!

I cannot guarantee equal time for everyone... I'm not actually counting the time of each player on the field... I am looking to see if people are running their guts out for the team or just strolling around counting the daisy's!!

When you get on the field, get stuck in and play your heart out...then come off for a rest... and then do it again!

Let's get out there and win three points!!

Don't know who the beer guys are, but we are at Town Campus this game!

52 comments:

  1. Bambi ( from previous post)....some of the players you mention can also play up front... Safet can also play at the back....to be honest when a player gets on the field they just have to show why they should be on the field!! and why they should be picked for the next game! Let's get the best out of the team over the next ten games. If the focus is how much game time am i going to get then we may not meet the goal of getting promoted....over the the next ten weeks we will have players tarveling, injured or AWOL so we will need the full squad! IMHO

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  2. GAME IS AT TOWN CAMPUS;

    Sunday Roster:

    TomA
    Tano
    Johnaldo
    Bambi
    Hulk
    Rugginho
    Jodingo!!
    Roniildo
    Fribeka
    tpink (at least a half)

    OUT;

    El Gato injured
    Kris Vacation
    Goggs injured

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  3. Johnaldo, my comments were not intended to focus on gametime per se, but were a specific reply to the question of whether or not we should be recruiting more players. I stand by the opinion that we have a full squad right now, and agree that we should be focused on winning with our current squad.

    Bambi

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  4. The Hulkster and Tano have beer duties for Sunday

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  5. anyone watch the Barca Real game last night? great game

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  6. Johanldo, as I have said in the past I 'll do the subbing if you are on the field and you will do the subbing when I am on the field. This is assuming we are both there on the game day. But let's get the message out and make sure NOT bunch of players do the subbing from the sideline. That creates more confusion and frustration for the team and we have seen that before many times. Only one person should do the subbing and let's start with that

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  7. Great game until Marcelo's brain exploded, closely followed by Mourinho's "maybe the cameras will somehow miss me being a total pr$&k and sticking my finger in another coaches eye" moment... It's a shame too, because Real should be focused on how awesome Ronaldo is, not how much of a d&*k their coach is.

    Bambi

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  8. I watched the highlights of the Barcelona Real Madrid game....Barcelona goals were great specially the one by David Villa...I am going to see if I can watch the whole thing tonight

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  9. Mascherano was a gladiator, He saved a lot and Messi score 2 and he lost two clear chances, for me the best player for Real was Iker, otherwise the game end it up Barca 5 Real 2.

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  10. I'll be there guys. I'll play.

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  11. Jorge!!!! Good to hear from you!! See you Sunday!

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  12. Guys great practice tonight. A real practice too! Let's hope we can do more skills training next week

    Hulk was there
    Tpink was there
    Bambi was there
    Safet was there
    Tano was there
    I was there

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  13. Oh. And El Gato was there even when injured!!!!

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  14. Paulo can't play yet, right? Johanaldo or Roniildo please confirm. Safet make sure he knows that.

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  15. I've lost what little respect I had for Mourinho. What an idiot.

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  16. We need to hear still from quite a few players about their intentions to play Sunday!

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  17. Safet, El Gato tells me that Paulo is all set with the league officials to play Sunday. Sorry for any confusion.

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  18. Updated roster:

    TomA
    Tano
    Johnaldo
    Bambi
    Hulk
    Rugginho
    Jodingo!!
    Roniildo
    Fribeka
    tpink (at least a half)
    Safet
    Paulo
    Halil
    Ilhan
    Telat

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  19. DS, DX (La Boca), Flaco?

    Tom A, Jorge is on the roster for this Sunday also.

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  20. updated roster:

    TomA
    Tano
    Johnaldo
    Bambi
    Hulk
    Rugginho
    Jodingo!!
    Roniildo
    Fribeka
    tpink (at least a half)
    Safet
    Paulo
    Halil
    Ilhan
    Telat
    Carlos
    Jorge

    waiting to hear from DS

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  21. More update:

    Tano
    Johnaldo
    Bambi
    Hulk
    Rugginho
    Jodingo!!
    Roniildo
    Fribeka
    tpink (at least a half)
    Safet
    Paulo
    Halil
    Ilhan
    Telat
    Carlos
    Jorge
    La Boca
    Tomasito

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  22. Updated roster:

    TomA
    Tano
    Johnaldo
    Bambi
    Hulk
    Rugginho
    Jodingo!!
    Roniildo
    Fribeka
    tpink (at least a half)
    Safet
    Paulo
    Halil
    Ilhan
    Telat
    Carlos
    Jorge
    La Boca
    Ds

    We need google for this game

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  23. Goggs is injured. Good squad! Remember no crying on match day

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  24. Roniildo you hae the passes?

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  25. Guys. Sundays game will be the third time we have played Guilford Bell Curve. They are the only team we have played in nearly ten years that we have not scored against....... Someone is going to make history this Sunday

    Make it you

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  26. CC, i have the passes in the car. a lot of banter boys, especially TomA....awesome to see you motivated again.....

    Jodingo!!, Dr Roniildo worked his magic with SASL, and so Paulo is eligible for selection on Sunday...

    Don't know if DX is playing ot not?

    For what it is worth, want to see u guys come out massive on Sunday... Johnaldo said it all already...play your guts out and that's it. No compaining about time or any other girlie stuff...let's murder the 3 points on Sunday...

    Ultimate kudos to Hulk & Tano on the beet!!!!!

    Jorge, awesome to see U back on the blog :-)

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  27. Sorry Dx call me back and he said he can't play Sunday so now the rooster for Sunday will be :


    Tano
    Johnaldo
    Bambi
    Hulk
    Rugginho
    Jodingo!!
    Roniildo
    Fribeka
    tpink (at least a half)
    Safet
    Paulo
    Halil
    Ilhan
    Telat
    Carlos
    Jorge
    La Boca
    Ds
    TomAsito

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  28. I means:

    Tano
    Johnaldo
    Bambi
    Hulk
    Rugginho
    Jodingo!!
    Roniildo
    Fribeka
    tpink (at least a half)
    Safet
    Paulo
    Halil
    Ilhan
    Telat
    Carlos
    Jorge
    Ds
    TomAsito

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  29. La Boca is out? Danny boy u have missed a lot of games!

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  30. Reading Jodingo!!'s match report from the last game it really looks like we had the game by the scruff of the neck but couldn't find the finishing touches

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  31. Roniildo. As a Red Sox fan I will grind my teeth to forgive you calling me CC

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  32. CC is for ConnecticutCelt :-)

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  33. J, u can tell me tomorrow what u thought I meant:-)

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  34. Cc sabitha, I hope... Otherwise I really do not want to know....
    Nambi

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  35. Is someone in or close to NY now?? please answer me ASAP I need to pick up a new ball for tomorrow.

    168 East Boston Post Rd
    Mamaroneck, NY 10543

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  36. Tano. I'm in Guilford right now so no help there

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  37. I guess we have to wait one more game and play with whatever we have Jorge if you read the blog bring your Adidas ball so we can have two decent games balls.

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  38. I'll bring my balls (soccer balls, I have two!)

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  39. Great News guys: Mail came at this late, and YES!! we have new and crispy Ball for tomorrow :).
    Rest well all.

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  40. Great news about your crispy ball Tano....

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  41. John. Text me please. Brian

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  42. Anyone in contact with john. CAn you ask him to contact his brother Brian. Thanks. Brian

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  43. I'll sent him a note Brian

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  44. HE is not answering his home and cell phone. DO you have jody's cell phone number? Brian

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  45. Sorry guys. My battery died on my cell phone and I didn't realize it

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  46. John, Please give Brian my cell number for future Johnaldo MIA's!!

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