Happy St Patrick's Day!

Top of the morning lads and very Happy St Patricks day to you all, and what a fine morning it is.
Now we have a little game on tonight, at 8pm, against those terrible drunkards, the Cardiac Arrest bhoys. Who knows if they will turn up or not but to be sure we should all be there waiting for them. And if we can't have a shindig with them then sure enough we can have one Hell of a shindig with ourselves!

Here's to a long life and a merry one
A quick death and an easy one
A pretty girl and an honest one
A cold beer and another one!

....... and may you be inHeaven a half hour before theDevil knows you're dead!


See you later, Slainte!

Winning!

Not a Charlie Sheen among us but we are winners!

Yes, a great performance against a Southeast Xara team who had just beaten the Guilford Black Eagles, sent the team off to the bar with a smile. The pulsating 5-3 victory for the Celts was well deserved and about time! Having had probably the worst session of indoor soccer in their history ( 1 win in 8 games! ) the Celts have now moved into a more comfortable mediocrity with one win, one draw and one loss. The signs are good though that the team is now finding some good form and the players are starting to get in shape..... well some of them.
The game started with a frenzy of shots by the opposition that hit every post and bar available to them in the Hulks goal. If it missed those, the Hulk was there to block it. After this onslaught by the Xara team a fantastic long range shot by Halil, that nearly burst through the net, gave Madison the lead. Two more goals by David and Tano made the score a comfortable 3 0 by half time. But, as is always the case, two defensive errors, bad passes from defence to midfield, allowed the Xara team to claw back two goals. Another goal by us and another by them made it 4-3 to Madison heading into the last few minutes of the game. It did look that the Celts were starting to wilt under pressure and maybe Xara would find a late equalizer but not this time. Some great saves by the Hulk, fighting for his place after the scintillating from of El Gato, and some good defensive clearances kept the Xara team at bay. In fact, El Gato also showed some of his great defensive qualities in this game with some nifty footwork and tackles! The team was still stressing when a great shot by Tano brought an anxiety relieving fifth goal for the Celts who ran out deserved 5-3 winners!

The next game is scheduled to be against Cardiac Arrest on St Paddy's day. Having met Goggs in the bar he doubted any of them will be sober enough to turn up to play us so we may need another plan for that night. If we have more players we can have a scrimmage match? If they do turn up drunk then we can have a laugh.... either way we should plan to be there to play.

We also need to agree on an AGM night and location. So far we have Thursday 24th March as a possibility as a a few of you can't make Friday the 18th. Who is OK with the 24th?

Getting Better? Maybe...!

A double header night allowed Madison to get even more of their ring rustiness wiped off. A great battling performance against the Guilford Black Eagles was followed up by another strong performance against Guilford Bell Curve. In the first game against the Eagles, Madison passed accurately, tackled hard and kept possession well against strong opposition. The Celts took a 3-2 lead in the game and looked to be heading towards a famous win. But, as bad luck would have it, they snatched defeat from the jaws of victory by losing a late goal. El Gato was blameless for the late equalizer in yet another fantastic outing by the agile shot stopper. This game was probably the best game the Celts had played in indoor this year and they carried that form into the next game of the night against Guilford Bell Curve. Having got themselves into a strong position with two great gaols by Tano and one by David they let things slip and slumped to a 4-3 defeat. Although this was disappointing it could be blamed on tiredness and not for any lack of ambition or application by the team.

Next game is at 8pm against?? Don't know but I will find out!

Next Session Starts This Thursday!

Guys, the next session of indoor starts this Thursday with a game at 8pm! Don't know who against yet but it starts at 8pm!! Bring your fees which should be in the range of $60. Roniildo will confirm below in the comments section! Let's have fun and win some games but more importantly get fit for outdoor.....it's coming soon!