Archive for November, 2008
Coming football week
City!
Well done to both team in the weekend…Summer Palace with a convincing victory and City for a great performance that deserved a better result.
No time to stop thinking about the past, because this will be a really busy week of football!
Check out the upcoming games and events:
Tuesday 25th - Training indoor at the Canadian International School (CIS), 8pm, remember to bring trainers or 5 aside shoes. (check the map enclose)
Thursday 27th - Premiere Division Match - City vs Fortuna, 8pm, Chaoyang stadium (NO LIDO PITCH), meet at Lugas at 6.30pm or at the pitch 7.15pm. (check the detail address here to get to the pitch)
Chaoyang Sports Stadium on Yaojiayuan Lu
姚家园路. 朝阳体育中心
Yaojiayuan Lu Chaoyang Ti Yu Zhong Xin
map - http://www.chysports.com/img/map1.gif
phone - 8597 0282
Saturday 29th - Pikey Leaving Do Party - meet at Xiawuji Club Football pitches at 10.45am, all day activities, beers and fun, with the great Pikey!
Please let me know if you have problems to come for training or to the other events.
If you need more information please call me.
Ciao
Luca
City: End of the first part of the season schedule
Citizen,
Our first part of the season is rapidly coming to an end. Both teams still have some really important games, but I think it’s about time to give all of you, a short recap of the Club activity for the next few weeks.
Here is a detail schedule of what is going to happen:
November-
* 21st Friday - IFFC Curry night (First IFFC teams night out) 7.30pm, Chingari Indian Restaurant (above the Pizza Hut in Dongzhimenwaidajie)
* 22nd Saturday - First Division match Summer Palace vs Chaoyang park rangers, 5.30pm KO
* 23rd Sunday - Premier Division match Forbidden City vs Sexy, 4pm KO
* 25th Tuesday - Training Canadian International School (indoor training), 8pm
* 27th Thursday - Premier Division match Forbidden City vs Fortuna, 8pm KO
* 29th Saturday - Andy Jones “Pikey” Leaving do party! All day celebration to one of our most important members and founders of Forbidden City, Starting 11am till late (details will be forward to you soon this week)
December-
* 3rd Wednesday - First Division match Summer Palace vs Celtic Gold, 8pm KO at Dulwitch college
* 6th Saturday - will see a lot of activities:
o Premier Division match, Forbidden City vs Celtic, 4pm KO
o First Division match, Summer Palace vs Azzurri, 10am KO
* On the same day 6th, we will have our famous CITY XMAS PARTY. This year it will all take place at Lugas Villa Mexican Restaurant (3floor from Lugas Villa Pub). Reasonable costs, lot of free drinks, games and awards for another crazy City night. Open invitation to friends, girlfriends, wifes, ect. ect. Starting at 7.30 pm. (More details to be forward soon)
* 9th Tuesday - Last training of 2008, Canadian International school (indoor training) 8pm
* 13th December - 2′ round Cup game, Forbidden City vs Russia United, KO to be confirm
Sorry for the long list guys, but I think it can be helpful for everyone, to have a fix schedule like this, so that you can all organize for what is coming ahead.
Remember Pikey leaving do party and the Xmas party are a must to attend, so get your busy schedule planned, so that you can attend this 2 important events.
Let’s keep winning and let’s keep having a lot of fun together!
Your personal secretary
Luca “The Stallion” Merlone
Training today Nov.18th
City!
Today November 18th training at Lido pitch, 8pm.
Meet at the pitch at 7.50 so that we can start on time!
We have some tough games ahead so training is really important, hope to see you all there!
Remember to bring hat and gloves, its start to getting chilly!
Team announcement: Forbidden City WILL NOT play the cup game against Russia this week, so if you planned to attend the game and not the training, please join us for training tonight!
Lets get ready for a succesful weekend!
Cheers
Luca
Summer Palace vs Kozo Japan
Hello Lads,
This is a reminder to the email Patrick wrote to you earlier in the week … If you haven’t replied to me about your availability for the Summer Palace match this Sunday morning 16th November, kick off 10:30AM… PLEASE REPLY NOW !!
Please be at Chaoyang Stadium changed and ready for a warm-up session at 10:00 AM.
As we proved last weekend by our slow and un-organised start, it’s important we are all there on time to stretch and warm-up properly as a team to be focused for the match.
Chaoyang Sports Stadium on Yaojiayuan Lu
姚家园路. 朝阳体育中心
Yaojiayuan Lu Chaoyang Ti Yu Zhong Xin
map - http://www.chysports.com/img/map1.gif
phone - 8597 0282
Cheers,
Pikey
Bangkok Veterans Classic — 21-22/Feb/2009
Hi Pikey and Jason,
This is EG from Bangkok! Hope you’ve been well.
Not sure whether you guys are planning to come to the Easter in April, but we’re back on the scene with a “new” football tournament for another chance to visit Bangkok!
Just wanted to drop a note and check whether Forbidden City would be interested in participating in an Over-35s 8-a-side vets tournament during Feb/21-22nd next year.
Please have a look through the Bangkok Vets League website, and check out the details in the following link:
==> http://www.vetsleague.com/htmls/bvc_invitation.htm
Let me know what you think in the next 10-15 days as we continue reserving spots for those 16 lucky teams.
Hope to see y’all in Bangkok soon.
Kind regards,
=EG=
http://www.vetsleague.com/
FCFC 1:1 Africa
Voting Tally
| MAN OF MATCH VOTES TOTAL | DONKEY VOTES TOTAL |
|---|---|
| 5 - Simon | 5 - Philippe |
| 1½ - Jason | 2 - Ton |
| 1 - Muhl | 1 - Nick |
| 1 - Jochen | 1 - Rahn |
| 1 - Philippe | 1 - Luca |
| ½ - James |
Voting Description
| MAN OF MATCH VOTING | DONKEY VOTING |
|---|---|
| Jason - Golden Hands [a vote for the keeper or Maryanne's vote?] | Nick - Next training, let's have an offiside lesson for our top striker, please! |
| Simon - For a great game taking out their top striker | Philippe - For obvious reasons |
| Jochen - solid role, hard working | Philippe - Good running all the way to the penalty box to look after Nick |
| Simon - well done shutting down their #9 | Ton/Tun/Tom - for his pre-game lecture |
| Simon - huge performance on their wee man | Philippe - Need I say more? |
| M.o.M - Muhley or Mountain? | Luca - because I usually vote for him |
| Simon - for controlling 'Billy Wizz' up front | Philippe - Do I even need to go into detail? |
| 2 - Jason Dorey - Class soup in first half and overall solid game; Simon - for handling #9 great game | Philippe - Handbags during penalty build-up, Nick is a big boy and can take control of himself |
| Philippe - Cool, Calm, Collected | Rahn. Haircut. |
| 2 - Simon and James - Super solid at the back | Ton - Piss off and let [Philippe] get that yellow card |
New Tracksuits - ready tonight
Citizens,
the new tracksuits are ready and we’ll distribute them starting from tonight. They are good quality Umbro tracksuits and the style is similar to the ones we ordered a couple of years ago, only this time it’s red top and blue bottoms.
We ordered 30 tracksuits and they are 300 RMB each, which is possible through sponsorship by Luga’s Villa Mexican Restaurant in Sanlitun.
Tracksuits will be handed out against cash only, no credit available. Different sizes are available. First come, first serve.
The following 13 players made the effort to reply to an email asking about interest in tracksuits in September and we have reserved one for them:
Alex Henderson,Glen Royce, James McKay, Jason Dorey, Jochen Tenhagen, Luca Merlone, Patrik Wilkens, Pere Torrens, Philippe Healey, Rafael Peinado, Ryan Wegner, Simon Ross, Stefan Hase-Bergen
See you tonight,
Jochen
Forbidden City 7:0 Strollers
Voting Tally
| MAN OF MATCH VOTES TOTAL | DONKEY VOTES TOTAL |
|---|---|
| 2 - Luca | 3½ - Luca |
| 1 - Stefan | 1½ - Mike |
| 8 - Nick | 1 - Matt |
| 1 - Alex | |
| 1 - Rafa | |
| 1 - Jim | |
| 1 - Jason "Beef Fajita's" Dorey | |
| ½ - Blythe | |
| ½ - Philippe |
Voting Description
| MAN OF MATCH VOTING | DONKEY VOTING |
|---|---|
| Nick - For having a nicotine break and then coming back on and scoring 3 decent goals | Luca - Failing to make a single pass to anyone in the 1st half and having a touch of a rapist + Mike - for the audacity to turn up looking like a pre-fall of the Berlin Wall, East German. |
| Nick - raised our game after coming back on again and scoring 3 goals | Matt - Losing control and actually deserved a red card. |
| Stefan - Just solid | Luca - from half ... really? |
| Luca - Well taken goals | Luca - Bambi impressions |
| Nick "pull me off, give me a rest and I will score a Jason Dorey hat-trick for y'all" Otter | Rafa - Run another half marathon first and you might have some energy for the next game |
| Luca - wearing banana's for boots | Alex - the ROCK |
| Nick - for playing in the second half only and still scoring a hat-trick! | Luca - for his 2nd half kick-off that was barely making it across their goal |
| Nick - Back in the second half and change the game, well done. | Philippe and Blythe "Forbidden City Hospital Unit" - For coming to the pitch 45 minutes in advance not to watch the game but to cover blisters, black nails and put on 3 or 4 ankle straps; For his shoulder and cock injury, respectively. |
| Nick - Great shots, great goals and a noticeable improvement from his usual tap-ins! | Mike's new style hair-do |
| Nick - for giving Jim a big 'fuck you' by scoring a hat-trick on his return from being subbed off | Jim - for being over generous with his 5 minute trial for Rafa! |
| Nick - Best finishing of the season (probably of his whole life)! | Jason 'Beef Fajita's' Dorey - Do we really need a keeper in games like today's? |
| Mango Margarita | Regular Margarita |
| Chips and Salsa | Chicken Enchilladas |
SPFC 4 : 0 BTS Korea
Voting Tally
| MAN OF MATCH VOTES TOTAL | DONKEY VOTES TOTAL |
|---|---|
| 5 - Jason Dorey | 3 - Mike Rahn |
| 2 - Pikey | 2 - Glen |
| 1 - Adam Ferry | 1 - Jim So |
| 1 - Lulu | 1 - Joseba |
| 1 - Andy Mo |
Voting Description
| MAN OF MATCH VOTING | DONKEY VOTING |
|---|---|
| Pikey - great game, with plenty of agression, and cool fucking gloves | Glen - for fuck up in his own 18 yard box, and shouting no more micky mouse stuff. |
| Adam - Great Game! | Mike Rahn - For being on the pitch for 19 minutes and talking for 18 of them |
| Jason - Great Saves | - |
| Jason - Brilliant saves | "Offside Jim" for not being onside |
| Pikey - Played well the whole match (even as a sub) ?? | Mike, so many things; For asking Jose if he was playing next week; for getting twatted in the head by Andy Mo |
| Jason - GK extraordinaire | Mike - MF part-timer |
| Jason Dorey for some spectacular saves and a very worthy clean sheet | Glen - gave them direct passes on more than one occassion on a belief he would get some Korean girl action, but wasn't even invited on to their bus. |
| Jason "Kick, save and a beaut (byuut)" | Joseba - smacking Nassir TWICE at point blank range |
| Lulu - It easily could have been Jason Dorey, he has displayed a very solid performance in the goal, keeping us in the lead in the 1st half. However when the Koreans continued to show time and time again they couldn't finish a short story, his star faded. Therefore, *Lulu* with his game winning goal and fabulous awareness assisting with Billy's second goal and of course good running, can't be denied my MoM nomination. | Andy Mo - This one is always a tough call wioth this group; Adam Ferry and Jose are the perpetual donkey's ass and are always a safe bet, and Glenn telling me to stop playing Mickey-mouse (or was it monkey-mouse) balls after I played the one few quality outside of the foot long balls of the season. A pass which happened to land quite nicely on the foot of a wide open forward which lead to a counter attack goal. Which to this day I'm sure he (Glenn) would still augured, I misunderstood his meaning), But no it has to go to one of my favorite Palace stalwarts *Andy Mo*, After a back pass from me and my obstruction of the two pressuring defender, wherein the referee gracious awarded us a free kick by clearly whistling a foul, preceded to blast the (hard as hell) into my face from a distance of a few meters. What a fucking Donkey, *Andy Mo!* You spineless, Lilly liver'd, impetuous brute. Your a better player than that. My head is still ringing and jaw misaligned, cheers mate. |









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