Forbidden City FC 故宫足球队

Coming football week

Luca — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 04:38:44 +0000

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

Luca — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:22:17 +0000

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

Pikey Admin — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:59:15 +0000

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

Pikey Admin — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:40:55 +0000

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

Pikey Admin — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 02:58:30 +0000

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

Pikey Admin — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 14:55:51 +0000

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

Jupp — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 07:02:05 +0000

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

Pikey Admin — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:54:02 +0000

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

Pikey Admin — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:35:05 +0000

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.

Save the Date - X-mas Party

Jupp — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:20:06 +0000

Citizens!

Please all mark down Saturday, 6 December 2008, in your calendar as we will have our traditional X-mas party then!

The day coincides with our last league games of 2008 (Summer Palace playing Azzurri at 10am and City playing Celtics at 4pm) and no one has to play on Sunday. No excuses.

Party will likely start at 7 or 8pm. More details, including venue and dress code, will follow as the date approaches.

Cheers,
Jochen