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Aranda-cadabra! Carlos conjures 3 pointsThe JETs simply refuse to accept their place in the TML 'eco-chain' ... They brought half the J-League with them and a tea-cozy but their stubborn resistance was broken by an Aranda special. More... Vags 4 – 2 Barbarians3 times we have done battle with the ‘basement’ team of the 2nd division and 3 times we have come out victorious but far from comfortable. It is a very good division. Vags started very positively and were 2 up within 10 minutes or so More... Best foot backwards! Kazuki's karate kick rescues BFCIt would have been a bit harsh for BFC to walk away from this New Year's 'leftover turkey' without at least a point but at the same time a 1-1 draw did neither team the world of good. More... Vagabonds Brave Cold to Shrug Off EmbassyKit there, Evans there, going well……….but no bibs, unbeknownst to me Muzzy had apparently lost them. We play in red – Embassy play in red - they don’t have bibs. A bit like America’s foreign policy over the last 65 years…..nothing ever really goes as you thought it would. But YCAC stepped in to do a Jimmy Carter at Camp David and thus stop an all out battle over who would have to play in skins on this reasonably chilly Sunday evening. A day in the life of EvansGradually comes to consciousness……realises slowly that not only is it Saturday but Vags also have a game, good news…..then realises that the game isn’t until 19:30, day gets better. Goes back to sleep. Gets up, has a cigarette…reflects on how lucky he was not to partake in the kitless, refereeless debacle of the previous weekend at Hachioji…this prompts an unwanted image of Ged and Darren playing in their cycling shorts….starts to feel slightly queasy, but a coffee and another cigarette sorts this out (just). Thinks about the Hachioji turf…..starting to show signs of wear and tear but always enjoys playing there…takes a nap. For more click here... Silverware from ThailandBFC won the open at the 7th Phuket Soccer 7's For more info see the TML site  BFC Lose to Hibs But Not Without a FightI think a neutral would say a draw would've been a fair result. I'm not neutral and think a BFC win was deserved. A missed PK, a blatant PK disallowed, the usual array of quality saves and sweeping by Hitoshi in the Hibs' goal and the final whistle goes after Sho is fouled on the edge of the Hibs' box...free kick...? Apparently not, final whistle. Sour grapes? Maybe. For more click here... Vags 1-1 PanthersThe first thing that comes to mind on meeting the Panthers this season is ‘what is the opposite of ‘pretty in pink’ because their kit just begs the question… But, despite the look, we had also had a glance at the league table beforehand and in addition were greeted with the strange sight of a division two team actually taking a warm up seriously. (Or just actually warming up…which is the same thing really.) Phil Lowes is definitely finding life tough in the second division as his talk of ‘come on now let’s get together and do some stretching’………..was greeted with the usual ‘I’m off for a poo’…’phone just rang’…’look at those crows shagging’….(at least 5 dragged away)... More... BFC Win 12 goal Thriller This was always going to be an interesting game, but even the 12 strong crowd was not expecting a goal each. For those interested, it went something like this: BFC 1-0 down, then 1 all. BFC 2-1 down at half time. Then 2 all, followed by 3-2 up. Then 3 all. Not done there, 4-3 up. And then 5! Surprise surprise, let one in, 5-4. Hold on though, off we go to 6-4, then 7. Still time to let one in? Sure! Why not? 7-5. Final whistle. Utter madness. But a fun game, played in good spirit and well reffed too. Evans has drawn the short straw in trying to make sense of it all in a match report, and here it is!... Vags go 2 4 2The vagabonds made it two wins on the trot/bounce/spin, whatever you prefer, overcoming the Barbarians by 3 goals to 2 at Hachioji koen. Taking to the field in a kit that smelled of cats urine the vagabonds dominated the first half in terms of posession and territory and at times played some splendid link-up football. Garry Robertson - the poor man's Steve Glenn- was imperious at the back mopping up any danger that came our way. Going forward, Graham Burt was always available at right back and Nao, Ian, Phil, Muzzy and especially Takuma were putting the Barbarians defence under extreme pressure. More... BFC Vs YS&CC Friendly A decent performance from BFC on Saturday with a skeleton squad under terrible conditions. The ground was hard, bobbly and very dusty and the opposition were young, fit, had great movement and had grown up playing on these surfaces. The 1-1 end result was credit to a lot of effort from everyone and there is no doubt we should have won the game quite easily given the amount of chances we created - perhaps we would have if we hadn't been thrown off the pitch 10 minutes before KO. More... Making hay while the sun shinesIt had been over 12 months since BFC last played at Misato and in the week leading up to the game nobody was relishing turning out on the "cowfield" against a Geckoes side fresh from having chomped through Sala the previous week. As it was, we misread the omens as an unchanged (subs n all) BFC side had the edge on a depleted Geckoes side from the first hoof. More... Bread and Butter back on the menuAfter a stern warning from the skipper not to be late for the first game of BFC's season, the skipper (and the kit) promptly missed the train and turned up late...and so it was business as usual as another BFC season got underway - bread and butter was back on the weekend menu, with the Saitama Jets serving up the best Hanno had to offer. Despite missing 6 regular defenders, BFC's line up looked pretty useful with no fewer than 4 TML debutantes coming into a side that had 10 midfielders on display, shirts tucked in 'n all. As we've come to expect from Jets they were up for it from the off and set about their task with the usual level of fitness and commitment. BFC soon settled into their rhythm though and were then dictating the pace of the game with long periods of possession. More... |
 
 
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