Forumites,
This is not a match report nor is it an obersvation.
Rather this is the first entry of an open ended thread which I would like all who were present to contribute.....too many stories, too many highlights and scenarios and way way too many embarrassing moments.
Also as things just kept happening...its not too easy to be a part of the action and remember everything at the same time so here goes.
Finally if yuh play mooksie and didnt come and introduce yuhself or yuh wasnt at the last sweat doe feel ahow if yuh ent get mention.
Also my heartfelt apologies to the lil fella in the Yorke Jersey on the red team. I real sorry I kick you in yuh face. I didnt think yuh woulda put yuh head there...I feel real bad so I kinda just walk around on the field after that.
I arrived around 1 pm and the Music was pumping from the dj set up.
I cyar lie...I was lil disappointed by the turn out, plenty gum bumpers and typers on the site, also there were more younger forumites this sweat as opposed to the last one. But in the end I would estimate the numbers to be the same....Fatima Mayfair, Jugglers Soccer picnic and other sweats contributing to the absence of some forumites.
At that time Tallman was present...met TI...(forumites TI is a cool soldier)... saw jefferz and then they had about 4 or 5 excited lil fellas running round in the hot hot sun in red jersey.Also there waas a second Tallman present, met him for the first time too.
I walk with 12 beers and meh fish broth ingredients and then Oconnorg pulled up in the white warrior wagon.
He and Website Tallest went pricemart to get more drinks....STAG and Carib and ice and by then the rest of forumites started to arrive
Disgruntled Trini, Small Mag, Cowen, Andre....Girl warrior,Rachael and Kandi TT. Patriot, Freakazoid, Reaper 2004, Warrior Till Death, Shotta etc.
EVERY BODY ELSE Come late after the action start......Big Mag, Hyperhot J, Skins
So after the cooler got packed and men gears up...Disgruntled, Andre, Cowen and myself start to lash like Lara the beers in the cooler.
Lewwe just say Andre and Cowen good enjoy themselves today...sitting down in the goal post beers in hand. Running to cooler, stretching orf in the grass and this is while game going on. Needless to say both of them get some goal in they arse, but at the same time they must be commended for the fine display of goalkeeping while under the influence....making BIG BIG saves without spilling their beers and really....they did make some good saves on occasion.
So we then used a lots system to pick the teams. I kinda do a chupidness and confuse people as I put some blank pieces of paper in a hat and some of them had a "W" written on it..."w" meaning white team.......apparently men get confused as they thought a blank piece of paper meant White.
in hindsight I shoulda put a R.....but anyway.
I cyar remember the red side....but they had only One big player who save them from Total Embarrassment...Brej.
Brej was the standout and I will give him props too because he wear a Arsenal kit....and not a waggonist one either a long time Dreamcast one.
But back to the white side.
We played a 2-8 formation.
two defenders and the rest.
Cowen started in goal...SHotta holding the back, It was supposed to be me next to him but I say shit dat...I running about.
Andre, Hyper, Freakazoid, Big M, Small Mag, Jefferz and disgruntled made up the whites.
Reds was Tallman in goal...Reaper on the wing, Brej, WTD, Patriot, Nigel, and d rest of men. A youth with some big calf who get cramp in he tail and had to come orf. Girl warrior take a small chook in the second half.
TI was the resident DJ and time keeper....so he did not sweat, Oconnorg take a chook in the second half. and Spidey buff was d referee.
Now the field in ST James sec was much much smaller than Marvin Lee. But it served the purpose well as men was bun. The ground was as smooth as a caraille and had as much grass as a cricket pitch in the savannah. They had a area of bush near the corner flag and a heap of gravel that I used to my advantage.
The only disappointing thing was the fence was too close to the field and we lost at least 4-5 balls, during the sweat. Andre Samuel in a moment of inebriation killed the sweat by Dumping the ball straight off the field at the end of the game.
We also unveiled the big big 60 x 30 National flag.......yes it go be in its Glory in Germany and in the Peru Match Wed look out for it. Talk about a beautiful sight.
But yes tweet and ball start.......
I would say that having played in both sweats the level in the COE was a lil higher and more constructive...this sweat was pure kicks and toolum.
Now let me first start by saying passing was made difficult due to the conditions but I think all in all men had fun!
Passing was hard to come by and boom kick and beat till yuh get jam the order of the day.
Nobody get no cap, nobody get no spanner and nobody get any drag.....but plenty scruffle beat and push past was happening.
Now we had many moments of confusion in that sweat as men didnt know about offside.We didnt have lines men and ting but some of the fouls and offside were questionable.
White try a knocking thing and red get a jokey thing and goal score.
Then we pull a few back went up 2-1....then at the end of the first period it ws 2-2
The big highlights of the first period was that a few goals were called offside.
and yes Disgruntled played just like his favourite player Stern....throwing away wind...but scoring when it counted.
Needless to say a handled ball in the area resulted in a penalty....chance for white to go 3-2 up.
Spideybuff marks the spot and it was Tallman vs Disgruntled.
Forumites yuh know when yuh kickin a penalty you must go for power or placment........Disgruntled stepped up and produced neither. A perfectly telegraphed shot that Tallman parried to safety...the rebound also just couldnt go in the goal.
But in all fairness, Tallman psyched out Disgruntled...I see them watch one another and tallman fake him, Also Disgruntled tried to run up going left and shoot right....say wha he get REAL talk for dat.
After that it was goals and more goals....Beers start flow. Man start to get bun and goals was just scoring. ALl kinda jokey own goal, scruffle shot etc.
The worse goal of the day is the ref Spidey buff come on the white side...keeper dump the ball and he put down a back header straight into the goal beating cowen. Who come out rushing to collect.
When we look for Spidey to redeem heself he digs out.....so he get some talks for that.
Shotta handle heself well in the back, doing yeoman service as he was alone most of the time. Patriot on the other side doing the job for Reds.
Best goal of the day...dont know if it was Allowed was a throw out from the keeper to Big mag. A perfectly flighted outside of the foot pass went to Jefferz who beat one cut back and sliped it to Small mag who lob Tallman with ease.
Man start to argue that Smallmag was offside so I ent know if the goal counted or not.
Arghm...some fellas didnt know yuh couldnt be offside on a throw, corner or once yuh in yuh own half...and we play without a referss for 2/3rds of the game so that added to the baccahanal.
Also Brej rush een and get a Kay Donna screen from me. I have the ball and as he lil tall he toe kinda chook it away slightly....but I still in control and have it under wraps...Brej try to rounds me and I stand firm, plant the leg and hit him a lil hip...I have meh arms outstretched and he couldnt pass.
Man want to bawl I foul brej and they should get a penalty...Yes I was doing a Rougier imitation in the area.
Other than that Small mag Score a few, Disgruntled score about 4, I hit a man a Cryuff and slap a bullet past tallman with meh left foot from some yards out. Hyperhot j tuck one in a corner past tallman and at the end of the day Whites put 10 past reds who could only muster 6....of which one was a own goal and the rest was errors between Cowen and Andre.
Pardners come out with the fish broth and as usual it lash like Lara......it real hit the spot.
After that we just wind down..eat broth...talk shit and clean up.
The Alibey award went to Occonorg who threw away in the two yard box, open goal...but to be fair the heroics of Andre Samuel a diving save and a big big tackle by cowen coulda throw him off.
Brej had a well taken finish slotting past far post to beat andre Samuel and was one of the highlights for the red team on the afternoon.
Jefferz try this evening with he bad ankle but he didnt have his finishing boots on today....Jefferz breds yuh need to grow a left foot.
SO thats it from me, the rest of the forumites should be able to fill in the rest.
TI have a nice new socawarriors tune and it was pumpin while we were playing, so listen out for it on the airwaves, he may also be performing it in the game on wed with Shurwayne WInchester.
Kandi TT was the official phototakeouter.....so look out for the pictures....coming soon.
Thank you to all who came out and supported...special thanks to the hardworking Warrior nation Committee, yes Good job team and last but not least
Tallman and Special thank to OconnorG whos efforts make this happen.
See yuh Wednesday.