Match 118 - Win

Songbo FC 1:0 Opponents

Date: 30th Aug 2009
Venue: Dunearn Sec Sch
Jersey: Black

Starting Line-Up
Junbing(GK), T.Weijie(LB), Kenny(CB), Suichao(CB), Kelvin(RB), Hweequan(DM), Jackie(LM), Alvin(CM), Mervin(RM), Rujia(AM), Jeremy(ST)

Subtitutes:
Kaiseng


Scores:
HT: 1-0
FT: 1-0

Songbo FC scraps out another 1-0 win

Songbo Fc is in a mini crisis. Once again SB started off the warm up session without a full 11 players on the pitch. SB squad is paper-thin. Players are divided between different commitments. (Basketball work gf and even duties). It is well rumored that a senior player claims to do duty despite doing duty the previous day. According to SAF standing order nobody is allowed to do consecutive duties. So I strongly suspect there are people who are playing around the system and using various excuses to miss matches.

In the mist of doing warm up Kelvin and Jackie turned up to the delight of the team. Firstly there are enough players for SB and secondly someone else is sponsoring the year end event. Before the game kick off kaicheng came, credit must be given to him for coming down despite commitments outside.

The whistle goes off as both team started off cautiously. Our weak midfield is never ever going to stamp authority in any match against half decent team. As the match went on the gulf between players shown as opponent had close to 70% procession. But SB uses their good organization to contain the opponent as they could not even master a shot at our star GK papa. Their No 8 had a bad day out in the field as he had to leave the pitch with a bloody **** head after Kenny came out better during a clash of head. To add wound to the injury Jeremy scored an easy goal for SB. His striker instinct put him at the right place to put the rebound back to the net after the GK spill an RJ shot that was straight at him. It was badly rumored that he did not dare to score when that someone is around and the goal sort of prove the rumor right.

The second half started off with rain pouring. The rain slow down both teams and concentration need to be at its maximum as vision is affected and bounce of the ball became unpredictable. But SB warriors stand strong and be counted. Every player plays their part in setting up a wall which the opponent never really overcome. OC Tan deserve special mention as he look like Dennis Irwin playing at left back. He looks like veteran in the left back position despite in the position less than 5 times. His lack of match fitness was not even seen. Kenny did a good job covering when the old guard was taken out. With such a decent backline SB would be a match for most of the team around. Once an again our teamwork understanding and organization prove too strong for a team who are technically much better than us. What different SB from others is that we have 10+ yrs of friendship behind us. This friendship is the key to all success.

HUAT AH!

**Special thanks for kaicheng who stand in the rain with the team and papa for being with us despite being late for work appointment.

(Pardon me for a lousy report as I am back in camp doing high key)

Summary by :
Hweequan

Match 117 - Win

Songbo FC 1:0 Opponents

Date: 16th Aug 2009
Venue: Pioneer Sec Sch
Jersey: Black

Starting Line-Up
Junbing(GK), Jackie(LB), Kenny(CB), Suichao(CB), Kelvin(RB), Alvin(CM), Sybian(LM), Rujia(CM), Mervin(RM), Yanshou(ST), Jeremy(ST)

Subtitutes:
NIL


Scores:
HT: 1-0
FT: 1-0


Things did not started out well for the songbo as early as 4 am. With only 11 players to take to the field against our opponents in 5 hours time, Rujia send out an SOS sms for the unwell Huiquan.

Still Huiquan who looks ok to me still came and offer his 15 min of services if needed. With no alternatives left, we decided to turn to yanshou for help who came dashing into the field 15 min into the game.

Still our captain decided to take to the field with only 10 players while waiting for our 11 player to arrive. With a morale boosting talk before the game, 110% percent effort is required from each and ever one of us to make up for the short fall of 1 players.

With the match underway, both teams started out very cautiously, trying to see the weakness and strength. Within 2 min into the game, songbo earns a throw-in on our right flank. Kelvin threw it to rujia at the edge of the penalty box who flick on the ball to a no mans area.

With the instinct of a natural poacher, sybian was the first to react to the ball. With a world class finishing that would even put torres to shame, the ball ended in the net. GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 1-0 TO SONG BO!!!!! One would find it strange as in why never was sybian put in a more attacking position to grab more goals for songbo.

Yanshou arrive shortly after that great goal by sybian. He jumped into action like a hungry tiger looking for fresh meat. However, it turns out to be what songbo detest …… COMPLANCY & LAID BACK. With a 1-0 lead and 11 vs 11, song bo decide to switch off their engine and let the opponents do what ever they want on the field.

Chances for songbo were place on the platter for us to increase the score line but they went begging. Jeremy with his new Luminous nike vapour ($299) was trying to be like a combine of torres and ronaldo… being fancy and place the ball anywhere but the net.

2nd half were no better but our defense manage to hold on to their task of keeping the opponents at bay. Huiquan eventually came on for Kenny who was exhausted towards the last 10 min of the game. Though he see little of the ball but manage to summon every ounce of his energy to defense our 1 goal lead score line. The final whistle goes off and so that ended songbo 5 game winless drought. Now we are surely back on track to pose more threat to other team.

1 main things that were brought up during the debrief was to do a warm down run of 3-5 rounds around the field. Partially to warm down and also for the GK and those with a big stomach to do some toning and most importantly be able to last long during the match in terms of concentration and stamina.

Last but not least hope sybian can get to be more in a attacking position as his goal average is about 1 goal per game. So the strikers better be on their guard…………

Match Summary by,
NBA Star

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Therefore, our Wonder boy wishes to offload his boots in order to purchase a new one.. the boots are relatively new..

Addidas predator
Orange
Size US 8.5
Selling at SGD 50.

Pls support!!

Cheers
Ice (on behalf of Jeremy)

Good FICO workout!

While waiting for my hair to dry, i have decide to do a post. I think most of us had an enjoyable and sweaty session! Good job guys!

Due to the big turnout, we have had to play 13 players in tht small pitch. Although this is bad news for dribblers like JX and ALAM, it also means that most of the time, our touches are very important. I believe each and every one of us have practised and learnt something from today's session.

Another issue is that of fine! We all know that the fine system was first implemented as a punishment for people like myself who likes to be late. I have no problems with the system because due to this, i have make efforts to be early although i am still one of the top contributor. Hahahaha!! Still, I think everyone would agree that this is fair to people who are always early. With regards to FICO sessions, this is especially important because we are paying for every min of the time we are late.

Now, I think that it is only fair to expect that some people who are late might have valid reasons like working late or other equally valid reasons. We have to take note that these sessions are mostly on weekdays and this is inevitable. However, I urge everyone to have self - responsibility and have their own integrity to own up and pay the fine if you are really late without any valid reasons. (Like Myself *winkz*)

Another thing is in future, I hope that team members can leave the responsibility of collecting of the fine to the CFO and the organiser. This is because, the organiser would be the one who knows who have informed him and he knows their reasons. He will be the one who determines who cannot be let off!! hahaha..... that way, we would not have awkward situations like today. However, if you feel you have been treated unfairly, there is always the CFO to share the decision making and as an appeal channel.

How does this sound??

Fine system for all Fico session

All players are suppose to reach Fico @ 850 sharp. Same rules as matches applies. Fine for every 5 mins block. This is to ensure everyone get a fair 1 hour playing time which they are paying for instead juz 50 mins. So pls arrive @ 10 mins B4 All fico sessions so as to ensure our money well spent on the pitch. As usual only valid reasons would be entertain the rest who are late be prepared to pay more. I hope this post is fair and does not have too many objections.

Clarifications for Payment of FICO sessions.

Alamak I dunno why I have to come up with this post lei. But i sense some distrust or bigger issues coming up into the team so I thought I as the originator better clarify things properly.

Guys, why you all so tensed up?

Fico sessions are organised in mid-week for the enjoyment and/or as a form of training regime. They are not the official event that team members must attend. Till date, it has always been a "who-free-who-come" and "who-come-who-pay" event!

In my original posts, I did make a statement that this coming event is COMPLUSORY. However, this was all done in the fun of innocent taunting and said in jest. The further red-coloured smallest font statement at the end of the post was an additional intention to persuade team members to attend the event if they can. There are no malicious intent and words shld not be taken too seriously here.


To clarify,

Payment has always been made by players who attended the FICO event. To date, I believe only a small amt(a few dollars i think (CFO verify pls) has been utilised from team funds due to some discrepencies in the calculations and/or ease of calculation.

For example, the final bill might turn up to be $123.88. hence, normally we just use $120 to be divided amongst the players and the $3.88 from team funds.

My statement of Capt sanctioning the event does not mean that the cost of the session will be divided by all in the team, with or without attendance. It just means that capt sanction the team funds to be used for the end figures.

So let's not think too far and relate that the funds are being misused here. This is dangerous territory lei....:)

So in summary, forget about the whole issue of "who did not come must also pay" bullshit by Papa Soh ok?
It has never been practised and will never be practised in the future.

Cheers!! :)

P.S: More common sense and sense of humour would have averted this issue altogether!

CFO Cleared of CPIB check

After a 3 hours lock up with intense grilling session with CPIB. They declare me a clean and upright person. I do have an aide that stays with me but no pay was given out. We do have a pet but its indeed a pet dog which needs low maintenance. I dun own any BMW and my assistance does not have any license. My aide does not own any credit card to mine account or company account. So I was let out clean.......

lastest fund update.

GRC fine for not bringing ball

Boon Lay $2 Last week

Individual Fine for being late for match

1. Kelvin $6

2. Rujia $4

3. Junbin $4

4. Kaicheng $4

5. Yanshou $4

Fine for not blogging

1. Rujia $2

Current Fund = (-1) old bal + $2 + $6 + $4 + $4 + $4 + $4 + $2

= $ 25

Fiscal responsibility

With all the scandals of missuse of funds and mis-collection of funds both local and abroad, I propose that our team fund be regulated, both IN and OUT. No single individual/GRC shld be able to disperse the funds nor impose fines arbitually. There shld be proper CHECK and BALANCE.

We are now starting to see cases where "events" are to be sponsored/ subsidised by the fund. How do we differentiate which ones are for the good of the team and which ones are not? Imposing fines shld be done when the majority of the team are agreeable since it affects everyone directly.

I propose that we need at least a member from each GRC to acknowledge that the event is worth subsidising/sponsoring and that we require a two-third majority in order to impose fines.

Just my two cents worth.

Ice

Fico Session for National day Week.

In view of our rest for this week from the fields, I am suggesting a Fico-session sometime this week.

I would like to know the response and the Preferred days and times. Tentatively, I would suggest Thursday night from 9pm-11pm. This time frame will allow brudders to enjoy their long weekends and at the same time have a go at kicking balls during the week.!!

Pls let me know soon so that i can do booking for the session. Attendance is compulsory for this will be considered a training session!! hahahahaha!!

*If you dun come, you will pay for the share as well cos I heard team funds is now in the green zone again*

*...updated....*

Confirmed Attendance: Tiger, Kenny, Jacky, JX, Kel, Xiaohong, JB, Quan, Seng, Mervin.(10 pax)

Alam Shah coming later @ 10pm due to work commitments. Thief yet to confirm (dunno why)

Confirmed non-attendance: Capt (says he got golf lessons), commando (dunno why), Sabian (dunno why).

Disciplinary charge potential !: Chao (no sound no image even after 2nd reminder), Jeremy (same as 1st defendant).............. RSM (pls conduct investigations ) are they overseas or something?

Match 116 - Draw

Songbo FC 1:1 Opponents

Date: 2nd Aug 2009
Venue: Choa Chu Kang Sec Sch
Jersey: Black

Starting Line-Up
Yanshou(GK), H.Weijie(LB), Kenny(CB), Suichao(CB), Kelvin(RB), Hweequan(DM), Alvin(LM), Rujia(CM), Junbing(AM), Jiaxiang(RM), Jeremy(ST)

Subtitutes:
Kaiseng, Mervin

Scores:
HT: 1-0
FT: 1-1

Match report

The match started with the opponents numbering 8 players nevertheless Songbo started with a full team. SB failed to make use of their numerical superiority and the game dragged on till the other opponents. Other hightlights of the first half included a dive from Papa Soh and a header goal from Capt Sparrow. HT: 1-0

2nd half started with a different goalie between the sticks. With RSM released out into the field, SB was hoping to add on to their goal tally but the teams mental strength is rapidly decreasing and SB pounded wave after wave. Finally, the opponents met a cross from the right and scores.

Match Report by: Huang Weijie