Football on Tuesday 21/12/10

Whites
Mike
Sunny
Dimi
Rajesh
Rush

Colours
James
Aman
Sam
Stas
K

Football on Tuesday 14/12/10

Colours
James
Mike
Ravi
Rajesh
Sam

Whites
Dimi
Marius
Stas
Jai
Rush

Spanking by Colours. 8 goal margin

Football on Tuesday 07/12/10

Colors
Chris C
Marius
Sunny
Sam
Aman
Dimi

Whites
Nii
Rajesh
James
Amit
Stas
Nilesh

Draw
MoM - Rajesh and Marius

Football on Tuesday 30/11/10

Colours
Nilesh
Marius
Nii
Stas
Dimi

Whites
Chris C
Sam
Stavros
Aman
James

Whites WIN
Aman - MoM

Football on Tuesday 23/11/10

Colours
Nilesh
James
Marius
Sam
Sunny

Whites
Chris C
Stas
Dimi
Aman
Rajesh

Whites by 2

Football on Tuesday 16/11/10

Colours
Nilesh
Chris
Sun
Aman
Sam

Whites
Nii
Liangy
Dim
Stas
Marius

Colours WIN

Football on Tuesday 09/11/10

Colours
Chris
Sunny
Stas
Amit
Sam

Whites
Nii
Dimi
Aman
Rajesh
Nilesh

Football on Tuesday 02/11/10

Colours
Sam
Marius
Aman
Aamir
Rajesh

Whites
Dimi
Stas
Amit
Ravi
Chris

Whites WIN by 8

Football on Tuesday 26/10/10

Colours
Amit
Sam
Rajesh
Nii
Dimi

Whites
Sunny
Ravi
Aman
Stas
Rush

DADDIES win by 3

Football on Tuesday 19/10/10

Whites
Amit
Nii
Ravi
Kunal
Jai

Colours
Dimi
Stas
Sanj
Simon
Sunny

Draw

Football on Tuesday 12/10/10

Colours
Chris
Sunny
Liangy
Aman
Ravi

Whites
Dimi
Stas
Rajesh
Nii
Rush

Colours by 4 - Absymal performance by Whites

Football on Tuesday 05/10/10

Colours
Chris
Sunny
Liangy
Dimi
Stas Lite aka Vas

Whites
Sam
Marius
Rajesh
Ravi T
Rush

Colours WIN by 2

Football on Tuesday 28/09/10

Colours
Jai
Sunny
Aman
Stas
Amit
Raju

Whites
Sam
Liangy
Dimi
Marius
Chris
Rush

Whites WIN by 1

Football on Tuesday 21/09/10

Whites
Rajesh
Dimi
Stas
James
Chris C

Colours
Sam
Amit
Manu
Sunny
Aman

Draw

Football on Tuesday 14/09/10

Whites
Nii
Dimi
Stas
Gaurav
Vish

Colours
Rajesh
Amit
Manu
Liangy
Aman

Draw

Football on Tuesday 07/09/10

Whites
Nii
Dimi
Stas
Rush
Gaurav
Liangy

Colours
Rajesh
Amit
Manu
Ravi
Sunny
Aman

6-6 - Draw

Football on Tuesday 31/08/10

Whites
Nii
Dimi
Mone
Manu
Vas
Rajesh

Colours
Marius
Sam
Aman
James
Rushabh
Gaurav

Whites by 2

Football on Tuesday 24/08/10

Whites
Sam
Sunny
Liangy
Marius
Nii

Colours
Stas
Dimi
Gaurav
Simon
Mone

Whites Win

Football on Tuesday 17/08/10

Colours
Aman
Sam
Sunny
Chris
Liangy

Whites
Amit
Stas
Dimi
Rush
Nii

Colours by 2

Football on Tuesday 10/08/10

Colours
Amit
Stas
Dimi
Guarav
Nii

Whites
Aman
Sam
Jay
Rush
Laingy

Colours by 4

Football on Tuesday 03/08/10

Colours
Amit
Sam
Liangy
Guarav
Aman

Whites
Nii
Dimi
Stas
Jay
Rush

Whites by 3
MoM - Jay

Football on Tuesday 27/07/10

Colours
Dimi
Mone
Stas
Sunny
Nii

Whites
Sam
Manu
Amit
Jay
Rush

Colours by 3

Football on Tuesday 20/07/10

Colours
Amit
Sam
Chris
Jay
Jimmy

Whites
Sunny
Sunny Cousin
Dimi
Stav
Panos

Colours win by 3
MoM - Chris

Football on Tuesday 13/07/10

Colours
Dimi
Mone
Stas
Sunny
Aman

Whites
Sam
James
Amit
Jay
Rush

Whites 9-8 Colours
MoM - Rush!

Football on Tuesday 06/07/10

Colours
Stas
Dimi
Manu
Amit
Kenji

Whites
Mone
Sunny
Jai
Simon
Jimmy

Whites by 1

Football on Tuesday 29/06/10

Colours
Dimi
Amit
Aman
Simon
James

Whites
Stas
Rushabh
Chris
Sunny
Jay

Colours by >5
MoM - Simon

Football on Tuesday 22/06/10

Colours
Sunny
Rushabh
Iron (A)Man
Simon
Jay

Whites
Athena's Dad
Yuvraj's Dad
Stas
Manu
(Rav)Chester


Colours by 4

Football on Tuesday 15/06/10

Colours
Dimi
Sunny
Rushabh
Amit
Aman

Whites
Simon
James
Sam
Manu
(Rav)Chester

Colours by >5

Football on Tuesday 08/06/10

Colours
Sam
Amit
Manu
James
Simon
Aman

Whites
Dimi
Ravi
Sunny
Stas
Jay
Rush

Colours by 2

Football on Tuesday 01/06/10

Colours
Dimi
Sunny
Aman
Amit
Jay

Whites
Rushabh
James
Stas
Sam
(Rav)Chester

Whites Win

Football on Tuesday 25/05/10

Whites
Ravi
Rushabh
Sam
Stas
James

Colours
Jay
Dimi
Sunny
Amit
Aman

Whites Win

Football on Tuesday 18/05/10

Colours
Dimi
Sunny
Pishu
Amit
Simon

Whites
Sam
Stas
Rush
Nirav
James

Momentous "W" by Whites (by 2 goals!)

Football on Tuesday 11/05/10

Whites
Stav
Dimi
Stas
Sunny
Simon

Colours
Amit
James
Chris
Sam
Anil

Whites by 3

Football on Tuesday 04/05/10

Colours
Stas
Aman
Amit
Simon
Jimmy Liang

Whites
Dimi
Rush
Sunny
Pishu
Stav

Whites by 1

Football on Tuesday 27/04/10

Colours
Bubbles (Stas/Vas/Dimi/Stavros)
Amit

Whites
Jimmy Liang
Rush
Sunny
Si
Aman

Colours by 4

Football on Tuesday 20/04/10

Colours
Dimi
Chris
Aman
James
Amit

Whites
Manu
Rushabh
Sunny
Connor
Nial

Whites by 5. Bonus points all round!
MoM - General consensus was Niall

Football on Tuesday 13/04/10

Whites
Rush
Sam
Nii
Conor
Chris

Colours
(Rav)Chester
Dimi
Jimmy Liang
Stas
Amit

Colours by 1
Nii was too busy to post the blog!

Football on Tuesday 23/03/10

Whites
UCL Mafia (Conor, Sam, Jimmy Liang, Chris)
Rush

Colours
Dimi
Nii
Rajesh
VP
Sunny

Colours by 2

MoM - Superb all round TEAM performance by Colours but led strongly by a bull-like Nii. Belligerent in front of goal and marshalled his troops expertly

Report

"THERE IS NO 'I' IN 'TEAM'

The above sums up the most complete Team performance witnessed on Tuesday night in quite some time by Colours last night. The sum of their parts was greater than the individual ability that Whites had and overall they thoroughly deserved their "W".

Whites with the UCL Mafia started preceedings at breakneck pace with shots raining in from Jimmy Liang, Conor and Sam. Just when Colours were about to lose the plot (with the usual tete-a-tete between the Dads to be - Dimi and Rajesh) Nii and Sunny grabbed the game by the scruff of neck and FOUGHT back.

High energy running off the ball by The Black Star enabled him to latch on to pass after pass from Dimi and Rajesh and power finishes past the hapless Whites' keepers leading to Whites' 3 goal lead evaporating. To be honest the lack of communication from Whites cost them but their lack of 'going back to basics' and man-marking Nii and Sunny cost them.

That said, let's not underestimate the complete performance by Colours. Rajesh showed the aggression and a never say die attitude with crunching tackles and clever passes. Vish continued to get stuck in and destroy play (and continued his trademark cul-de-sac passes in the corner). Sunny continued his rehab by continuning to get rid of all the bullsh*t skills Jai taught him. Dimi continued his fine defensive work. And The Black Star was back with a bang after people started calling him "Evander" and "Foreman"

For the UCL Mafia it is back to the drawing board somewhat. Communication needs to be improved on as well as the ironing out of silly mistakes. I fear someone will get a going over in a few weeks when these issues are addressed. Till then au revoir!

Football on Tuesday 16/03/10

Colours
Sam
Amit
Raj
Conor
Jameson Liang

Whites
Dimi
Rush
Manu
Aman
Sunny

Whites by 4

MoM - Slighly off centre but Aman. In a team of 8/10s Aman slightly edged everyone with his tackling, distribution and energy levels. With Easter approaching the members of Tuesday Night Footy are looking to enroll him in the "Shooting for Beginners" course at the Bobby Charlton Soccer School. Sunny's already booked in for the "First Touch for Beginners" course!

Report
With another UCL Academical Conor joining the ranks of Tues night footy the omens were not good for Whites as Jimmy Liang, Conor and Sam popped the ball around with pace and accuracy. With Rajesh playing QB Colours quickly took the lead whilst Whites were still finding their feet.

The usual cajouling and motivation from Manu enabled Whites to dust of the cobwebs and begin to set the tone for the evening.

Constant talking and good energy to get men behind the ball enabled Whites to nullify Colours and although some horrific finishing from Whites meant they had a one goal lead for quite some time there was no immediate danger of them surrendering their lead.

Amit and Rajesh kept perservering by trying to get the UCL Mafia to explode but Sunny and Aman kept defusing any counter attacks. Dimi, Rush and Manu linked up well and kept picking passes and when Whites did manage to find the net their lead extended.

As Manu commented the pace of the game has increased and although that brings some tension to the "water carrier" game of Rush it should promise some tasty encounters when pr1cks like Stas are back from hols!
Onwards to next week. Toodle Pip!

Football on Tuesday 09/03/10

Whites
Sam
Stas
Simon
K
Rush

Colours
Jimmy Liang
Nii
Dimi
Sunny
Stamos

Colours win by 3

MOM - Since I cant vote for myself, I might as well give it to who I thought was the next best player on the pitch Nii. The black star protected, distributed and held up the ball well linking in his team mates for an all round performance.

With many regulars out watching Arsenal destroy Porto, it was left to others to ensure the level of football didn't drop.
The game started late with Jimmy delayed from his Kung Fu practice, which ment he started off in goal.
Kick off

Quick start to the game made it difficult for either side to get settled and to put their chances away, a good finish by Dimi
put the colours ahead. 0-1. Whites quickly responded to bring it level, the colours were undone by pressing high up the pitch and leaving Rush free at the back to coolly slide one past the keeper. Level.

Colours move the ball about well and managed to put themselves ahead through a bit of luck, with a deflection off Simon. 1-2. Both teams knew they had to defend better if they wanted anything out of the game, which lead to no goals for roughly 20 minutes. But many chances were created by both teams, colours denied by good keeping and the whites denied by the frame of the goal - Stats putting himself in good contention to win the cross bar challenge on Soccer AM on the weekend.


Nii got the colours moving and helped create space for Jimmy to let off a classic which the keeper could only parm it in to his own net. 1-3. Sloppy defending from the colours (again) let the whites back into the game. 2-3.
I picked out a eye of the needle pass to give Stamos the time and space to put it beyond the keeper. 2-4.
Couple of quick fire goals from Jimmy and Nii got the colours 4 ahead.

At the end of it the whites pressed hard to close down the gap in goal difference and spaces on the field. They managed to get a late goal but the game finished with the colours 3 up. On another day the result could have gone to the whites but it was the 2 inches of the frame work which didn't let it happen.
Anyway on to next week.....

Football on Tuesday 02/03/10

Whites
Nii
Stas
Dimi
Sunny
Rush

Colours
Rajesh
Sam
Jimmy Liang
Vas
Stam

Whites by 3
MoM goes to Sunny - Not banking on it but quite possibly the penny dropped last night for Sunny and he's realised his best role is as a destroyer of play a la Mr Claude Makelele. I hope he understands this but chances are he'll mis-control a few more 2 yard passes in weeks to come!

With a somewhat makeshift lineup Colours seemed the underdogs last night but with Sam leading the effort (on the back of 3 straight W's) and Jimmy 'The Ninja' Liang back from 3 weeks RnR in his homeland Colours appeared to enjoy the underdogs tag!

Whites started off sprightly with Dimi, Sunny, Stas linking up well but a "peach" from Vas opened up proceedings and stunned Whites. Nevertheless Whites plugged away and equalised before stretching their lead to 2.

Colours gamely kept in touch with new arrival Stam and James hitting a few 'sighters' but Whites had a little more cutting edge with Dimi back to his impish best. Rajesh tried to get Colours playing by instigating play but he was slightly below par and some dogged defending kept Colours at bay.

Vas then popped up with another howitzer that seemingly went thru Dimi's hands to close the gap to 1 but Whites turned on the after burners and restored a 2/3 goal lead. Colours to be fair had their chances and usually clinical James should and could have snaffled a few goals but Whites kept their heads and cool to ensure that they weren't another victim of 'The Ninja.

Football on Tuesday 24/02/10

Whites
Rush
Dimi
Aman
Sunny
Nanak

Colours
Sam
Amit
Chris C
Vish
Simon

Colours 8-7
MoM goes to the Italian Stallion, the Jewish Rocky - Chris C for his bullets that rained down on the Whites goal.

On a cold and misty night a see-saw match played out on Pitch 11. Game started at a medium pace with the scoreline going backwards and forwards....Colours taking an early 2 goal lead but whites fighting back quickly.
The game was set-up with the Colours power players of Amit, Chris C and Vish providing a solid base from which the guile of Sam and the pace and strength of Simon could create chances. Whites coutnering with the calm of Aman and Rush, industry of Sunny, the vision of Nanak (returning after months out) and the movement and skill of Dimi.
The game remained tight for a while till the Whites constant movement were able to take a lead of 2 goals. Sunny taking chances, Nanak pulling the strings and Dimi setting up play up top. Colours being marshalled by Amit regrouped and started to press, Whites building a wall deep in their half making it difficult for Colours with defence in numbers being the key to shutting out Colours attacks as Whites constantly giving the ball away. But then, from no whre, Chris C unleashes the fury, right foot left foot and after a few exchanges colours are level again and slowly get a lead.
Whites respond again drawing level after lax defening from Sam and the game goes into the last 10 minutes evens. Colours draw strength and Simon has a few chances in the the dying minutes, one he completely misses, spins round and stacks it, in Canada that would have been a 4.5, 4, 4.5, and 3 (dodgy Chinese judge) but on Pitch 11it was a missed chance. However in the dying minutes, through ball to Simon, he calmly strokes it in to make it a one goal lead which the whites couldn't level.

Football on Tuesday 16/02/10

Colours
Chris
Sam
VP
Simon
Aman

Whites
Nii
Dimi
Rushabh
Sunny
Rajesh

Colours by 2/3
MoM - Sam

The way the game started the MoM looked like it was going to one of the Whites. Barnor, Sunny, Rajesh and Dimi causing havoc upfront with Rush holding strong in the centre. With 3 wonderfully executed Brazilesque goals the White's confident start proved to be their undoing.

The game was reminiscent of the Milan/United game played that very night. If you don't finish your chances then you will reap the whirlwind! And it came in the form of Chris' right boot defying the laws of physics and smashing a 2 identical goals from an angle that looked like some Cirque de Soliel shit! "HOW THE FUDGE DID HE DO THAT?" was on the minds of whites and his colour team mates! With a rattled white team the colours smelt blood in the water and Sam took the mantle of general and led his men to finish off the whites who started to take their frustrations out on each other.

Vish and Simon made it hard for the Whites to complete their remaining attacks with Sam and Aman pressing forward producing goal after goal. Whites did fight back but it was futile. Time was against them and a quickened Colours weren't gonna lose their mojo as the whites did holding off til the lights dimmed and win was assured. If this was Braveheart then Sam would be Mel Gibson covered in blood raising his sword screaming in victory, thus he claims this weeks MoM!

Football on Tuesday 09/02/10

Colours
Amit
Sam
Jimmy Liang
Rajesh
Aman

Whites
Nii
Stas
Dimi
Rushabh
Sunny

Whites 7-6 Colours

MoM….very hard this week. No real stand out performances. I’d give it to myself if I could but instead I think it should go to Dimi, who provided a real threat up front and worked hard for the team in defence

With a bitter wind blowing across the Mill Hill Power League pitches, the two teams kicked off what would be a very tight match. Whites started exceptionally strongly, with the old Highgate crew clicking into gear from the get go. The Barnasaurus was back to his domineering best and systematically broke down all colours attacks, with Dimi and Stas providing the attacking cutting edge. Before even a goal had been scored, we saw the first crunching tackle of the game, straight out of the Jamie Carragher book of defending. Amit burst (I use that term quite loosely!) clean into the whites half with only the keeper to beat, when seemingly out of nowhere came a last ditch tackle from Stas to toe poke the ball to safety. This led to a Martin Taylor-esque follow through, which left Stas reeling. This seemed to only galvanise the whites and they turned on a fantastic display of attacking football which saw some beautiful goals hit the back of the net.

As has become the norm however, colours battled hard and came well back into the game. With Sam orchestrating their play from the back and Amit marauding around in defence and keeping things tight, the colours showed they were more than capable of getting something from the game. Jimmy unleashed a couple of firecrackers from that right boot and Rajesh ducking and weaving his way through the field, caused all sorts of problems, leading Dimi to fire the ball into his own net to pull the scores back to level pegging.

With no more than a 10 minutes left of the game, whites seemed to find an extra gear, and pulled the game back in their favour with a fantastic team goal, finished off with a rare calm and measured finish from Sunny (one for the scrap book!).

As the lights went out, Whites had a two goal lead but after such a good game, we all walked away winners! ;-)

Football on Tuesday 02/02/10

Colours
Amit
Vas
Manu
Rajesh
Dimi

Whites
Simon
Stas
VP
James Liang
Rushabh

DRAW - 10 all

MoM - Stas. Been knocking on the MoM wall for a few weeks but thought he edged Manu. Good running as usual. On the scoresheet as usual.
Decided to motivate/encourage and LEAD not usual. Therefore MoM

What. A. Game.
When we got on the pitch and Stas was greeted with the withdrawal of Aman he said to me "Rush, I thought we were weak beforehand, I think we're weaker now".

Stas hadn't obviously played with Mr "I come into my own in the last seconds of the game, muthaf#cka" Jimmy Liang.

Anyhoo back to the game. Whites with the "destroyers" Vish and Simon started v well and played with a tempo and a urgency that (a) caught Colours flat and (b) showed they wanted a "W" more.

Stas and James linked well and Rush knocked the ball sideways with customary ease. The lead was 4-1 when Manu issued a rallying call to his troops and Rush started to do his Manuel Almunia impression by letting in 2 howlers.

Vas, Rajesh and Amit started pressing more and more, finding space and openings and before you knew it Colours had taken a two goal lead. 6-4.

Then a miracle. The usually vociferous Stas started to motivate and cajoul the Whites into pulling the finger out. Maybe Manu's leadership skills were starting to rub off on Whites' número uno.

Vish began to do what he does best. Plonked himself as far away as possible from shooting opportunities and snuffed out any danger at the back including one "Adamseque" tackle on Dim. Bet the c#nt felt that!!

Stas levelled matters with a bullet shot from a neat pass back from Rush and it was game on. 7-7.

Then we had the "Manu and Dimi show" with Manu attempting to get every ounce of energy from his Team and Dimi turning on his je ne sais quoi magic with a couple of neatly taken goals. Colours were 10-7 up with
8-9 mins left.

Whites were beaten and although their heads had not dropped Colours had their eyes on the LPR. Simon pulled one back with what seemed a consolation but then JIMMY LIANG.....

One gun. 2 bullets. 2 goals. Lights out. Game over. 10-10.

What. A. Game.

Football on Tuesday 26/01/10

Colours
Sam
Nav
Aman
Manu
Rajesh
James Liang

Whites
Nii
Amit
Rush
Dimi
Mone
Sunny

Colours by 5

On a bitterly cold evening, Colours lit up the night with their vibrant brand of pass and move football and clinical finishing. The game started off quite differently with Sunny strollin on the pitch LATE and giving Whites the lead with his 1st touch, Whites continued to build and played some super stuff with "Riggs and Murtaugh" aka "Dimi and Nii" linking up well and firing Whites into a deserved 4/5 goal lead.

Then the capitulation. Or the fightback. Depending on which side of the fence you sat. Misplaced passes from Rush's radar gifted Colours' possession and the triangle of Rajesh, Manu and a possessed Sam with strong running from Nav, Aman and James ensured that Colours were chipping away at Whites' lead.

Then a sudden burst and transformation from Sam. Enter Samaldinho. His radar was pin-point and started his one man crusade and suddenly Colours edged ahead and then built a 4-5 goal lead with contributions from James/Nav. Whites were shell-shocked and frustration crept into their game. To be honest this was a "Take a Boo" performance spearheaded by an unplayable Sam!

MoM - take a wild guess. Sam

Football on Tuesday 19/01/10

Colours
Sam
Dimi
Nav
Amit
Rajesh

Whites
Nii
Stas
Aman
Rush
Sunny

Whites by 2

"Cometh the hour, Cometh the Barnasaurus!"
For 45 minutes it seemed that Whites had left their Duracell batteries at home. They were lacklustre and lazy in tracking back and this resulted in several one on one opportunities for Colours. Whites kept their noses in it with some memorable strikes from Stas and mazy runs from Aman causing havoc in Colours' defence but the main question on everyone's lips was "Where was the maurauding Barn?"

Well as the headline says as the game ticked-tocked away Nii started his engine and rattled in some absolute belters. Left foot, right foot, top left hand corner, right hand corner. Whites were 2 down when he got going and ended up 2 up when he finished. Colours were shell-shocked and probably deserved something as they bossed 4/5 of the game with every member of the Team having a solid game. The one thing they forgot was never discount a monster - especially if the monster is a Barnasaurus!

Football on Tuesday 12/01/10

Colours
Amit
Sunny
Nav
Aman
Sam

Whites
Dimi
Stas
Mone
Rushabh
Rajesh

Whites by 1.
Tight game. Whites started off well. Stas was back to his imperious best. And Dimi continued his solid form. Rajesh was back from a 3 week lay off and was the glue that kept the White ship together.
Colours played well but the overall assessment was that their finishing was off. Sam had a barnstorming game but really should have had a truckload of goals and Navbo's instinctive shooting kept Colours in it. Amano started to dictate play in the last 10-15 but Whites held on for a somewhat pyrrhic victory but as Rush said to Dimi at the final whistle "It's all about the "W"! "

Football on Tuesday 05/01/10

Colours
Amit
Stas
Nav
Aman
Sam

Whites
Dimi
Sunny
Manu
Rushabh
Jay