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    Could a kind moderator amend the title of this topic to 
    
                    `1994 Dec 5-A-Side Tournament'
    
    Many thanks
    
    Tony
    
    

    
    Tony,
    
    	Jerry, Ray, Mark & I have had neither mails nor posters.....is
    there a logical explanation for this? 8-)
    
    JBG

    re .2
    
    we know where we're not wanted....
    
    sniff....

>    Could a kind moderator amend the title of this topic to 
>    
>                    `1994 Dec 5-A-Side Tournament'
    
    Tony, try the following:
    
    372 <return>
    mod not/tit="1994 Dec 5-A-Side Tournament" <return>
    
    Dave.

    
    Don't worry boys the posters are on their way tonight.
    
    Tony
    
    

    
    The Leeds United All Stars team will definately be appearing... :->>>
    
    
    
    Actually its a group of friends & me... but the skill levels about the
    same! ;->
    
    Rick.

    
    
    Anybody heard about the "Ringers" ??
    
    
    
    Gazzer

    
    Apparently all the `nice boys' know about your `ringer' Gaz.
    
    Ho ho...
    
    Tony
    
    

    
    
     "Aye Karumba"
    
    
    
    

    
    Remember, remember the 13th of May. It may not ryhme, but it is damned
    important.
    
    The closing date for entries is Friday, so sort yer lives out. If your
    not in a team yet, take ownership and organise one.
    
    As of today, I've had 15 teams entered.
    
    Cheers,
    
    Tony
    
    

    
    Tony..
    
    How many teams have now entered the tournament..?
    
    What are all the team names and who's captain of who..?
    
    

    
    Tony..
    
    We've been training intensively for the last couple of years and
    things are looking good. BUT....where are our posters?? 8-)
    
    JBG

    
    Well firstly, my interesting, packed and exciting social meant I
    couldn't be bothered to send out many posters.
    
    Secondly, I have had 18 teams as of this morning. We should have at
    least 20, maybe more.
    
    I'll put the names etc in on Monday.
    
    Cheers,
    
    Tony
    
    

    
    Tony...
    
    Where are these team names then, I'm starting to wonder if you taking
    over the 5-a-side tournament was the wright thing to do....
    
    BRING BACK LINDA LACK
    
    ANDY..B

    
    Ahh Damn you all to the pits of hell!! I'm a busy, very very important
    man. I'll enter all the gumph tomorrow.
    
    The captains will receive all the relevant crap by Monday.
    
    Geeeeezuuuuuus
    
    Tony
    
    

    
    
    Damn an blast - 
    
    I didn't get the Ringers enrolled in time.
    Maybe well just come along and wind up that little bloke from 
    Poseurlots. {again}
    
    
    Gazzer

    
    O.K, the teams entered are:
    
    Team Captain         Loc      Team Name
    
    Robin Gadd           REO      PCBU1
    Andy Barefield       WLC      Do I Not Like That 
    Ali Robertson        REO      MIG Table Mediocrity
    H.Child              HHL      Lions
    Jason Pratt          REO      WOFTAM Wanderers
    Trevor Kelly         UVO      Lazzas Layabouts
    Martin Panter        REO      Santas Little Helpers
    R.Prior-Jones        OLO      No Name Yet
    John Wood            UVO      Basing Albion
    Terry Lightfoot      REO      C.S Toepunters
    Russell Varley       UCG      Nice 'n' "Leasey" Does It
    Steve Andrews        REO      Amex
    Paul Atkins          REO      Red Army
    Roy Chappell         WLC      Starfish Stabbers
    John Carney          HHL      Enterprise Objects
    Stuart Briginshaw    WLC      U.T.B.N.B
    Justin               REO      (Loading) BAYwatch
    Rich Morrell         REO      Tony Adams Select 5
    Neil Hardie          REO      Madge
    Tony Absolom         REO      The Whipping Boys (oh-er)
    
    We have twenty entrants. That's five leagues of four. Leagues winners
    plus three best runners-up qualify for K.O stages.
    
    The pitch is booked, the goals are hired, the refs are ready, St Johns
    are practicing their strapping and the trophies and medals are being
    polished in anticipation.
    
    Rules, directions etc etc will be sent in the internal post when I get
    time. (early next week probably).
    
    Roll on June 4th!!!!
     
    Cheers,
    
    
    Tony
    
    ps Can you scallywags who haven't paid yet, pay up.
    
    

Any DEC Park teams out there fancy a friendly on thursday lunchtime??

If lunchtimes are difficult, I suppose we could try an evening

Al

    
    Al,
    
    	we're not quite DEC Park, but we play 5-a-side regularly every
    Thursday lunchtime and would be glad to give you a game. We have a
    couple of good outdoor pitches to choose from (+ grass) and the
    changing facilities are comfortable.
    
    	I tried to fix up a game with Dec Z�rich but they weren't interested
    in coming all the way to us or competent enough to arrange a pitch at
    home, inspite of the fact that we were willing to travel!
    
    JBG

    
    Everything is raring to go. See all you brave warriors Saturday, good
    luck, and here's to a fluid afternnon (in more ways than one).
    
    Captains, teams in by 11:30. First games (plural) start 12:15.
    
    Tony
    
    

	Oh good, 45 minutes to spend in the boozer :-)

    I think I need at least 10 pints before the game.. may help me score in
    the correct goals this time after Tuesday little fiasco.. 
    
    You must admit it was a good own goal Sean... :->
    
    Just got our sexy shin pads.... Nothing is going to stop us now! :->
    
    Look guys... (esp. Gary Waite... ;-> ) you've got no chance of winning.. l->
                                 
    Do you get a prize for getting a worse goals against tally than Swindon
    did in the league this year??? 
    
    Rick.

    Listen Rick,
    
    With me in goal their is no way that U.T.B.N.B will lose.  I'll be
    sporting my new blue goalie top with funny yellow, orange, purple and
    white lines running all through it.  You won't see a more colourful
    top!
    
    
    /GAry

    
    Aiiighhhhh  ya B*****ds 
    
    
    Im comming along to watch... Tony couldn;t{didn't} fit me up with a
    team.
    
    

    
    Sorry Gaz, you were over-qualified.
    
    Tony
    
    

    
    
    Mmmm   thats what they always say.
    
    Still, see ya tommorrow. 
    
    maybe I could help out the St Johns people or ref the final or
    something ?.
    
    
    

    Hope you don't play like the baggies Gary! :->
    
    Rick.

    I believe our team will operate a similar style, Rick.
    
    
    /GAry

    
    If adverse weather conditions prevail tomorrow, I have booked Wembley
    Arena as a possible alternative.
    
    Tony
    
    

    .28
    
    I didn't know you could be relegated in this competition!! :->
    
    Rick.

        Well what can I say.. the competition was fixed.. thats how we
        finished bottom of Div. 4.....
    
            It the typical southerners all pick on the northern guy
    syndrome!
    
            As for that Tony Orgainser Bloke.. lets hope he improves his
    goalkeeping skills.... or else he'll never play for Accrington Stanley...
    
    
            Who are they ...
    
    
            Exactly... !! 
    
            Rick.
    
        
    
            ;->>>>>>
    
        Rick.
    
    

    Do we get a woodenn spoon Tony for coming bottom of Div. 4.?
    
    Rick.

    
    I'm afraid not Rich, however you will continue to be thouroughly
    ridiculed in soccer circles. In fact, you'll be ridiculed everywhere.
    
    Tony
    
    

    So who won??? 
    
    I hope it wan't you matey... 
    
    
    ;->
    
    Rick.

    So how goes it my great coin tossing captain??????  Found out who
    won yet, I hope it wasn't any of those sly cheats from our div.
    I saw Graham today, his excuse was that his wife wouldn't let
    him travel up to Reading, HHmmmmm.
    You can call me Fraser Digby from now on by the way.
    
    Cheers then
    
    
    Jim (Still trying to dry out)

    Hiya Jim...
    
    	Well I've been practising the coin tossing all weekend... & I still
    can't call them right.... Obviously its one of my weak spots.. to go
    with all the other weak spots in my game.. ;->>
    
    	Rick.

    
    The deserved winners were WOFTAM Rovers. Beating the ever gracious 
    U.T.B.N.B in the final.
    
    You'll be glad to hear my side got beat 6-0 in the quarter-finals.
                                                             
    
    Tony
    
    
    

    
    >You'll be glad to hear my side got beat 6-0 in the quarter-finals.
    
    Yipee.... :->>
    
    Rick.

Do we get the prize for the most injuries.

Out of a squad of 6 only two were left standing with 2 minutes of the last game
in the group to go.

PS Ivor (Keeper) broke his wrist. inspired by GW from last year.

Al

    .38 - Best news I've heard all week.  How did 'Madge' do?
    
    Jim

    The best bit of the day for me was that bloke wearing sun glasses in
    the Leeds United kit.  Who was that???
    
    
    /GAry

    
    The best bit of the day was sitting in the bar all day.
    
    Dave...

    
    Madge got beat three nil, great match to watch, Madge would have put
    Wayne Sleep to shame, their grace and poise will be hard to emulate in
    future competitions.
    
    Se�n

Bring back Linda Lack - at least when she organised the 5-a-side
she picked a sunny day (-at least, the last 4 or 5 years were good
weather). ;-)

Seriously, my thanks to Tony for organising the event. But I'm
sure the weather was the reason that our team didn't do too well.
(Or has that excuse already been used?) ;-)

  John

    She ate all the pies.
    
    
    

    The bloke in the Leeds kit and sun glasses was none other than my
    captain, the man himself,
    
    Rick Morell
    
    
    
    Rich.
    
    p.s.  I was the other team member who wore glasses. Needed windscreen
    wipers really.

    re. 42
    
    	>that bloke wearing sun glasses in the Leeds United kit.  Who was
    	>that???
    
    
    	Give you one guess... ;->
    
    	Liked ya top Gary.. very nice... NOT! :->	
    
    	Rick.

    Wore it just for you Rick.
    
    
    
    /GAry

    I'm sure it looked a lot better after it was covered in mud! :->
    
    Rick.

    Re 50
    
    It didn't get that muddy Rick.  I changed it once we got to the semis.
    
    
    
    /GAry

    What that the West Brom Goalkeepers top??
    
    Rick.

    The very one.  Black arms and red and black funny strips with the word
    'Sandwell' written across it.
    
    
    /GAry

    They deserved to go down with a top like that! :->
    
    Rick.

    
    
    Dave Wilson/Tony A.
    
    
    thanks for buying me a drink and letting me ref the final.
    
    
    
    Gazzer
    
    

    
    Gary..
    
    I was looking out for you, but as Ive never seen you, I didnt know who
    I was looking for anyway......
    
    I saw Tony, but he was far to busy organising.
    
    Oh well, I had a great drink.
    
    Dave...
    
    

    Dave.
    
    
     I was the good looking bloke in the black rubber jacket,  I had an
     ugly bird with me if that helps.
    
    
    
     I never saw Tony {obviously busy}. 
                           
    
     Gary

    
    I never saw yer Gaz, I don't think you turned up. And Dave, well, how
    ignorant can you get...tch tch....
    
    Tony
    
    

    
    
    I ****WAS**** there. 
    
    Otherwise how would I know that that Gary Waites shirt was 16" wider
    than his shoulders .? :-)
    
    Gazzer

    Re 59
    
    I'll let you know that the style shirt I was wearing is the new fashion in 
    goalkeeping.  
    
    
    /GAry

    
    
    Gary you looked great. Ignore us -  you'll grow into it. 
    
    
    
    
    Gazzer ;-)
    
    ps ..  Boing Boing -   Now I recognise that from somewhere.

    
    Everyone knows about Gary's ample (snigger) physique.
    
    Tony
    
    

    
    Isn't he GAry Kellys little bruvver ?.
    
    
     :-)

    I think they have the same hair cuts as well! :->
    
    Rick.

    Re 62
    
    Tony, we can all insult people but on the pitch we did the talking with
    a 6-0 thrashing of your team.  
    
    Re 63
    
    Gary Kelly is a fine player but no relative.  
    
    
    /GAry
    
    P.S  I hope your P_N isn't meant for me.

    
    Yeah Tony, that was pretty ignorant, I kept on thinking I'll should go 
    over and say hello, but for some bizarre alchohol related reason, I 
    did'nt.
    
    Dave...

    >I kept on thinking I'll should go over and say hello, but for some
    >bizarre alchohol related reason, I did'nt.
    
    	Wise move Dave.. I only said hello cos he recognised me! ;->>>
    
    Rick.

    
    I think the world should know about the team, MADGE, and their empty
    promises and broken deals.
    
    In a "Swindon/Lou Macari" style deal my team agreed to win by at least
    two goals to ensure they qualified. In return we would get a team photo
    of the "Whipping Boys" plus the negative. 
    
    They have never arrived.
    
    If anyone knows of the members of this evil posse of lowlifes, let me,
    or the local constabulary's hot-line 7830-2924, know straight away.
    
    A spiritual reward is offered.
    
    Tony
    
    

    
    I should have a team photo of the great "Whipping Boys" and once I get
    the spool developed I will send a copy to you.
    
    How did the Birthday go, did you party like a Doctor?
    
    SteveP

    
    Steve, when I wiped the tears away after receiving your card at 4pm
    Friday, the rest of the day was smashing. Eeee Knee Breee Ayyee Tid.
    
    Tony
    
    

    
    Tony,
    
    As official Madge Team Photographer, I'd like to apologise on behalf of
    the lads for the delay in producing "the goods".
    
    Rest assurred this will be rectified tomorrow.
    
    
    Madge.
    
    

    
    I must say, the piccy has arrived, and smashing it is too.
    
    Tony
    
    ps any chance of the negative?
    
    

    Gentlemen,
    
    I have a box of items left behind at Holme Park after this year's
    5-a-side tourny.  Items include ;
    
    1 x Towel
    1 x Astroturf trainers
    1 x Trainers
    2 x Shinpads
    2 x Pliers  (!!)
    1 x Antifreeze tester (!!!!!!)
    Assorted pens & papers (probably junk)
    
    Give me a call if you think there is something of yours, give me an
    accurate description (I'll be the judge, there's a few decent articles
    in there !) and I will release them.
    
    
    Nev  (830 6524)

    
    The pliers are mine Nev. One big pair, one smaller pair, both in pretty
    kaky condition. I borrowed them off a friend to dismantle the goals.
    
    Tony
    
    

    Is anyone going to organise the 5-a-side soccer competition.. 
    
    I think the "Tony Adams Select Five" must do better than last year... 
    
    Rick.

    
    All,
    
    We're trying to guage support for a small tournament this year, the
    timeframe is the last two weeks in August.
    
    The location will be just north of Reading and it will follow the same
    style as last year's tournament.  Adwest is no longer available to us,
    but a proposed location, with less facilities, has been offered. There
    are four 5-a side pitches and there will be a beer tent and limited 
    changing facilities, and two pubs close by.
    
    Please can prospective captains indicate their interest by replying
    here.  If / When there is a sufficient number of teams we will go ahead
    and book the pitches and organise all the other important things -
    trophies, referees, goals, oh and a set of wooden spoons for the "Tony
    Addams Select Five".
    
    We need to know numbers and preffered date by 28th July.
    
    -John.

    If I can get together a team of equally unfit, talentless slobs then
    count me in.

One unfit, talentless slob reporting for action, sir.

Can teams from abroad ie Holland compete?

T_

    
    Can teams from abroad, i.e. Scotland (true home of football), compete ?
    
    Malc$quite_high_in_the_unfit_useless_slob_charts.
    

We should be able to put a team together from MIG.

Mike

                                       
    Teams are welcome from anywhere, it will be a one day event... unless
    we somehow manage to get an un-imaginable number of entries to make it
    take that much longer.
    
    So long as everyone has a great time... and the "T.A.S.5" loose then 
    I'd consider it a success.
    
    -John.

    Well IPEG & assorted associate members should be to get a team together....
    
    	Cheers,
    
    		Rick.
    

    >Scotland (true home of football)
    
    	Do they play football in Scotland.... ?? 
    
        Well you learn something new everyday....
    
    	Cheers,
    
    		Rick.

    I have a team for the 5-a-side competition. Please keep me informed.
    
    Regards
    
    Nick.

    >LFC are great 
    
    
    	Didn't you miss out the U from that statement... 
    
    	it should have read...
    
    		LUFC are great!!!!
    
    	Cheers,
    
    		Rick.
    
    	

    Our team cannot make the Bank holiday weekend of 26/27th Aug. Our team
    being "Nicks" (chefs::taskern) note .84.
    
    And as for:-
    >LFC, haven't you missed a letter out, shouln't it be LUFC?
    
    I'm in his team and I reckon it should be THFC so you're both wrong.
    
    Laters
    Mart

    
    As defending champions (sort of), I'm sure we'll be able to find five
    "players".
    
    j.

    Baaah you've got no bloody chance Jeff ! With me missing from the famed
    side (actually, in the end I didn't play last year) you'll be knocked
    out in the first round. 

    
     Assuming I'm still with the compo...  
    
     you can count us 'RINGERS' in.
    
    
    Gary

    >THFC
    
    	Does that stand for : The Hopeless Football Club??
    
    	Cheers,
    	
    	Rick.

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                     FIVE A SIDE FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT
    
    
             Bishops wood sports club, Sonning common, nr Reading
    
                            MONDAY 28TH AUGUST
    
             TEAMS MUST BE ENTERED BY AUGUST 18TH AT THE LATEST
    
    
               Team members must be either digital employees
                         or long term contractors
    
    
          To register a team (six in a team):
    
          Send either an ALL-IN-1 message to _IOSG::CHEWTERJ or a VMS
          Mail message to IOSG::CHEWTERJ with team members names, badge
          numbers and a team name.
    
          Send a personal cheque to John Chewter REO F/H8 - by 18th Aug.    
          made payable to Digital Equipment Co Ltd for �10.00 entry fee
    
          Rules and information will be sent to team captains as soon as
          possible registration on the day with the full team will be 11.30

    
        This years tournament has been cancelled due to lack of entries,
    
        Hopefully we'll have more luck next year.
    
        Thanks to all those who gave their support.
    
        -John.