Results Saturday 15th May

[Dad's Army]

If it were me I'd rather play too.

[Hawkesy]

And further on from that,the visiting team in div4A fixture had just driven two hours to be there,I reckon they were just keen to play the games, whoever "reffed"

2 hours from glenunga to flinders uni, did they walk? There isn't a team in the division that would have to drive for 2 hours for a game.

[Hawkesy]

If it were me I'd rather play too.

Depends on the ref, a bad ref can completely ruin a game. There's a couple of teams from last year that I said I wouldn't play against this season because of their refs.

[Urgh! A Music War]

And further on from that,the visiting team in div4A fixture had just driven two hours to be there,I reckon they were just keen to play the games, whoever "reffed"

2 hours from glenunga to flinders uni, did they walk? There isn't a team in the division that would have to drive for 2 hours for a game.

Greenock Town.

[Hawkesy]

And further on from that,the visiting team in div4A fixture had just driven two hours to be there,I reckon they were just keen to play the games, whoever "reffed"

2 hours from glenunga to flinders uni, did they walk? There isn't a team in the division that would have to drive for 2 hours for a game.

Greenock Town.

i don't even know where that is, but really 2 hours.

[Dad's Army]

At the very top of this map in the Barossa Valley

[Kitchimo]

Foot in mouth disease.

[Hawkesy]

the RAA website puts the journey from greenock to flinders uni as 90 minutes.

[Kitchimo]

Foot in mouth disease.

[Hawkesy]

Foot in mouth disease.

for whom?

[Urgh! A Music War]

Greenock to Strathalbyn would be a fair hike too.

[Hawkesy]

Greenock to Strathalbyn would be a fair hike too.

exactly 2 hours. Didn't realise you would have to come into the city and back out though.

[Lucky4some]

A: Vipers FC 2 Stirling 0
B: Vipers FC 5 Stirling 2
C: Vipers FC 5 Stirling 1

Scorers
(A) Matsouliadis, Kresovic
(B) Tsekinis (3), Ganiaris (1), Koncewicz (1)
(C) Geladaris (3), Matteo (1), Romeo (1)

Well done Vipers! What a day for the club - three wins, first win for the A's, and the comeback of Jaric - well done!

Stirling were in the game the entire time. It wasn't until the wedding photos on the other side of the pitch were being taken (a Vipers wedding!) that Vipers took the lead, and then they managed to seal it with a penalty midway through the second. Stirling looked a bit late to react to being two goals down in my opinion, they had the thrust but not the conviction.

Let this be the first of many Vipers![/quote]
Great day for the Vipers good to see Jaric back tongue working as fast as ever questioning everything winning every contest

[kramerica]

I laugh every time I see you two get worked up over people using the word soccer. Surely, being the knowledgable souls you are, you both know where the word comes from; it's not an Americanism or an Australianism and I can remember kids and adults and school teachers using the word as a nickname or pet name for the game when I grew up in England, and noticed some casuals also use the term when I returned for a few years.
Each to their own I suppose, but it's interesting to note you both play for clubs that call themselves soccer clubs, how do you sleep at night? (and while the term doesn't bother me, I play for the first club in the amateur league to call themselves a football club. oh the irony. )

I have to say I knew it was coined in England (actually I can't argue with any of your post but I still hate that word).

Was having some drinks last night with a couple of colleagues from my new employment (started yesterday) and both from England, one from Wales actually. This topic came up and they both mentioned the word derived from England. In fact the one from Wales (where they play the other football rugby) said it came about because of the two codes of football in England, rugby and soccer. The word soccer derived somehow from the word "Association", but by then I was on the third pint, so can't remember much more. Someone else can confirm, Hawksey?

[Hawkesy]

The word soccer derived somehow from the word "Association", but by then I was on the third pint, so can't remember much more. Someone else can confirm, Hawksey?

It's a play on the word association. With rugby becoming rugger amongst a lot of toffs, so association became asoccer and then onto soccer. One of the first people to use the name in popular media was the England captain of the time, whose name escapes me at this time.

[The General]

the RAA website puts the journey from greenock to flinders uni as 90 minutes.

Was only quoting what some of the Greenock players said - they did mention that there is a lot of road works at their end of the journey,something about a new freeway ? where the speed limit varies from 40kmh - 60kmh, i dont know if the websites take that into consideration. Whatever time it takes,still a long way for any team to travel,and not play was all i was getting at.

[Jean Claude]

the RAA website puts the journey from greenock to flinders uni as 90 minutes.

Was only quoting what some of the Greenock players said - they did mention that there is a lot of road works at their end of the journey,something about a new freeway ? where the speed limit varies from 40kmh - 60kmh, i dont know if the websites take that into consideration. Whatever time it takes,still a long way for any team to travel,and not play was all i was getting at.

They're duplicating the Sturt Hwy, hence the restrictions.

Driving from Greenock to Noarlunga would be more time consuming than driving to Strath or Murray Bridge IMO as there are less traffic lights etc. Plus you can go the 'back' way to these places.

[Dad's Army]

Noarlunga don't play in the division being discussed, but thanks for your input all the same

[Jean Claude]

Was just a generalisation. (Although a number of years back they were in this predicament)


But thanks for YOUR input all the same

[Ernie Cooksey]

I laugh every time I see you two get worked up over people using the word soccer. Surely, being the knowledgable souls you are, you both know where the word comes from; it's not an Americanism or an Australianism and I can remember kids and adults and school teachers using the word as a nickname or pet name for the game when I grew up in England, and noticed some casuals also use the term when I returned for a few years.
Each to their own I suppose, but it's interesting to note you both play for clubs that call themselves soccer clubs, how do you sleep at night? (and while the term doesn't bother me, I play for the first club in the amateur league to call themselves a football club. oh the irony. )

I have to say I knew it was coined in England (actually I can't argue with any of your post but I still hate that word).

Was having some drinks last night with a couple of colleagues from my new employment (started yesterday) and both from England, one from Wales actually. This topic came up and they both mentioned the word derived from England. In fact the one from Wales (where they play the other football rugby) said it came about because of the two codes of football in England, rugby and soccer. The word soccer derived somehow from the word "Association", but by then I was on the third pint, so can't remember much more. Someone else can confirm, Hawksey?

confirmed.

[Fresh Football]

Sat Prem

A: Vipers FC 2 Stirling 0
B: Vipers FC 5 Stirling 2
C: Vipers FC 5 Stirling 1

Scorers
(A) Matsouliadis, Kresovic
(B) Tsekinis (3), Ganiaris (1), Koncewicz (1)
(C) Geladaris (3), Matteo (1), Romeo (1)

Well done Vipers! What a day for the club - three wins, first win for the A's, and the comeback of Jaric - well done!

Stirling were in the game the entire time. It wasn't until the wedding photos on the other side of the pitch were being taken (a Vipers wedding!) that Vipers took the lead, and then they managed to seal it with a penalty midway through the second. Stirling looked a bit late to react to being two goals down in my opinion, they had the thrust but not the conviction.

Let this be the first of many Vipers!

Did Kresovic come from Beograd?

[Wraith]

Correct.

[Fresh Football]

Nice 1, he's a pretty good/handy pick up.

[blackout]

Tipping after Round 5...

We have a new leader, Veggos.
BWB_12 top scored with 4 for the round.

13 Veggos
12 blackout
11 tibbaw69
10 crue head
10 Jack Mehorf
10 messidona
9 Kitchimo
9 kolobaras
9 Lucas Leiva
9 Rhino
8 BWB_12
7 Blotto
7 Franco UnAmerican
6 formerspoccoach
6 otto62
4 Chivas
4 CrappyKeeper
4 Jason Bourne
4 marooned
4 Ronnie#10
3 thunder14
2 BillyBob
2 Jay Walking
2 Monkey Boy
2 Top Gun Aurelio
2 BADA BING
2 The Kings Jesta
2 lfc cfc
1 John Cena
1 MANOLIS
1 PHE 23
1 Steward
0 Thomas Hassler

Result (bold) and # of tips:
Vipers (10) Draw (6) Stirling (4)
SPOC (18) Draw (1) Wanderers (1) - Upset of the round
A Villa (16) Draw (2) Jets (2) - Easy bet of the round
S Villa (5) Draw (6) Uni (9)
BOSA (13) Draw (6) Sturt (1)

[Wraith]

I'm catching you Veggos.