Thursday, September 18, 2008

VOTE FOR SUPERSTAR EZEK & VERSION 2.8


Guys our very own Prabhu Deva a.k.a Ezek has gotten through to the Finals of Dhool 2008..They will now compete in the Finals against other top teams and our best wishes will always be with him. Guys pls support him by voting and hope that he kawabangs!!On the video bar above u can view ezeks recent semifinals performance.He has definitely made us proud and now its time to show him our support..Those who wanna go down live to support him pls call me asap so that i can arrange tickets for you'll. VOTE FOR VERSION 2.8!! Come on Ezek make KAWABANGA proud!!

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Game Details

Guys game this sun at woodlands ring sec 9am..Wear Blue and see ya'll there by 8.45am..We'll be up against Football Team AMK who we beat 3-0(Thanks to Vino on and off the field) on our first encounter. So hopefully will be another fruitful outing for us this time ard..Cheers..

Sunday, August 24, 2008

Understrength Kawabanga Triumph

Guys after a series of undeserved defeat today we witnessed a well played and deserving victory over what was a relatively strong team on paper..Infact the scoreline of 6-2 was flattering for the opponents.With the number of wrong offside calls and other major bad decisions by the non existent referee the margin should have been much greater..First i would like to congratulate each and everyone that played coz today victory everyone played a major role..Special Praise for Siva who helped himself to 3 assist, Vijay for a well taken hatrick, Anand for his man of the match performance, Vino for making fantastic saves in the first half and watching the magic show during the second and Abi for his outfield debut goal and lasting almost 90mins..Best goal will have to be given to anand's drive from a brilliant setup by Siva..Vish opening his account after a dry spell this season with a well placed acute shot after rounding the keeper which hopefully will boost his confidence for the upcoming games..Raji looking sharp and slowly getting on with his galloping runs down the centre..Dinesh, Naga and Pream for a solid defensive display not giving the opponents any time on the ball at all..Keerthi dishing out a solid performance after his 21km run.Simply Unbelievable..It was a game of 2 halves and he truly played with class and attitude..As Vino mentioned can we start playing like we did today..Haha..Anyways today was a fruitful outing considering the team being severely understrength and of course the free food..Too bad Vino and Pream missed it..Ok guys thumbs up and lets carry this morale boosting form into our next game..visit the blog more often and drop more positive comments..Good to see more names on the cbox.I'll text u'll regarding the MdIS league tomorrow so those committing pls keep $30 ready..Ok fellas have a gr8 week..

Friday, August 22, 2008

Match Details 24/08/08

Hi Bangers..This week game will be an invitational friendly.The venue is at the new Sports Hub in Bishan which is opposite Catholic High School.A big thank you to Dinesh for getting us the priviledge of kickstarting the SportsHub at Bishan..Those who dunno how to go meet at Bishan at 8am..If not get there straight by 8.30am..Guys take note pls dun be late as this is an official event..There'll be minister GOHs and media coverage.So understand that the teams image will be put under test.Another important point to note will be pls adorn full kit.Blue Jersey Black Shorts and Black Socks..Most important is the Shorts coz socks can close one eye..So i hope to see all in black shorts at the least.The game commences at 9am sharp so lets not complicate matters.Also i'll take attendance for those who'll be committing for the MDIS league.So far theres abt 10 interested and afew yet to confirm.We'll be going ahead with the idea nevertheless so that the rhythm of the team is not affected.Those unable to commit just pay by match and the money will just be accumulated for next AFL season.Those who havent replied my sms pls do asap or leave a comment on the blog.Thanks.See ya on Sunday boys.

Friday, August 15, 2008

Recruitment Drive 08

Guys as we'll know the squad is becoming rather thin due to some of our players not being able to commit due to personal and other reasons like serving the nation..Hence we as a team shall be on the look out for talent and recruit immediately when we spot one..Pls feel free to bring down any player who u think will be of good use to the team or give me a lead and i shall act on it..Doesnt have to be a fantastic player..Someone decent and team oriented will be sufficient..I hope all will help me out coz we need to bring our numbers up to 20 atleast.Doesnt necessarily have to be indian but will be better if it is coz we're all tamilan unless they dun mind..Take note we need a striker badly and a defensive player as well..But all others are welcome..The more the merrier..Our scouts are hovering over Shooters FC and we'll make a formal bid to team manager murali when the time is rite..haha..ok so guys keep a look out and join in the recruitment..thanks.

Thursday, August 14, 2008

Immediate response needed

Guys as we all know our league is coming to an end in september and it only resumes in January according to my close sources..I truly believe that if we're gonna be engaging in friendly for 3 months it'll not get us anywhere..So i'm in negotiation with the organisers of the MDIS league which began last week..there is a possibility that we can be added as the last team if i can give them a positive reply by end of the week..Now i shall give u'll the details of the league..its an amateur league consisting of 7 teams..We'll get 12 games and trophy if we're top 3..No cash prize because of the low fees..Games will be held on either sat or sun at 3pm..Ok assuming all of you'll commit it will be abt 60 per person for 12games.($5 a game).If there is any additional money vish will accumulate for our AFL 09 season.From what i've spoken with the organiser the best payment option is two installments so i will be able to collect $30 first and another $30 later on..the league will stretch til late Nov probably just in time for us to go back to AFL in january..Ok now i need some response from you'll so that i can make a decision asap and secure the place..Just leave a comment under this post..To make things simple those who cant commit but can come for some games pls pay vishnu or myself $8 per game.Those who commit enjoy the rate of $5 per game..Ok firstly i just want to know the response from u fellas..If ya think its not worth it and friendly is a better option feel free to express your views.Once atleast 12 players are positive i'll proceed with the arrangements..I need an answer by Sat so act fast boys..Thanks.

Kawabanga Newsflash

Kawabanga would like to congratulate Ezekiel and Version 2.8 on their well derserved entry to the Semi Finals of Dhool 08..Lets keep our fingers crossed and hope he makes it into the Finals and we shall all go down to show our support as promised.
Vote1 Version 2.8

Game Details..

Guys game this sunday @ Bendemeer Sec 9am..Wear blue..Pls be there by 8.45am..pls liase with ur usual transport buddies for pickup..Hope to see better attendance this week..Last weeks defeat clearly reflected that a poor turn out caused us a very bitter and underserving defeat..Also take note that this week we're coming up against league leaders Tusser and we shall try to be the first team to sneak all 3pts from them..Ok fellas..have a great week and see ya'll on sunday..Cheers..

Friday, August 1, 2008

Good News

Guys a piece of good news..I've managed to get us a league game on the 10th of August..We'll be coming up against our fierce rivals Kampong Boys who'll be seeking revenge for the 3-1 defeat earlier this season.We'll be welcoming the return of our much missed Rajesh..The venue will be Tanjong Katong Sec..Pls reply to Kathi's sms when he's taking count of attendance..So i'll see you'll on 10th August at TKSS @9am..Wear Blue and arrange ur necessary transport means.Cheers.

Thursday, July 31, 2008

August Post

Hi guys.Firstly the good news is tt Rajesh is back and this time for a long spell and hopefully without the belly..Secondly our next league game is only on the 17th of August @Bendermeer Sec..I'll try my best to see if i can push for one on the 10th.But pls understand tt we've played a couple of games more than the rest of the teams hence its our turn to miss some games..But dun worry most likely there'll be a friendly on the 10th if there's no league game..As for this week it shall be a break for us..Also all pls remember to bring $5 for the soccer balls that kathi has bought.After reimbursing him if theres remainder it will go into the funds..Kathi has put in effort to go get the balls so Lets not make it difficult for him and bring down the money during our next game..Pls also take note tt the league should be coming to an end in sept and resuming back in oct so those who have difficulty paying for next season i suggest u start saving some money now itself or start paying vishnu in installments and he'll help keep track.The amt will be confirmed once we know our final league position and the turnout for next season.As for those who came for training a big thumbs up to you'll.It was a good workout and hope we can hold more of such sessions..The rest who didnt turn up pls try harder to come in future coz the sessions really help build our teamwork and cohesion..So for those who have been starved of the saturday nightlife fever pls go and booze til you burst this weekend coz u dont get this opportunity often..Cheers and see you'll real soon..

Extras: Guys Ezekiel is dancing in DHOOL 08 for VERSION 2.8..Pls show your support to him in all ways possible may it be sms of going down to cheer him..Those who wanna go down to support give him a call at 92475124..I would like to congratulate him for going through to the quarters and wish him the best of luck on behalf of the team.If he goes through to the final there might be a team outing to go scream our heads off to support him.His group will be competing in the quaters this coming sunday @7pm so dont forget to tune in to vasantham central.

P.S. If i organise cage on friday afternoon say 2pm to 4pm how many of you'll can make it.Coz can get student deal which is dirt cheap.$50 for 2hrs i believe..Pls indicate if u're available on the cbox..

Thursday, July 24, 2008

Training session at Da Qiao Primary School.

H guys, there will not be a game this week. Instead, we will have a training and kickabout session at Da Qiao Primary School. We shall start at around 0830 and I hope everyone will make an effort to make it down. The exact address of the school would be 8, Ang Mo Kio Street 54. Singapore 569185. Feel free to contact me (Kathir) if you need any help with directions. I'm unable to replicate the location map here but if you can input the above postal code on this website, http://www.map.gov.sg/StreetMap/, you will be able to get an exact location. I will be purchasing the footballs soon and i hope you guys can chip in around $5 bucks a person for them. Do bring this amount on Sunday. During training, we will try to carry out the following exercises:

-5-aside match focusing only on keeping possession
-Defence Vs Attack (We will use half the field for this)
-Some set pieces (Especially corners)

On top of this, we can even have some shooting practice to warm up. Do feel free to add on to this if you have other ideas/methods that can help us improve our game. Do bring down the yellow jersey (as well as the blue one) if you have it. We can use this to differentiate the attacking players from the defensive.

Attendance so far: Kathir, Vinoth, Vishnu, Dinesh, Prashant, Murali, The Gaffer, Siva, Pream, Naga, Captain...


Sunday, July 20, 2008

League Game 9: AAR

League game 9 produced our 2nd defeat on the trot and once again we went down conceding 5. Well done on clawing back into the game to tie it up at 2-2 despite going in at half time 2 down. However, it was always going to be difficult to keep the morale up and keep fighting after conceding a 3rd goal. And when that happened, it was downhill all the way. We lost our shape and TLFC capitalized on that. We certainly need to mature as team and learn how to keep our shape and concentration for as long as possible. We were rather quiet on the pitch and lets hope that in the future, we communicate more. Communication would mean warning each other of dangers, motivation and giving constant pointers on what needs to be done on the pitch. Let's not hope for telepathy and let's continue working as a team. There should not be a game next week but instead there will be a training/kickabout at Da Jiao Primary School in Ang Mo Kio. It is a free to use pitch, comes with primary school goal post and the last time I saw it, the pitch was in really good condition. I hope many would turn up as this would be a good opportunity to work on our play. We will be focusing on keeping our shape and we will work on our short passing. The school is only 3 bus stops away from Ang Mo Kio MRT and I am more than willing to provide a shuttle service from the station. I will send out text messages sometime this week to gain some feedback as to how many are interested. Oh, and as you may have noticed, we are severely lacking footballs. We've lost 2 superb mikasa balls and 1 molten ball. We are only left with 2. Would you guys mind perhaps chipping in around 5 bucks a person to purchase some (foot)balls? I was thinking of getting 3 more. I'll look to settle everthing under 60 bucks. Please leave a comment as to whether you can contribute. Thanks and have a great week ahead guys!

Monday, July 7, 2008

League Game 8: AAR

League game 8 for this season ending up being a resounding defeat. 5-0 to Torpedo Rovers. The score doesn't lie and the better team won and rightly so. There is no need or use pointing fingers and I believe just like how we agreed that we won the last three games as a team, we lost this one as a team as well. The areas for improvement still remain the same so let's continue improving on them and not let this defeat be a downer. There are so many teams out there who are much better than us and we need to learn from them and just push on. No hard feelings from the game i hope, if there are any, please flush them out from your system the moment the game ends and you leave the venue. I think Naga put everything into perspective perfectly so do take a look at his comments in the Cbox. I am all for what he is trying to ask and put across. Please leave a comment on your thoughts and areas of improvements under this post. Win, lose or draw, we are a team and i guess we have to stick together. Don't let your head drop when we are down and keeping pushing on.

P.S: I maybe out for a few weeks as I feel that i may have aggravated my foot injury from the past during this game. It was careless on my part to challenge blindly for the ball and I hope the rest take care of your health and remain injury free.

Team: Vinod, Kathir, Pream, Siva, Anand, Prashant, Murali, Prem, Ezek, Sakthi, Vijay, Vishnu, Vik, Keerthi, The Gaffer

Casuarina Curry Man-of-the-Match: Anand

Also, do take note that Sakthi will be going away to Brisbane, Australia to pursue his studies on Friday. I would like to sincerely commend his commitment towards the team every week. I don't even have to ask him if he will be coming down for the matches every week because it always is a resounding "Hell yeah, mate!". He has turned up for all the games this season and has been working really hard in every game. All the best to you Sakthi and we'll definitely miss your presence every week. I guess you can redeem your MOM award for your outstanding effort against Tusser earlier in the season before you fly off. I'll never forget that 50 meter dash and lunge that almost earned you an early shower. Take care, buddy!

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Beware: The Gaffer

Hope everyone received the notice about the game on Sunday. We now have 13 players who have confirmed their attendance. Anymore? As captain said, we're looking for around 15 players. It would better our chances to go for a 4th win on the trot. Also, let's not upset the Gaff. He loathes poor attendance. He breathes football and cant stand a lack of enthusiasm for what he calls and strongly believes is, "the national game of Algeria". I'm not ready for his dreaded vacuum cleaner treatment should we slip up.

Team so far: Vinod, Rethish, Keerthi, Pream, Siva, Anand, Vik, Kathir, Shant, Murali, Prem, Ezek, Sakthi

Monday, June 30, 2008

Spain: "Ordinary" Champions of Europe?

After the pain and agony associated with not living up to expectations year after year, Spain have finally stamped their name in international football with the Euro 2008 crown. Their passing throughout the tournament has been slick and they've played football with the right, positive attitude. But, were they worthy champions? Did they really play the best football among all the 16 nations (17, if you still thought somehow that England were competing) ? The La Selección did, afterall, win the title with players from "lowly" teams such as Valencia, Villarreal, Mallorca and to please you Mancs out there, Liverpool. Does that make Spain "averagely" good? Whatever it is, Spain are the Champions of Europe and I'm just glad it didn't turn out to be a farce that was Euro 2004.

Soccertee.com

Guys, I have a friend who wants to bring in a bunch of Soccer related tees from Hong Kong to Singapore. He wants to gain a general opinion on how much people are willing to pay for a tee shirt like that. He claims the tee shirt quality is comparable to Nike or Adidas. Do help him out and leave a comment to this post as to how much you are willing to pay for something like that. The website would be www.soccertee.com. And some interesting designs that I have found include:





Do browse through the website and state how much you're willing to pay for a tee shirt. Thanks guys!

Sunday, June 29, 2008

League Game 7: Match Report

In contrast to last week, the weather greeted us with scorching hot temperatures coupled with surprising morning humidity this time around. Well done to everyone for keeping away from your own weird rain rituals and bringing about the sunshine. We picked up our thrid win on the trot against a rather hardworking Team AMK FC and in doing so, scoring 3 and keeping our first clean sheet of the season (and a little beyond into last season as well). Our performance was a very collective hardworking one but I personally felt that we were dodgey, nervous and rather tired for long periods of the match. It was a good performance but I'm sure many would agree that a performance of this level will probably warrant a mauling from a team higher up in the table. I shall put that down to perhaps the break last week. The weather certainly didnt help us either. I was dead by half time and was basically clinging on for dear life. Special mention to the gaffer for keeping the team fresh and managing the substitutions and tactics from the sidelines. Switching to 4-5-1 for the last 10 minutes was a good touch. Very well taken goals by Murali and Vijay. Just a few observations from behind that I would like to add. I urge everyone to leave a comment to add on to what is being discussed here. Very pleased with the fullbacks and wingers today. Very good communication and i can see the effort in trying to help one another out. However, there were instances where both the winger and fullback pusched up and left a gaping hole behind. Many a times we were exploited in this area. Perhaps you guys can come up with your own system within the flanks where should the fullback push up, then the winger slots back into the hole or you can always call out to the centre backs to shift. On my part, I will try my best to organise the defence to fill up these spaces but I still hope that the passing and movement when the wingers and fullbacks attack will be tighter and more decisive. Try your best to play safe passes especially when you know that you are taking a risk by pushing high up the pitch. Do not hesitate to put in early balls into the box. Have confidence in your own ability and try to create chances for the strikers. The third goal was created by Siva, who is a right back, and this shows the importance of quality crosses into the box. Strikers, please make an effort to challenge for every ball. I would suggest discussing before the match with the wingers as to how you want the balls played in. Do you want low crosses? Deep crosses? Cut backs? Also have a system with your strike partner. For example, one can attack the near post and the other can peel away to the edge of the box to pick up any loose balls. When you do get the ball in the box, try your best to get a shot on target. Avoid beating players when there isnt a need to. You always have your centre midfielders to whom you can pass to. Centre midfielders, please take more shots where the opportunities arise. I dont think we tested the keeper enough today. Also try and spread the play more to the wings so as to stretch the opponents and free yourself of makers. And lastly, I will try to improve my communication with my centreback partner and also devise a proper system of playing the offside trap. A lapse between me and Pream almost caused us to concede an early goal and had that gone in, it would have been a different story all together. They seemed very capable of defending a lead for 90 minutes. Vinod, outstanding save from the penalty! Guys, it was a credible win nontheless and lets work harder in the next game to notch up another win. We will be playing the same team again ( dont't ask me why) but at Serangoon Sec this time. Let's continue working as a team and help each other out. Advice your teamates on areas they have to improve. Anand, for example, approached me after the game and adviced me to maintain my cool on the pitch and not end up being a liability to the team by getting myself sent off. Point certainly noted and I will work hard on this area. Similarly, I urge the rest to feel free to go up to one another and hand out similar pointers. Have a great week ahead boys, rest well, get some milage under your belt for your own fitness and most importantly, take care of your own health. Cheers! Oh, and lets work on our punctuality as well!

Team: Vinod, Dinesh, Pream, Kathir, Siva, Anand, Murali, Prem, Prashant, Sakthi, Vishnu, Dr Karthik, Vijay, Kumarran, Vik, Naga, Rethish, The Gaffer (Present as Ever).

Final Score: 3-0

Scorers : Murali (Around 30 minutes), Vijay ( I'm guessing like 70th and 80th minutes)

Casuarina Curry Man-of-the-Match: Vinod*


*All MOM from now on are are entitled to 1 x kosong prata, 1 x speciality prata of your choice and 1 x kopicino. Award redeemable with a trip down to Casuaina Curry with the Gaffer.

Saturday, June 28, 2008

Its League Game 7 again, hopefully.

Hi guys, Sunday is approaching again and after the disappointment of the canceled game last week, I urge everyone to not perform anymore rain rituals and pray for clear skies this time around. We will be up against Team AMK, 9am at Canberra Sec. Do contact the relevant people if you need a lift. I think most of us will be familiar with this venue. It was where we picked up our first win of the season against CUFC. Try to be there by 0830, change up and we shall try to warm up together and discuss how we're going to line up. We have never played this team before and hence we need to be cautious. I guess we will have to adapt as the match wears on but nonetheless, I will discuss with the captain and we will let the team know how we will shape up on the match day itself. As ever, rest early the night before and hydrate yourself well. See you on Sunday guys!

Sunday, June 22, 2008

League Game 7: Match Report

After the flurry of activities and hype, the rain has caused the game to be canceled. Please continue working on your own personal fitness meanwhile and take care of your own health. We shall meet again when the skies are brighter...

Saturday, June 21, 2008

League Game 7

Its the weekend again and its AFL action again. This was a last minute fixture and hence really sorry about the last minute activation. We're hoping for a good turnout and as it stands, Keerthi is the only unavailable player. I hope all those who have given your word do indeed come down. Players who have been coming down regularly and have been putting in good performances will be given priority at the gaffer's discretion. We have to be fair to those showing commitment. The response for the initial friendly was extremely poor and while I do understand that many have other commitments on a Sunday evening, I hope everyone treats these friendly games seriously. We need to play more often together and friendlies will always remain an integral part of the learning process. Its alright if we get thrashed, as long as we learn something from it.
This week we will be playing Marine Devils FC (return "home" fixture), a team that we lost to 2-0 at Serangoon Sec a few games back. We have played this team 3 times in total (and have lost all 3) and by now I hope all of us understand their style of play. We know who their key players are and I would urge everyone to be ready at the pitch by 830 tomorrow so that we can discuss how we are going to approach the game. Attendance will be taken. They are a hardworking, organized team and we have to be disciplined for the whole 90 minutes. That simply means stick to your position and work with and along with your team mates. We are capable of beating them and anything less than a win tomorrow will be unacceptable. Guys, have a good rest tonight and hydrate yourself well. We will meet at the pitch tomorrow.

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Recent Pictures taken @Anderson Sec













On and off the pitch...

Hi guys, Kathir here and I'd like to make some announcements. I'll split this post into 2 bits. Firstly, I'll touch on some admin matters on behalf of the gaffer and prem. The gaffer being Abi of course. Then i'll go on to some issues regarding our football. I'd like to invite everyone to leave a comment below this post or in the comment box. Feel free to say anything and everything about what is to be announced. So here goes...
Off the pitch:
As you may have already noticed, I have attained the password to the blog and re-arranged the site a little and updated it. Please orientate yourself to this slightly new layout and let me know if it sucks. I've placed the fixtures and results list at the end of the page and have also placed the league table at the side. I will help prem to update this as often as required. There's is also a link to the AFL site right above the league table. Next, prem has assigned abi and myself to be the ones to inform everyone about the games everyweek. You will receive a text message from us and all you have to do is to let us know whether you can make it or not. If you do say yes, please make sure you turn up as promised. Abi will take attendance for all games and those who fail to turn up despite giving your word and/or without a valid reason will have your playing time reduced in the next match. Abi will see to this. There are no superstars in the team and to be quite honest, we all agree that this has become quite a prevalent problem. This rule of regular attendance for matches applies for friendlies and league matches. Prem has also appointed Vishnu as the new treasurer. All friendly games will cost $10 bucks a person. The excess amount will go into the team fund (which will be kept by Vishnu) and be used to fund the consecutive season(s). Abi will once again take attendance for these friendlies and those who dont turn up enough will not gain the benefit of having to pay less for the the following season's registration. Abi, Vishnu, Prem and myself will all keep accounts and I will undertake the responsibility of posting the accounts on the website every month. Those who have not paid for this season, PLEASE DO SO ASAP. You will only receive a free jersey if you are paying the full amount of $110. Those who don't pay the full amount, can purchase a spare jersey for $20 or loan a jersey everyweek (You must return it to me after every game). This is to maintain fairness to all those who have paid the full amount. As it stands, Ezek, Lavin, Praga are yet to pay half a season's registration fee. All three will also have to pay for your jerseys (if you do want to buy one). Vijay is yet to pay the full amount. When these payments are settled, the team fund will have around $150 to $200. I will confirm this once all payments have been settled. A big thank you to all the rest who have paid up.
On the pitch:
A few things regarding our football. I urge everyone to turn up early before every game so that we can conduct a little team warm up. We can do about 4 slow jogs across the breath of the field and then proceed to stretch. During this, Abi and Prem can name the team and pass instructions regarding how we're going to approach the game. Finally let me state my 5 cents worth regarding what I observed on the pitch over the last 2-3 games. As I've said, there are no superstars in this team and therefore please correct me if I am wrong. We are all friends and we should never take things personally. Learn from one another and improve as a team.
1) Wingers and fullbacks: I've mentioned this alot of times. The importance of wingers and fullbacks and working together. I urge the wingers to communicate with your fullbacks and take responsibility for your flanks. Work together to keep the opponents wingers quiet and limit the amount of crosses and diagonal balls coming into the penalty area. Attack together and defend together. When defending, fullbacks please call out to your wingers to come and help. When we're defending, the defense will shift towards the the flank from which the opponents are attacking. For example, lets say rethish's right flank is being attacked. The four defenders will all shift towards rethish's flank. Naga's left flank is bound to be left empty and the opposition winger will most likely slot into this space and try to receive a through ball or diagonal ball from rethish's flank. We will get caught if this happens. There fore, it is naga's duty to call out to prashant (the left winger) to slot into this empty space and mark the opposition winger if need be. I really hope that the wingers will be responsible enough to not leave your fullbacks exposed. Let's work on this part. The centre backs will guide you guys, so dont worry. Just keep this in mind.
2) Centre Midfielders: There were quite a few instances of the centre midfielders losing the balls in crucial areas over the last few games. This is very dangerous. I urge centre midfielders to try and reduce this. Try to not beat players in the centre of the field, unless it means that after that you will be able to make a crucial pass or move. Always go for the simpler option. Use your wingers, use the centre backs. As a rule of thumb, do not attempt to beat players in our half. It is perfectly alright to play the ball back and relieve yourself of pressure. Do trust your team mates. Similarly, i would like all the defenders (including myself) to brush up on your first touch. If under pressure, learn to put the ball away. Play it out or towards the wingers. NEVER ACROSS THE BOX OR ACROSS THE CENTRE OF THE PITCH. It was my hesitancy to put the ball away that caused the goal against kampong and I will improve on that.
3) Communication: Very simply, talk to one another. dont expect telepathy. Impose authority on the players around you and tell them what to do. I dont see the strikers talking to each other or the midfielders talking to one another. I must, however, commend the wingers and fullbacks. They seem to be doing the most talking. The rest of us must not be afraid to talk to one another and learn to leave whatever is said on the pitch.
4)Releasing the ball: I observed the strikers making alot of runs and creating spaces in the last game. However, the rest of us failed to release the ball early and many times blamed the strikers for being offside. Do remember its a two way thing. The moment the strikers ask for the ball, release it as soon as possible. Strikers, time your run and ask for the ball. I was guilty of not doing that on sunday and I will improve on that. Another thing that the strikers can work on is , as prem mentioned, working together to pressure the forwards. Never give defenders alot of time. There were many passes from the opposition full backs that almost caught us out. Please pressure them into playing the balls early so that they wont be that accurate.

These were just some thoughts that I hope we can work on for now. As we go, I will gather feedbacks and help prem to make posts regarding such matters. Please add on guys! Till the next game, which wil probably be a friendly, do maintain your own fitness, take care of yourselves and have a great week. Cheers.

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

League Game 1 Premier Division

Guys this week the new season commences on sunday 9am @ Tanjong Katong Sec..Its near paya lebar mrt..Some of u'll will remember the first game against kampong at that location..Pls bring along ur green kit..I still havent decide on whether we're gonna use the new kit as yet..Anyways the first game is against Torpedo who look rather good on paper after an impressive 2nd place finish in the premier division..So this is definitely gonna be a cracking game..And to add to kawabangers woes we have a few players on international duty..Keys players Vish,Lavin and Keerthi are overseas and will take no part in this fixture.So our squad is rather thin and i expect the rest of the squad to turn up..Another important thing is pls be early so that we can distribute the new kit to u'll..As for those who havent pay yet pls do so by latest May 1..Take note jerseys will only be given to u if u have paid the full fees.We will be welcoming our two new signings for this season..Murali formerly from SJI and CJ who will provide the much needed Centre Mid cover and Jraj who is joining us on dual club pass from Kamikaze will be deputising at left back in the absence of Mahendran for this season..We are looking to secure another two signings before the close of the transfer window..Hopefully the team will be back to full strength by the 18th of May by when i expect all exams,international duties and other committments to be over..So esp for this game we need to work our sock out to drind out a result..So its time to Kawabang again boys..See you'll on sunday..Transportation pls aliase with the usual fellas..

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Teams in the upcoming season

Premier Division
Tusser Ranger FC Elite
Torpedo Rovers FC
Charlie FC
Kampong Boyz FC
Marine Devils FC
CU FC
Kawabanga FC
TL FC
Team Sofeene FC

Looks like we're in for a ride guys..Its probably the toughest league in singapore..Team Sofeene are previous Champs of Premier Division..Now they're back..I'm targetting a mid table finish which will be good considering the standard of the teams but with the quality we possess i'm sure we can beat the odds to claim a podium place..Ok boys pls get yourselves ready for the journey of hell!!

Update on Season 08/09

Good day fellas..Firstly i would like to wish all the uni dudes best of luck in their upcoming exams..Friendly will resume next week due to these boys mugging away...Hopefully the two week break would have given u'll a breather and done the legs some good..Ok now as for the new season..Tentatively the first game is on the 4th May..Ok as u'll know i had fixed the rate at $110 taking into account the total no. of games as 14 for the seaon..But latest updates from the FA has reached me indicating tt the new premier division is gonna have 9teams which means 16 games in total..tt also means more $$...ok in order not to complicate matters u guys pls transfer the 110 asap..the balance i'll negotiate with the organiser for extension.which i'll collect at a later part of the season..Ok eventually u'll will pay ard $130 for 16games which is abt $8 per game..Ok now some good news..After some persistence i've managed to convince someone to sponsor us a new kit for us..Detail of sponsor will be released after confirmation of the deal..The new kit will carry the team name as well as ur name..If all goes well the kit should be launched on Apr 28..Ok now fellas this is the important part..The jersey will only reach those who have made full payment for the league or on case by case basis if u arent able to pay full due to acceptable reasons..This is to be fair to those who commit their time and money to keep the team going..The jersey will also act as an incentive for u guys to committ and pay for the league i hope..So think abt it for $130 u get a free new kit and 16 games..sounds like a good deal i think..Ok the deadline for payment is Apr 30 which coincidentally falls on the day we get the gst shares..So those with tight budget try to allocate some money from there for the team..I hope u'll understand that without everyone's cooperation this team is gonna struggle esp financially..I'm doing my part to get u'll a good deal for your money and i sincerely hope you fellas will make prompt payments..A few more things to add..Next season is gonna be very tough coz the premier division consist teams of much higher calibre than the likes of Mustang and Merida..So i need u'll to show ur committment and we must stay strong as a unit..Its not gonna be easy but i'm sure it'll be a fun ride..I need some of you guys to confirm your committments with me..Namely Karthik,Mahen and Ezek..You guys are definitely the core of the team and its gonna be an uphill task without u'll..So pls try to commit.As usual if any of you think u'll got any friends who'll be committed and essential to the team pls bring them down..Ok guys post is getting abit lengthy so i'll end here..look out for more updates on the website..Take care..KAWABANGA!!

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Monday, March 17, 2008

Update on new season

Hi guys..This season has seen Kawabanga improve tremendously and we are fast becoming a force to be reckon in the soccer arena in Singapore..The name Kawabanga seems to be creating a certain fear in the eyes of opponent teams.Very proud of the teams recent rise in form and solid performances..The team is shaping up really well and we're coming to the end of a good season..The last game will be on April 6th which will decide whether we clinch runners up.But whatever the result this is a season that we can be really proud of..New signings Anand and Vijay have been a major boost to the side giving us the cutting edge which was previously missed..The pre season period in April will see us put our abilities to test against some strong opponents to prepare us for the premier division next year..I sincerely hope u'll will be dedicated and come down for all friendlies.I understand that paying can be abit problematic but we all got to understand its a team effort so everyone must put in the effort..If the attendance is poor the friendlies isnt gonna serve any purpose.So hope u'll will cooperate..As for the new kit discussion is still underway and i will personally take a vote in the next game..We will decide based on the response..For the new season i'll be trying to bring in one or two new faces to improve the squad..So any of u'll got any friends that u thiNk are in the mould of vijay and anand pls feel free to bring them for the friendlies..Ok now the tough part..The new season will commence on May 4th..And i need to start collecting money asap because the organiser has given me time til mid april..I'll be collecting the money on April 6 during our last game..Pls dun delay coz i think this is already a very advanced notice so try to get the money ready soon guys..Any problems with finance pls let me know personally and i'll try to work something out..I'll be collecting 110-120..The confirmed amount i will msg u'll by end of the week..The slight increase from 90 last season is because..We still owe the organiser money for the Mustang game and the Campaign game which ended up as a friendly..Plus this season not all of u paid 90 coz some of u'll claimed that u'll might not come down regularly..Please be abit flexible coz there is no way i can collect exact amt if there are some complications..If there is any access amount it will go to jersey fund or will be invested in getting new balls..As for those who cant commit fully try to pay first and if there is excess amount u'll be reimbursed accordingly..If i have to cater to everyones needs its gonna be a real headache for me so understand..We are really coming well together as a team and lets not let the financial side weigh us down..I'm sure u'll will agree that for the money u'll payed this season its was worth it and all got ample playing time..In the mean while i'll source out for sponsors to lighten ur load and if anyone can help on this matter pls approach me asap..Any comments or feedback feel free to voice out guys.Thanks for all the cooperation guys.Lets take this team to the next level..Take care and have a great week ahead..

Paparazzi get glimpse of KBFC Mystery Star

Sunday, March 9, 2008

Kawabanga Glory and Honour













Abinesh - Goalscoring Goalie
Mahendran - Tireless Destroyer
Anand- Composure n Chaos wrecker
Naga - Terrific Tenacity
Kathir - Meshing Maestro
Dr.THik - Sleek n Sublime
Prashant - "Pipo"
Keerthi - Rock in Defence
Prem - Captain

Friday, January 25, 2008

Next Stop East Horizon FC

Guys next game is against East Horizons FC at Bendermeer Sec 9am..Take note its early kickoff again..Wear Green..The opponents are unknowns but they look quite good on paper having overtaken us in the league with a game in hand..So this game is really crucial as we gotta cover ground on the leaders esp after last weeks defeat against CUFC.A defeat here will all but rule us out of the title race..As usual pls try to be early and hopefully the attendance will be good.Those needing rides pls aliase with necessary ppl..Ok boys till we meet on sunday..KAWABANGA!!

Sunday, January 13, 2008

Attendance list for CUFC game..(tentative)

Keeper:

Defenders:Amrish,Sree,Rethish,Sivakumar,Vik,Naga

Midfielders:Doc,Mariachi,Ezek,Prem,Kathir,Naren

Strikers:Vijay,Vishnu,Sakthi

Out:Keerthi,Prashant,Dini

Pending:Pream,Lavin,Anand,Mahen,,Ryan

Next Stop CUFC

Guys next game against CUFC..Woodlands Ring Sec 11am..Wear green.Pls show me more committment guys..By now it should be a norm that sunday mornings are set aside for the team..Unless u got something unavoidable..Pls dont have the mentality tt it only u tt is not coming so its not gonna affect anything..Everyone counts and every game is important..So i hope the attendance will start improving..Esp next game is crucial for our title hope..A victory here will put us in the driving seat and give us the opportunity to be able to dictate the end result of the league..Basically things will be in our own hands if we win..CUFC who we lost to previously are definitely the best team in the league..Well organised and unforgiving..So we gotta be up for the challenge..After todays scare of a walkover lets learn from that and make sure everyone is at the pitch b4 the given time in future..If u're being fetched pls dont be late as it will delay the whole jingbang..Those fetching pls aid me in ensuring that those under u are on time and tt u guys at the most dont reach anything later than 10mins from match time..After much debate i've managed to convince the organiser to give us a rematch but he has strictly stated that our team has to bear cost for the game..If i'm gonna leave it to him to arrange we going to end up paying $160..So i'm gonna do the arranging of the field and ref which will cost ard $100-$120..So we all gotta take responsibilty and fork out ard 7 or 8 per person..So guys pls understand that this season we are in a much more convincing postition to win the championship and i dont want attendance or latecoming to cost us our glory..So A lil more committments on sunday mornings from all of us will do the trick.Hope to see u'll next sun and do what we do best..KAWABANG!!

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Current League Standings


GP

W

D

L

GF

GA

PT

CU FC

9

6

2

1

22

11

20

Kawabanga FC

8

4

2

2

31

24

14

Tusser Ranger FC Senior

8

3

3

2

15

13

12

East Horizons FC

6

3

1

2

18

15

10

TL FC

6

3

0

3

19

13

9

Dunman All Stars FC

7

2

3

2

21

19

9

Merida FC

6

1

1

3

7

26

4

Team Mustang FC

7

0

2

5

11

22

2

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

Next Stop Team Mustang FC

Guys next game is at kranji sec at 11am..wear green..The opponents are unknown but looking at past results they dont look a major threat.But still there is no room for complacency..If u noticed the league standings we have a good chance to topple CUFC from the summit if we win our remaining 6games.A victory in the next game will leave us three pts behind the leaders..We are yet to face Mustang(x2) East Horizon(x2) CUFC(x1) Merida(x1)..I'm setting a target of 16pts from the remaining 18 that's up for grabs.So the target for this season is to end with 30 pts..So this weeks game is a must win and i hope the attendance will 'be good.the title might be decided next weekend if we fail to beat CUFC but lets concentrate on this weeks game first..So far we have scored 29 goals which is the best in the league but we have also conceded 20 goals.Despite the healthy goal difference i'm worried by the leakage at the back..So going into this game the priority is a cleansheet..Not only the defence but everyone has to work for it..Compared to the same time last season we are in a much better position now..So kudos boys for the improvement..See ya'll on sunday..Those needing a lift either alias with kathi or head down to admiralty station by 10.15 and Doc will pick u'll up..Also those unable to attend pls leave me a msg or tag on the board.

Sunday, January 6, 2008

Match Review - League Game 8

Kawabanga FC 4 - 2 Dunman FC

Starting Line-up:
Ryan,Keerthi,Sree,Naga,Siva,Prem,Kathir,Anand,
Doc,Vijay,Vishnu

Substitutes:NONE!!(p.s disciplinary action will be taken for those awol cases)

Goals:Vijay,Anand,Kathir,Vishnu

Assist:Vishnu,Kathir,Prem,Vijay

Man of the Match: RB Sivakumar

MVP: Anand

KFC Play of the Day: Siva and Anand combining down the right flank to good effect..Terrorising.

Match Review:

Firstly i would like to congratulate the team on this massive performance.The game started off with a 9men kawabanga against what looked like a full strength Dunman army.As usual the team has been letdown by attendance trouble but that didnt deter the bangers from dishing out what was asked of them..Kawabanga striked early despite the numeric disadvantage..A hopeful looking long ball by Vishnu was met deftly by the on form Vijay who rippled the back of the net with a well taken strike to the shock of the opponents.With only 5 league games vijay has belted in a whopping 9 goals leading the charts this season..With the 2 more players coming in after 10mins kawabangers looked lethal throughout the park until dunman had a stoke of luck when naga seemed to be cynically fouled in the area but play was waved on for dunman to have a crack at an empty goal..Despite ryan's worldclass save the inevitable happend as the rebound was met by a dunman head much to the dismay of the bangers..That signalled dunman's intentions..They were ready to go to all extent to get a result here.Kawabangers looked a little shaky until Anand calmed the nerves with a well taken goal after a rampaging run met with a pass by kathir..Kawabangers were once again in the driving seat and waves of attack followed.A bizzare goal followed...Kathir thumping freekick was awkwardly fumbled into goal by the keeper and the scoreline stood at 3-1.Vijay as usual a menacing threat wreacked havoc in the dunman box before squaring the ball to vishnu who needed more than a touch to control but the finish was precise..After taking some stick for his barren spell infront of goal of late Vishnu answered his critics with a composed finish and a overall solid display.With the scoreline at 4-1 at halftime the game looked all but over..But words of caution were heard from the Kawabanga camp knowing that dunman will be going all out to get back into the game...And spot on it was..Dunman came out stronger and had a plan on their mind.Dunman attacks came strongly from their right flank though their best player for majority of the second half..Kawabangers now had to show a different side to their game..They needed to calm things down and get control of the game..Losing the plot now would shatter the Kawabanga faithfuls..While holding the game well kawabanga managed numerous numbers of chances which would have put the game beyond doubt..Dunman should count themselve lucky that the scoreline remained..A Dunman attack down the right flank caused confusion and some lack of concentration and poor midfield gave the opponents a gimmer of hope..But by then the bangers knew just what to do..They had to close the game and bag the 3points..And thats exactly wad they did.Second half summed up bore encounter looking from a footballing prospect but for the kawabangers it was a job well down.Overall it was a brilliant effort from all the boys who gave 100%.A good learning experience for the team on how to close the game when necessary and excellently executed..Other than the freak sending off Naga it was one of kawabangers most disciplined games..And kudos the the bangers for not breaking under pressure despite constantly being numerically disadvantaged..Hope to see repeat of such exhilarating performances in future..
KawaBangA!!

2008 Fixtures and Results (May - Dec)

Date
Opponents
Score
Scorers
Competition
Venue
4th May
Torpedo Rovers
1-7
Praga
AFL
Tanjong Katong
11th May
CUFC
2-2
Gerrard (2)
AFL
Changkat Changi
18th May
Tusser Ranger Elite
1-3
Lavin
AFL
Anderson
25th May
Tusser Ranger Senior
1-4
Kathir
Friendly
Bedok North
1st June
Marine Devils
0-2

AFL
Serangoon
8th June
CUFC
3-2
Vijay (2), Kathir
AFL
Sembawang
15th June
Kampong Boyz
3-1
Prashant (2), Siva
AFL
Tanjong Katong
22nd June
Marine Devils
P-P

AFL
Bishan Park
29th June
Football Team AMK

3-0
Murali, Vijay(2)AFL
Canberra
6th July
Torpedo Rovers FC
0-5
Nil
AFL
Serangoon
20th July
TL FC
2-5
Vijay(2)
AFL
Canberra
10th Aug
TBA


Friendly
TBA
17th Aug
Kampong Boys FC


AFL
Bendemeer

Kawabangers

  • Abinesh (Jack Of All Trades) (Manager)
  • Anan (Long Term Injury)
  • Anand (Versatile Wingback)
  • Dinesh (Tricky Fullback)
  • Dr.Karthik (Explosive Winger)
  • Ezek (Flambouyant Midfielder)
  • JayaRaj (Hardworking Fullback)
  • Kathir (Creative Midfielder) (Vice-Cpt 2)
  • Keerthi (Star Centreback)
  • Lavin (Cultured Striker)
  • Murali (Tireless Midfielder)
  • Naga (Dedicated Fullback)
  • Prashant (Flambouyant Midfielder)
  • Pream (Decisive Centerback)
  • Premnathan (Cpt)
  • Rajesh (Midfield Maestro) (Overseas)
  • Rethish (Enthusiastic Fullback)
  • Sakthi (Nippy Striker)
  • Sivadinho (Hot prospect)
  • Sivakumar (Tenacious Wingback)
  • Vijay (Clinical Striker)
  • Viknesh (Robust Defender)
  • Vinod (First Team Goalkeeper)
  • Vishnu (Powerful Striker) (Vice-Cpt 1)