transfer activity

admidst the waves of transfers going around during this annual summer shopping spree, much speculation has been made regarding the bobo lobos' involvement in market. the frantic transfer activity has seen man utd sign hargreaves, nani and anderson; the lobo fans think they at least deserve something to be excited about.

"i think we're at least as big a club as man united, chelsea and liverpool, esp pool. real madrid wants kaka, barca wants cristiano ronaldo, and yea.. though we have our own ronaldinho tay and cristiano zhipengo, we need a new breath of fresh air. and some handsome new faces," said the spokeswoman of lobos supporters' union, the sexy bombshell miss kitty bimbola.

the statement holds some truth. despite bobby gerrard and joe ho's return from injury, disaster has struck the team:

ronaldinho tay twisted his knee while chasing after a lost cause in the match against swai-ji.

cesc fatzegas involved himself illegally in a charity match which saw him hurt both knees.

nemanjang weedic kept himself in the news with a viral fever, and then promptly knocked himself out with some hard liquor.

walter sumuel has turned up for training looking very tired, suspicously looking like a dude having an unwanted sex hangover.

faberto carlos reported to the medical officers, complaining of stomach pains and subsequently turning up late for sessions and matches.

however, wee der leong has had some serious steroids for the last few matches. he has repeatedly thrown himself at loose balls and dangerous looking feet, which is rather disturbing. cristiano zhipengo has turned up more regularly, and despite not finding his scoring boots yet, has shown some lethal form. cong scholes has remained his usual consistent self. leo chunavaro displayed some enthusiasm regarding attacking, which in normal circumstances would be quite worrying. hence it's not all that bleak.

gaffer hoberto mancini has been diplomatic regarding the transfer news.

"with ronnie tay and cesc tze down, we do need an attacking edge," said hoberto. "however, i'm confident that we have the players to step up. of course, any reinforcement candidates which the players have in mind will be seriously considered."

"the main issue now is attendance. there's no point being ronaldo if you don't turn up. in that sense, even pennant is more useful."

hoberto is understood to be fiercely loyal to his players. however, the loss in the previous match saw a whole team of attackers lined up against the opponent, which no doubt left most supporters bewildered. spokeswoman bimbola was esp vocal in the protest, and for weeks after there were rumours of a new defender. hoberto moved in swiftly to squash them, but with the latest injuries and discord, one or two players would fit in nicely. names have been mentioned, old friends have been talked about.

the next month will reveal all.

dudes some updates.

sunday we are going to have a birthday lunch with mr tay. before that soccer in the morning against some of my friends. relaxing game, no stress, don't pia too much too.

rematch against hornyteam in limbo. their spokesman has not replied.

rematch against swa-ji subjected to agreed venue.

match against qixian's team: to be decided subjected to injury situation.

injury list:
yuxian - knee injury
yewtze - calf injury
wee theng - recurring fever

some interesting statistics for you guys.

on our journey so far.

matches played: 8
wins: 6/ draws: 1/ losses: 1/
goals scored: 48
goals conceded: 22

pichichi chart (as of 16th may 2007)
yuxian 16
zhipeng 9
yewtze 7
congjing 6
bobby 4
jiaxuan 3
leonard 2
sum 1

number of opposition antagonised: 3
number of clean sheets: 1
number of matches with all players: 1

match report
score: swai-ji 5 el lobos 4
scorers: yuxian 2, zhipeng 1, jiaxuan 1
attendance: 14.000

report: it's not about the loss that we should be worried about. i think everyone gave a fair effort, and though contribution wasn't effective on some parts, i think a draw would have been a desired result. tay's injury was nerve-wracking though, a very severe blow to our team aspirations. this is how the match went: (please forgive for inaccuracies)


the players who turned up were all forwards. no specialised defenders, no specialised dms even.
clearly a defensive effort was needed.

the team started off with leonard in goal, congjing and yewtze in a makeshift defence, tay and jx as the holding midfielders behind zhipeng. a cautious approach, to cover any defensive inadequacies. which backfired somewhat, due to tay instinctive forages up court and zp's sudden defensive mentality.

within minutes the team was two-nil down. the first, a moment of indecisiveness from jx, which allowed the opponent to chase a ball that should have been cleared sooner. despite the acute angle forced by the player, the opposition forward manage to get a shot in, a powerful one which leo could not save. the second, was a one-on-one chance. due to lack of understanding between the players, the ball was allowed to run, and the oppo striker made no mistake. as we feared: clinical and physical.

tay pulled one back, doing his trademark move of twisting past the attacker, turning the other way around before blasting the ball with his left foot. however, this served little to stem the tide. the ongoing midfield battle between yewtze and a pissed-off looking fellow was not going our way, due to superior height and size. hence, the team was left with nothing but long balls.

one goal a piece from tay and the opposition brought the scores to 3-2. by now, the formation had reverted to tay and zp forwards, jx in the middle, with the behind intact. with half time approaching, the team tried to muster any source of energy available. to no avail. pressed back, only some last ditch defending by cj, and some safe keeping from leo kept the score down.

after the break, a play of genius brought the team level. a long punt from leo was unintentionally hit to perfection, finding zp at the edge of the box. even so, zp needed composure and astute control to bring the ball down, before turning and finishing past a startled keeper. having missed 90% of his chances so far, this goal brought the team level, albeit rather undeservingly.

then disaster struck. just when everything seemed to be going our way, tay challenged for a stray ball, and as he missed, fell awkwardly. twisting his knee, it was three minutes before his teammates realised that this injury was for real. the shock barely settling in, both sides were reduced to five.

tay came back hobbling to be the keeper some ten minutes later, thus someone tall from our side was finally allowed to defend. suddenly, the guided long passes from the opposition were cut off, as leo started to impose himself. 'heheh i bet u guys are happy now. got defender behind liao.' leo, you don't know how true your words were la. at any rate, yewtze was freed to play in his usual role. jx and zp on the wings, and the play started to open up. however, a mix-up between cj and new keeper tay allowed another forward to sneak through. 3-4. this doesn't mean the defence was less steady; mistakes are made anyway. and cj was already playing the game of his life. life's just unfair sometimes. anyway tay reinjured his knee due to some ill-advised return to outfield duty, the situation looked bleak again. in all, leo was out for some ten minutes, headed away a dozen crucial balls, but yea it looked sad again.

jx, who had been struggling due to a bout of food poisoning, chose this moment to spring out of anonymity. the defender had obviously not been expecting anything out of him, and thus was stunned when the foward turned and cut past him. a quick burst of speed, and a decisive finish which leveled the score(s).

the lack of substitutes was taking it's toil though. due to fatigue, the players were not able to cover as effectively, especially jx, who had spent all his energy wastefully chasing defenders. a lapse from his side, and the opposition full back was able to chest the ball into an empty net after a mix-up back in defence.

anyway it's a damn long report. damn tired. good game. but i need to say this: if sum and weetheng were here, even bob, or tay had stayed healthy, don't think we would have lost.

manofthematch: congjing
he wasn't a defender, at least not for our team. but he sure played like one. tenacity, and a grit seldom seen in a lobo. spirit there cong.

moanofthematch: some-very-angry-player
wah lan eh, really need to be so serious. not only excessively physical, but somehow the whole world seemed to be against him. cool it dude.

quoteofthematch: 'i've never beaten my senior in two years leh. i'm sure i can do it now la.' a stressed zp on winning headers. and grounders.

conclusion: with tay out, we might still have enough firepower. defensively, it would be better if those two came back. rematch one day.

friendly on 13th may, sunday
venue: NIE futsal court
match time: 0900
water parade: 0845
opponents: swai-ji (congjing's friends)

this is crap. blogger seems to have lost its bearings. at any rate at least we can still type posts.

anyway this is serious guys. someone's challenging our honour here. we've not lost yet; it's all been wins and a solitary draw. but then again, never have we met an equal foe. never has adversity threatened enough to force a temporary fusion of teamwork and character. and believe me, this is not the best of times to face a test of courage and will.

currentsituation: unavailable list includes bob, sum and wee leong.
wouldn't have wanted the trio to miss this, esp sum. got this niggling feeling that some really serious defending will suffice. composure will be crucial.

leo, with his toe injury, will keep. wee theng and congjing to defend, yewtze to play a more defensive and dominant role. up front zhipeng and tay. word of caution: please do not camp in opposition territory, unless it's for the purpose of marking out the ball holders. forwards do pick your man, esp the running full backs as they open up the play.

not confirmed whether liangfa is turning up, so cj reverting to the full back is a calculated risk. tay to link up with him, as two of you would when pairing up front. if liangfa comes cj to come off the bench.

opponents: all school team players by the looks of it. ny, aj, sa etc. means that there will be the presence of discipline which is so dangerous, and which is what we've been trying to instill unsuccessfully at times.

benchmark is around yewtze's standard for congjing's friend. rest are unknowns; hopefully none near tay.

objective: to fight for one another. to hold the fort. to cover any blind spots. so many times this has been emphasized, and for the simple reason that we can do it. please, let us defend as one for once.

confidence, such a dangerous thing to have. either it fires you up, or you burn with it. for those who have it in them, and are worthy, do not fear to flaunt it.

conclusion: i'm not praying for a win cos i know it's within our reach. lets make victory a formality.

match report
score: bunk3watchyourfront 5 [Name]less 6
scorers: sum 1, zhipeng 2, yuxian 3, jiaxuan -1
attendance: 17.000

report: before the recap begins, i would like to, with reference to the team picture below, unnecessarily thank everyone for turning up. for the first time since this team was formed, we had every player in attendance. from 'el disappearado' zhipeng to 'el shadowe' wee theng to 'el cashe-minde' leo. the team pic, courtesy of xianghui, was a very nice take too.

too many turned out to be bad thing though. so i'm not sure which scenario we would prefer. anyway, on to the match proceedings.


the team started off with wee leong in keep, wee theng as the lone last man, bob playing the role of sweeper/dm, yew tze at the lower head of a three prong attack consisting of zp and tay. to further elaborate the use of this tactic, it was thought and ironed through, so as to neutralise the threat from the opposition. due first time usage, it was not surprising players failed to adhere to the formation.

hence as usual, the team conceded first. not taking anything away from opposition player kanu; it was an impeccable finish. also, as mentioned by the team manager before the beginning of the game, any goal conceded was not wee leong's fault at all, regardless of the cause. hence, among the desperate finger pointing, the team fell behind once again. this period of gloom lasted for roughly eight minutes before zp struck to draw level. sighs of relief all around, especially from the defenders.

yew tze then tried to take on the entire defence before making a stray pass to the wrong person. but luckily the wrong guy was on the same team, and sum made use of the disarray to net his first strike for the team. a whoop of pure delight spelt volumes.

half the team was subbed out; with congjing already in the game, leo came on for yew tze, as did liangfa for wee theng. tay snapped his mediocre streak by finally netting after missing a host of chances. and 3-1 it was.

jiaxuan then subbed on for a limping kanu, and scored with his third touch later after wee leong collided with sum (all sum's fault, not wee leong's) . this traitorous act was somewhat less hurtful when the player refused to celebrate. however, the resulting effect was an unwanted one. spurred on by kanu's substitution, teamwyf proceeded to net two more, much to the utter shock of yew tze and bob, who were adulterously chatting, happily, on the sidelines.

tay didn't look happy at that. and in his attempt to regain someone's attention, took on the crippled full back, spun him around and blasted past the stunned keeper.

the opposition keeper was not at all demoralised by the setback, and continued his good form to deny the team again and again. with the score evenly balanced at 4-4, zp pounced on a loose ball, took it in his stride and side-footed it home. less than five minutes later, opposition no. 10 xianghui, with a sudden burst of acceleration, took the ball past our defender and buried the shot beyond wee leong, who as a good goal keeper should, covered every possible and impossible angle.

due to the horrid weather, and that the opponent had graciously played with no subs from their team, a one goal decider was decided. and tay scored to end this match, which to our opponent's credit, was a great one.

manofthematch: to be filled in. i'm not sure 'cos we all played badly.

moanofthematch: weather was killer.

quoteofthematch: 'lucky i'm only responsible for one goal,' wee theng, after a bemused sum gave him a dirty look.

conclusion: will give a detailed account what we hope to avoid in coming matches. as for now, it looks rather sad.

finally..

top (l - r): bobby, leonard, sum, zhipeng, wee theng, jiaxuan

bottom (l - r): liang fa, congjing, yew tze, wee leong, yuxian

update for sunday's match 22nd april 2007:

confirmed attendance:
- bob
- leonard
- wee theng
- sum
- tay
- yew tze
- zhipeng
- congjing
- me

not confirmed:
- liangfa

confirmed not coming:
- weeleong

change of time to 9am. don't be late.

new team name: los bobo lobos XI

friendly on 22nd april, sunday
venue: NIE futsal court
match time: 0830
water parade: 0815
opponents: bunk3 watchyourfront

long awaited rematch after the previous fiasco. tay, zp, sum and thengz missed the last one, so hopefully all will turn up. hopefully no weird personnel will turn up, especially eastern europeans.

currentsituation: sum has not replied, and wee leong has stressed upcoming exams as a reason for a possible absence. hence leo will start in goal, with probably bob and wee theng as the two centre backs. yewtze will as always continue in his pesky dm role, while congjing and tay will lead the forward line.

bench includes liangfa, zhipeng and me; the conserved energy will prove crucial.

opponents: for those who missed the last match, you can take a look at the post on 20th jan 2007. one thing to note is that kanu should be playing in the centre midfield role, though after reading this the opposition might change position. at any rate, yewtze needs to show more authority in midfield. as mentioned by them, lionel might be leaving early. other than xianghui and xianjie i have no idea regarding the rest of the players.

let's just make sure we stick to the gameplan. tay, as usual, just mark out the defence. cj, will require a more defensive effort from you. likewise for zp when coming on. will switch players on according to the opposition's offensive plans.

refer to www.bunk3watchyourfront.blogspot.com for more details.

objective: would like to say that the team is improving, but we have yet to gel as a unit. more communication definitely, as well as coordination in marking. tay to take charge of the forward line, tze and gang to make up the first line of defence. defending, of course, is better done as a whole.

aim for a clean sheet. though wl might not come, leo is definitely capable of filling in the shoes. if sum turns up we could have a good game.

conclusion: if everyone turns up we can take team photo. hope everyone enjoyed mr tay and miss bob.

Bob and Tay - BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN???

report: despite rather reluctant and very ill-disguised attempts to cover up their dangerous liasons, bobby "boob" gerrard and ronaldinho "horny" tay have finally let slipped some dirty linen to the public eye.

lovely caresses, murmurings of sweet nothings, and some under-the-table action seemed to have render the world oblivious to the loving couple. or so they self-envisaged.

here are the photos. and some commentary.

tay gearing up for some mouth action. which is quite er xin, but as long as bob doesn't mind, i think it's not up to 'the rest of us'.

bob tries to act coy, but tay looks on with an amorous look on his sex-deprived face. the clawed hand does nothing to hide his intentions. everyone in the hawker centre, including the scrawny brown shirt guy in the back ground, looks on with baited breath.

SUCCESS! bob has no choice but to give in to his heart. and desires. the look of intense happiness on his face, and the sudden shine on his ang moh hair expresses everything. probably tay is doing, or has done something under the table, but respecting their privacy, the pictures are not taken. but at any rate, the affair is out in the open. bob has decided to come clean. tay could not have been more delighted at the change of events.

in an short interview later, the couple, holding each other's hands tenderly, expressed total disbelief at public disapproval of their relationship.

"i don't know about the rest of the people, but i love tay, and that's it. I believe we have done nothing wrong! We were just trying to simulate some changing gear actions so that we can drive better behind the wheels," said bob emphatically, slamming his fist on the table. tay immediately picked bob's hand up and tried to sayang it.

"gays are people. and as far as i'm concerned, others can talk and stuff, but it will never change things. god, even sum and wee theng are.. oops i said too much."

tay added, "i like to wine and dine, and so does he. what's the problem man. i just like his manly figure."

"亲爱的..." the interview then ended with they locked in an embrace and refused to be separated.

team officials are understood to be shell-shocked at the players' indiscretion. hoberto mancini, who has been attending to some personal problems lately, was reported to have listened to the news, look blank, and then turn away as if nothing had happened.

public opinion has it that the fans are displeased with a gay situation, though bob and tay have different takes to the word 'gay'.

and tay summed it up best with two words: "utter bliss".