Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Manila Payment
for the Manila-Squad-Guys who attend the meeting tomorrow please bring 2500 peso as your share of the participation fee. We have to pay until January 5, 2007.
see you
Sunday, December 17, 2006
Line up for manila 40+
finaly we are 12 brave player who will reach out to win the 40+ tournament in manila at february 24 and 25...
the 40> are:
Ricardo
Tony
Franz
Otto
Horst
Flemming
Holger
Simon
Conor
the 40<> <40)
Panny
Nicolas Ch.
Nicolas O.
If we dont win the tournament with this squad than i dont understand football..
Please everybody prepaire a copy of an ID which shows name and age (Passport or Driver Licenz) and please also prepaire 2500 peso part.fee.
as i wrote before the cost can be limited by fly in on saturday(24.2.) morning and back at sunday(25.2.) pm or early evening.
see you at our meeting on thursday 21.12.
meeting
agenda:
- year 2007 welcome party
- thirsty cup
- manila tournament
- don bosco football festival
if you have anything for the agenda please let us know and feel free to add whatever topic you think needs improvement.
Friday, December 08, 2006
thirsty cup
i just read in sunstar daily that the upcoming 'thirsty cup' had to be postponed to february 17/18, 2007 and that it will be held not in ayala field anymore, but in cebu city sports complex (abellana stadium). so, please take note.
we are planning to field 2 teams again: men's open and 36ers.
if you are interested to play then let us know and prepare a copy of your passport or driver's licence or any document with photo and date of birth on it.
horst
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
Misc.
once again please return the uniforms today or next saturday. some of you will be out of the country for christmas or new-year and we dont wont to run behind the uniforms for weeks..
The 40+ Tournament will push through..but i want 2 or 3 more player to join us that we have a full team. dont miss that great fun. we have to submit our playerlist after xmass.
see you
Saturday, December 02, 2006
40 + Tournament in Manila
on february 24 and 25 next year is the 40+ tournament at manila, hosted by Nomads Sportsclub. If we can bring a good team we have a chance to win this tournament..so far are in is.. Ricardo, Tony, Flemming,Franz, Horst and me...we can bring max. 3 players below 40 but above 35..so i think also Panny is in..so guys signd up for this great fun. if we are 11 or 12 players that would be perfect.
the costs can be limited to around 8000 peso if you fly in on saturday morning and back on sunday evening..but than you miss the champions-celebration.
please let me know soon as possible.
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
RETURN OF UNIFORMS
please return the white and the blue complete uniform soon as possible to the club..
Ricardo Nr. 2, Attila Nr. 3, Franz Nr. 5, Tony Nr. 12 Blue and Nr. 6 white, Jeremy Nr. 7,
Jordi Nr. 8, Panny Nr. 9, Heiko Nr. 11 white and 13 blue. i have the spanish 1 and 15 blue.
please do it next saturday at timex.
see you
Monday, November 27, 2006
Manila Tournament
the squad is back...
we played a very good competition and reached the 1/4 final in an impressive way. Unfortunatly we was down to 9 players and had to pay the tribute in the 1/4 final when we was a little flat. after an nice win in the first match 3:1 we had an very well deserved 1:1 than we lost against the winner of 2002 and 2004, who later also reached the final. after this we was second in our group and went to the knock out stage. at the 1/8 final we played a team from bombay and won it 2:1. all in all it was a nice tournament and with a full team of 12 players who knows what we could reach. from the other side of our trip is nothing to tell since we always went to bed early and slept.
beside of our good football we was also the team with the most gwapo outfit..bye the way..all the uniforms are ready, the prize was 801 peso. i bring them on thuesday and saturday..
see you
Monday, November 20, 2006
Misc.
The payment for the 11 uniforms for the club (only with Nr.) as well as the payment for the privat uniforms is done. i received from everybody 800 peso (execpt Darren..i borrow him).
the payment for each kit was 711 peso but we still have to pay the sewing (Nr. and name). they dont know yet the exact amount.
Hopefully everything is done friday noon latest so that we can use the new kits in manila. if they are ready i will bring them.
we need more volunteers who can pay already there duty of 1000 peso for the I.Quarter of 2007. so far 5 brave player payed already so that we was able to pay the 11 uniforms but we have only 237 peso left and we still need to pay the sewing and the beer for the xmass party as well as metrosport for december. i think 5 payments would do it..
i was at Jeremys place yesterday. its ok for the xmass party if its not raining..30 to 40 people can fit at the outdoor area. there is also enough table and chairs. if its raining we are lost...
Jeremy will buy 4 kist of beer (96 bottles) and 1 kist of softdrink..thats it...the club will refund him this expenses. all other drinks like wine and other stuff please everybody bring a bottle beside of some food. jeremy has a grill so that we can also have a bbq..
thats all for today, see you tomorrow at metro
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
PAYMENT UNIFORMS
the new uniforms are at Mizuno. they asking for a full payment before they put the names and numbers on it. so please bring 800 peso today to the meeting at cafe theatro or latest next saturday at timex. if you cant come please make shure that somebody bring the money for you. we have to pay mizuno next sunday latest..
see you
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
MANILA FLIGHT
who is with me at the flight an friday 24.nov. at 5.40pm...?.cebu pacific..we have a lot of lagguage..icebox, 2 sets of uniforms, balls..ect.. we should fly together if its possible..
see you tomorrow
Monday, November 13, 2006
meeting
agenda so far:
- upcoming manila tournament
- handling of the newly acquired kits
- christmas party
- financial situation
if you have something to contribute to the agenda, please let us know in advance.
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
Manila Tournament
Group C
Abu Dhabi Nomads - Festo Field - 11.30am
Hibernians - Illikeyoursite Field - 2.00pm
Shanghai Shooters - Lufthansa Field - 5.00pm
The first game is at 10.00am with the last game at 5.30pm
On Sunday the games will start at 9:30 a.m., Plate Final is at 4:30 p.m. and the Nomads Cup Final is at 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 05, 2006
Extra Uniforms
the following extra (private) kits are ordered. Be aware that the cost will be around 800 peso incl. the name and the nr. it have to be payed by yourself.
17 Rodolphe, 18 Otto, 19 Lampert (Herve), 20 Holger, 21 Pieter, 22 Nicolas (Obry), 23 Tony, 24 Attila, 25 Franz, 26 Conor, 27 Mans (Mansour), 28 Timmins (simon), 29 Manu (Manolo), 33 Gaetano, 46 Rik (Ricardo).
the uniforms will be produced at the Mizuno Shop in BTC. they call me when they are ready. the club will pose a downpayment. you pay directly at the shop when you pick up your uniform.
see you next thuesday at metrosport
New Uniforms
i received votes from 15 players..horst, rod,jeremy,manolo,2 x nicolas,pieter,simon,panny,darren,tony,vince, mansour, jordi and myself. therefore 30 votes. and the winner is SPAIN..
it was tigth..there was 7 for italy and 7 for spain when jordi gave me his second vote and you know..of course..he vote for spain. so the result is:
8 spain, 7 italy,4 barca orange, 4 barca stripes, 3 barca yellow,2 juve, 2 portugal.
i will order today 15 units (Nr. 2 -16) of the spanish kit and depose a downpayment.
beside of the 15 kits for the club i will also order a private unit for myself with my name on it and the number 18. if anybody wants also a private unit let me know the number and size you want. please do it soon so that we dont have to many additional orders.
see you
Thursday, November 02, 2006
Uniforms..
thanks to Manolo for posting the pictures. Since we have not much time to discuss it over and over again - because we need the new kits in Manila - we do it the following way..
everybody can choose 2 uniforms until saturday evening. the most voted uniform will be purchased next sunday.
you can vote via blogg or email or next saturday before the practice. no vote - no voice.
my choise is the wonderful white spanish nat.team and second the blue italian nat.team.
see you guys
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
Sunday, October 29, 2006
Lacking Kits, Laundry
after the springdale match last thursday we lacking the following uniforms:
Shirts: 9, 11, 14
Shorts: 6,8,9,11,14
please return them to the club.
The last 3 matches we played - aboitiz cup and 2x springdale - the uniforms got very dirty because of the muddy pitches. therefore my helper Bernadeth had to HANDWASH them all 2x and some even 3x to get them clean. i ask you guys for a little xmass gift for Bernadeth, she was working very hard to get your dirty kits clean. i will provide a small savingbox and ask you for a token. thank you.
Friday, October 27, 2006
Misc.
the rematch yesterday at Springdale was again a very wet event. we won it again 4:2 and there was no danger in loosing the game, we could even play without goalkeeper. after the game we had the most expensive chicken bbq of our life..the springdale guys took almost 6000 peso away from us for some bbq manok and sausages.. additional with the beer and the referee the whole event cost us 8.350 peso ! i think we should not play them anymore.
tomorrow is NO lear match, just normal practice at 4 pm..
about the xmass party..sophia suite is not the right place, they will charge us appr. 6000 peso for renting the place..my idea is now sandtrap...what you think about this...we buy the drinks from them and bring our own food.. we have to book it soon...!
see you tomorrow
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Minutes - October 18th
Those present: Horst – President, Otto – Finance Manager, Tony – Secretary, Panni – Vice President and members Nicolas, Pieter, Jordi, Simon, Manolo and Manns
Nets – Franz is still looking to get nets for the goals at Timex
Physical challenges – Players are reminded that for friendly games we ask that you do not make physical challenges on the opposing team. We all enjoy the competitive nature of the games but appreciate an injury free match. We play to have fun and enjoyment.
Dads United – A second game has been organized for 26th October; it is open to everyone but we would appreciate confirmation if you wish to play; please text Horst accordingly. For this match it is the responsibility of XP to purchase the beers (Otto talk to Conor) and food (Horst talk to Dads).
Lear – A game against Lear will be organized for 28th October at the Timex field (Jordi to collate names and forward to Daz). The match is open for all; we will be playing 9 a side and hope to have three teams including Lear. Very important to note we will be starting at 2.30pm
Queen City has asked for a game to be played on a Sunday at their playing field. Jordi will gauge the level of interest for a Sunday game before we commit.
XMAS – The Sophia Suite has been booked for this event; given that we only have P10,000 for this gathering only drink will be paid for by the club. We will be looking at individuals to provide food. The date and organizer will be decided latter.
Budget – There was a recommendation of an increase to the subs for the 2007 season. An increase to P1,000 per quarter (P334 per month) was agreed and P100 per game for guests
Kits – We have agreed to review the XP kit; Manolo will be canvassing opinions and presenting options at the next meeting (Hopefully he might supply some models and have a cat walk at the same time).
Folding Chairs – It was decided not to progress this idea
Captain – It was felt that we should appoint a captain when we play competitive games. This can be done at the time but remember to respect the decision of that nominated player.
Finance – We have P11,933 with P4,500 outstanding
Movements – If you are leaving the country for several weeks please let us know via the Blog, this is purely for information purposes.
Involvement – It was great to see a good turn-out at this monthly meeting which generated some lively discussions. Remember unless you attend your voice will not be heard.
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
todays meeting
i urge everybody to come today since we will decide on some importend matters..no show up - no voice..
see you
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
reminder
agenda:
- is our practice game too physical?
- budget 2006 / 2007
- buy a second set of uniforms
- buy folding chairs
- organizing a christmas / year end party
- preparations for our rematch with dads united
- planning for a 11-a-side-men's open game
if you have something in addition, just let us know.
Friday, October 13, 2006
feed back
Monday, October 09, 2006
Thursday, October 05, 2006
misc.
i'm back on track now. my PC had let me down and it took me a while, as always here in phils, to get it repaired.
1.
due to demand i want to inform those who had not played the aboitiz cup or who live abroad or had not been informed about the outcome yet, that both of our teams played again very well and went through the group stage with ease. even though each team did not loose or even concede a single goal, we did not win the cup. again both teams went out on penalty shoot out. the open team only lost after 7 ! penalties to the later finalist 'siliman university' from dumaguete city. the 36 team made it to the final but lost to 'don bosco alumni' on penalties. the local newspaper wrote that don bosco ruled the 36 bracket, which i vehemently deny. we had all the chances to win in regular time.
2.
i already informed the 36ers that we have an invitation from the 'dads united' team to visit them and play a friendly game in springdale school, along gorordo ave., lahug on oct. 12 at 7pm. can everyone please try to come since its not only about soccer but also fellowship with food and beers. later on we will arrange for a 11 a side men's open match in san carlos field in talamban against their team 'queen city'.
3.
i suggest that our next monthly meeting will be held on oct. 18.
agenda so far:
- buy a second kit of uniforms
- buy folding chairs
- discussion: is our practice game too physical ?
4.
darren, i will send you the timex list for the month of october by separate e-mail. can you please see to it that the guards will use it. even though we gave them an actual list for each month, so far they still work with a list that dates back to may 2006 and naturally does not contain the names of the players that are actually playing .
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
Minutes - September 14th
Nets - Measurements have been passed to Franz who will organize for some nets to be manufactured by some fishermen based in Cabon
Manila- Rodolph has booked the Citadel Inn for the Friday and Saturday nights for 11 players. Darren secured a cost of P3461 for flights to Manila through the Timex travel agency but it was felt that each individual should be responsible for booking there own flight.
Finance - We had P9,483 with P3000 outstanding!
Aboitiz Cup - Due to lateness of this report this is now irrelevant.
The meeting concluded
Monday, October 02, 2006
Manila write-up
The XP Cebu International Soccer Club is represented for the second consecutive time here in Manila at the Nomads Tournament. Twelve brave ‘diehards’ have stepped up to the mark and taken the pledge to represent XP Cebu. They are:
Angelo: This 38 year old German is steadfast in defense; what he lacks in speed and agility he makes up with in beef and commitment. Don’t mess with this boy he has ‘made in Germany’ all over him!
Heiko: An honorary member of the team now living and working in Wuhan, China. This German boy has the speed, skill and determination to motivate the whole team. You won’t see Heiko standing still he will be ploughing his way through the field.
Franz: This guy might be the old boy of the team but wow does he have some great touches. Again from the ‘fatherland’ this German wizard can slice the ball through any defense; don’t let that exterior of his fool you!
Otto: The last of our Germans. This guy is carrying a punch; not only can he be a rock in the goal mouth but a magician on the pitch. Multi talented, Otto brings the steadiness to the ship that the team deserve.
Attila: The defeat of England in 1953 by the Hungarians heralded a complete re-think on how football was played in the UK and now this guy will be trying to do the same for this great tournament.
Riccardo: Italian flair and attitude prevalent from this fine footballing genius. This man can run defense or control midfield. A God to the girls and a leader on the field; Riccardo will be a thorn to any team.
Rodolph: You have to love the French for all the passion they bring to the game. Rodolph can turn on a ‘sixpence’. He has silky skills and a finish to boot that would impress any footballing pundit. Give this guy space and regret your marking!
Jerermy: This tall, lean guy from Trinidad & Tobago is a deceiving package. How can he maneuver so quickly and stealthily? Watch as he dances around the field weaving in and out of the opposition.
Jordi: This Spaniard combines the attributes of the French & Italians. He oozes flair, attitude and passion. Don’t give this man an inch; he is deadly and can score from anywhere on the field you cannot help but be impressed by this mans footballing prowess.
Panny: Many of our sporting legends are from Greek ancestry and this guy is no different. A legend within the XP team Panny brings the finest touch and finish to the footballing game that would be at home in any professional team. This guy is hot!
Dazza: English brut strength in the defense. This guy does not take enemies; he does not take his game lightly. Dazza is here to perform and stop the opposition scoring. His goal plan is simple destroy, destroy, destroy!
Tony: The second of the Englishmen; don’t blink because you will miss him! The engine of the team, never stationary, always busy; this guy will harass your defense will worry your midfield and outgun your forwards!
Sunday, October 01, 2006
Treasurers Report
Since we have to pay for the futsal at Metrosport our financial reserves melting away. At the end of the III.Quarter - Sept. 30. - we have cash in hand only 4.333 Peso with an outstanding balance of 3000 Peso from guys i am not shure they show up again.
For the IV.Quarter we will receive an estimate of 13.000 Peso and have payments 4.500 Peso for Metrosport November and December + the beer for the meetings in October, November and December..estimate 4000 Peso. Metrosport for October is fully payed already!
Looking a little ahead into December than it looks dark for our X-mass Party with only around 9.000 Peso in hand.
At our next meeting in October we should talk about this. i ask the members for an additional payment for the IV.Quarter to cover the expected expenses or we make a different approach and everybody bring food for the party and we buy only the drinking stuff.
i am looking forward to your comments.
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
ABOITIZ CUP
i was attending this meeting yesterday for the draw and schedule. there will be over 200 teams...! mostly children 6-10... it tooks 1 hour for them to make the draw for the 8 year old brats..they handled it like the draw for the world championship..
finaly after almost 4 hour here is our schedule:
mens 36 start at 7pm...yes..7 pm on sunday. there are 9 teams. we play in the group with 4 teams...Hiroshi A, Queens City A, Don Bosco A, XP Intern.
The other group is Sprindale, Queen City B, Don Bosco B,Hiroshi B, San Rocce.
please be there latest 5 pm..
the mens open start with 39 teams...we play in group E along with Hiroshi A, Lear B,Tasho,Don Bosco Holl., XP Intern.
the schedule for mens open starts on sunday at 12 noon...please be there at 10 am.
hopefully there is no rain otherwise we will have only mud on sunday..
its advisable to arrive with the taxi since parking is very limited.
Once again UNIFORM 11 and 14 is still lacking...who was wearing it during mizuno cup..? please bring it on Saturday to timex
see you saturday at timex..
Monday, September 11, 2006
meeting
as usual drinks are on the club!!
so, please attend, if you have time. we must decide on our line up for the upcoming aboitiz cup, which will be held on sunday, sept. 24. also we have to finalize our papers, which we have to submit this friday, sept 15.
we still need passport copies from jordi, franz, jeremy, holger, panny, mansour, otto, peter, babak, yousef, lowell, mehrdad.
also, the liability waiver for CebuFa must be completed by those who want to play. (lacking: franz, tony, holger, mehrdad)
organizer's rules: no papers, no play.
can everyone please show up to finalize this paper stuff? this is our last chance. otherwise we can't participate in this tournament.
therefore, see you wednesday night.
Saturday, September 09, 2006
Friday, September 08, 2006
reminder
coming wednesday night we shall hold our monthly xp-meeting . this will be the very last chance to submit your papers.
please, can everyone also spread the word among each other and to those who, for whatever reason, don't have access to the blog.
hope that xp can field teams again for this upcoming competition.
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Lacking Uniforms
who of you was wearing the Jerseys and Shorts with Nr. 11, 12, 14 and 15 during the mizuno cup. they are lacking...also the short Nr. 7 is lacking..
From Pieter i have the Jersey Nr. 21..i give it to you on Saturday..and who owns Short Nr. 26...i also have it...
Monday, August 28, 2006
aboitiz cup
for those who still don't have enough and are motivated still, there is the next tournament coming up on september 23/24 : the aboitiz cup which will be held in the cebu city sports complex or abellana stadium. this time all players have to submit photo copies of their passports with photo and date of birth on it. please don't forget to pass it asap. in addition every player has to fill out a form. this form tony will be handing out coming saturday in timex.
so, better luck next time...
Futsal
just to make it clear..futsal is tomorrow TUESDAY. Aug. 29. at Metrosport beside Sunflower Disco. It starts at 9pm sharply. Please be there at 8.45. We have only exactly 1 hr.
see you
Monday, August 21, 2006
The future of futsal
this wednesday, august 23. will be the last time we play at ShangriLa. Tony is in charge of the texting to ensure that there are enough players. If there is no objection i will try to purchase the goals from ShangriLa since our goals at Timex slowly falling apart.
Starting next week i was able to get the pitch at Metrosport for every THUSDAY from 9 to 10pm. There is no earlier slot available so we have to take this. Metrosport is beside Sunflower Disco at Salinas Drive in Lahug. We have to pay 650 Peso for this 1 hour, the use of the shower is included. This will be payed bye the club since everybody is invitet to join the futsal.
We played there one time last year...the pitch is indoor, its a bigger field, goals but its realy hot.
hope they provide more fans for us.
see you wednesday.
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Minutes August 2006
Nets - After work by Horst, Otto will be measuring the Timex goals on Saturday and passing the information to Franz who will organize for some nets to be manufactured by some fishermen based in Cabon
Fusball - Tony to contact Raymond Lu at Springfield as a matter of urgency. Otto has already spoken to Metro Sports and can secure a pitch on a Tuesday evening 9.00 until 10.00 pm at a cost of P650. We will be loosing the pitch at the Shang from the end of August so I new location is of high priority.
Weblog - Manolo is now the administrator of the weblog. Albert has one last duty of securing a password from Angelo
Outing - A very successful and well supported outing was held at the Haruhay Resort. Thanks to all those that attended
Mizzuno - See seperate Blog. P2000 was given to Tony for entry in to the event
Manila - Rodolph will be booking the Citadel Inn for the Friday and Saturday nights for 11 players, please confirm with Rodolph your intentions for accomodation. Darren will be finding out the cost of flights to Manila through the Timex travel agency.
Saturday - Please note the kick-off will be moved forward to 4.00pm; do not be late! For the next couple of weeks we will try and play the same teams as that within the Mizuno games.
Finance - We have a healthy P11,933 with P5000 outstanding!
The meeting concluded
Update - Mizuno Football Fiesta
I will be attending a meeting on the 18th and shortly afterwards hope to be in a position where I can confirm starting and playing times.
For those players that have there own XP kit please ensure you bring this on the day otherwise people will be sharing sweaty and uncomfortable shirts.... Otto will be bringing a cooler and I will be bringing the first aid kit.
The teams are:
Mens Open
Manager: Horst Ammann
- Lowell Cabansay
- Rodolph Lina
- Mansour Madavi
- Ian Pezman
- Ziari Babak
- Darren D'Spuza
- Mehrdad Hasani
- Attila Laczo
- Nicolas Chaillot
- Vince Lampert
Mens 36+
Manager: Rodolph Lina (suggested positions in brackets)
- Franz Baumann (s)
- Tony Jarman (s)
- Conor McCabe (d)
- Otto Steinberger (m)
- Pieter Van Der Enden (d)
- Horst Amman (g)
- Manolo Bertomey (m)
- Holger Kirsten (d/m)
- Angelo Kram (d)
- Peter Wood (d)
- Simon Timmins (s)
Further update to be posted next week. All the best
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
Payment for Manila
since we have to send our 500 US$ pretty soon, i ask the joining players to drop there 50 US$ today at our clubmeeting. since the list is closed we now 13 players who join...yes you rigth..there will be an overpay of 150 US$..we will spend this for our dinner during the tournament.
As of now i have 150 US$ from Heiko, Ricardo and myself..so please if possible..Franz,Jeremy,Darren,Tony, Holger,Attila,Rodolphe...
Jordi, Angelo and Panny are out of town.
see you..
Monday, August 14, 2006
Albert as Honorary member of XP International Cebu Soccer Club
I would to formally announce that Albert Nauta is now honorary member of the XP International Cebu Soccer Club. As such, he is glad to invite everyone to free beer every day (until August 18) from 8-10 pm at Cafe Teatro (didn't you mention that Albert?)
Cheers
Manolo (the new Administrator)
horst
Sunday, August 13, 2006
meeting
especially those who want to play the upcoming mizuno cup are requested to join. if we only had 2-3 additional players we could even field not only a men's open but also a 35 up team.
if you have something for the agenda or some suggestions please let us know.
see you there
horst
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
Mizuno Footballl Festival - Update
- Tony
- Conor
- Angelo
- Otto
- Rodolph
- Manolo
- Franz
- Darren
- Attila
- Ian
- Ziari
I have a registration form that needs completing and returning by the beggining of next week. For those players who have not played in the Thirsty cup before can you supply me you passport size photograph with your name on the reverse? I will also need everybodies date of birth.
Rules of Play
- Unlimited flying substitutions
- Playing time divided in to halves but with no notable break
- No offside
- Players may pass back to their goalkeepers (picked up by hand)
- Teams with lacking players will forfeit the game
- No throw in just kick ins. Goals can be scored from a kick-in
- Goals can be scored direct from kick-off
- Goal kick first bounce must not exceed the half way line
- No need for a whistle to execute a corner kick
- Players given two red cards shall be suspended for two matches
Wednesday, August 02, 2006
sunday outing
for those who haven't been there the last time: haruhay resort is located in marigondon approx. 500 m before you reach plantation bay. take the old mactan bridge, go straight all the time until you reach the place on the left side of the street. get inside. the pool and tennis court is located at the back of the restaurant.
see you all. the more the merrier.
horst
Monday, July 31, 2006
aboitiz cup
last saturday the following players signed in already:
men's open: jordi, nicolas C., mehrdad, rodolphe, babak
35 above: horst, manolo, tony, holger, angelo, mansour, conor, otto, juergen W.,
since this will be a 7 -a-side-tournament, we probably need around 10-12 players for each team. so please get in touch.
horst
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
lost items
horst
Friday, July 21, 2006
Conor turning 40!
See you soon (will arrive on Friday 28 and stay till August 18),
Albert
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
Minutes of meeting July 18th, 2006
- The club would like to recognize the contribution of Albert and the outstanding support that he showed to the team during his time in Cebu. As such Albert is to become an honoury member. Manolo; can you please action?
- Heiko (potentialy Albert also) will be in Cebu early August. We would like to run a club outing on the 6th August for all paid up members and their familly at Wolfgangs resort. Beer and Food will be 'free of charge' and games organized. We will canvass for your committment.
- The club presently has P18,533 in funds; Otto has been authorized to purchase a 'World Cup' football at P5000
- Horst will enquire in to new nets for the large goals and report
- Kick-off will remain at 4.30 on Saturdays
- Potential to loose the 5-a-side pitch at the Shang; Tony to investigate options
- Rodolpheto secure details for the Manila tournament in November. Tony to secure interest from members. Please note you will need at least P10,000 in entry, flight and hotel costs plus expenses for the weekend.
Sunday, July 16, 2006
meeting
after watching the phantastic world cup atmosphere back in germany i arrived in cebu last week and i am quite happy to play footy myself. we actually had a very good game yesterday in timex.
now, since everybody is back on track, we decided to go on with our XP-routine, which means that we shall have our monthly meeting this coming tuesday,18th of july, in 'cafe theatro' at around 8.30 pm. please all come and make a good ROI on your monthly dues: the beer is freeeeee !!! it's on the club !!
see you there
Saturday, July 08, 2006
i am back..
your treasurer reports back...just in time for the great finals. until the quarterfinals i was watching this great championship back home in germany. the semis i had the pleasure to see them in Bangkok, even we lost to italy, it was a great match. congrats to them and also to france who beat brazil well deserved. so guys see you on sunday nigth at badgers for the final...
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
objection..
Argentina is already good as out...they are shaking to face this great team of germany...did you see any team who play all 4 matches that well...figthing spirit, heartblood and running, running and technical skills (thats new). after the gauchos we will kick out this lousy italian team..4 matches lucky and lazy..i think berlusconi payed the referee in the australien match...i forgot to mention the brazilians..what a shame. xp playes faster than them..very bad team..nothing. france will give them another 3:0...
and than we are at the final.. germany against france..it will be a great final and the cup stay here at the place of the hosts..i think the french will be polite guests.
thats the way i see it...
by the way..i am back for the final..looking forward to see you at badgers at. july 9
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
England go martching on and on and on
Brazil v Ghana = easy Brazilian win
Spain v France = Close game; French underperformed but with Henry they could upset the Spanish, still I go for a Spanish win
Germany v Argentina = Argentina win, sorry Otto but your luck has run-out
Italy v Ukraine = Italy win by continuing to play lousy football
England v Portugal = England win, things are looking brighter
Spain v Brazil = Spain to conquer the Brazilian flair, Jordi to buy everyone a beer in Badgers!
Argentina v Italy = Argentina win, the Italians were lucky to get so far
England v Spain = There is only ever one team that is likely to win this as England progress to the final
Italy v Spain = Spain at least take third place
England v Argentina = The World Cup returns to its rightful home. The English are crowned the champions and recognized as the worlds leading football nation. Simon buys beers for everyone in Badgers and the Falklands remain under British sovereignty.
"Its coming home, its coming home, its coming, football's coming home la la la la"
Friday, June 16, 2006
New weblog administrator
Hope to see you all soon (I may have to be back in Cebu in the second half of July).
Best regards,
Albert
Monday, June 05, 2006
Soccer World Cup on Maribago Blue Water
Maribago Blue Water too coverage the soccer world championship via big screen - during night-time live and also there are 5 replays during day. Entrance fee is 600 P but consumable - for examble 6 bottles of beer.
Thursday, May 25, 2006
Monday, May 22, 2006
Sunday, May 14, 2006
Good bye to Albert
Your treasurer will fly to Germany tomorrow to join the WM despites Klinsmans rejection to let me play. Shortly after the final in July i will be back.
About the futsal on Wednesday..Tony will do the texting and the confirmations.
Wish you all a good time, enjoy the matches in TV.
See you soon.
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Info from the sickbay
Friday, April 21, 2006
Football on Saturday
tomorrow, saturday is regular football at 4.30pm. the match against moalboal is canceled. they can't bring up a team.
see you tomorrow
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
REMINDER
Thursday, April 13, 2006
meeting
guys, i shall be in germany for the next 2-3 months in order to sort out a few things and of course to watch the world cup. so, if anybody is interested to visit me there, here are my tel. numbers:
landline 07033-9825 and cell 0927-7334515.
please feel free to get in touch. by the way, i am based near the city of stuttgart where a couple of world cup games will be played.
happy easter to everyone.
Monday, April 03, 2006
summer time
from coming saturday onward we no longer meet at 3.30 pm but 4.00 pm. kick off shall be at 4.30 pm, game ends at 6.00 pm.
please pass the info around.
Friday, March 31, 2006
Tournament, Moalboal, Fin.status
i was in Moalboal today and talked with Jochen, the captain of the Moalboal Homeboys. They will NOT join us at the Queencity 38 above tournament. This means that we are far from forming at least a team with 11 players. the responce is very lousy, some guys cant even say a simple no..we have only 7 players with a clear yes, therefore i will tell Richard the captain of Queencity that we will not participate.
The match against the Moalboal team is now scheduled for saturday april 22 at our timex field at 4 pm with party afterwards at the yachtclub. jochen will come with around 6 to 8 players so we will mix it a little.
As of today, the end of the first quarter we have 11.688 peso in cash. i received 18.300 peso for 2005 and 2006 fees and 1.500 peso from guestplayer. the takeover from last year was 955 peso. for new balls, first aid kit, goalnets and the beer for the last meeting i spend all in all 9.067 peso.
The payments for the first Quarter came in very properly, there is only 2 fees outstanding. some guys payed already for the second quarter..bravo..
see you tomorrow
Being Dutch
Albert is a nice guy. Its ok, we forgive him for being Dutch even though he thinks that the propaganda he spreads about intelligence is true. Many of us can agree that the Dutch are a harmless lot that enjoy smoking the odd joint or visiting the red-light district. Personaly I have a lot of time for the Dutch and will in particular miss him when he returns home and I think its about time we all appreciated the value the Dutch add to society. In order to achieve this noble gesture I would like to direct you to the following site. Its very informative and gives you a flavour for what the non Dutch are missing:
http://www.zompist.com/dutchcult.html
I want to be Dutch now!
Monday, March 27, 2006
Queen City Tournament
i was talking to Richard, the guy from Queen City. His 38 above tournament is from Friday 28.of APRIL... until Monday (Holiday) May.1. Its a 11 aside full field tournament and it means that we need at least 13 to 15 player. the pitches are in ayala and san carlos.
There is 1 remaining slot and the board of our club agreed that we should participate if we can form a team. the fee is 5000 peso- payed from the club- and the prizemoney to win is 15.000 peso. i will get an application form this week.
so please guys above 38...say with a clear yes or no if you will play. Additional i will go to Moalboal this Thuersday and check if some of this guys will join us at this tournament. I believe that we would need everybody over 38 to join. i called Heiko, he turnes 38 on April 25. and will fly in from china to join us...thats teamspirit...
so please let me know soon as possible via blogg or email if you will join.
see you..
Dutch and German the brainiest!

Scientific proof of common knowledge! A new European league of 'country averaged' IQ scores, very recently developed by the University of Ulster, has ranked the German and Dutch ahead of all other European countries.
Professor Lynn, who caused controversy last year by claiming that men were more intelligent than women by about five IQ points on average, said that populations in the colder, more challenging environments of Northern Europe had developed larger brains than those in warmer climates further south. The average brain size in Northern and Central Europe is 1,320 cc and in southeast Europe it is 1,312 cc. “The early human beings in northerly areas had to survive during cold winters when there were no plant foods and they were forced to hunt big game,” he said. “The main environmental influence on IQ is diet, and people in southeast Europe would have had less of the proteins, minerals and vitamins provided by meat which are essential for brain development.”
It is for this reason that we all should be incredibly thankful that the management (president, vice-president and treasurer) of our XP Cebu International Soccer Club remains under full Dutch and German control! Moreover, the 0.08 cc difference in brain volume is of course also very visible on the soccer pitch. Just watch the oftentimes brilliant strategic and tactical play by the Dutch and German players. Must be a great honour to play with them!
Sunday, March 26, 2006
Panglao Trip
when i approached the players yesterday about our panglao trip there was very little interest
about this outing. therefore i didnt receive any downpayment. since its highseason we have to make a booking and a downpayment, otherwise no rooms. so please guys let us know with a clear yes or no, not with a "maybe". so read the blogg about the proposed schedule and give a feedback soon as possible this coming week.
Finally i bougth goalnets...as you could see yesterday. "filipino standardsize"..we have to learn again that the filipino standard is smaller than any other standard....
also bougth a very nice new futsal ball..
see you
Friday, March 17, 2006
March Minutes
So the free beer 'won the day' with a great turn-out of players for the meeting. Well done guys, nice to see you all and to cap it all your secretary has produced the minutes the following morning! ....
- Otto has been instructed, again, to purchase nets for the goals at Timex at a cost of P1,400
- We have a provisional date of April 8th for the Panglao, family trip. Downpayment of P1000, is needed by March 25th.
- Horst has followed-up his approach to the Moalboal team for a game of football here in Cebu. He is targeting March 25th for the game but will confirm latter. We will probably have a BBQ after the game followed by some extra curicular activities. Otto will scout what's available.
- Our Finance Manager informed us that we had P15,920 in the bank.
- Peter has asked for support with bringing over 300 pairs of football boots and shirts from the Netherlands to the Philippines. These will be donated to 'needy' children. We will refer Peter to Mark, Vice Chairman, Cebu FC who we believe will be in a btter position to help.
- There is a 38+ tournament promoted in the Sun Star by Queen City to be held in April. Simon will check-out the legitamcy of this story this weekend and report.
- Vice Chairman Albert is, with a great deal of regret, leaving the Philippines on the completion of his contract. He will be missed. As such we looked for his successor, which after a great deal of heart searching and freedom of the secretary writting the notes (you see the English do have some control) Panny has accepted the position. However, Angelo will maintain the Blog given Panny's limited abilities with technology.
- Albert, leaving in June, will be organising a 'World Cup Betting Syndicate' and will be posting details shortly.
- A name change for the club was mutted with a change from 'soccer' to 'football', but there was not enough interest to drive this through...
- If you get time please give a thought to Jacob who is presently in Chong Hua Hospital, room 709 after badly damaging his knee whilst playing football on Wednesday evening.
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
February minutes
The meeting, in truth, was brief with only the following points discussed:
- Otto is still looking to purchase nets for the goals at Timex. He has already purchased extra soccer ball for futsall.
- It is still hoped that Franz will organize a trip to Panglao but dates will need to be agreed
- Horst approached the Moalboal team for a game of football here in Cebu and is awaiting a response on available dates.
- Otto commented that Wednesday football at the Shangrala was going well with ten people in attendance.
- The Finance Manager informed us that we had P10,320 in the bank
- A new design of 'figure hugging' football strip in yellow with pink, polkadot spots similar to that of the climbers jersey in the "Tour de France" has been mutted. Your comments appreciated.
Monday, March 13, 2006
Monthly meeting - follow-up
Secondly, we are still awaiting the minutes of the last meeting (Tony, please post them directly on the blog as I and Angelo still try to retrieve the password to our FTP site).
Some additional (to Otto's tournament topic) agenda suggestions:
- Who will take over from me after May? I need e.g. some time to transfer the website stuff.
- Outings to Panglao and Malapasqua, etc.
- Set up of a pool for the World Championship with e.g. daily score card overview in our XP lounge. Who will organize it and how?
Hope to see you all Thursday night!!!!!
football tournament 38 above
today i read at the newspaper that there is a tournament organised from Queen City this April and there is also a 38 above field..its a 11 aside..can somebody get more information about this...i think we should join this tournament..
see you on thursday
monthly meeting
attention: the beer is on the club's account for the first hour. so, try to be on time.
if you have something to contribute to the agenda, please let me know.
Friday, March 03, 2006
Tomorrows Football
since some of us will attend the wedding of Miranda on Saturday we should maybe start a little earlier with the football tomorrow...whats about 3 pm...so that we could be in time in shangri la for a shower and the wedding...
see you
Wednesday, March 01, 2006
Futsal
futsal today at shangri la today 7.30pm...please let me know if you join..via blogg or text to my cell. 0920 4352262
Thursday, February 23, 2006
TV coverage for World Cup
If like me you were getting nervous about where you were going to watch the World Cup then worry no more. I wrote an email to 'Solar Sports' and got a favourable response. I have copied the email below and will chase them again in a couple of weeks to see if they have a final schedule.
Hi Tony,
Thanks for your interest in watching our channels. You are right to assume that we have the right for the World Cup. As of now, we are still finalizing on how to show the games on our channels. There might be and extra channel to get all 64 games and we might air some on Sports Plus. But you can expect that all 64 games will be available here in the Philippines. In the meantime, we are airing several shows that are related to the world cup… we’re airing the Gillette World Cup Preview Series every tuesdays @ 10Pm starting feb 28 and the FIFA World Cup Series every friday @ 9PM. Hope you enjoy our coverage of the world cup. Have a nice day!
Best,
Oman de Sagun
Marketing Officer – Sports Plus
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
FUTSAL
futsal tonight at Shangri La at 7.30..please confirm via blogg or text to my cell 09204352262
Thursday, February 16, 2006
XP meeting: REMINDER!
Email from Daniel
hi Albert, I am already 5 weeks home and I have to say that I should have gone back to Cebu after 3 days...!!! I liked it very much there and I wish I can come back asap! I even can imagine to life there! Shitty cold,wet weather here and unfriendly people-- I am missing Cebu and I would like to play soccer with you guys again........... I have told you that I have world cup tickets for 2 games, well I now have 3!! I got tickets for the quarter final in Hamburg. One ticket is for me and the other one is for sale...maybe one of the guys would like to go? But I already have an offer for it, so far300€!!!! Take care, say hello to ........... and of course the soccer guys. Daniel
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Futsal
please ley me know if you join the futsal tomorrow at 7.30 at ShangriLa via blogg or text to my cell. 09204352262..thanks
Sunday, February 12, 2006
xp meeting
if you have something to contribute to the agenda, please let me know.
please, can everyone try to attend. it was a bit frustrating the last time when only the 4-5 hard core members were showing up.
can you also pass the word around to those who don't use the blog, please?
Saturday, February 11, 2006
TIMEX today is cancelled!
See you all next week.
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
Welcome to new players
Monday, January 23, 2006
Futsal on Wednesday
please let me know via blogg or text if you want to play futsal on wednesday at 7.30pm at ShangriLa. The last few wednesdays it was lousy...
see you
Thursday, January 19, 2006
Minutes XP meeting of January 2006
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Friday, January 13, 2006
monthly meeting
topics so far:
- create an actual member and players list
- treasurer's report
- relief for our treasurer and his flawless performance in the year 2005
- outings and activities for the coming months
if you also have something to contribute to the agenda, please let me know.
please confirm, if you can come to the meeting.
see you
Payment 2006
your treasurer is back on track. since i had no landline in my new house my computer was patay..but now i am conected and i collect again.
you all know that we have a new system in 2006...its a quarterly payment of 500 peso for the regular player and for the one who wants to be guest player only its 100 peso each play.
so please bring your payment tomorrow for the I.Quarter 2006..
see you guys
Thursday, January 12, 2006
TIMEX
Although I am still limping I will show up with a guest player and hope to hear all your problems / experiences regarding our weblog (WWW.XPCEBU.BLOGSPOT.COM). So, please test your abilities to enter / comment before this Saturday. For instructions see under 'club rules & practices' the weblog instructions.
Reminder on XP charity event
Thursday, January 05, 2006
Thirsty cup this Sunday!
Group 1
Queeen City United A
Hiroshi
Don Bosco Alumni
Moalboal Homeboys
Group 2
Queen City United B
XP International
Dumaguette
SRFC
Metropolitan
The schedule (pitch 1 at Sacred Heart School-Jesuit field on Jan. 8) is as follows:
07.00 am Every team member needs to show up for the opening ceremony!!
07.50 am Queen City United B vs. XP
09.50 am XP vs. Dumaguette FC
12.50 am XP vs. SFRC
02.50 pm XP vs. Metropolitan
04.30 pm Winner Group 1 vs. Second Group 2
04.50 pm Winner Group 2 vs. Second Group 1
05.10 pm Final
Please bring all your family and relatives to support the team!
saturday
Monday, January 02, 2006
First 2006 XP activities
Anybody interested in attending the launching party of the Thirsty cup (January 4), (see Horst his blog)?
Anybody interested in joining our XP charity activity this Thursday (January 5) in Talisay: feeding of 1000 children at the Mahagaway Elementary School in Talisay (please coordinate with Flemming)?
Anybody interested in playing this Saturday at Timex to warm up for the next day Thirsty cup (please comment to Horst's blog)?
Anybody interested in the New Years' speach of our XP president at the next XP meeting (please let him know, so he can prepare )?
Anyway, please check our weblog (www.xpcebu.blogspot.com) and coordinate with Flemming or Horst!
Sunday, January 01, 2006
happy new year
one of these trophies is at stake coming january 8 - the 'thirsty cup', where we are cup defenders. we are invited by the organizers of the 'thirsty football festival' to come to their launching party on the 4 th of january, 8 pm in bright academy. there will be prizes for a juggling cometion, football-playstation competion, best in football attire etc. also the schedule of games will be given out by the organizers. so,if you are free, just go there. you can bring the kids, too.
since we play the tournament this coming sunday, we probably do not play our regular saturday afternoon game in timex. or what do you think?