Solid As A Rock!
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Friday, November 26, 2010
Si son tan amables, me lo ponen...
MAS INFORMACIÓN.
| Ya nomas les falta la promoción, "véngase al estadio y le pagamos por vernos". El boleto mas caro creo que es el costo del ESTACIONAMIENTO DEL TSM. jajajaja |
Un juego que nos trajo--por fin--las emociones de las semifinales del torneo mexicano, y atrás quedó esa especulación del juego vs Jaguares, estos Guerreros sin duda, se les veía la sangre en la mirada, traían ganas de demostrarle a Reyna, Layun y compañía que sus risitas mamonas se las iban a tragar, así que Darwin les dio la primer probadita de ubicatex a los pollos y sus pollitos reunidos.
| Le faltó sacudirse mas la malaria, siguió fallando =( |
Sin embargo poco duraría el gusto, ( exactamente, casi 10 minutos ) pues en una jugada amarilla, Montenegro filtra pase al siempre agradable Reyna que queda habilitado por Arce para vencer a Oswaldo Sanchez y poner los cartones ( y no de chela ) 1-1 ante la algarabía de sus seguidores ( entre ellos sus jilgueros televisos ) que volvían a sentir el alma al cuerpo al ver solo un equipo en el terreno de juego.
| de poder a poder, luchando por cada jugada. |
| A callar |
Para el segundo tiempo las cosas no cambiarían mucho de tónica, era un juego trabado, fuerte en medio campo con situaciones de peligro que ambos porteros lograron retener.
Al 50, Quintero tuvo en sus botines, la mas clara del segundo tiempo, SIN EMBARGO y fiel a su costumbre se quiso adornar poniéndola en el angulo, ¿para que? vayan ustedes a saberlo, pero POR DIOS, no puede estar fallando esas jugadas tan claras, solo por el ego personal de hacer "un bonito gol".
Vino entonces el minuto 67, despeja la defensa, directo al Campeón de goleo Benítez, que controla, y se da la vuelta y entonces sí, mete, primera, segunda, tercera el defensa del america lo jala, rasguña, manotea, casi casi se le cuelga encima pero no logra detenerlo, el arbitro aplica ley de la ventaja, y Benítez, solo, se hace el espacio, prepara...APUNTA...
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| ...Ochoa mira asustado como Benítez se viene solo, preparando el tiro... |
| Presente, dijo el CAMPEON de goleo. |
Así terminaría el partido, Santos se traía una ventaja IMPORTANTE ahora si América quiere pasar, requiere de ganar en el TSM por diferencia de dos, obviamente esperando que no le hagan ninguno, pero donde Santos meta el primero, tendría que meter 3 goles.
Aquí viene lo difícil o lo que nos debe ocupar, y es que el equipo NO SALGA CONFIADO, Santos tiene todo para repartir el pavo del día de gracias con toda la afición, y lograr nuevamente el ansiado pase a la FINAL del futbol mexicano, pero para eso, se debe de jugar ese segundo juego, no va a ser fácil conociendo a Lapuente, pero herido ya está.
| "haaay mamacheeeta" les cantaba Oswaldo Sanchez el gol a los aguiluchos. |
el domingo VIENE EL ENEMIGO, Y NO IMPORTA SI VISTIÓ DE VERDE, rojo o azul.
Que no dicen que "son profesionales y hacen su trabajo"? pues entonces tambien nosotros como afición hagamos el nuestro y REVENTEMOS AL RIVAL, presionándolo, abucheandolo, cantandole, y haciendole ver que AQUI, EN EL CORONA, EN NUESTRA CASA Y CON NUESTRA GENTE...SE NOS RESPETA, y que aquí NO SON BIENVENIDOS.
Monday, November 22, 2010
Mis respetos a los Jaguares...
MAS INFORMACION
| La Afición...siempre presente. |
| El Potencial que tiene este equipo, debe EXPLOTAR |
Los Jaguares, en honor a la verdad, fueron los mas peligrosos en casi el 70% del partido, lastimosamente, Santos tuvo su PRIMERA OPCION DE GOL hasta el segundo tiempo por ahí del min. 20...¡¡MINUTO 20!! Ah! y ya sin Ludueña en la cancha.
| Lacerda, tuvo una gran actuación ante Jaguares. |
Al parecer, fue Romano, ya que declaró que "no le pasaría lo que el torneo pasado" pero, lo que no entiendo, es que el anterior torneo SE PERDIÓ POR CULPA DE UN TIPO que falló vergonzosamente no una, sino hasta dos ocasiones solo frente al arco, no por el planteamiento que él habia enviado, entonces, ¿porque cambiar ahora , si todos sabemos que lo que mejor sabe hacer este equipo ES ATACAR.
Seamos sinceros, mientras observaba el juego...me hacía mil y un preguntas, la que mas resonaba era ¿esto es juego de liguilla? la respuesta a repetir esa pregunta siempre fue NO.
Falta ese algo, esa entrega, no se si se estén administrando pero es que se estaban administrando SIN NI SIQUIERA haber ganado el encuentro y Jaguares estuvo a un tris, de echarnos y mandar por la borda todo el torneo y sobre todo la revancha que queremos y traemos encima luego de la frustración que tuvimos luego de ver fallar a un individuo hoy vestido de amarillo.
| Benítez, no tuvo oportunidades al frente, lo nulificaron por completo. |
La Afición, reaccionó pero para reclamarle al equipo QUE SE NECESITABA GANAR, aquí no nos gusta conformarnos con "el empate pasamos" es cierto , es efectivo el sistema "jugar con el rival" pero la verdad es un volado, nomas ponganse a pensar ¿que hubiera pasado si Jaguares se iba arriba al marcador al 35 del segundo tiempo? de hecho ¿no estaba tan descabellada la idea eh? si me pasó por la mente y yo solo me respondía "seria justo".
Jaguares a quedado atrás, el rival en turno...
| NO... NO OLVIDO y mucho menos PERDONO. |
Cuidado, volverá a jugar "inspirado" porque lo que quiere, será dejarnos fuera, ya que se fue dolido de aquí con Romano e Irraragorri luego de que lo echaron ( justamente, justificadamente y con todas las de la ley) de aquí y lo mandaron a coapa.
Santos, requiere de ANOTAR GOLES, no es posible estar manteniendo o jugando con la ventaja que te da, el hecho de haber quedado tercer lugar, porque en cualquier momento eso puede cambiar, preguntenle al Azul nomás. América, es un rival de cuidado, y Lapuente un viejo zorro que obteniendo una ventaja, empieza a mover sus piezas para aburrir y desesperar al rival, ( recordemos que es del tipo de juego ratonero style) Santos requiere ser inteligente, y esperemos, ESPEREMOS DE UNA VEZ POR TODAS que los guerreros despierten del letargo en que parece que están dormidos, sobre todo Darwin Quintero que sigue dejando que desear con sus actuaciones; se necesita que se den cuenta, que ya ESTAMOS EN LIGUILLA, por algo la gente abucheó y reclamó fuerte al equipo, al finalizar el primer tiempo y al ver como estando echados atrás, parecían conformarse con el marcador en cero.
Señores, se viene el jueves la SEMIFINAL, primero en el Azteca y el domingo en el TSM, creo y estoy seguro, que serán dos juegos a morirse, confiemos que la delantera tengan balones para meterlas, que la media tenga imaginación para filtrarlas, la defensa para reventarlas y Oswaldo para pararlas.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
My Matchday - 271 Whaddon Road
League Two
Saturday 20th November 2010
For a second consecutive week I caught the 0744 Cross Country Trains service from Newcastle to Plymouth. Last week I alighted in Tamworth but this week I travelled a further 70 miles south to the edge of the Cotswolds in Gloucestershire for my first ever visit to Cheltenham.
The town was awarded a market charter in 1226 and became a holiday spa town resort after the discovery of mineral springs in 1716. The spa waters continue to be taken recreationally at Pittville Pump Room, built for this purpose and completed in 1830.
The town is famously known for the annual national hunt horse racing meeting - The Cheltenham Festival, which takes place every March, which includes its feature race the Gold Cup.
Horse racing began in Cheltenham in 1815 with the festival established in 1902.
The meeting is the equivalent of racing’s world cup, annually attracting tens of thousands of visitors (mostly Irish folk and of course not forgetting Stevie Charla....Eddy)
Cheltenham Town Football Club was founded in 1887, formed when Mr Albert Close White returned home from college in London to take up a teaching post. White discovered the game of association football whilst away studying and introduced the sport to the town on his return. Trials were held at the local Cricket Ground and a new football club was born.
The club spent its primary years playing local football, turning professional in the early 1930’s when joining the Birmingham Combination.
The Robins played in the Southern League for half a century from 1935 until joining the Alliance Premier League after winning the Southern League Premier Division in 1984-85.
The club were relegated in 1992 but returned to the Conference in 1997 and within two seasons won promotion to the Football League, coupled with victory in the 1998 FA Trophy final, beating Southport 2-0 with the backing of 19,000 Robins fans at Wembley.
The club previously played on three grounds within half a mile of their current home, Agg-Gardner's Recreation Ground, Whaddon Lane and Carter's Field before moving to the Victory Ground on Whaddon Road in 1932.
The ground originally had a low wooden main stand, filling the stand with seats borrowed from Gloucestershire CCC, which were returned again in the spring.
Floodlights were installed in the 1950’s and upgraded ten years later along with the building of the Main Stand at an original cost of £25,000.
The stand has the familiar classic look, similar in design to the main stand which once stood at Morecambe’s Christie Park. Now known as the Stagecoach Main Stand, access is gained via staircases at each side which leads to a single tier of red seats, with terracing at the front. Sitting centrally between each 18 yard box, the rest of this end is filled with open terrace to either side with an overall capacity of 1,800.
Opposite is the In2Print Stand which was opened in November 2001 and holds 2,034, having the same design as The Carlsberg Stand which was opened four years later with a capacity of 1,100 fans. Both stands were built by Barr Construction, having a single tier of red seats with the club name and ‘Robins’ picked out in white. The stands are the same height and meet in the corner, where there would have been room for a few more seats if it wasn’t for the intruding floodlight pylon. The Carlsberg Stand also has a small scoreboard on the roof facia above the goal.
The old Chicken Run was replaced by a new full covered terrace in 1990, the main standing area for supporters is now the Speedy Skips Stand, which is a fully covered shallow terrace behind the goal which was opened in August 2000.
The record attendance still stands at 8,326 for a 1st Round FA Cup tie against Reading in November 1956 and from April 2009 the ground was renamed the Abbey Business Stadium for sponsorship purposes.
The hosts were the better side in the first half and went in front just before the break when Wesley Thomas broke down the left, his scuffed shot found Josh Low who tapped into an unguarded net.
Morecambe were on top after the break as Paul Mullin shot wide, with Andy Fleming and Adam Rundle also going close for the Shrimpers.
The visitors finally grab a deserved equaliser when awarded a penalty after Martin Riley fouled James Spencer. Jevons coolly converted the spot-kick for his fifth goal in four games and secure a well earner point.
I visited both the JDW pubs and a couple on the High Street - The Old Restoration, (which is excellent) and The Swan, as well as the Kemble Brewery after the game.
My journey home was via Derby, being careful not to make the same mistake as one of my work colleagues, who last week went to Cheltenham Races and fell asleep on the train. Having missed his connection he spent the night in Derby, resulting in some poor bugger having to travel down the following day and pick him up instead of coughing up the hundred quid train fare.(mentioning no names Hogey!)
Whaddon Road is pretty much what I expected, a mixture of old and new. The old Main Stand remains from their Non League days and new stands added as the Robins continue to established themselves as one of the 92.
The town itself is much bigger than I expected, being more like a city than a town and it’s yet another place I’ve visited which is perfect for my typical day out at the match. The town has plenty of choice regarding hostelries and eating places, so it’s a good day out for visiting football fans, and of course it‘s easy to understand how the Cheltenham Festival is so popular with racing punters worldwide.
Friday, November 19, 2010
Todo se define aqui...
Monday, November 15, 2010
Antes que todo...Honor a quien honor merece
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| * CAMPEON GOLEADOR "Apertura 2010" * 4to. Campeón Goleador Guerrero en primera división. * 14 goles anotados/17 fechas. |
Este Señor, aparte de "comodino" Y ciego...¡INFAME!
MAS INFORMACIÓN...
| Antes, Julio César Armendáriz, recibió un reconocimiento merecido. |
| Ludueña vence a Martínez con un hermoso tiro cruzado, pero no contabamos con la incompetencia arbitral que se avecinaba... |
| La cara de incredulidad de Peralta, lo dice todo.. |
La defensa, se fajó, por arriba, por abajo, salvo un error de Lacerda ( que el mismo lavó de forma espectacular ) la defensa lagunera hizo saber que si se quiere, se puede lograr mantener al rival en cero.
Lo malo, la actuación de Morales e incluso de Guti, que regalaron muchos balones en cada salida, realmente era desesperante ver cuando equivocaban el pase una y otra vez o el ver a un Benítez solo arriba tratando de luchar por mantener un balón ( gracias a que el PENDEJO de Archundia echó a perder el juego, decían que ya se iba a retirar, pues si no es así, nosotros ya lo mandamos a chingar a 20 ).
| La belleza en todo su esplendor, en un atuendo neeeegro como mi conciencia. |
La victoria a final de cuentas se consiguió, se llegó a las 30 unidades, se mantuvo el 3er. lugar general gracias a la derrota de las Aguilas del America vs Pumas y ante la INFAME falla del innombrable que hizo lo que mejor sabe hacer.
| Se viene la fiesta grande, el apoyo DEBE SER GENERAL. |
Preparémonos pues, se viene LA IDA DE LOS CUARTOS, desfavorecida, y PERJUDICADA por los Amafiados Tuzos del Pachuca y respaldada por los ineptos de la FMF.
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| Creo que Coppel o Elektra iban a tener en oferta las PANTALLAS, para que véan la liguilla en la comodidad de SUS CASAS JAJAJAJA. |
Saturday, November 13, 2010
My Matchday - 270 The Lamb Ground
Blue Sq.Bet Premier
Saturday 13th November 2010
Another Conference ground and Heed away game, with a stress free trip courtesy of Cross Country Trains, which run trains directly from Newcastle to Tamworth.
Tamworth takes its name from the River Tame which flows through the Staffordshire town. Located 14 miles north east of Birmingham city centre, the town is home to the historic Tamworth Castle and Moat House, as well as The Snowdome, the UK's first full-sized real-snow indoor ski slope.
The town was the Ancient Capital of Mercia, Creoda the earliest king of Mercia came to power around 584, building a fortress at Tamworth which became the seat of the Mercia's kings.
Tamworth was once home to the Reliant Motor Company, producing the famous Robin model, which personally evokes memories of not Del Boy, but Coventry City’s Highfield Road, with the fleet of sky blue three-wheelers parked along the side of the pitch during the 1970’s
The new club started life in the Birmingham Combination, before enjoying success in the West Midlands League (former Birmingham League), winning the league title twice during the mid 1960’s, as well as further honours in the West Midlands League Cup, Birmingham Senior Cup and Staffordshire Senior Cup in the same decade.
A third championship title in 1971-72 saw promotion to the Southern League before a period in the Northern Premier League from 1979-80, where the club struggled both on the field and financially. After four seasons The Lambs returned to the Southern League, but were relegated back to where they originally started the following season.
In 1987–88 Tamworth won the West Midland League and promotion back to the Southern League, ending the decade with a trip to Wembley in the FA Vase. The final with Sudbury Town ended all square, but The Lamb won the replay 3-0 at Peterborough’s London Road.
Apart from two seasons in the Conference North between 2007 and 2009, Tamworth have played at Conference National level since 2003. The last decade saw an FA Trophy final appearance in 2003, losing out to Burscough 2-1 at Villa Park and twice reaching the FA Cup 3rd Round, playing both Stoke and Norwich City.
Tamworth spent their first season at the Jolly Sailor ground before making the short move across the river to The Lamb Ground, named after "The Lamb Inn", which stood for many years at the entrance to what is now the ground's car park.
In those early days, supporters created banking around the pitch with the players using the Lamb Inn as changing rooms. It wasn’t until after the war that the first significant work took place with a stand at the Cross Street side, changing rooms, clubhouse, as well as a seated stand with wooden sleeper terracing.
The record attendance was set in 1948, when 4,920 witnessed a Birmingham Combination League fixture with Atherstone Town.
In 1969 the ground acquired floodlights from Scarborough, which were switched on for a friendly fixture against Gillingham in recognition of the Gills being the club’s first Football League opposition in the FA Cup, having met in the First Round three years earlier.
Major improvements were made during the nineties. In 1993 the changing rooms were replaced and the club house extended, with a new covered terrace at the Meadow Street end. The terrace is basically a long wall, divided into seven brick partitions topped off with a small red peaked roof which gives cover towards the back of the terrace.
The Main Stand was opened in 1996 and holds 518 red flip seats divided into six rows. The stand straddles the half way line, flanked by terracing which continues behind each goal. The Castle End is an open terrace and opposite the Main Stand is The Shed, which is a small ‘cong-iron’ construction which runs nearly full pitch length. There is five thin floodlight at the rear with the TV gantry perched on the roof.
The changing rooms are found on this side in the far corner with the turnstiles at the other side. Access to this side of the ground is found further up Kettlebrook Road then a right hand turning through a residential area.
I had a walk down to the ground at around 1145am to take photographs but was unable to gain access, so I walked around the perimeter and found a perfect spot to take some pictures. So at this point, I would like to thank the tenants of 77 Cross Street. The house sits behind the Shed End and has a perfect view into The Lamb from their driveway. I did knock on their front door to ask permission and even though there was a car parked on the drive I didn’t get an answer. There was either no one home or they spotted me from behind the curtains, thinking that maybe I was a canvasser, Jehovah’s Witness or just some bogus official. Whatever the reason, if you were either in or out - thanks very much! I was delighted with the snaps.
Gateshead came away from The Lamb with another well earned away point, following on from the midweek draw at Fleetwood Town.
An uneventful first half sprang into life just before half time with a Tamworth “Goal of the Season” contender (well according to the gentleman who was sitting in front of me) Jay Smith unleashing a 30 yard volley which swerved high into the net and out of the ‘keeper’s reach, as soon as the ball left his right boot you knew it was goalbound.
The introduction of striker Gary Mulligan after the break gave Gateshead a more attacking formation, which was rewarded with an equaliser in the 63rd minute. A Clark header was parried by keeper Atkins, before being scrambled home by the substitute from close range to level the score.
The game was evenly balanced and could have gone either way in the closing stages. McKenzie came closest to producing a winner, his shot was saved by Farman, who let the ball squirm from under his body towards goal, but he recovered in time to stop the ball just millimetres from the goal line.
Overall the draw was a fair result in a game of the proverbial two halves, the second period without doubt more entertaining than the first.
After a splendid breakfast at the West End Café on Marmion Street, I headed to the first of the five public houses I especially picked out to visit throughout the day. Those pubs being the two JDW pubs and three GBG listed; Sir Robert Peel, White Lion (which was where I met up with a raucous Heed Army) and The Albert Hotel which I kept back until later in the day, as it’s the closest pub to the station.
When I finally did call in on the Albert Hotel there was no beer left (must be closing down) so instead called in at the Tweeddale Arms, hoping for a nice quite pint and watch the live TV football before boarding the 1819, all was going to plan until the bar was invaded by the aforementioned boisterous Heed Army.
I enjoyed my day in Tamworth. The town is quite pleasant, with plenty of options for a nice pint, with the football ground nicely placed on the edge of the town centre.
The Lamb is a proper non-league ground with a few unique features which overall makes the club and town well worth a visit.









