MNF 2nd

Hi there,

Sorry its late but in case you hadn't noticed, SUMMER'S HERE. In March? Isn't it too early? No. Summer is a state of mind, not tied to specific months. How can I tell? Easy:

— Girls are suddenly dramatically more attractive because they have removed their outer layers of clothing and added hilariously oversized sunglasses that make them resemble bugs (sexy bugs).
— Sometimes, Gingbag will be walking through the high street at, like, half-ten in the morning, and there'll be a bloke with his shirt tied round his waist and a can of lager in his hand, and he'll look at him like he's the odd one that bats for the other side.
— I've been looking up barbecue recipes online and genuinely thinking about setting stuff alight, shoving cheap meat on top of it for an indeterminate duration and then eating it. (very Gino De Campo)
— Cider is out of the awkward hinterland between "mulled" and "chilled", meaning we can drink it shamelessly in wasp-filled beer gardens the land over.
— I'm looking at cars with open-topped roofs and feeling jealous of their combovered owners. — I've had the heating off for three whole days and I might bloody well open a window soon and don't you even try to stop me.

So that settles that, then. Summer's here. Break out the shorts. Pass us our flip-flops. Get us a cocktail stick with crusty pineapple stuck to it. WE ARE READY.

Soccerette>??????

MNF 26th Teams

Hi there,

Today is a day laced with sadness, for three treasured MNFers cant get in the starting line up.

One of them (Richard Freed) is going to play somewhere else (idiot), one of them (Spencer S) is waiting for a drop out (genius), and one of them (Josh Abrahams) is waiting in Islington for the call (SURE?).

I'm determined to overcome my melancholia and cherish this triumvirate of heroism for the giants among men that they are. They've each done many incredible things - far too many to recount here - but here's one thing we'll remember about each of them:

Richard Freed once had blonde highlights put in hair, & wrote an articulate dissertation on the subject of To Cool For School. If you Google "QEB?" - which a surprising number of people do - you'll see what we mean.

Spence once played in a MNF 9 aside game

Josh Abrahams once brought some new shinny trainers to MNF and made the day of every single one of us.

Fare well, good men. I salute you. Need to know ASAP if you cant make it……..

TEAMS

Darks

Max
Richard ashley
Warren
Jason d
Didge
Singer
Silver
Grotts

Whites

Bradley
Cooper
Chilli
Ratz
Damon
Robert baum
Turk
Dave lee

MNF 26th

Hi there,

MNF was really BRINGING IT this week. Just in time for The Apprentice (back on Wednesday), Britain's Got Talent returns tomorrow, and BBC's "It's a lot like The X Factor but not in a 'you-can-sue-us' kind of way" The Voice also debuts this weekend.

Simultaneously, Pizza Hut are doing one of those "Don't give us that much money and we'll give you more pizza than you'd normally expect for that amount of money" deals.

So lets do it all again on Monday, Soccerette Anyone?

Enjoy the weekend...

MNF 19th TEAMS

Hi there,

Sachin Tendulkar scores hundreth hundred! Archbishop of Canterbury resigns! George Clooney arrested! Tony McCoy wins the Cheltenham Gold Cup!

All of the above happened last week, but none of them shot through the nervous system like a rocket here in the workplace. That only happened minutes ago, just as the working day was starting from a beery weekend. From nowhere, there were screams not befitting our technical status as grown men as a Singer emailed to say he was IN. There was a violent pounding of pulses as I crowded around the screen, greedy with excitement, for a glimpse of 2 keepers in tonights game.

Prayformuamba

Darks

Max
Grotts
Didge
Bradley
Ratker
Chilli
Silver
Warren

Whites

Robert
Josh Burns
Jason
Turk
Damon
Singer
Dan Reese
Cooper

MNF 19th

Hi there,

Can you hear church bells ringing? That's the villagers celebrating - yeah, the villagers of BRITAIN, that's right - because last night I left the office without a coat on to pick up some stuff for dinner. It was all streamers and trumpets, dancing girls and marching bands out there. They've even built a giant wicker man wearing a giant wicker coat and then burnt it on Oxford Street in an effort to banish the spectre of old man Winter and his wicked icy breath.

Other yearly celebrations you can look forward to are the Taking Our Jumper Off In At Gingbag's Garden Spectacular and Slow Walk Home From Work Appreciating Nature Eve. Although that one's harder to predict, and they often get it wrong. Still, it's nice that they try, eh?

COME TO US, SPRING.

Friday MNF Giveaway: sixteen places of definitely-not-a-first-date-psychological-thriller-game of MNF - on Monday - up for grabs. Your details please. Thank you.

Enjoy the soccerette...

MNF 12th TEAMS

Hi there,

What's your favourite number in teams? I'm hard-pressed to decide. A few weeks ago we did 9's last week we did 8's, and it got me thinking.

Is it the straight-line, no-nonsense purity of 8, eager to take their place alongside a a class keeper such as the Brad? Like a sandwich in a packed lunch or deli platter?

Is it the acerbic majesty of 9, getting close to the real thing, and having less time on the ball asunder to share with fellow MNFers in acidic communion?

Is it the gravy-laden tang of anything with the number 5?

The exotic lure and vibrant picking of 6's?

The intoxicating yet mouth-ruining stinkpowder of the full 11, which can only be played on full size pitch and followed up swiftly with gum?

The empassioned debate has kept me pretty bloody busy this weekend, so lets try 9's...

Enjoy the game - don’t forget subs and those with an X you know the drill…..


Darks

Max
Didge
Warren
DJ
Freed
Jason
Silver X 1
Bradley
Dave lee

Whites

Chilli
Gink
Damon
Ian
Cooper
Dann reese
Harris X 1
Gavin
Josh Burns

MNF 12th

Hi there,

It's a mere 20 days until British Summer Time! To mark this glorious fact, let's play a lovely game of 'MNF'. I'll think of 8 players to make up the two teams, you email me yes/no questions and see if you can crack the 16?

You won't win anything, but oh what fun we'll have, except Robert Baum, who is continually knocking me on his subs, so unless like everybody else, He pays £5 every week will not be featured in any more games, its not fair on the other MNFers or me pal, and there are plenty of other bods wanting a game that will pay properly. All other games at Power League and Highgate all charge £6-£7.50 – for £5 you get video highlights (so all your beloved can watch on Facebook & Twitter, new balls, extremely funny emails from me and some very hot Soccerettes every Friday…..its a no brainer!!

Enjoy the weekend..Soccerette Anyone?

MNF 5th TEAMs

Hi there,

Wowzers, what a weekend. Nothing quite beats the rush of finishing a MNF team sheet and seeing it hit the interweb. But in between I had the news that our MNF star Shimon Defraud has had a baby boy. Nice timing. He's good like that. See the pics on his BBM, on Blackberry's now…

Tonights Game will be chock-full of war, treachery, sweat, lies and lust; a bit like the MNF kitchen. If you're in take a holler here, oh and if you cant make it let me know ASAP we have MNFers waiting in the wings

Enjoy the game...


Darks

Dazza
Wazza x1
Freed
Silver
Didge
Max
Dave Lee
Bradley

Lights

Turky
Cooper
Robert
Josh burns
Gink
Ian
Damon
Chilli

MNF 5th

Hi there,

WARNING! STAND BACK! OUTRAGEOUS FACT COMING YOUR WAY!

Dan Reese, who celebrated his 900th appearance for MNF with a last-minute winner against Whites on Monday, has played more MNF games than Marc Didge has. Give that one a spin down the pub.

Enjoy the weekend…Who fancy's the Soccerette???