match report coming soon… but for now check the nanna-vision on Jim and Daniel (the coach has theory for this… something to do with sins against god)
This week’s quote is for the sake of that most sacred thing- Nanna manhood
All men are timid on entering any fight. Whether it is their first or the last fight, all of us are timid. Cowards are those who let their timidity get the better of their manhood.
Match Report 261006
Score 13-2
Goals: 5 for Tao, 3 for Captain, 2 for Cocky, 2 for Jim, 1 for chas
MOM: JH
Team: DC, TH, CB, RH, TW, TK, JH
Opposition: Allens FC
If the Nannas can exhibit the form they showed in the second half of their game against Allens FC last night-even if they played against only 4, most agree they will be serious title contenders come end of season.
The first half however, does pose some serious questions for the coach and upper Nanna management. The most notable problem the Nannas face being their lack of discipline toward each other. One player in the first half was seen constantly shouting at his team-mates only to get the shake of the head from Striker (a serious rebuke) and a smart dressing down from Deep Chasm. Although the CODE of the Nannas was introduced (only last week) to stamp out this unruly on court banter it seems some in the Brown outfit are still yet to learn the benefits of encouragement instead of negativity when playing team sports.
The first half saw a stuttering Nanna outfit coming to grips with hectares of space due to the opposition missing a player. Over the past months the Nannas have been tinkering with a new system, whereby their defence try to dominate possession, passing the ball around and waiting for an opening . At times in the first half this strategy worked but also, due to internal communication that can best be described as hostile, the Nanna shape broke down and the brown outfit became frustrated, mainly with themselves. Half time score 4-1, in favour of the Nannas.
Half time and the Captain said some words, which no one dared repeat later for fear of the his wrath. Whatever was said though worked, as the Nannas held their shape and the ball, pinging in nine goals and conceding only one. Although the opposition was broken within minutes of the returning to court in the second stanza, and most who watched from the sidelines agreed the contest was little more than a training run for the men in brown, the execution and willingness of the Nannas to hold the ball and make the opposition live off scraps was a sight to behold.
Special mention must go to striker for his tireless and unselfish work as a lone hand up front. Having bagged his quota for the night he was willing to station himself as far forward as possible giving time, space and options to those behind him.
Special mention also goes to Chasm for his admirable patience with men who are, prima facie, far beneath him.
Takeshi, the Nanna Japanese import, who has a freakishly low centre of gravity also deserves mention. At the beginning of the match Takeshi’s handling skills seemed a bit below his usual high standards. Realising he was having an off night, he was subsequently seen throwing his body in all manner of directions to compensate. His sliding on his knees to save low shots from the opposition was a particular feature.
Tao and Rhian also had solid games. The former showing his dexterity, put five past the opposing goalie, comfortable with either foot. The latter, well, he continues to go at the opposition and hit them where it really hurts although his trickery did at one point see him almost pulled from court. Late in the second period after a restart the Captain tried something that only he would attempt. The opposition took a speculative shot from halfway and Rhian stuck out a backheal and thought he had it covered. Well, it went through his legs faster than Paul Robinson could say, “oh shit”, and Kondo had no chance. The coach was heard to scream from the side line, “Get that fucking idiot off, get him off now!” but was pulled back by a concerned supporter.
This week’s quote makes clear the importance of gaining and keeping the initiative
Carry the battle to them. Don’t let them bring it to you. Put them on the defensive and don’t ever apologise for anything.
match report 061019
score: 2-3 | goals: DC 2 | mom: DC
loc: Wesley | team: RH, DC, TK, CB, AW | opp: Forgone Conclusion
A great game against worthy opposition which ended somewhat disappointingly for a Nanna outfit which showed spirit and teamwork if not the height of their skills.
The C.O.D.E was seen to have an immediate effect with Nanna cohesion extremely tight from the outset. Positional play wasn’t as good as it should have been but the defensive work-rate was highly impressive. Forgone Conclusion were a tight unit with some fine skills and were unlucky not to open the scoring but the nannas were playing like a well oiled machine (minus some of the passing accuracy). At half time the score was 0-0 and the captain had to muster sage advice for the troops between gasps for oxygen. The second half started appallingly with all the nannas save Tom basically resigned to a goal being scored following a run from the kickoff, 3 nannas stopped to watch and almost began to walk back to the centre. Luckily the final shot lacked pace and the nannas picked up their game following the let off. There were some nice one twos and few chances with the head, the captain putting a couple of long range efforts in the right direction. The deadlock was finally broken with some great service from Takesh and nice turn from d’Coq. This was added to shortly after with another tight inside finish. The Nans were up 2 goals with a bit of breathing space but the C.O.D.E began to fray at the edges as the opposition niggles became a little less sportsmanly. The running back was getting worse and the captain was seen to stop at about half way and do a bit of spectating. It wasn’t long before FG were queing up for shots on goal as the Nannas side-coaching steadily increased in volume and abusiveness. Eventually FG started scoring and a late chance at the end for Chas could have equalised things but he laid it off to an unsuspecting and off target Coq. Final score was 3-2 which was a disappointing way to finish what was a really tight contest.
photo: Thomas Howie
In light of last night’s loss- let us all take the following to heart.
When you are in any contest, you should work as if there were – to the very last minute – a chance to lose it. This is battle, this is politics, this is anything.
function pics
okay so here are a couple of phots from the function. still working on the vids, need some input from the administrator.
a bunch o thumbnails option, which are easy but small and kinda suck…click to see the full size image, Hinlkey do you know if it is possible to change the automatic thumbnail size, if we can do that we’re laughing… and I really think we need a wider column (does anyone have an 800 pix monitor that we care about ???)
10 proud men and a lazy susan
that ain’t daytona ?
outside prudence just after 3
the gak gimp
o.k so this is the other option, it’s quite a bit more work (and could be counter productive if people don’t actually click on an image to see the bigger one thinking this is as big as it gets). instead of micro thumbnails we use 430px wide images
10 brown men and a lazy susan. Quail, pork hot pot, salt and pepper squid, lots of Flounder and a box of Coopers pale ale. Tom did a fine job of ordering which almost made up for asking Andy if he wanted a teeshirt with ‘tourist’ printed on it, needless to say Wal was unimpressed. Hugh took the prize for being loudest and first to be threatened with “we’ll call your mum”, though chas later won the prize for first drink spilt on self. Tao takes the prize for being in three photos, Hinkley for looking the most trashed.
10 Brown Men outside Prudence after a night of poker and toilet seat good times. D’Coq managed to not lose all his money but did lose his jacket. Chas had to have a little lie down midway through taking everyones money (except Peter who came in for one hand and made off with $20), Controversy of the night belonged solely to Mssr Howie a) inviting a woman who was not a stripper to the nannas poker function? b) failing to punish a misdeal (when I had 2 aces you $%#^) c) declaring that suits don’t count ? and pots are split ? d) shafting Kondo when he had a flush.
Thanks: to Peter for letting a bunch of bums on the nose buffet muscle decent fee paying customers off the big table and generally rearrange the place to suit their needs: Kudos also to Chris Gill who won the Nannas Medal of Diplomacy (and Takesh for funding said diplomatic mission)
Match Report
Ok guys here is a little breakdown of what happened last week. I kicked 3 goals, chas kicked 4 and someone else kicked 1, I think it was Hinkley. But the only thing that kept us from losing was the skill and finesse of the very talented Chris Gill. After getting off to a brilliant first half the second half was classic Nanna’s fading away into the distance. Even with 3 subs on the side line we seemed to not be able to keep running. Very lucky Nanna’s I say. Time to start jogging in the mornings Nanna’s, have to build up the stamina.
That’s it from me. Good luck this week boys as I won’t be there to yell at you.
Words to play soccer by.
Losers always talk about how they tried their best. Winners don’t need to talk, they just go home and screw the Prom Queen.
061008 team photo
This week’s quote -to all the Nanna WMC-ers (and Tao especially) from Georgie Jnr
I don’t want to get any messages saying, “I am holding my position.”
We are not holding a Goddamned thing. Let the enemy do that. We are advancing constantly and we are not interested in holding onto anything, except the enemy’s balls. We are going to twist his balls and kick the living shit out of him all of the time.
Our basic plan is to advance and to keep on advancing regardless of whether we have to go over, under, or through the enemy. We are going to go through him like crap through a goose; like shit through a tin horn!
Match Report 060928
location: Wesley | nannas: RH, DC, TK, JH, CB, CG, TH | opposition: tbc
score: 9-2 | goals: DC 3, CB 2, RH 2?, TH 1?, JH 1? | mom: CB
A sloppy start against a skilful opposition.
Nannas pulled themselves together with good positional play encouraged by some firm side-coaching. Good passing and team play coupled with excellent scoring meant the Mighty Fighting Nannas came out way on top. I can’t fault us.
Highlight: Left-footed cross from the MOM to the Captain’s laser guided shoulder nut punched the ball home in marvellous style.
Provocolight: A self-proclaimed “not angry at all” Thomas Howie pressed his chest and armpits forcefully on another man while waving his hands in the air and singing and dancing like Britney Spears on man-hormones. One to rival TW’s infamous lunchgrope.
Proposed schedule
Friday, 6th October 2006
5-7:45pm, drinks at Riverland
8pm, dinner at the Waiters Club
10:30- Midnight, Daytona
Midnight, poker, venue yet to be decided on (although all suggestions will be investigated for their suitability by upper management)
One option is Prudence, however we have to finish by 1:30 am
Kondo is also offering his house in Richmond as another venue
One other venue I forgot to mention was Ume, after 1:00 1:30am
Brown and Proud and Analogue
northern cobra forces says areeva dirtchi
and that is some foreign language meaning handsome bastards !
( i am testing how this works feel free to delete this )
Nannas merchandising makes a bold move into the lucrative Chinese market
The Nannas Logo sees it’s first coverage in the Chinese press, featuring prominently in a recent edition of the Shanghai Daily. Unfortunately the image was reproduced in B&W diminishing much of the impact of the poos and wees colour scheme proudly sported by themightyfightingnannas. Merchandising distributors on the mainland are rumored to be clamoring for a piece of the action after Nannas management turned down an offer from Taiwanese interests which they said ‘drastically undervalued the worth of the Nanna brand’.
Thanks to our man on the Bund, Jeremy Stewart for the documentation.
This week’s quote (a little Shakespeare)
And you, good nannas, whose limbs were made in Brown, show us here the mettle of your pasture; let us swear that you are worth your breeding, which I doubt not, for there is none of you so mean and base, that hath not noble lustre in your eyes. I see you stand like greyhounds in the slips, straining upon the start. The game’s afoot!Â
inaugural match report 060921
location: Wesley | nannas: RH, DC, TK, JH, AW | opposition: tbc
score: 6-1 | goals: DC 5, JH 1 | mom: DC
A great game which though it didn’t start well ended with atypical vigour from the Nannas.
A tight 5 contingent (after Gilly cited homeland security concerns) took to the court just after 8.30pm to find an opposition that weren’t really up to the task. The nannas took their time to find a rhythm with an early charge from the opp pushing hinkley into a late challenge in the area. Continue reading inaugural match report 060921
Brown Pride
Tight is write.
060803 team photo
060727 team photo
backdating test
can posts be backdated ?
well blow me down, they can.
do we put all the old team phots up and backdate thier entries to the day of the game ???
or simply put a link to the old site…?
team photo 030130
just testing what happens with the 600px wide image linked direct to the old site…?
oooo, that’s a bit ugly, but do we really want it to be any smaller than that ?
is it time to be brave and go the 600+ column width, it’s all edge people…
what about the thumbnail 
or link in new window