The Sam

2012-02-08T02:01:00.000-08:00

Blanket man. He dead.Blanket man (centre) reacts to news of a loss to GC United in 2010.One of The Sam FC's biggest fans, Blanket Man been dead. Blanket Man had supported The Sam FC since 2005; despite having been rejected as a player. Formerly known as Patrick Kluivert, The Sam offered Newcastle 20m pounds to transfer to the newly formed The Sam FC. Kluivert had failed to make an impact at

2012-01-27T19:20:00.000-08:00

Where are they now?With The Sam's imminent return from a half year-long scouting trip in Europe, the rumour mill is going crazy with speculation The Sam FC may reform. Almost a year since the last goal was conceded in the Boyd Wilson Shed, we investigate what The Sam FC team have been doing since.A train is now a married man, Trone is in Palmy, A H Lee is in HB, Loic is in UK, Bret is now a high

2011-12-21T17:57:00.000-08:00

In other news:The Sam and Kean reenact the famous scene from ET, between ET and Elliot."I'll be right here"How nice.

2011-12-21T12:10:00.000-08:00

Blackburn Kean on TheBlackburn owners Venkys have been seen talking to The Sam manager The Sam, fueling rumours that they are ready to replace current Blackburn manager Steve Kean.The Sam was seen talking to the Indian twins at Ewood Park where Steve Keans side fell 2-1 to Bolton, in a battle of the basement dwellers. Whether discussions focussed on football or chicken is unclear but the trio

2011-12-19T03:24:00.000-08:00

Kim jong il. He dead. Kim Jong Il after jooning Hans BricksKim jong il, dictator of the democratic republic of korea is dead. Kim gained fame starring in the 2004 film Team America and hit single North Korean Meledy. This passing of leaders of the axis of evil is complete – Kim jong il, Bin laden, Gaddafy, Saddam and Montezuma. Former North Korean The Sam FC team member, Bum Joon Kim (Nick)

2011-11-01T17:46:00.000-07:00

Police on the prowl for ex The Sam FC reserve player D (U) DaveDangerous (Unfit) Dave, the former reserve star was believed to be hiding in A train's former Rolleston Street residence. Police did not give specific details but dropped the ball when stating "the person was considered dangerous".http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/5892717/Armed-police-cordon-Wellington-streetsIt is not known what the

2011-10-27T03:04:00.000-07:00

gadaffy. he dead.

2011-05-30T16:34:00.000-07:00

The Sam FC get the last laugh in loss"cry like lampard"Composite thought they beat us 6-1 but the officially lost 3-0. The Sam responded: "haha... cry"The win was bittersweet for The Sam FC as they closed off typically underwhelming season with a exhibition game mauling.It may have been the last season played by the full The Sam team and what better way to end it all with a win by default and a

2011-05-19T03:07:00.001-07:00

The Sam back from the dead after upset.Brett Thompson was gleaming from chin to receding hair line after his Man of the Match performance in last weekend's quarter final. Bretts rise to form has been long coming, and will probably be short - lived, but he deserves his time in the sun (as long as he puts some lotion on that bald patch).Starting along with The Sam and Chad, Brett brought in two of

2011-05-10T02:09:00.000-07:00

Seung out for the season as The Sam lose derby clashThe Sam's Park Seung Bum has undergone surgery to fix fractures to his tibia and fibula in his right leg suffered during Friday's 4-2 loss against GC.The 27-year-old North Korea international was stretchered off after a tackle by Brett Thomson, who was sent off for the challenge and left the field in tears.A statement on the The Sam FC website

2011-05-01T20:59:00.000-07:00

Sir Henry Cooper. He dead.The legendary boxer is best known for knocking out Muhammed Ali also known as Will Smith. Unfortunately, there is no shocking true story linking Sir Henry Cooper to The Sam Fc.In other news, Bin laden been dead.

2011-04-26T19:59:00.001-07:00

The Sam FC go head to head with their fiercest rivals GC next Friday.I got a bit overexcited thinking it was this Friday.Oh snap.

2011-04-18T03:06:00.000-07:00

11-2. 11-2 was the score of another big loss, with the score at 5-1 at the half. Sam scored the two goals in a drery affair. How will The Sam cope against GC? Men of match: Charles Geoffrey Sam

2011-04-12T03:14:00.000-07:00

Brum LoveSometimes, love can bite you in the brum.Just like in football.The Sam's love for everything has bit them in the brum.After leading for most of the Match, The Sam were soundly beaten 5-2.The team needs to stop loving everything and start chadding everything. Be a Chad, do the right thing.Men of the match:Dave: Was the playmaker and one of the scorersCharles: Played a significant role.Sam

2011-04-06T22:59:00.000-07:00

Hunger as The Sam abandons team matesA The Sam meltdown lead to an A Training and some Chad treatment following Friday's 2-2 draw. The Sam held the free pizza card and hung out with work colleagues instead of joining team mates in celebrating a momentous draw. This left The Sam FC team members at Lanes bar waiting for free pizza racking up a hefty bill for two glasses of Coke and an

2011-04-03T23:25:00.000-07:00

1st Draw.Yeah, draw, but what a draw. Well, not a loss so we're doing well.2-2, and a come-back at that with goals by Dave and Sam. Some really good defence.Men of Match:1st. Dave2nd. Sam3rd. Arthur

2011-03-31T17:55:00.001-07:00

NEWS FLASHScientists discover the meaning of the word Chad...More to follow...

2011-03-31T17:17:00.000-07:00

2 Losses, 2 brums"Again, again" yell the tellytubbies. And The Sam delivered. Again, again they lost games, they brummed it.First game to the new awesome season 5-1 loss, second game, 14-3 loss. Two goals by Chad the only bright spot. sam and Brett also scoredNext game, we shall win, We been winning.

2011-03-11T13:26:00.000-08:00

NEW SEASON BEGINSThe Sam has entered into another season of Vic Indoor League, This time at the refurbished Boyd Wilson Arena, a stadium once featured on Pro Evo 6.The Sam team members are now so old that they remember the times when the Boyd Wilson surrounds were not as flash as they are now. Yes, The Sam once were surrounded by paedophiles and tramps as they trained.Boyd Wilson has always been

2010-09-27T17:19:00.000-07:00

Quaterfinal Treatment.The Sam were taught a footballing lesson by The Composite team last weekend when they were soundly beaten 5-1.Things were tight right up to half time, with the score only at 2-1, but the Composites turned it on to score three late goals.Adam showed up in The Sam colours and scored our only goal. Altogether not a bad performance from The Sam, our endevours to score in the

2010-09-22T10:08:00.000-07:00

Top 8 Here We Come!For the first time in team history, The Sam team has made the top 8 playoffs. We could've sealed a spot in the final 8 two weeks ago if it wasn't for Team Wendell Sailor's huge upset win over top of the table Vietnam Fantasy right before our game that night. We had a game against The Natural Outsiders and the result was 7-1. It really should have been 13-0 or at least 8-1

2010-09-09T22:44:00.000-07:00

Top 8 beckonsWe head in to the penultimate round of the regular season with a win possibly securing a top 8 spot. In order for that to happen we must beat The Natural Outsiders and need Team Wendell Sailor to lose which they play in the match right before our game kicks off. We will be missing Chad, The, Dave, Seung and there is a question mark on Bum Joon's playing status today. We have called

2010-09-07T07:18:00.001-07:00

Transfer News: Tony going? More players to come in?The league has been on a mid-season break and the transfer window has been open for a month now. The Sam FC had a series of short friendly matches nearly a month ago involving Sica FC, with honors shared consisting of a win for each team and a draw.Tony has been heavily linked with a move to ply his trade in the USA, a series of links and rumors

2010-08-14T05:20:00.000-07:00

The Sam can't shine without defensive stars.With the defensive rocks of A train and Tony missing and without Sam who's position is unknown, The Sam faltered. A 10-2 loss.Adam and Bum Joon scored in a sad affair.What The Sam missed most of all was a decent keeper, which begs the question: Can The Sam cope without its in-form keeper Tony?The next game is in four weeks against beatable

2010-08-12T05:12:00.000-07:00

Unbeaten Streak Record Broken!The Sam FC has surpassed their previous best unbeaten streak by winning against Team Wendell Sailor thus making it 5 games unbeaten. It was a very physical encounter as Sam was rammed into the wall NHL style, and Charles ended up being blatantly fouled while he was running at full speed leaving him with a big floor burn on his arm.The game started off with A Train

2010-08-06T23:44:00.001-07:00

The Chad and Adam show.The Sam strolled into the record books yesterday when they beat Team Wendell Sailor 4-3. Both Adam and Chaddy scored two goals each in a rough affair.The Sam and Chad were both injured and are still suffering from mild bruising. Both should still be able to play next week. Arthur and Tony kept the defense solid.Men of the Match.1.Charles2.Adam3.Tony and Arthur

2010-08-06T01:59:00.000-07:00

A Train is back (Cue Thomas the Tank Engine music)Yea yo

2010-08-05T21:53:00.000-07:00

Record breaking week???This week could see a few records broken for The Sam FC, with notably the unbeaten streak and top goal scorer record could potentially be broken against Team Wendell Sailor.Last week saw us equaling the unbeaten streak we achieved last season in trimester one (4 matches, achieved by 4 wins), meanwhile we have achieved it this time by winning our last two games last season,

2010-08-02T17:36:00.000-07:00

The Sam wins battle for Lee's signature.Rumours were rife all last week about the club that would manage to claim the signing of up-and-coming star player Adam Lee. Lee's club GC United collapsed last month due to financial concerns and he was left clubless.Vietnamese Fantasy was first to the mark with a lucrative contract but were rejected after Lee suspected communist influences. "I hate

2010-07-29T14:35:00.000-07:00

Cheers to 5 years!The Sam FC celebrated 5 years of suckcess last week in the same fashion as that very first game back in trimester 2 2005, with a draw. Except this time The Sam team were leading 2-1 with 20 seconds remaining only for Killer Ants to equalise and steal the win from us, compared to our debut game where The Sam fc equalised at the death with the first of many classic Bum Joon

2010-07-22T09:09:00.001-07:00

New Season to be THE last season???We head in to the final season of 2010 marking our 5th anniversary with kick off at 530pm against 'The Killer Ants'.This could possibly be the last season for this team, of course this is not the first time that this will happen as The Sam FC met its demise in 2008 only for it to be resurrected last year. However this time, a mass player exodus may occur with

2010-07-15T07:23:00.000-07:00

Transfer News: Park Seung to leave The Sam FC???Park Seung Bum has revealed that he cannot guarantee The Sam FC fans that he will still be a The Sam player next season as the saga surrounding his possible move to the newly formed club 'Team Korea' continues.The South Korean is therefore placing his future in the hands of The Sam (McClean).When asked whether he could ascertain whether he would be

2010-06-07T18:10:00.000-07:00

13th Position. What a the.The Sam won their last game of the season on fridat, claiming 13th position. Geoff, Tony and A train were the stars in an encounter with TBC that should have been a dominant win. We won 3-1 when it could have been 10 -0. We had possession and territory, unfortunately we could not put the ball in the net. Some average performances fro 'super sub' Bum Joon Kim also kept

2010-05-31T21:32:00.000-07:00

Beginning of the end, or the end of speculation?The Sam closes up the first of two 2010 seasons this Friday knowing there may only be one season left to play. Ever.We've mentioned this before. Things looked incredibly bleak after 2007. No team was entered at all in 2008 and Sam, Charles and Geoff were out of the region, not to mention hardly any of the supporting members of The Sam present.Yet

2010-05-28T07:11:00.000-07:00

First win. And it's a big one.8 - 0.That was the score.Finally. in the penultimate game of the season, a win!It was always going to be. 5-0 at half time.Dave scored twice, an own goal, charles' goal and ciaran's finish all before half time sealed the deal. Sam's hat trick was just mathematical.A nice fresh breath of air at the end of the season.We play for 13th next week.Men of the match.1.Sam2.

2010-05-24T22:06:00.000-07:00

Results til Now:3rd round. Loss 3-1Goal DaveMan of match Dave, Geoff, Sam4th round. Loss: 5-1Goal: Bum JoonMan of match, Bum Joon, Tony, Geoff5th Round. Draw 4-4Goals: Sam 2, Arthur, CiaranMan of match, Sam, Arthur, Ciaran6th Round. Loss 13-0Quaterfinal: Loss 5-1Goal: DaveMen of match: Charles, Dave, Seung

2010-05-20T03:29:00.001-07:00

The biggest loss in the history of The Sam?Last week saw quite possibly the biggest defeat in the history of the team, 13-0 (need to check record books). We played Arab The's team and got absoloutely jooned! it was the worst jooning ever. We were simply outplayed and the game was so awful that I cannot be jooned writing too much details about it. So we got the playoffs starting tommorow, good

2010-05-13T17:51:00.001-07:00

Jason Roberts & G.C player joining The Sam? And other team news:Yes, blog posts have come at a premium of late due to the slack nature of the blog master and some computers bricking out. So what has happened since the derby? Well not much besides getting owned by another team who I dont remember but Bum Joon scoring in that game with soccer Dave but dont remember the score either. The league went

2010-03-25T06:32:00.000-07:00

Derby ends in drawLast weeks derby against G.C United ended up being a stalemate with the scores locked up at 2-2. This match featured the debut of Helmut who has come back on loan since Joga Tonito and it was the 4 th meeting between these two new rivals.The Sam team started off with scoring two unanswered goals, the first went to Dave and the second goal came from nice passing with a very cool

2010-03-16T02:51:00.000-07:00

Season starts off with a Brum.What a brum. We lost our first game. I was sooo brummy.But, room for improvement. We lost 8-1Bum Joon scored the first goal of the season and his first goal since early October 2006.Next week we have the Derby. We can't lose. Not Now.Men of Match:1. Bum Joon. The game definetely livened when he was on the court.2. Soccer Dave. Was everywhere. And he really posed a

2010-03-11T19:13:00.000-08:00

The second BummingThe Bum Joon is back, the man famous for spreading the new curse word since 2006. Bum Joon is back for both the 2010 seasons on loan from Seoul. He replaces Samuel who has left The Sam FC by mutual agreement as he is now going to be playing in the AUT league. Meanwhile Park Jaesung's stay at the club was short lived and is now back playing in Korea.The Sam plays its first game

2010-03-11T02:17:00.000-08:00

WELLINGTON'S NEW LOOKWellington Mayor Kerry Prendigast has announced a new look for the bare hillside near Charles Davidson Lewis Hornblow International Airport.The airport currently has a big reference to The Sam FC- Wellington's most famous export- by its name. But the airport wants to acknowledge how imprortant The Sam is to the region by puting the name up in lights. The common people of

2010-01-24T21:02:00.000-08:00

JOGA TONITO LEAVE IT LATE TO NOT COME LAST!!!Joga Tonito Did Not Come Last! Not one bit. We came 8th of 9. So Awesome. To sum it up, 9 games played, 1 game won. Goalscorers (estimate) Dave-8 Tony-1 Charles-1 Helene-1 Sam-4 Seung-2 Geoff-1, but really I don't know.Phew thats over. Now we can concentrate on Season 2010. Its been 5 years already. Probable squad for Friday evenings. Tony, Geoff, Sam,

2009-10-15T05:47:00.000-07:00

The Sam Can't do it.The Sam slumped to a dissapointing 14th position finish this season after a record breaking 9th place last season. The Sam mustered 5 wins out of 9 last season, 4 of them in a row. The best this season had to offer was three wins and a draw.The Sam lost to a very challenging GC outfit 2-1 in a tough contest. Dave scored the only goal, which meant he got clear of Samuel in the

2009-10-07T00:55:00.000-07:00

Second round KO time.Shane Cameron, the so-called Mountain Warrior could barely get a punch in on Saturday after much smack talk and fanfare leading up to the curiously named Fight of the Century against David "I love BK" Tua. He barely made the second round and when the second round came, he was out of it in a matter of seconds. Not surprisingly, many Sky box office viewers were aggrieved with

2009-10-06T12:44:00.000-07:00

OMG! TPV FC GO DOWNThe Sam had their third win of the season with a come-from-behind 3-2 victory over TPV FC. It was a well earned, but scrappy win. The opposition held their defence well until The Sam started making some gains. And victory seemed assured when TPV FC strated getting annoyed at us. Soccer Dave won it with his 2nd of two goals, and Seung scored as well.Man of the match.1. Soccer

2009-09-30T01:20:00.000-07:00

A-Train: 'It's a disgrace to single out Samuel' Arthur Tse hits back at Vic Indoor League as The Sam striker faces two-match ban for Shouting. .firstcolumn {font-family: verdana; font-size: 11px; border-bottom: 5px solid #7D704D; color:

2009-09-30T01:03:00.000-07:00

Lost another: How far can we fall?The Sam lost their plate quaterfinal on friday, which makes us look back on a run of three dissapointing losses. Jan Oh Han had only won one game during the group stages and were 2nd to bottom on the table. We lost 2-0 in a game that we should have won, if we had the right people.We were lucky to not concede more to be honest. Our attack was miffed and our

2009-09-24T19:17:00.000-07:00

The Sam fail to finish top 8.The Sam were struck a blow by up-and-coming GC United in the final group tie last week. To be fair, The Sam came into the game full of far too much confidence, and they just didn't perform.We were 3-1 down at half time. However we managed to pull it back slightly, losing 5-4.Samuel scored two, Sam scored 1 and Soccer Dave scored 1.It's gutting that we lost this darby

2009-09-17T04:03:00.000-07:00

Must win gameLast week saw the worst performance for The Sam fc this year in which the team lost 9-1 at the hands of the Lazer Cats. There was not too many positives from the game as the Lazer Cats picked apart the defense, the only "highlight" was the little argie bargie from Ginga Dave and Samuel, with Sam sprinting from the bench and getting ready to rumble, luckily nothing else happened. If

2009-09-10T05:18:00.000-07:00

Friday night lights are backSo The Sam is back after a 3 week break in the league. A win this week would virtually get us a top 8 playoff spot for the first time in the history of the club but the team will have to work hard for it as Pake is again out with a re-occurrence of his ankle injury and star player Samuel may not be able to make it to the game until the second half.This week's

2009-08-14T04:38:00.000-07:00

The Sam Beat Composite Again.With all the stars back (i.e. pake), The Sam were able to cling to victory against the composite team, a team they faced and beat in last season's final.The Sam won 6-5 and we deserved the victory. However our opposition showed their class by nearly matching us blow for blow.Charles played a man-of-the-match performance with two goals. Pake scored two and so did Dave.

2009-08-12T05:17:00.000-07:00

4-4 for The Sam.The Sam drew their first game in over 2 years on Friday with a 4-4 result against Lets Fifa 10. The game was almost lost with The Sam behind 4-1 with 10 inutes remaining. However Samuel scored a second half hattrick which (after Soccer Dave's first half goal) leveled it.It got us a point, and now to be sure to go through to the top 8, we'll need to win 2 of our last 3 group

2009-07-31T04:06:00.000-07:00

The Sam get their first win.The Sam have got their first points in their second attempt on friday with a 5-3 win. In a game that could have gone either way, The Sam were able to get behind the ball and release it to the right people and score three goals. The Sam were down 2-0 at halfway through the First Half, but Arthur managed to tap the ball through the keepers legs and Sam scored from

2009-07-31T03:14:00.000-07:00

Sir Bobby Robson. He DeadRobson made some star signings in his timeThe last great manager of Newcastle has died today.He was sacked from Newcastle in 2004 because, wait for it... Newcastle only came 5th... in the Premiership!Hindsight is a terrible thing.The is in mourning.One last thing. Did you know back when he was manager at Newcastle, they were in the Champions League?Well, apparently they

2009-07-28T01:17:00.000-07:00

The Sam gets outwitted by Stats NZ again.The Sam were beaten by the census/election result people again. Again, it was the first game of the season. The first half score looked like a dodgy election count, with The Sam behind 3-0. Our very own dodgy election counter, Arthur Tse, decided not to attend this game incase the Stats NZ team would make up some bad statistics about him.But along came the

2009-07-23T05:50:00.000-07:00

Seung signs for The Sam + First game of the seasonThe world's worst kept secret has finally been revealed this week and Park Seung Bum has rejoined The Sam on a 1 and a half year contract. Seung left as a fan favourite back in 2006 and is back for another stint with the club, " I'm glad to be back playing for The Sam but Im sad that my compatriot Bum Joon is not here with me".Seung will fit right

2009-07-12T02:10:00.000-07:00

A Special RelationshipSpeaking about his musical partner, The spoke warmly of Jackson's talent and "gentle soul". The Sam was involved in many of Jackson's songs though the relationship was strained in 2006 when The Sam failed to include any reference to Michael Jackson in his critically acclaimed but commercially unsuccessful "The Seung Song". He said: "It's so sad and shocking. I

2009-07-09T22:44:00.000-07:00

Transfer NewsAccording to News Of The World and The Times, Park Seung will be making a return to The Sam FC. The club has recently lost Zell on a free transfer to Kuala Lumpur FC (KLFC) as the lure of his home Malaysia was too hard to resist.The Sam McClean has said that he has been in contact with him by email once but has had trouble getting in contact with him since."I have emailed him a

2009-07-01T16:13:00.000-07:00

ZELL LEE. THE SAM PLAYER JULY 2006- JUNE 2009FAREWELL TO A LEGENDThe late editions of the papers change their main stories to reflect the leaving of The Sam legend Zell Lee.The Guardian says he left just weeks before he hoped to finish his career with The Sam with a series of sold out shows in London. The Daily Telegraph says although Zell's career was tainted by allegations of too much Pro-Evo,

2009-06-26T17:20:00.000-07:00

Michael Jackson. He Dead.Yesterday, Michael Jackson, idolised by so many The Sam FC players, fans and Master League second team, died of heart attack in Los Angeles. Following the barrage of celebrity tributes, The Sam made a statement last night "we send the family our condolences." A greiving Zellgado paid his respects to the King of Pop on his Facebook page "I will miss you Michael, you are

2009-06-13T18:41:00.000-07:00

The Sam denies Samuel transfer rumoursIn one of the most popular stories today on "The Times" online, The Sam FC's Nigerian star Samuel has been linked to Manchester United as a possible replacement for Cristiano Ronaldo. The Sam could not be reached for comment today as he was not at his flat but sources close to him claim he denies any contact being made with Manchester United regarding the

2009-05-31T17:37:00.000-07:00

Chad sorry for 4am nightclub shameChad pictured outside busy Wellington club before incidentThe The Sam FC striker, 23, was pictured leaving a Wellington nightclub at 4am on Saturday morning with his belt undone and jeans pulled down before being helped into a red Toyota.Having attended The Sam Awards 09 prizegiving earlier that evening, Chad was a front runner to clinch the coveted Gavin Harris

2009-05-30T00:07:00.000-07:00

Joga Bonito ExtremoTHE SAM SECURE DOUBLEA 5-2 win was a fine finish to an awesome season. The Sam were never trailing, and let loose in the last 10 minutes to secure the bowl trophy.After losing to the Composite Team 3-1 in pool play, The Sam should have been worried. That is, of course, if they hadn't have won three consecutive games in a row. The Sam oozed confidence throughout the game and

2009-05-25T01:32:00.000-07:00

Dubious Goal RulingThe Dubious Goals Committee (i.e. The Sam) has ruled that the final goal of the semifinal game was scored by Samuel; not, as reported, an own goal. All relevent statistics shall now be modified.

2009-05-24T02:14:00.000-07:00

WHAT THE BUM JOONINHO! 3 WINS IN A JOONING ROWThe Sam created their own history on Friday when they won their third game in a row.It was always going to be a hard game as The Sam attempted to get into the plate final.Their opposition, The United Nations, had inherited a name that caused fear in The Sam squad due to teams bearing the same name in the past. However, with determination and Samuel on

2009-05-15T16:25:00.000-07:00

Two Wins in a row, and thats not crazy talkThe Sam won 3-1 on friday against Team G C which meant supporters everywhere went gaga for the team.This means The Sam has won two games in a row. That feat has only been achieved once before, in April 2006, when they beat Shiny Helicopter Stripes 7-0 in a Vic Indoor League Game, then beat BNZ 2-1 in a Soccer for lunch Game. The Sam has NEVER won three

2009-05-08T01:45:00.000-07:00

A WIN FOR THE SAM! WHAT THE?The Sam rose from three successive defeats to beat Arch-rivals and past-allies Everton Hall.6-4 was the score. A competetive game!At half time, the team was staring down another defeat after letting a 2-0 lead go.The Sam himself scored two goals in less than two minutes. But in the next 10 minutes The Sam let Everton's inexperienced attacking players score three easy

2009-05-05T22:09:00.000-07:00

Defeat again! again?We just can't get it right, right?The Teradaktyls' record did not flatter the mighty The Sam FC. Having lost 4 and won just 1 this season, they were not doing any better than The Sam. Going into the match coinfident of getting a result in what was expected to be an evenly matched encounter, spirits were high.In a promising start, The Sam competed well, and after some pressure

2009-04-03T04:14:00.000-07:00

Defeat Again!We just can't get it right.The Sam lost 3-1 to the Composite Team on Friday to leave our top-half-of-table hopes almost dashed.In a relatively even game, the opposition got their first touches right and took a 2-0 lead to half time. They added another after the break and Sam managed to intercept a back pass to score The Sam's only goal. A sorry loss, but we had a few bright

2009-04-01T02:41:00.000-07:00

The Sam suffers lossThe Sam FC was dealt with a 6-1 defeat last Friday night at the hands of International. The opponents were more like Team Africa but they were too good on the night as their pace and skill were too much for The Sam.The game started without Sam until he arrived late with 5 mins of the game still to go, along with Pake and Samuel out of action. The first half ended 4-0 and

2009-03-23T02:22:00.000-07:00

The Sam lands first trophy!On Saturday The Sam made history by winning their first silverware in its history.The Sam took part in the Huge 5 a side tournament at Waitangi park with The Sam, Chad, Tone, Geoffers, Zell and the return of A Train to the side after his transfer to Stats NZ was short lived.The Sam was placed in to a tough group of 4 teams, The Sam had 3 heart breaking losses in the

2009-03-22T22:13:00.000-07:00

The Sam lands first win of the season!Friday night marked the second coming with a first win for the Vic indoor league season and with out The Sam McClean. The Sam faced against the Sox and it was a even game in the first half with only the solitary Andrew Tauai goal that broke the deadlock on the stroke of halftime.The Sam turned it on in the second half with Zell scoring the second goal seconds

2009-03-15T12:51:00.000-07:00

First Game Brings The Sam Back to RealityAfter a hyped up second coming, The Sam suffered a 2-1 loss to government funded Statistics New Zealand, a team which had recently signed the abilities of one Arthur Tse. The Sam were down 1-0 for most of the game but new recruit Soccer Dave equalised leaving the score 1-1 with less than a minute to go. In true The Sam form or defence left us as we

2009-03-11T03:49:00.000-07:00

THE second comingThere have been many resurrections in sports over the years. We have seen the south Sydney Rabbitohs come back early this decade to the NRL, there was also the Cleveland Browns who came back to the NFL in 1999 not to mention the Phoenix rising from the A league ashes in Wellington as the Knights burned back in 2007. The Sam FC joins the list of the great revivals that the

2008-11-28T16:17:00.000-08:00

Abu Thebi CEO: Arab TheBREAKING NEWS:The Sam FC: Back from the dead?The Sam FC are in talks over a possible takeover deal with the Abu Thebi United Group for Health and Euphoria (ATHE), the club has confirmed."The Sam FC can confirm that a Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between the Abu Thebi United Group and The Sam Football Club," a club statement read.The Sam FC, having been

2008-06-26T20:58:00.000-07:00

THE SAM FC28/2/05 - 5/6/08Its hard to believe. The Sam is no more. This may be our last blog ever and i'd like to make it a good one. We've had our fun, our stress, our tough times and our bum jooned times but these three years have been so great. From a-train slogging it down to Clifton terrace in the pouring rain to watch prem; to bum joon missing games because of his lengthy time in front of

2008-03-18T03:43:00.000-07:00

This is THE end... my only friend THE endIt is sad to say that this is almost 'officially' the end of this once great and proud football club called The Sam FC. Things have turned for the worse in 2008 as the club has been hit with financial problems due to 'corruption' and major sponsors such as Dominate no longer supporting The Sam FC, rumours say that it was from all the way up top with the

2008-03-05T23:29:00.000-08:00

Is this... the end?The Sam members in happier times, celebrating a narrow defeatSo, what is in store for 2008?It seems that due a series of unfortunate events, The Sam FC may not feature for the first time since 2005 due to late registration.The Sam was quoted "No Comment... finances are low" at Wellington Airport before boarding a flight to Christchurch in what is claimed as a "business trip."In

2008-01-03T14:11:00.000-08:00

Whats in store for 2008?So 2007 has ended with The Sam involuntarily hogging the limelight with his bias antics. But what will 2008 be like? Surely it must be better than 07. 2007 was our worst year ever in all areas. So here are some predictions for the New Year:PlayersIn 2008 we are likely to see a number of high profile players playing for The Sam. The team should be healthy in number with A

2007-12-21T03:49:00.000-08:00

The Suffers Great Defeat.Sam McClean has been named and shamed by other members of The Sam in a bias case.In short, The has been docked 10 points, leaving Charles 10 points clear in the records room.

2007-12-18T21:57:00.000-08:00

The Sam's Royal Christmas MessageThis Christmas my thoughts are with those everywhere who are grieving The Sam's loss of form during what for so many has been such a terrible year.These tragedies of points lost on the table provided the headline news; they also provoked a quite remarkable lack of humanitarian response. Players of compassion all over the Victoria indoor league could have responded

2007-09-25T02:49:00.000-07:00

Last Game- Same OldEverton Hall proved that this season was a season to forget with an exiting but annoying 7-6 loss to some other team. Francis played, scoring a hat-trick. Arthur, Sam and Geoff also scored.Everton finished 22nd out of thirty. The Sam did not have the luxury of a last game and finished between 24 and 30.Men of The Match.1st. Francis.2nd. Arthur.3rd. Sam.

2007-09-24T03:56:00.000-07:00

A Draw to Show for a win.Everton Hall won by default but drew the consellation game. This comes as a suprise as the consellation game was played against good opposition. Charles and Geoff scored with Joel also netting for us. Jake proved solid in defense. No-one showed up for The Sam's game.Men of The match.1st: Jake2nd: Geoff3rd: Charles

2007-09-18T01:25:00.000-07:00

LOSSES MAKE WORST RESULTS EVERBOTH The Sam and Everton Hall lost their respective quaterfinals this week to make sure that they are now playing their worst tournament ever.Everton lost 12-1, with Arthurs goal the only highlight of the game.The Sam lost 5-4- the consellation being that the game was lost anyway due to Zell and Sam the only players present.Men of The Match.Everton:1st. Arthur.2nd.

2007-09-10T17:52:00.000-07:00

Holiday dint work.Despite all players having rested for two weeks, neither The Sam or Everton was able to overcome the opposition. The Sam lost 7-1, and Everton lost 7-2. Everton were up 2-1 at half time thanks to goals by Pake and Sam, but Chris Desousas team just Bum Jooned us.Men of The matches.The Sam:1. August2. Charles3. ArthurEverton:1. Sam2. Pake3. August

2007-09-10T17:49:00.000-07:00

Same Old:The Sam lost 4-3 in an all-too-familiar close game. High points of the game included two goals from Charles and a goal from Arthur. The game for Everton was not played.Man of The Match:1. Arthur.2. Charles.3. August.

2007-08-15T16:37:00.000-07:00

Again The Sam fail to shine.Apart from two solid efforts, The Sam and Everton both lost important games. With only two games of the season remaining, Both teams look to be squandering in last place.The Sam had an unhelpful 9-5 loss, but Keith scored his debut goal, and Pake and Charles each scored a brace. The Sam were unfortunetely never going to catch up with their opponants.Men of The Match:1.

2007-08-06T21:41:00.000-07:00

The Sam ExplainsWith a player shortage creating unrest in the TheSam camp and losses affecting morale, TheSam manager and mentor, The Sam has stepped forward to answer some tough questions.How do you feel about having a paper thin squad?The Sam: Not bad. We have a squad of world class players. They never get injured.What about Tony's injury a few seasons back?The Sam: Except for that.And Charles

2007-08-06T18:18:00.000-07:00

So, What Do We Do Now?Loic has left us. Never in the history of our club has there been such a lack of players to back up our leaving stars. With the departure of Loic, it seems that The Sam will start the long process of desintergration.AS the tributes flow for the end of Loics career in New Zealand, we must sum up what our team has to offer at this point in time. First of all, our team is split

2007-08-02T16:59:00.000-07:00

Two close Losses for The SamBoth The Sam teams suffered close losses last week with The Sam going down 9-8, and Everton losing 3-1 to Schmack That 2.0.Luckily, lots of goals were scored, so we feel good about it.Men of the MatchThe Sam:1st Pake2nd Geoff3rd ZellEverton1st Geoff2nd Sam3rd Charles

2007-07-23T17:45:00.000-07:00

The Sam.....Allardyce?Following the Horrible start to the indoor season the football world is wrought with rumours of a new manager taking over at The Sam. The Sam have just come out of a lack luster campaign and its is thought the board are willing to take drastic measures to bring the club back to its glory days, even if it does mean for the first time ever handing the management over to

2007-07-23T07:38:00.000-07:00

Everton Beaten, But Smiles All Round.Everton Hall, is a team that is unsure of itself. Steeped with tradition, it contains some expert players totaly dedicated to the club, like Daniel, but it also has half of The Sam members included in it.What is odd is that these The Sam members are not playing for The Sam- The Sam has actually been sliced into two parts, those still loyal to The Sam, and

2007-07-22T15:54:00.000-07:00

Sorry Return For The SamA fairy tale story was supposed to happen - just like the Phoenix, The Sam were meant to rise from the ashes and relive the glory days of 1 year ago. It didn't happen.The Sam almost didn't make a team this semester with established players like The Sam, Tony Ng and Loic Tchoukriel-Thebaud unable to play due to injury or high wage demands. However like Serepisos and with

2007-06-20T16:34:00.000-07:00

Blame The PossumIt has come to my attention that we have had a lot of power cuts lately.For that lady who died from the power cut, the power company was (probably) to blame.However, since then two major power cuts have occurred - one in Masterton, one in Auckland. In both cases, the blame went to the possum.Why blame the possum?Is it because of its grotesque appearance? Not likely. I mean, Ice

2007-06-12T01:45:00.000-07:00

Transport.Where will the sam members be without transport.There are times where we need transport, especially in off season outdoor football playing in such far flung hick towns like wainui and plimmerton.. or when bum jooning occurs. Usually in leg/feet area which requires transport with, for example, the infamous bum jooning ride home of the bum joons where Tony driving a (bum jooned) car full

2007-05-27T22:59:00.000-07:00

Mid Table Mediocrity for The Sam/EvertonThe first semester season finished with The Sam/Everton finishing a below-par 14th. The end of season game finished with a loss which made the season all the more disappointing.Chairman Jefferson Star said, "There is so much room for improvement if we don't want to get bumjooned every game."The final position means The Sam finish in the bottom half of the

2007-05-21T15:13:00.000-07:00

Smack That SmackedEverton Hall/The Sam have won their second to last game against Smack That, albeit by default.There were no Bum Joon shots, no back heel kicks by Sams right foot, no Joga Bonito by Charles. Just a few players hanging around for a game.So an unofficial game of Randoms against the NZ Knights was staged to entertain the low crowd. Coaching staff insisted on playing Tony Ng at

2007-05-20T16:06:00.000-07:00

2007-05-13T17:16:00.000-07:00

Two Usual Games.Everton Hall have Drawn 4-4 and lost 6-1 in their last two games. The first was the decider for the group, and luckily Everton snatched 4th place in the table to make it into the Shield Quater Finals.In the knockouts Everton were thrashed leaving Everton in a race for 13th place. With only a win and a draw to their name, this is the poorest showing from any The Sam based team