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Title: Footballers needed... Post by: Tails on Thursday, February 1, 2007, 20:20:17 Well you don't have to be a footballer, just someone who can kick a ball will do!
If you are available from the 13th-15th July, we need Swindon fans to represent their team in WorldNet 2007. It's basically a tournament ran by the IFA, held every year at Boddington Hall, Leeds, where fans of all teams across Europe (mainly British) play against each other over 2 days, but most stay Friday night. It's good fun, a good laugh and also knackering! If you are interested reply to this thread or PM me and I'll give you the e-mail adress of the fella who's running it. There is a £20 initial registration fee, another £60 to pay in April/May + Beer/Food money when in Leeds. We're in need of players (good ones helpful we didn't score a goal until the second day last July!) so if you're up for it let me know ASAP please. Cheers. Here's some background info on it... Quote A potted history of the IFA The Internet Football Association represents the teams of football e-mail discussion groups and message boards across the UK. At present we have members from all the Scottish and all the English divisions as well as a number of teams from mainland Europe. We were founded by Dave "Voice of Football" Walmsley at the time of Euro 96 in an attempt to show that football fans could come together in the spirit of the game, play football and build bridges between their respective teams. This was at a tournament called Euronet 96 in Nottingham, one of the host cities for Euro 96. Since then we have grown from the original 16 teams to over a hundred teams. We have an annual two-day knock out tournament, a league and a cup competition. Our competitions are UK based and encourage fans to play football regardless of their ability, gender, race or age. Internet football is not just about winning. It's about taking part and building bridges between rival sets of supporters. Having said that we consider our leagues, competitions and tournaments professionally run and allow for an element of competition and pride in supporting one's home team. We have also ensured that we involve ourselves in the major footballing issues of the day especially anti-racism and anti-sectarianism. We have been successful in bringing fans of opposing teams together in the spirit of the game, to the point where quite unusual alliances and friendships have sprung up. Our tournament, run at the University of Leeds we were featured heavily on Sky Sports Television and UK Radio, we hosted teams from Greece and France. WorldNET sees over a thousand fans enjoy two days of football. WorldNET 2003 saw our greatest number of teams ever - 64 - playing for both the Sports Interactive Cup and the Sports Interactive Plate. WorldNET 2007 is in Leeds on 13/14/15 July 2007. We maintain a website at http://www.internetfootball.org.uk and we also run our own e-mail discussion list. Wherever possible we encourage teams to forge links with their parent clubs - to the point where teams who have won our competitions have been presented to supporters on the pitch at senior games, have featured in club programmes and in the case of some clubs have been given official recognition along with support of a more material kind. This has taken the form of donations of kit, use of facilities, assistance with transport costs. Our teams normally play their league matches in the mornings before "the big match" and several clubs have been very helpful in ensuring that all those who have played in these matches are able to attend "the big match" that follows. Some clubs give free tickets to the visitors, others ensure that the visitors are able to buy tickets for the match. This is often done in conjunction with official supporters clubs, supporters trusts and ISAs in which many of our players are leading lights. Title: Footballers needed... Post by: STFC_Gazza on Thursday, February 1, 2007, 20:22:48 Sadly its a week before Ibiza so... :fu:
Title: Footballers needed... Post by: Tails on Thursday, February 1, 2007, 20:26:01 Quote from: "STFC_Gazza" Sadly its a week before Ibiza so... :fu: It's a great chance to get fit before Ibiza :D Or an excuse to get pissed whatever you like! Title: Footballers needed... Post by: Danjackson10 on Thursday, February 1, 2007, 22:07:52 I may be up for this! When do you need to know by?
Title: Footballers needed... Post by: DV on Thursday, February 1, 2007, 22:10:40 depending on work and shit, then might as well.
However, I will be manager and you will do as I say. I expect everyone interested to able to run 8 miles without stopping by the end of March Title: Footballers needed... Post by: Gethimout on Thursday, February 1, 2007, 22:12:32 I may be up for this! I play for Ciren Utd and also play 5-a-side three times a week.
http://www.cirenutd.ik.com/ - player profile (c. curtis) http://www.cirencesterarena.co.uk/LeagueSearch.asp (MTLFX and The Crown Reserves) Likewise, when do you need to know by? Title: Footballers needed... Post by: Tails on Thursday, February 1, 2007, 22:20:43 As soon as possible really! Registration fee needs to be paid soonish... I'll PM both of you, cheers. :)
Title: Footballers needed... Post by: Sippo on Friday, February 2, 2007, 08:22:41 Is this 6-a-side or 11-a-side?
Title: Footballers needed... Post by: Batch on Friday, February 2, 2007, 09:52:03 Sippo, usually 11 aside.
Tails, my playing days are over. But I'll try and get Euronet 97 (Boro) onto DVD sometime if the tape still plays. I hope you are on it running through the BFG's legs ut I don't think so :) I think this was Swindon's first team in the compo 10 years ago (fook me I'm old). Title: Footballers needed... Post by: Danjackson10 on Friday, February 2, 2007, 09:55:05 How many players you got so far tails!?
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