Injuries, injuries, injuries plus only one player
who decided to take his wife out for a Valentines Day meal rather than play
for the red and yellow hoops of Partick Thistle (someone has to get his
priorities right Barrie Easterbrook...!!!) Hence we had only four players
whilst Happy had a grand total of ten.
We decided to still try and play competitively but
things weren't looking good for 4 against 6. It took Happy 15 minutes to
score the first goal and we were holding them well but eventually
tiredness, old age and lack of fitness took its toll and the Valentines Day
massacre was inevitable...! Happy are now thinking of changing their name
to Ecstatic after this victory...!
February 7th 2005 Partick Thistle 4
Wanderers 4
Still haven't signed a goalkeeper so player/coach
B. Smith was between the poles. Winning 4 - 1 with 6 minutes to go and
everything was looking wonderful. Two of our goals were scored directly
from corner kicks by David Martin and our new signing Michael Ogawa. At
this point in the game you would think that the goalkeeper was at
fault....but no. Wanderers produced three wonderful set pieces within
minutes of each other which left us shell-shocked and we had to be content
with a draw.
01/31/05 Partick Thistle 2 Deportivo Azteca
3
A much better performance this week, but we still
don't have a goalkeeper so Billy went between the sticks. We were winning 2
- 1 with seven minutes to go and Deportivo kept pressing and got the end
result.
01/24/05 Partick Thistle 0 Puebla 3
Our first game tonight was against Puebla and it
was a fairly even first half but we had most of the chances. Unfortunately
we couldn't convert as Puebla were defending very deeply. Half-time was 0 -
0.
During the second half we pushed them and they
caught us on the counter-attack - not once, but three times!!! We lost the
game
3 - 0.
01/24/05 will be the first game of the new
season at the Community College at Cheyenne. Kick-off at 8.30pm, be there
at 8pm - I.D. compulsory, registration to be completed before the game.
Anyone interested in playing in the Monday night over 30's please give me a
call.
07/12/04 Partick Thistle 0 Club Limon 2
We finished 3rd bottom in the league - Club Limon
finished bottom in the league with just one victory - guess who that was
against... But tonight was the start of the playoffs. We had a chance to
redeem ourselves and reach the semi-finals but with no subs (as usual) the
extreme heat (115 degrees) finished us off. Congrats to Club Limon, good
luck next week in the semi-finals.
The Monday night team will be taking a break to
rebuild and we will be back in three months time for the fall league. Watch
this space, anybody interested in playing for the Monday night team must be
over 30, good looking and sophisticated just like the coach.
07/05/04 Partick Thistle 3 Steam Rollers 4
We were ahead 3 times and with 5 minutes to go we
customarily blew it.
06/21/04
Partick Thistle 0 Magdalena 1
A very close game with Magdalena being the
stronger team. With only one sub we couldn't maintain our momentum and
Magdalena scored late on to take the game.
06/28/04 Partick Thistle 3 Club Limon 4
We should have won this game comfortably but due
to our side not coming back when we lost the ball we handed the game to
Club Limon... This was their first victory of the season.
06/21/04
Partick Thistle 0 Magdalena 1
A very close game with Magdalena being the
stronger team. With only one sub we couldn't maintain our momentum and
Magdalena scored late on to take the game.
06/14/04 Partick Thistle 3 Excalibur 2
New addition to the team - Michael Gros from
London, England, made his debut and a fine debut it was too!
Michael volunteered to go in goals the second half and did us proud.
We started the game poorly, going down by two goals
early on. Just before half time we managed to pull one back - we went up
the tunnel at half-time losing 2 - 1. Second half a very close game but we
were the slightly stronger team and we managed to edge a victory, winning
by 3 - 2.
Next week we play at 6.30pm against Magdalena -
DON'T BE LATE! Also, all fees to be paid including outstanding uniform
fees.
06/07/04 Partick Thistle 1 Las Vegas Elite 6
A disaster - only five players. LV Elite had four
subs - enough said.
05/24/04Partick Thistle 0 Steam Rollers 5
This result is
the worst we've ever had in the Monday night league. We only had one sub
and two players late because of a car break-down. Steam Rollers, prior to
this game, had 9 points and we had 5, however our record had been
improving. Nothing went right for us tonight - we did have chances but we
couldn't convert them and Steam Rollers, with their 5 subs took full
advantage of the situation.
An ironic twist of fate occurred at the end of the
game when we were informed that Steam Rollers had actually forfeited due
to the fact that three of their players were unable to produce I.D. Let
this be a warning to our team that I.D. must be brought to every game!!!
So now we have 8 points from 5 games with 5 games
to go so still a chance to win the league.
5/17/04 Partick Thistle 5 Club Limon 0
Our two strikers both absent, George Varhelyi
banned for the season...Seto Mardirossian suspected hangover victim....Five
minutes before the kick-off we were one player short and things weren't
looking good. Just at the kick-off Mohammed Roos appeared and five mins.
after that Jude Ezeagu. Thistle played very well considering we were
missing Rod (in China) and Barry (injured) also - we decided to defend and
play counter-attack which worked really well. Club Limon got frustrated and
at half-time had a slender 1 - 0 lead. In the second half we continued the
same tactics and once we scored our third goal the opposition lost heart
and started to open up even more. Final score 5 - 0 - we were very
fortunate to have a clean sheet. We have now played four games and have
five points, sitting in the middle of the league.
Next Monday, 8.30pm versus Steamrollers.
05/10/04Partick Thistle 2 Magdalena 2
This is our
second draw out of three games. Each game has been very difficult and this
game tonight was no exception. We had three subs which helped immensely but
to be fair Magdalena were the stronger, younger team.
The game was tied 2 - 2 near the end when George
Varhelyi got red-carded for abusive language and he's now out for the rest
of the season. The North Las Vegas League will not tolerate any abuse
towards the referees so now George is paying the price and ultimately the
team is too. This is a warning to all players to keep your mouth shut
especially when a decision does not go your way.
05/03/04 Partick
Thistle 2 Excalibur 2
Very tight game, at half time we were losing 1 - 0.
During the second half we played more strongly and equalized only to fall
behind again shortly afterwards. We felt we were the stronger team (and
considering we only had 1 sub AGAIN whilst Excalibur had 5), an end result
of 2 - 2 was disappointing.
Next week we play Magdalena at 8.30pm. Please be
there at 8pm with your outstanding fees.
04/26/04 Partick Thistle 0 Las Vegas Elite 2
Unfortunately our return to the Monday night league
ended in disappointment with only 6 players turning up out of a possible
squad of 12. It was a poor turn-out for the very first game of the season
and the lack of the subs led to us losing this game whilst our opposition
had 4 subs rotating continuously. We have a long way to go in this league
and this is the first game of 10.
We were placed in the Silver Division - above us
are the Gold and Platinum, below us the Bronze - a total of 4 leagues,
tables will be posted as soon as possible.
Next Monday 05/03/04 kick-off is at 8.30pm against
Excalibur - please be there at 8.00pm on Field 2. Please remember to ALWAYS
bring your I.D as failure to produce it on request means we forfeit the
game.
11/10/03 The Monday team will be
taking a break over Jan/Feb/March season and will be replaced by 3 x 3 at
Billy's every second Monday - you will be informed...!
11/10/03 Monday over 30's cup
semi-final:
Cosmos 3 Partick Thistle 2
Thistle went tumbling out of the cup
against Cosmos who were very much the underdogs in this game. They haven't
won a game all year and our dreadful performance on Monday at least put a
smile on their faces. We only had one sub but that's still no excuse, our
performances on Mondays have gone from one extreme to the other which has
led us to finish mid-table. In realistic terms we should be up there with a
chance of winning the league.
11/03/03 Thistle managed to get a well deserved point from Cruz Azul
with a 4-4 result. "Barry the Pompey Brawler" managed to keep his cool after
being sent off in the teams previous match.
10/27/03 Thistle finally get the ball rolling with a comfortable
victory over Steam Rollers with an impressive score of 5-1.
10/13/03 Thistle make hard work of defeating bottom of the table
Cosmos coming out eventual winners 3-2.
10/6/03A hard fought game sees Thistle take all the points
against previously unbeaten Chivas with a score of 3-1.
9/29/03 Thistle go down again to R.S.Krajina 3-2.
9/22/03 Thistle continue to have goal scoring problems as the
Knights put on an excellent defensive display and counter attack to beat
Thistle 3-1.
9/15/03 Injuries and the sending off of Barry the "Pompey Brawler" see
Thistle go down 4-1 to Cruz Azul.
9/8/03 Thistle have their best game yet beating Steam Rollers 4-1.
8/18/03 Thistle get back on track with a
3-2 win over Cosmos.
8/11/03 Thistle
opened up the Men's Monday night Gold 30+ division with a close loss to Chivas going down 1-0.
8/11/03Men's Monday Night Gold
30+ Division Policies.
Rainouts or cancelled games
will be made up at the end of the regular season, if possible.
In the event of inclement weather and the office is closed, call 633-2567
for a voice message update.
All players must posses a valid picture I.D. that shows date of birth. Failure to produce an I.D. when asked by a staff member or
referee, will result in a forfeit.
Coaches must call the Sports Office for tournament game times at the
conclusion of the regular season.
If a game is called on the account of weather, follow you schedule for
the next game, unless otherwise instructed by the Sports Office.
New Sports Office Location. Silver Mesa Recreation
Center. 4025 Allen Lane. North Las Vegas, NV. 89032 Office hours:
Monday thru Friday 9.00am to 5.30pm. Zina Cottrel, Recreation Programmer.
(702) 633-2567
cottrellz@ci.north-las-vegas.nv.us
