5 aside footy anyone?

Woddle

Talking football with menoscemo last week on a run got me thinking about how many footballers would be on the ART forum and would they have any interest in a kick about, either every week, 2nd week or monthly, could be a laugh and because we're all terrified of injury we could ban the likes of sliding tackles and stuff. So what yous think, possible venue Tallaght astro

ecoli

Woddle wrote: »

Talking football with menoscemo last week on a run got me thinking about how many footballers would be on the ART forum and would they have any interest in a kick about, either every week, 2nd week or monthly, could be a laugh and because we're all terrified of injury we could ban the likes of sliding tackles and stuff. So what yous think, possible venue Tallaght astro

With all the taboo regarding training and five aside i rarely get to have a game but its something i would love to do (maybe on a monthly basis) and only down the road so no excuses really why not count me in

kennyb3

Woddle wrote: »

we could ban the likes of sliding tackles

You had me until that bit, as defender i just wouldnt be able to resist a good challenge

rainbow kirby

Sounds like fun, we could use DCM finisher's t-shirts as jerseys

gerard65

I'd be up for it. Don't know if banning 'robust' tackles would work:D

Dublinstiofán

Interested.

menoscemo

Yeah, sounds good. I can get a cheepo rate on the Astros in the school too (though the tallaght pitches are class).

christeb

Absolutely, at the risk of speaking on his behalf I think theboyblunder might well be up for something too.
How about Ringsend astro - the pitches there are brilliant and it's a central location, as stated previously I try to avoid Tallaght whenever possible :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

menoscemo

^^^^^
If we get a fair North/south Divide I second Sportsco in Ringsend.
Also nice pitches in irishtown Stadium.

RacoonQueen

christeb wrote: »

I try to avoid Tallaght whenever possible :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

Don't you live in Raheny? :pac:

tunguska

I know I'll probably regret this but count me in. Always up for a game of ball.

Woddle

woddle
ecoli
menoscemo
Gerard65
Rainbow kirby
Dublinstiofán
Christeb
Kennyb3 ?
Racoon queen ?
Tungunska
Chinguetti

Ringsend isn't too bad for me although a discount is always good, we could probably get this going quick enough aswell.

I think 14 would be the max amount of players for these 5 aside pitches, anymore and it gets very crowded.

chinguetti

I'ld be interested and would vote for Ringsend. 14 would be plenty as there'll be nights where 2 or 3 can't make it due to many different reasons.

Woddle

So thats 9/11 so far, a couple more and we can move on to where and when

kennyb3

yeah id be in. can we have northside v southside teams too?

RacoonQueen

Yeah I'd be in depending on location.

kennyb3 wrote: »

yeah id be in. can we have northside v southside teams too?

Who do the Dublin based out of towners play for then? :pac:

kennyb3

RacoonQueen wrote: »

Yeah I'd be in depending on location.



Who do the Dublin based out of towners play for then? :pac:

northside if any use

christeb

RacoonQueen wrote: »

Don't you live in Raheny? :pac:

Raheny is like a pretty Northside flower which has grown out of a pot of dirt

Right let's get this going, 12 is the perfect number for SportsCo, we should have a bigger pool as inevitably everyone won't make every week. Friday evenings is always a good time, 6/7 onwards

Woddle

I'd be up for a southside V northside but I reckon we'll end up changing the teams after 5 mins due to the thumping yous will be recieving

RacoonQueen

I can bring Leeds shirts for my team to wear. :cool:

Woddle

RacoonQueen wrote: »

I can bring Leeds shirts for my team to wear. :cool:

I'll bring the Brazil shirts for mine

kennyb3

Woddle wrote: »

I'll bring the Brazil shirts for mine

at least yous will look nice if nothing else

another world

I´d be on for this as well

ecoli

Woddle wrote: »

I'll bring the Brazil shirts for mine

Damn here was me looking forward to producing my Honduras jersey. Ya have to support the little guys:p

RacoonQueen

I was thinking monday evenings would be good as most of us would be either on rest days or doing recovery miles that day? Yep, always thinking about running...

I used to be a handy winger when I played under-16s girls, wonder if I still have it. :pac:

ecoli

RacoonQueen wrote: »

I used to be a handy winger when I played under-16s girls, wonder if I still have it. :pac:

Put me anywhere but in front of goal. Im a runner, i run whats all this shooting nonsense:rolleyes:

Woddle

RacoonQueen wrote: »

I was thinking monday evenings would be good as most of us would be either on rest days or doing recovery miles that day? Yep, always thinking about running...

I used to be a handy winger when I played under-16s girls, wonder if I still have it. :pac:

Mondays sound good, there won't really be positions in 5 aside you kind of just go anywhere, thats what makes it fun.
Being a bit more serious how will we select even teams, I think this will be our problem for the first couple of games till we know what each other is about, am I right in thinking that tungunska and christeb were still playing competitive till recently?
If so they need seperating and we can take it from there, seperate the 2 women rk and rq, seperate the oul lads gerard65 and menoscemo
Only messing meno

menoscemo

I agree that earlier in the week is better. Don't fancy playing football the evening before an LSR.

Woddle

woddle
ecoli
menoscemo
Gerard65
Rainbow kirby
Dublinstiofán
Christeb
Kennyb3
Racoon queen
Tungunska
Chinguetti
Another world


So we've got 12 confirmed, just a couple more spots and we're good to go.

menoscemo

Woddle wrote: »

seperate the oul lads gerard65 and menoscemo
Only messing meno

Grrrrrr don't let the grey hair fool you. I'm not really that oul. I reckon chiguetti is a lot ouler

chinguetti

Ah young Menoscemo, one should not offend the older people as one may never know when one is challenging them and their zimmer frame in a 50-50 ball and the old are wise folk

Also, am i right in saying you're doing the second leg in Cork? That tunnel is Cork has strange powers i hear my friends, the old people say.;)

On a serious note, do we have any takers for a Friday night?

Slogger Jogger

Should all have good running stats after the game of football guys. If the footballers on TV can have stats on their kilometers run, why can't ye - if you all wear your garmins.

I'd be interested but being stuck in south Wicklow somewhat restricts my options

menoscemo

chinguetti wrote: »

Also, am i right in saying you're doing the second leg in Cork? That tunnel is Cork has strange powers i hear my friends, the old people say.;)

What?? Tunnel :eek: frantically goes to check cork mara website

I would play friday if the majority want it but would prefer earlier in the week from a running point of view.

gerard65

menoscemo wrote: »

I would play friday if the majority want it but would prefer earlier in the week from a running point of view.

LOL I thought he meant Friday night pints.:D

tempo

you will need a seperate post on how many runners get injured after this lol:D

menoscemo

gerard65 wrote: »

LOL I thought he meant Friday night pints.:D

The pints would be after the football obviously :rolleyes:
while enjoying said pints we can discuss how much ground we have all covereed according to our garmins and laugh at woddle for being a lazy prima donna

RacoonQueen

Actually Friday nights are starting to sound good...

ecoli

menoscemo wrote: »

y :rolleyes:
while enjoying said pints we can discuss how much ground we have all covereed according to our garmins and laugh at woddle for being a lazy prima donna

Like this idea maybe an extra goal for every mile covered to add an incentive to work?:D

RacoonQueen

We'll all end up just doing laps of the pitch if you make it a distance covered competition.

token56

I really would love to play but I'm probably just a bit too far out for it to be practical unfortunately.

Woddle

token56 wrote: »

I really would love to play but I'm probably just a bit too far out for it to be practical unfortunately.

We're not too sure how frequent it would become but if it was once a month or sth it might make you reconsider

Brianderunner

Count me in as well, especially if its in ringsend. I like the no tackle rule, played it last nov a week after the DCM with Gaa lads and i was in agony the next day.

token56

Woddle wrote: »

We're not too sure how frequent it would become but if it was once a month or sth it might make you reconsider

Thats a good point, if it was monthly or something I'm sure I could make the trip in and out, I suppose put me down as a tentative yes.

christeb

Brianderunner wrote: »

I like the no tackle rule, played it last nov a week after the DCM with Gaa lads and i was in agony the next day.

Football without tackling? I've heard it all now.....:eek::eek::eek:

Woddle

christeb wrote: »

Football without tackling? I've heard it all now.....:eek::eek::eek:

It was more the no slide tackle rule and anyone who has played astro before would probably consider it a good one for both tackler and tacklee

TheRoadRunner

christeb wrote: »

Football without tackling? I've heard it all now.....:eek::eek::eek:

Maybe you should consider "TAG FOOTIE".

flying_scotsman

If there's still room I'd like to give this a lash.

Woddle

woddle
ecoli
menoscemo
Gerard65
Rainbow kirby
Dublinstiofán
Christeb
Kennyb3
Racoon queen
Tungunska
Chinguetti
Another world
Flyin scotsman
Brianderunner
Token56

Right we got 15, so now we need to know when and where, I think most are in favour of ringsend so maybe its just the when. I think I'd still prefer Monday night, the weekends are kind of for the family.

Woddle

Also anyone want to take a crack at picking teams if it helps I would just about consider myself a better footballer than runner so thats not saying alot

token56

Not sure what the best way would be to decide teams, probably best to agree on a date and place first, see who can go and decide on teams then.

tunguska

christeb wrote: »

Right let's get this going, 12 is the perfect number for SportsCo, we should have a bigger pool as inevitably everyone won't make every week. Friday evenings is always a good time, 6/7 onwards

+1 for Fridays, that'd be perfect.