Americas longest running FREE soccer weekly!

/firsttouchonline /first_touch

Fulhams Dimitar Berbatov is closed down by multiple Tottenham players

The ultimate FREE app

for soccer fans everywhere! Live Scores TV Schedules

FLY TO ANFIELD!

Player Interviews Full Length Features First Touch Radio USA Soccer Bar Finder

WITH FIRST TOUCH AND QUEST TRAVEL TO WATCH LIVERPOOL V QPR ON MAY 19TH
DETAILS ON PAGE 18

For Android, iPhone, & iPad

March 21st 2013
VOL 19 ISSUE 35

Since 1995

Live Matches
Fri 22-Mar
World Cup Qualifiers 1PM Croatia v Serbia 2PM Kazakhstan v Germany 3:45PM Sweden v Rep. OfIreland 4PM Spain v Finland 4PM France v Georgia 4PM Colombia v Bolivia 4PM San Marino v England 5PM Honduras v Mexico 6PM Uruguay v Paraguay 8PM Argentina v Venezuela 10PM USA v Costa Rica 10PM Peru v Chile

FULL IRISH BREAK FAST DURING GAM ES

304 Bowery (1st St.)

Sat 23-Mar
World Cup Qualifier 12:30PM Cyprus v Switzerland

Tue 26-Mar
World Cup Qualifiers 1PM Azerbaijan v Portugal 2:30PM Holland v Romania 3PM France v Spain 3:45 PM Rep.Ireland v Austria 4PM Montenegro v England 4PM Bolivia v Argentina 5PM Ecuador v Paraguay 5:30PM Malta v Italy 7:30PM Chile v Uruguay 8PM Venezuela v Colombia 9:30PM Mexico v USA

GREAT RATES! FOOD AND DRINK PACKAGES/OPEN BAR OPTIONS/SEATING FOR 125

HAVE YOUR NEXT PARTY AT SLAINTE!

www.slaintenyc.com
A steward tries to catch a chicken during the game between Blackburn Rovers and Burnley.

212 253 7030

Stewarts Scottish Market

Haggis Angus Steak Pies Angus Scottish Meat Pies Shepherds Pies Chicken Pot Pies Bean Pies Angus Beef Sausage Links Angus Beef Sliced Sausage Pork Sausage Links Black Puddings Rings White Puddings Rings

Originally Established in 1931

Potted Head Angus Beef Ham Sausage rolls Bridies Pasties Sweet Scones Potato Scones Scottish Pan Loaf Breads And much more....

All products are made on location with no MSG or food preservatives

338 Kearny Ave. Kearny NJ

www.stewartsscottishmarket .com

(201) 991 1436

NEW TEMPORARY HQ! - WEBSTER HALL E11th St (3rd & 4th)

Nevada Smiths Away Days @ Webster Hall
With the redevelopment of our old stadium weve taken to the road and are ground-sharing at Webster Hall (around the corner on 11th Street between Third and Fourth Ave). Were open there for all the games and the fantastic atmosphere youve come to expect of us (and yourselves). So come on down to the Home of Football, Nevada Smiths! - Where Football is Religion! Check our fixtures page for all the games!

Showing ALL the live matches on dozens of screens

www.nevadasmiths.net
Dave Bowler
In the interests of full disclosure, let us make it clear that Michael Appleton and Darren Moore are among friends here. Both have constructed healthy reputations over years of hard toil and both will receive the heartiest of recommendations about their credentials as top footballing men who have much to offer the game. This will not, therefore, be a wholly unbiased view.
But even so, in the name of God, what on earth do Blackburn Rovers think theyre playing at? Sacking their third manager of the season, and this after Appleton had been in charge for a mere 15 games after they went out of their way to pay hefty compensation to Blackpool to pry him away from there. No, the points were not exactly rolling in for Rovers, but then again, they were not precisely in the rudest of health when he got there were they? Theyd been relegated, had finally sacked Steve Kean who was about as popular at Ewood Park as Sir Alex Ferguson wearing a Burnley shirt, went through the great Henning Berg sadness (one win in ten) and were plummeting down the table. If you are into management speak dont worry if you are, help is available then the first great lesson you are taught if you are an organisation that is in a hole is simple - stop digging. It appears that the management establishment that the Venkys frequented offered up a rather more revolutionary school of thinking, bordering upon chaos theory employ a squadron of JCBs, tear everything down, create huge craters and see what eventually crawls out of the evolutionary soup. If nothing else, its an idiosyncratic and innovative approach, one that, in comparison, Chelsea have barely toyed with. Blackburn, on the other hand, have embraced it to the full, clasped it to the corporate bosom and are lustily squeezing the life out of it and, it appears, the club. In most cases, in such circumstances a little stability goes a long way. Too much has happened at Blackburn in too short a space of time for anybody to really get a handle on what is going on at the club. Certainly 15 games is too short a time to turn around a ship that is going full steam ahead in the direction of that shiny iceberg over there. And even if you think the incumbent isnt up to the job, given that Blackburn quickly concluded the same about the last two appointees in pretty short order, then why would anybody believe that they can go and appoint the right man next time? And if you were that right man for the job, why would you be in any hurry to take up a position at a club knowing that you probably have a dozen games at best to work a miracle before a P45 appears in the in tray unless you fancy getting your hands on a nice severance package? We might also level the charge of being careful what you wish for at a collection of supporters who were desperate to hound Steve Kean from their door. They might well have been better off to be patient with him, though clearly, this not something that any football fan is good at, whatever their persuasion. Again though, the way in which Kean was treated might well give any potential boss a little pause for thought before inking an Ewood Park contract. It is very difficult to see just where Blackburn go from here, other than in a swift downwards direction. While some try to argue that they have a decent playing staff, their performances under the last three managers would suggest otherwise because those players are regularly losing games. There are clearly some underlying problems in that dressing room which need addressing, and that cannot be done overnight. Nor can they be dealt with by a manager lacking in authority and, after Appletons sacking, no manager can have any authority there because its unlikely that theyll be there long enough to turn the monthly calendar over. The irony is that in Appleton, they had the kind of manager willing to take hard decisions head on and who, given time, had the right kind of character to make the necessary changes to the playing squad, its quality and its attitude. Its true that his swift move from Blackpool did his reputation few favours and the level of sympathy that exists towards him after this sacking is commensurately lower as a consequence but he will doubtless return to the fray elsewhere in due course and, should he succeed, then the Venkys will only be left with egg on their collective face.

www.bar43.com

Queens #1 Sports Bar

Showing all EPL games, and serving breakfast all weekend!

43-06 43rd Street Sunnyside

(718) 361-3090

READ MORE DAVE BOWLER AT

www.firsttouchonline.com

LATEST RESULTS

TUESDAY MARCH 19th

npower Football League One Bury 2-0 Stevenage Jones 82 Clarke-Harris 90 Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Pogba 40, 84 Oldham Athletic 3-0 Simpson 17 Mvoto 27 Baxter 69 Yeovil Town 0-2

1,396

MK Dons 3,770 Bamford 31 Hartlepool U 3,269

Swindon T 5,207 Rooney 77p Collins 90

npower Football League Two Acc Stanley 4-0 Wimbledon 2,149 Jeffers 5, 19 Hatfield 32 Molyneux 64 Bradford City Thompson 7 Gateshead FC 3-2 Donaldson 19 Brown 43, 55 1-0 Wycombe W 8,047 Gillingham 1,551 Kedwell 36 Plymouth A Wotton 57p Reid 75 Chesterfield 2,047 Cooper 77 Fleetwood T 1,731 Luton Town McNulty 44 1-0 Hereford U 259 Sharp 17 Jackson 50 Stockport C 5,106 AFC Telford 1,381 Jones 34 Kidderminster H 2,652 Gash 27 Dunkley 90 Grimsby T 964 Southport 565 Chalmers 40

Home for SATELLITE SPORTING EVENTS

Rochdale 1-1 Donnelly 12 Southend United 0-2 Torquay United 2-1 Labadie 2 Howe 8 Barnet 2-0 Byrne 23 Gambin 60 Blue Square Premier Braintree Town 1-1 Holman 84 Cambridge United 1-1 Dunk 80 Dartford 0-1

Macclesfield Town 2-1 Fairhurst 3 Barnes-Homer 90 Newport 1-2 Sandell 30 Nuneaton Town Brown 17 1-0

Menu & Drink Specials during every game!

Tamworth 2-1 Lloyd 83 Byfield 90

7 large screens!
Monday through Friday
3pm- 8pm. $3 Select Domestic Draft. $4 Select Domestic Bottles. $5 Well Drinks. $6 Martinis $3 Shot Specials. Half price appetizers!

Woking Stockley 22

506

Ebbsfleet U 1,737 Godden 70 Barrow Baker 74p 908

Irn-Bru Scottish League Division Two Albion Rovers 1-1 East Fife Dallas 31 Willis 44

206

Our new happy hour!

mourinho denies madrid exit strategy

Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho is denying reports that he has reached an agreement with club president Florentino Perez to depart the club.
I dont regret not attending the gala at all, he said. One, two or three people phoned me to tell me that they had voted for me and later, when the list of votes was published, another name appeared by their votes. That was why I decided not to go to the gala. Im accusing FIFA of irregularities in the vote for best manager in the world. There was a lack of transparency. FIFA was aware of these irregularities, knowing they were there, but did nothing to avoid them. FIFA denied Mourinhos claims.

LIVE MUSIC EVERY NIGHT!

see schedule on page 20

151 Bleecker Street 212 - 260 - 9797 redlionnyc.com

Publisher: David Witchard

I have no agreement with Real Madrid to go. I have signed nothing, thats a nonsense, Mourinho told RTP. The criticism? Nothing affects me, nothing bothers me. I do not go crazy nor do I get depressed. Nothing motivates me more than my own motivation. Mourinho also had some choice words for FIFA after he recently snubbed their gala night and voting ceremony.

Photography: Jason Joseph, Press Association Illustrations: Nick Oldham, Stephen English Layout: Duffy Graphics

Writers: Dave Bowler, Michael Ottolenghi, Ed Upright, Lorna Evio, Tim Hall, Jay Mwamba, Cesar Benoit.

LIVE DJs

PLASMA SCREENS

FULL MENU

W W W . C E N T R A L B A R N Y C . C O M
Fri 22-Mar Sat 23-Mar
World Cup Qualifier 1PM Croatia v Serbia 2PM Kazakhstan v Germany 3:45PM Sweden v Rep. Of Ireland 4PM Spain v Finland 4PM France v Georgia 4PM Colombia v Bolivia 4PM San Marino v England 5PM Honduras v Mexico 6PM Uruguay v Paraguay 8PM Argentina v Venezuela 10PM USA v Costa Rica 10PM Peru v Chile World Cup Qualifier 12:30PM Cyprus v Switzerland

PROUD SPONSOR OF

Tue 26-Mar
World Cup Qualifier 1PM Azerbaijan v Portugal 2:30PM Holland v Romania 3PM France v Spain 3:45 PM Rep Ireland v Austria 4PM Montenegro v England 4PM Bolivia v Argentina 5PM Ecuador v Paraguay 5:30PM Malta v Italy 7:30PM Chile v Uruguay 8PM Venezuela v Colombia 9:30PM Mexico v USA

CENTRAL PARK RANGERS FC

& 4 T H ) 2 1 2 52 9 5 3 3 3

1 0 9

E 9 T H

S T.

( B T W N

3 R D

http://static.bbci.co.uk/programmeimages/336x189/episode/b01j9h5q. jpg?nodefault=true

hart pledges return to top form

Englands number one goalkeeper Joe Hart has admitted to not being at his best this season, but he is promising to put that right for the upcoming England matches.
It has not been brilliant but that is football, stuff gets said, Hart told the BBC. That is fair enough. But Ill always come out fighting, Hart helped Manchester City to their 2012 EPL title but concedes that things have been tougher this time round. It has not been last season, it has been tough. We are not in a position we want to be in, but we will remain focused and remain hard on the case of what we need to do.

Fridays World Cup opponents, San Marino are ranked 207th in the FIFA rankings and have not scored in a competitive game since 2008, but Hart is not relaxing. I have just checked up to see if someone had scored against them recently, but they havent, he joked. Someone is going to concede against them, and hopefully if I am playing, it will not be me. But the main focus of the game is to win. It is more important for the group [to win] rather than me looking silly. England come into the World Cup qualifying double header two points behind group H leaders Montenegro, who they play on Tuesday.

St. mirren win their first league cup

St. Mirren clinched their first ever League Cup trophy with a 3-2 victory over Hearts at an atmospheric Hampden Park.
For 26 years the club and fans had been starved of national competition success but on Sunday Jim Goodwin became the first St Mirren captain since Billy Abercromby back in 1987 to lift silverware at the National Stadium. Scotland international Gary Teale told the Daily Record that the win was his finest moment in football.

Ive been fortunate enough to play when we beat France at Hampden, which was an incredible moment, but to come here with one of the smaller clubs in Scotland and to actually win a trophy is incredible and probably eclipses what I have done before. To achieve something with one of the smaller clubs, and to beat Celtic in the semi-final and winning the cup now, it eclipses anything I have done.

2012-2013
A Conversation with liverpool legend Ronnie Whelan

March 31st After the match

tickets on sale now at the bar or at www .lfcny .com

All games live

at 11th Street bar

510 E11th Street NYC (212) 982 3929

www.tirnanognyc.com
Photo by Jason Joseph

- 36 TAPS LIVE GAMES ALL DAY ON 16 BIG SCREENS PLUS A LARGE PROJECTOR

TIR NA NOG - TIMES SQUARE - 315 W39TH ST. (212) 760 0072

uncommon goal for commons lampard closing in on record

Three-one down with half an hour to play, Celtic pulled off a mighty comeback against Aberdeen with second half goals from Charlie Mulgrew, Gary Hooper and Georgios Samaras to clinch a 4-3 victory at Parkhead.
Kris Commons had given Celtic a 1st minute lead, simultaniously breaking the record for fastest ever SPL goal at 12.2 seconds, but Scott Vernon equalized for Aberdeen just before halftime. A Josh Magennis brace early in the second half looked to have secured the points for Aberdeen until the late rally by the hoops. It was crazy, said Commons of his recordbreaking goal. First of all, Mikael played it up front, Hoops got a flick on, I found myself in space on the edge of the box and Stoksey played a great ball through to me. I took one touch and smashed it in. It was one of those crazy things that usually never happen, I dont think half the fans were even

Chelsea moved up to third place in the EPL with their win over West Ham United in Sundays London derby that also produced Frank lompards 200th goal for Chelsea, leaving him just two goals shy of the clubs all-time scoring record, held by Bobby Tambling.
Lampard scored his goal at the end where the away fans were sitting. He celebrated with substitute John Terry, who was warming up in that section of the ground, as objects were thrown from the crowd in their direction. It was a good game, a great results, Frank scored his 200th, the team is third so its a great week and a good moment for us, enthused Chelsea manager Rafael Benitez. It is a long race, we have to carry on and win our next game and see what others do. in the stands yet. The manager wasnt even in the dugout so it was a bit of whirlwind. Aberdeen hadnt touched the ball yet but we play that way from kick-off, we go forward and try and put them under pressure in the opening couple of minutes. But for it all to fall into play and for me to have a shot on the edge of the 18-yard box was crazy luck. It beat Stokseys record. He was telling me afterwards that he was sure Id beat him so I think hes a little bit wounded now.

In the first half, we could have scored two or three goals. You have to be pleased because we scored two goals and kept a clean sheet. We have to be a little disappointed because we could have finished it earlier. Demba Ba is a great finisher and today it was not his day. We will approach it one game at a time. We have to relax now and not get any injuries after the international break.

doyle dropped from IRISH squad via text

Rep of Ireland international Kevin Doyle was not bet pleased to learn that he was dropped from the squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers..by text.
I was very disappointed to come in after the game to a text message saying I wasnt to travel to Ireland to join up with the squad, Doyle said on his clubs official website. I have been in every squad when I have been fit for seven-and-a-half years so it was disappointing. I thought I might get a phone call but it wasnt to be and I havent spoken to the manager about it. Maybe he will speak to me about it in the future and for now I just have to get on with it. It was disappointing to get the text message telling me not to travel particularly after such a good game with Wolves [the 2-1 victory over Bristol City] and you quickly go from one extreme to another.

Download the First Touch App for iPhone & Android - Available free in the iTunes store

10

Watch all the live games at Amity Hall

Enjoy our breakfast roll with your morning football JUST LIKE HOME

TIRED OF YOUR OLD SUPPORTERS CLUB?

Were showing all English Premier League games this season

80 West 3rd Street, NYC (212) 677-2290 www.amityhallnyc.com

By Dave Bowler

For people of a certain age, the 1970 World Cup is perhaps the most vividly remembered.
It had pretty much everything Bobby Moores arrest, Gordon Banks extraordinary save and subsequent food poisoning that cost England their quarter-final, perhaps the single most thrilling knock-out game ever between West Germany and Italy, probably the greatest team weve ever seen in the Brazilians and, on top of it all, colour television coverage of all the games for the first time so that, even if you didnt see it in colour then, subsequent viewings of it are incredibly vivid, simmering football in the shimmering heat, those vivid canary yellow Brazilian shirts in particular dancing across the Mexican turf, weaving bewildering patters that no team could live with. The irony is that had Pele gone through with his post 66 threat never to play in a World Cup again after the treatment meted out to him in 62 and, especially, 66, it might have been a rather more mundane tournament. Echoes of 66 resounded trough qualification, not least in Italy where the North Korea debacle remained potent in the public mind. They had to avoid defeat in their final game in Naples, against East Germany Wales already eliminated in a three team group to progress and a 3-0 win suggested an Italian side that was a little less cautious than its catenaccio predecessors. Northern Ireland were ousted when the Soviet Union beat Turkey to win their three team group at the eleventh hour while Scotland were, as became habit, lumped into a group of death, West Germany trampling all comers into the dirt, winning five and drawing one, at Hampden when Bobby Murdoch found a late equaliser to nullify Gerd Mullers first half goal. Romania edged a tough group, going through courtesy of a 1-1 draw with Greece in Bucharest, the Czechs beat Hungary 4-1 in a playoff after they had dominated a group including Ireland, while Sweden proved too good for France after they had slipped to a shock home defeat to Norway in Strasbourg.

THE STORY OF THE WORLD CUP: MEXICO 1970

Belgium and Bulgaria rounded out the European qualifiers along with holders England. While Brazil and Uruguay came through as expected in South America, there was a shock when Argentina finished bottom of a three team group, Peru dominating matters and clinching qualification with a 2-2 draw in Buenos Aires. With Mexico through as hosts, the CONCACAF slot was up for grabs for a change, El Salvador coming through a complex qualification to secure a first World Cup appearance. From Africa, Morocco emerged as qualifiers while Israel qualified from the Asia / Oceania section, aided by North Koreas refusal to play there, both Israel and Morocco also making a World Cup debut. England were looked on as tournament favourites, little wonder given that, if anything, the team was even better than the class of 66. There were efforts to destabilise them such as the trumped up arrest of

Bobby Moore in Bogota on Englands way to the finals, but England did little to help themselves. Suspicious about everything, Alf Ramsey insisted the team take their own food with them. This included taking gallons of orange juice with them. To Mexico. No wonder the locals hated them. England were good, very good, but they were grouped with Brazil, the only team in their class, something they illustrated in a 4-1 demolition of the Czechs as England squeezed past Romania, 1-0. Brazil and England met in Guadalajara in a classic game of football that had everything including that astonishing save by Banks from Peles header, Bobby Moore giving perhaps the best defensive performance ever witnessed, Brazil playing with astonishing fluidity, pace and guile. In the end, that was just enough and Jairzinho found a winner on his way to creating a record by scoring in every game of the tournament. Pele and Moore swapped shirts at the end and said they would meet again in the

final, but defeat meant England had to beat the Czechs to go through. They did so efficiently if unimpressively, a Clarke penalty separating the sides. Second place in the group meant a meeting with the group four winners. That meant West Germany who secured top spot by winning their last game against Peru, Gerd Muller scoring a second hat-trick in consecutive games as the South Americans were defeated 3-1, but still qualified as runnersup. In the other half of the draw, local honour was satisfied as Mexico came through as runners-up to the Soviet Union and Italy reverted to type, winning their group while scoring just one goal, enough to beat Sweden, Uruguay coming through with them. The big game in the quarter-finals was, inevitably, England versus West Germany, a repeat of the 1966 World Cup Final. With

Read more World Cup Histories by Dave Bowler at www.firsttouchonline.com

11

Looking for sponsorship for your football team?

Van Diemens is always looking for new teams
Contact us today for details

www.vandiemensnyc.com
conditions, passing the ball crisply while England ran and ran. That running saw England to a two goal lead after fifty minutes of play and an apparently serene passage to the semifinals. It was as well they had that cushion, for as Peter Thompson says, the team were tiring: I was in the stand and at half time I was soaked to the skin. I went down at half-time and they were totally exhausted. Another five minutes and theyd have been asleep. On the hour, West Germany had to gamble and made a substitution, to Thompsons distress: Criticism only comes from results. They brought on Grabowski and Id been compared with him. England were so tired because of the heat, he tore us to shreds, so they all said I should have been in! Nobody said that in 1966 when we won it! But to ask the full-backs to do two jobs, to defend and to keep joining in the attack, was too much, it was too hot. By the time Grabowski got on, Terry Cooper could hardly walk. Id have fancied playing against him then. Exploiting the space left by the flagging Cooper on 68 minutes, Beckenbauer drove out to Englands left and pushed a cross shot past Bonetti. Beckenbauer, who had been attending to Bobby Charlton, had had to leave him to his own devices and revert to a more attacking role in the attempt to get his side back in the game. Rather than leaving Charlton on to exploit this freedom, as Beckenbauers shot went in, Ramsey pulled Charlton off and sent on Colin Bell: I came on to fill Bobs spot. The temperature and the climate takes a lot out of you. The theme was just fresh legs. Within a minute Bell had created a chance for Hurst and had a good shot saved, so close were England to reestablishing a two goal cushion. England continued to hold their own until, with 15 minutes to go, Peters came off for Hunter, a sensible move to stiffen the midfield it seemed. Almost immediately, Schnellingers centre looked to have eluded its target, but Uwe Seeler arched away, stretched his neck and

info@vandiemensnyc.com

their new goalscoring sensation Gerd Muller a man as lazy and as deadly as Jimmy Greaves - the West Germans had looked good in the group phase, but there was no reason to imagine England couldnt overcome them in Leon but confidence was inevitably dented in the couple of days before the game when Gordon Banks fell ill under suspicious circumstances with stomach trouble. As Peter Osgood pointed out, We all ate and drank exactly the same things, so to this day Im convinced somebody in the hotel got at Gordon Banks to make him ill. In the run-up to the game, Ramsey was desperate to ensure Banks would play and even put him through a farcical fitness test where the ability to stand up straight was virtually the only fitness criteria. Banks was initially named in the side, but during the team meeting before the game, he succumbed to illness again and Peter Bonetti stepped into the breach. Despite these disruptions, England started well, though it was clear that the Germans were the better suited to the

www.firsttouchonline.com

12

568 5th Avenue (at 16th Street), Brooklyn

BROOKLYNS #1 SOCCER BAR

718 788 1975

www.blackhorsebrooklyn.com

CELEBRATING OUR 4TH YEAR IN SOUTH PARK SLOPE!

JOIN US FOR ALL THE BIG EPL, CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, WORLD CUP, & LA LIGA MATCHES $4 pints of Carlsberg throughout the day!

managed to head the ball goalwards, with no real intent. The ball looped over Bonetti and nestled in the corner of the net. As Francis Lee says, If Id been Seeler, Id have bought a lottery ticket after the game. Bell agrees, adding You cant say anything except it was just meant to be. Seelers goal was a fluke. That changed the whole game, got them on a roll, got them motoring. As four years before, England had won the game once. But could they win it again? They could not. After 109 minutes a Grabowski cross was headed across the face of goal by Loehr and there was Gerd Muller to slam the ball past Bonetti. Game over. The inquest is still going on. Were the substitutions the root of Englands demise. Francis Lee doesnt think so: The effect of the substitutions has been overdone. Colin came on and played well, we needed fresh legs and at that heat and altitude you needed to use the subs. Peter Osgood added, Bobby had lost 10 lbs against Brazil and Bobby was the jewel. After the quarter-final, the semis were three days later, so Alf tried to nurse him. And you couldnt ask for a better player to come on than Colin. Its just the other side of the Greavesie decision from 66, one worked, one didnt. Was Peter Bonetti to blame? Perhaps Banks might have done better, but then Banks was the best by a long way, a goalkeeping deity.

As mere mortals go, Bonetti did his best and was not helped by the lack of preparation, concentration time that was denied him by Ramseys vacillating. Peter Osgood is particularly sorry for his Chelsea colleague: Peter Bonetti was a great goalkeeper, the best pro I ever worked with, trained right, ate right, never went out. It just annoys me that he had 20 years at Chelsea when he was second in the world to Banksie and hes remembered for one game. West Germany would go on to meet Italy who, having got through the psychological terror of the group stage, critical after the 1966 fiasco, were a team reborn in defeating the very ordinary Mexicans 4-1. Uruguay and the Asoviets played each other to a standstill before Uruguay finally won 1-0 in extratime, their prize a meeting with Brazil who had overcome Peru 4-2. Not much of a prize as it turned out for after losing an early goal, Brazil hit their stride and ran out convincing 3-1 winners. The other semi-final went to extra time as Italy and West Germany were locked at 1-1, Boninsegna scoring after eight minutes, Schnellinger equalising with almost the last kick, setting up 30 extraordinary minutes. Muller made it 2-1 after 94 minutes bur Burgnich squared it off four minutes later, Riva making it 3-2 to Italy in the 104th minute. Muller brought the Germans back level six minutes on but Rivera sealed a place in the World Cup Final a minute later, Italy 4-3 victors.

Final - Brazil v Italy - Pele runs out surrounded by photographers Having played extra-time and such emotionally and physically exhausting extra-time at that, Italy were always second favourites for the final, but so good were Brazil that day they could have been in peak condition and still been destroyed. They clung on to the Brazilians and were 1-1 at the break but in the second half, with Pele, Tostao, Gerson and Rivelino all playing the games of their lives, there was no holding them. Two goals in five minutes meant the game was over with 20 minutes left, but the best was still to come with just four minutes left, a delicious passing move that saw Brazil plot a deliberate and careful course from one end of the field to the other until the ball ended with Pele 25 yards out. He rolled the ball away to his right, seemingly an error because he was passing to nobody. And then there was a blur of yellow Carlos Alberto, the right-back, appearing from out of nowhere to club the ball into the net. Perhaps the greatest team goal theres ever been, certainly a moment representative of football at its absolute pinnacle. Weve been searching for something to match it for more than 40 years.

beers on tap

live music every fri, sat, sun

T H E S TA RT I N G G AT E
DONT MISS ANY OF THE ACTION!
JOIN US FOR ALL THE 2012-13 SEASON MATCHES LIVE AT THE STARTING GATE
BEST SPORTS BAR IN WOODSIDE!

live satellite games

SHOWING ALL GAA AND RUGBY

5 9 - 1 0 Wo o d s i d e Av e n u e , Wo o d s i d e , N Y 11 3 7 7

ALL 2013 GAMES LIVE AT THE STARTING GATE!

718-429 9269

SHOWING ALL LIVE GAMES ON 12 PLASMAS AND A BIG SCREEN

Fri 22-Mar
World Cup Qualifier 1PM Croatia v Serbia 2PM Kazakhstan v Germany 3:45PM Sweden v Rep. Of Ireland 4PM Spain v Finland 4PM France v Georgia 4PM Colombia v Bolivia 4PM San Marino v England 5PM Honduras v Mexico 6PM Uruguay v Paraguay 8PM Argentina v Venezuela 10PM USA v Costa Rica 10PM Peru v Chile

Tue 26-Mar
World Cup Qualifier 1PM Azerbaijan v Portugal 2:30PM Holland v Romania 3PM France v Spain 3:45 PM Rep. Of Ireland v Austria 4PM Montenegro v England 4PM Bolivia v Argentina 5PM Ecuador v Paraguay 5:30PM Malta v Italy 7:30PM Chile v Uruguay 8PM Venezuela v Colombia 9:30PM Mexico v USA

Sat 23-Mar
World Cup Qualifier 12:30PM Cyprus v Switzerland

Home of the NY Spurs Supporters Club

22 East 41st Street, NYC 212 685 6807 www.ocaseysnyc.com

15

www.obriensnyc.com

Fri 22-Mar
World Cup Qualifiers 1PM Croatia v Serbia 2PM Kazakhstan v Germany 3:45PM Sweden v Rep. Of Ireland 4PM Spain v Finland 4PM France v Georgia 4PM Colombia v Bolivia 4PM San Marino v England 5PM Honduras v Mexico 6PM Uruguay v Paraguay 8PM Argentina v Venezuela 10PM USA v Costa Rica 10PM Peru v Chile

Sat 23-Mar
World Cup Qualifier 12:30PM Cyprus v Switzerland

12 FLAT SCREENS DRAFT BEERS IRISH BREAKFAST SUNDAY BRUNCH LATE NIGHT MENU

Tue 26-Mar
World Cup Qualifiers 1PM Azerbaijan v Portugal 2:30PM Holland v Romania 3PM France v Spain 3:45 PM Rep. Of Ireland v Austria 4PM Montenegro v England 4PM Bolivia v Argentina 5PM Ecuador v Paraguay 5:30PM Malta v Italy 7:30PM Chile v Uruguay 8PM Venezuela v Colombia 9:30PM Mexico v USA

OBriens Irish Pub & Grill

134 W46th St

212. 391.1516

THE FIRST TOUCH RAFFLE

FOR THE MICK BALDWIN MEMORIAL FUND!
1st Prize: An England Jersey signed by the current squad including; Ashley Young (Man Utd), Stephen Gerrard (Liverpool), Rio Ferdinand (Man Utd), Leighton Baines (Everton), Gary Cahill (Chelsea), Danny Welbeck (Man Utd), Stephen Caulker (Spurs), Glen Johnson (Liverpool), Wifred Zaha (Man Utd).
The Jersey comes with a certificate of authenticity and a printed card to help identify the signatures on the shirt.

2nd Prize: A New York Cosmos jersey signed by manager Gio Savarese plus a card signed by legendary goalkeeper Shep Messing!

Tickets are $5 each or 5 for $20 and can be purchased at

www.firsttouchonline.com

J O I N U S S AT U R D AY M A R C H 3 0 T H

$4 Carlsberg ! e game during th

Mad Hatter Saloon

360 3rd Ave (at 26th St.)
T: 212.696.2122

11am

Man City v Newcastle U

official City souvenirs with every goal scored!

11am

WIN!

17

michael owen to retire

Englands fourth greatest goalscorer, BBC Personality of the year at age 18, Owen played for Liverpool, Newcastle United, Real Madrid, Manchester United, and Stoke City while racking up 89 caps and 40 goals for England.
Owen became the first Englishman since Kevin Keegan to receive the European Player of the Year and then went on to become the only English winner of the World Player of the Year award. Ex-Liverpool manager Gerrard Houllier said of Owen: He scored practically one goal every two games for the national team and the same for Liverpool. As a manager, I was blessed to have him in my team. Owen last started a Premier League game in October 2010 and felt that the time was now right to call time on his career. Owen said: I now feel it is the right time to bring the curtain down on my career. I have been very fortunate in that my career has taken me on a journey that like many young players starting out, I could only have dreamt of. Hes one of the greatest strikers who has ever put on an England shirt, Gary Lineker told BBC Sport. We could do with someone like that now, a natural goalscorer. Michael was unquestionably one of the best strikers in world football at his peak. But for injures, Michael would have broken all England scoring records. He was blighted with one injury after another, which was a real shame.

HOME OF THE NYC STOKE CITY SUPPORTERS

336 Third Ave. (25th St)

www.fitzgeraldspubnyc.net

212 679 6931

With HD screens wall to wall, Kellys Sports Bar is the ideal place to grab a pint and watch the game.

KELLYS OF NYC - 12 Ave A, New York, NY 10009 - Phone: 212-388-1464 - Open 12PM - 4AM Everyday!

CHECK OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE INFO:

www.firsttouchonline.com

19

LIVE FOOTBALL ALL YEAR ROUND!

Fri 22-Mar
World Cup Qualifier 1PM Croatia v Serbia 2PM Kazakhstan v Germany 3:45PM Sweden v Rep. Of Ireland 4PM Spain v Finland 4PM France v Georgia 4PM Colombia v Bolivia 4PM San Marino v England 5PM Honduras v Mexico 6PM Uruguay v Paraguay 8PM Argentina v Venezuela 10PM USA v Costa Rica 10PM Peru v Chile

Sat 23-Mar
World Cup Qualifier 12:30PM Cyprus v Switzerland

Tue 26-Mar
FEATURING:

IRISH BREAKFAST FISH & CHIPS CHICKEN MADRAS SOCCER PIES SEE OUR FULL MENU AT

WWW.MULLIGANSONFIRST.COM

World Cup Qualifier 1PM Azerbaijan v Portugal 2:30PM Holland v Romania 3PM France v Spain 4PM Montenegro v England 4PM Bolivia v Argentina 5PM Ecuador v Paraguay 5:30PM Malta v Italy 7:30PM Chile v Uruguay 8PM Venezuela v Colombia 9:30PM Mexico v USA

Footie Quiz
World Cup 1970
1 - Which player made history by scoring hattricks in two consecutive games? 2 - Which other South American team did Brazil beat in the semifinal? 3 - Who was Brazils captain? 4 - Which two countries were involved in a qualification play-off match for WC1970 that ended in a four day war between the nations? 5 - Which player did substitute Colin Bell replace in Englands quarter final vs West Germany?
ANSWERS ON PAGE 24

LFCNY are proud to present Ronnie Whelan at the 11th Street Bar, on Sunday, March 31st (Easter Sunday).

LIVERPOOL LEGEND RONNIE WHELAN TO MAKE NEW YORK APPEARANCE

Ronnie will be at the bar for the game against Aston Villa, and will be available to sign autographs, and pose for pictures. He will also be recording a podcast. Ronnie played for Liverpool for 15 years between 1979 and 1994, making a total of 493 appearances and scoring 73 goals. He won six League titles, three FA cups, 3 League Cups, and a European Cup. Tickets for this event will be on sale during Liverpool games at 11th Street. Tickets will be priced $20 for members and $25 for non members. Tickets are also available for purchase through PayPal. The charge is $26, which includes a $1 service charge. Visit www.lfcny.com to purchase.

FOOTBALL
UPPER WEST SIDE

ON THE

785 9th Ave (Bet 52nd & 53rd) 212-767-0077 www.brickyardnyc.com

St. Dymphnas
Bar & Restaurant

Closest bar to Madison Square Garden.

CONTEMPORARY IRISH CUISINE
5 Penn Plaza, 8th Avenue ween 33rd and 34th Streets 212 630 0249 www.tirnanognyc.com
118 St Marks Place (1st & A) (212) 254-6636

Join us for all the live matches!

20

Paul Gasgoine has now completed his latest treatment for alcohol addiction, claiming his relapse was down to boredom.

gazza leaves rehab

Sir Alex Ferguson has praised Swansea City, and striker Michu in particular, after being impressed by the Capital One Cup winners.

sir alex admires swansea

Food. Drinks. Pool. Darts.
All day everyday Carlsberg Pints $5

The former England, Tottenham Hotspur, Lazio and Newcastle United midfielder was admitted to a clinic in Phoenix by his friends after appearing drunk at a charity event. There was no-one to blame for my relapse. I might drink in the future but thats what it is, being an alcoholic, the 45-year-old told Sky Sports News. I was just bored, thats the worst thing for me but I suppose it was me that made myself bored. The last 11 years, Ive probably drank 14 months out of it. The press say Im drinking all the time, its not, he added. I was three years sober and then I had a four or five weeks binge. Its just those little binges so Ive just got to stop those binges. When Im drinking, I forget about everyone and dont realize the hurt Im doing to everyone but Ive also got to think about the hurt I was doing to myself. I dont know if Im ever going to touch a drink again. I just know that Im not drinking today.

The Welsh side earned a 1-1 draw with the Reds at Liberty Stadium in December, with their Spanish top scorer cancelling out Patrice Evras opener, and have claimed some major scalps under astute manager Michael Laudrup. After being asked by Inside United if any team or player had taken him by surprise this term, the boss replied: Swansea have been terrific. The boy Michu has been a revelation. To sign him for just 2million and get 20 goals out of him - what a bargain! I wouldnt say Swansea have been the surprise package but theyve really

lifted their performances. They were a newly-promoted side last year and managed to survive in the top flight. This season, theyve kicked on to another level and become a good middleto-top side. They also won the League Cup of course and they play really good football. Id say theyre the team of the year with Michu a real bargain buy.

11 Waverly Place, NYC 212 228-9909 www. josiewoods.com

city relaxed about toure

Manchester City are unconcerned by the pressure being heaped on them by Yaya Toures agent to come up with a new deal by the weekend. Dimitri Seluk is suggesting that talks are not going well with the club. If he signs a contract in the next three or four days, OK. If not, we will not wait any longer and will start negotiations with different clubs, he said.

I do not feel he will stay at City. This is not about money. He wants to leave because of many reasons. I do not feel he will stay at City. This is not about money. He wants to leave because of many reasons. He is one of the best players at Manchester City. Only Roberto Mancini respects Yaya.

(212) 388-0662 dempseysnyc.com

61 2nd Ave (3rd & 4th St.)

21

Fri 22-Mar
World Cup Qualifier 1PM Croatia v Serbia 2PM Kazakhstan v Germany 3:45PM Sweden v Rep. Of Ireland 4PM Spain v Finland 4PM France v Georgia 4PM Colombia v Bolivia 4PM San Marino v England 5PM Honduras v Mexico 6PM Uruguay v Paraguay 8PM Argentina v Venezuela 10PM USA v Costa Rica 10PM Peru v Chile

Sat 23-Mar
World Cup Qualifier 12:30PM Cyprus v Switzerland

Tue 26-Mar
World Cup Qualifier 1PM Azerbaijan v Portugal 2:30PM Holland v Romania 3PM France v Spain 3:45 PM Rep. Of Ireland v Austria 4PM Montenegro v England 4PM Bolivia v Argentina 5PM Ecuador v Paraguay

w w w. b a k e r s t r e e t n y c . c o m
By some strange coincidence, before each one of these turf games, Thierry Henry has had the unfortunate luck of picking up a slight injury.
not only not too serious, but the game being missed is one that Henry probably wasnt going to play in the first place. Bullet dodged. Its gotten so bad and so blatant that Henry decided to switch it up once and instead get himself red carded, rather blatantly, so as to be suspended for a turf game. So when Thierry Henry went down in a heap towards the end of New Yorks contest last week against DC, there were as many faces hoping it wasnt a season ender as there were rolling their eyes and crossing him off the roster sheet. What a surprise, phantom injury, hes out for Montreal. Now, I suppose it is, in some way, possible that these dozen or so incidents are all coincidences, but youd need a high level mathologist (located in your phone book a bit after grassologist) to calculate the odds. So for now, solely as a thought experiment, lets just assume these arent flukes and that Henry is actually acting hurt. The question then is: why? If we all know this is the case and know that Henry wont play those games and, if were not necessarily thrilled by it, we can at least understand the rationale, why is Henry lying to us? Is he trying not to hurt the feelings of young fans both at home and abroad? Would kids become disenfranchised to get that peek behind the curtain? Is Henry asking us to participate in the suspension of disbelief the same way we do with kids who still believe in Santa Claus? An even more interesting question is: how? How does this always come about (assuming, again, Monsieur Henry is lying, which he might not be)? Does Henry do it all by himself? Does a coach come up to him to remind him of the schedule before the game or at the half? Does an agent send him a text message Titi, Montreal next week, go down in the 88th, make it look legit? That may seem harsh, but that is the sort of window that lies can open up. One minute youre lying about an injury, and the next Roy Miller is skying a free kick in the 93rd minute to help out some of the boys back in France. At some point, lies always become a slippery slope. Slippery Slope also being the name of the fourth generation turf coming soon to fields everywhere. only it isnt, because aside from the feeling that youre running through paste, theres a certain knee-shattering hardness as well. Its something of a wonder that a military somewhere hasnt figured out a way to weaponize the stuff. Which brings us back to Thierry Henry. Mr. Henry, being a man of a certain age, a certain level of stardom and a certain paycheck, does not like to run on turf. It can be argued, after seeing him with hands on hips ninety seconds into a preseason game, that he doesnt like to run anywhere, at any time, for any reason, but that is a discussion well have to leave for a different time. We, as fans, know this quirk about Thierry Henry. We can look up and down the schedule before the season starts, point to the teams and the games where artificial turf is in play and say Right, no Henry there, no Henry there down the line. And if someone Henry, his agent, his coaches, anyone - would just come out and tell the truth, No Henry next week, not comfortable playing him on the turf the world would not implode. In truth, wed probably all wonder why you felt the need to waste everyones time with such an announcement in the first place. But that doesnt happen. By some strange coincidence, before each one of these turf games, Thierry Henry has had the unfortunate luck of picking up a slight injury. Nothing too bad, mind you, shouldnt be out for very long, but probably best if he sat the next game out, wouldnt want to risk it. And we, as fans, have been fed this line so often that weve been trained to wipe our brows and thank our lucky stars that this injury is

the view from 101

With Tim Hall

Being a fan of the New York Red Bulls is never easy even on a good day, for myriad reasons discussed here and elsewhere. Theres plenty to get annoyed or angry about, so much so that sometimes its easy to miss certain things, such is the speed of information whizzing by your head at times. So while theres plenty to grouse and grumble over concerning RBNYs 0-1-2 record to start the 2013 campaign, we really do need to take pause and comment on one glaring issue many people overlook. Thierry Henry, the great French superstar, is either beset by a string of poor luck and bad breaks that defies all mathematical probability, or he is a big fat liar liar pants on fire poopyhead. One or the other. To explain: the next game on New Yorks schedule is away to Montreal. Because late March is still early winter in Canada, Montreal plays its early season games at Olympic Stadium, which is a big, seventy thousand seat concrete edifice better suited for that other kind of football. The reason Montreal makes that switch is because Olympic Stadium has a roof, and therefore a thermostat, and they believe that these two things working in perfect harmony should cut down on the deaths by hypothermia by at least 10%. For reasons that are incredibly scientific and complicated, due to the roof, grass wont grow on the field in Olympic Stadium (consult your local grassologist for more information). While it is possible to temporarily lay a grass field down, it is prohibitively expensive and almost always looks like it was done by, well, me. Hence, Montreal and the Olympic Stadium staff opt to play their league matches on turf. Nowadays there are many types of artificial turf out there AstroTurf, FieldTurf, PolyTurf, ChemGrass - and the technology has come a long way since its invention some fifty years ago. But if anyone tells you that running on turf is practically the same as running on grass, it is your right and your duty as an American to punch that person in the face. If youve never run on turf, the best way to explain it is that its like that nightmare where a Big Scary Man is chasing you, but all of a sudden youve forgotten how legs work. Turf is like green quicksand,

UPCOMING EVENTS Saturday March 23rd: New York Red Bulls at Montreal Impact Yeah, so turf, no Henry, Montreal, we get it. Join the Empire Supporters Club at The Football Factory at Legends, because we are gonna blow the doors off that place with a massive watch party! Kickoff is at 4:30, but get there early!

22

by Jay Mwamba
Fourth time proved a charm for New York Athletic Club who finally got the better of New York Greek-American/ Atlas, 3-2 at the Met Oval last Sunday, after three successive defeats to the defending champs this season.
Yannick Reyering [two] and Bayo Adafin scored for six-time CSL titlists NYAC, who trailed 2-1 at one point to the eight-time champs and current titleholders in their Eastern conference top-of-the-table encounter. Stephan Barea and Tom Wharf hit back for the table-topping Greeks [8-2-1, 25] who lost a match on the playing field for the first time this campaign. Great effort on the part of the boys, said NYACs Barclay Mackinnon after they cut the Greek lead to four points. It was a great game between two very strong sides, some of the soccer was the best Ive seen all season, observed Joe Ruesgen, Atlass co-coach. We struggled with [the] squad due to injuries and work commitments but all credit to NYAC who played a good game. NYAC had previously come a cropper to the Greeks in the league [1-0], the U.S. Amateur National Cup [9-8 pens.] and the Manning Cup [1-0], in that order in the fall. SWEEP The result at the Met Oval completed a NYAC sweep on the day following their reserves 4-3 victory in the curtain raiser. Mike Rueda opened the scoring for us with a brilliant free kick from 25 yards out at 20 minutes. Two minutes later it was 2-0 from a scrambled finish by Brian Kuritzky off a corner, said reserve boss Bill Saporito. Then we put it on cruise control, and promptly coughed the ball up twice, surrendering two goals. We regrouped at half [time] and when Ryan Kneipper picked up a deflection in front of their net and scored at 48 minutes we again thought we were in control. The Greeks tied it once again on a long looping shot that was something of a mishit, according to my guys; but they all count. In the 80th minute I brought a third striker onto the pitch to go for the win and we finally broke through with two minutes left, Juan Lanza finishing off a three-man move from about 10 yards out, Saporito added. POLE-AXED In the West, Pancyprian Freedoms demolished Polonia 6-0 at McCarren Park on goals by Taso Polydefkis [two], Peter Halkides, Julio [two] and Jeff DiMatteo. The Greek-Cypriots [6-4-1, 19], whove blown hot and cold this season, moved to within two points of joint leaders Lansdowne Bhoys and Central Park Rangers, albeit theyve played one game more than the two frontrunners. Pancyprians second unit won 3-0.

KICKER STREAK Joe Haycocks [23rd], Lucas Shanks [57th] and Antoine Gobin [73rd] tallied for Manhattan Kickers who topped Tesoro Brooklyn Knights 3-2 at Old Boys High School to remain undefeated [8-0-2, 26] atop the Division Two log. Kickers reserves also eked out a 2-1 result over the Tesoro seconds, thanks to Shamie and Earl Dennis. The victory, however, was marred by the broken arm suffered by Camilo Lopez. He was rushed to hospital and is on the mend, according to manager Mike Fitzgerald. COSTA TREY Inspired by Brazilian Cassio Costas hat trick, SC Ukrainians hammered FC Gwardia 6-2 at McCarren Park to stay within five points of Kickers in second place. Mike Glass, David Alkasim and Alagie Jannah were also on target for Steve Kovalenkos men [6-1-3, 21]. Kovalenkos reserves blew a 2-0 lead in a seesaw opener that ended 3-3, after skipper Larry Crowell had leveled late. Lukasz Prawozin [two] was the other Ukrainian marksman. STAL STRUCK Jacek Lawniczaks double off assists by Kestutis Mykolaitis saw third place Stal Mielec cruise past Flank United 2-0 at Bushwick Inlet. Stals second unit won by double that margin, Waldemar Pyryt [two], Robert Rybicki and Jacek Korba dispatching their opponents 4-0. COP ROMP Elsewhere in the second tier, NYPD hammered FC Japan 4-1 on Randalls Island with Greg Baum [two], Collin Wynter and George Bedoya leading the rout. The Cop reserves had goals from Reza Ardebili, Terrence Wilson and Jean Morand in a 3-0 romp.

HEARTS ECLIPSED In a Metro Two fixture at Cantiague Park, FC Bravehearts succumbed 6-3 to Hicksville All Stars despite strikes by Fiddles Idoko [two] and Guillermo Ortiz. CELTIC DAY Ian Woodcocks Manhattan Celtic celebrated St. Patricks Day with a 4-1 thrashing of rivals Barnstonworth Premier in a top-of-thetable Over-30 Div. One affair on Randalls Island. I told the players that it was difficult enough to play on St Patricks Day but a victory would be the only thing that would make it worth it, said Woodcock. They didnt let us down! Woodcock, a native of Bray in County Wicklow, Ireland, might have been tempted to dance a jig at the interval after Marc Zenons superb first half trick gave the Celts a seemingly insurmountable lead. Simon Nee had assists on all three goals. On resumption, Barnstonworths Nedgy Nazon pulled one back from the spot on the hour after Celtic had made a few changes. However, any hopes of a comeback in an evenly matched second half were dashed when Phil James fed John ONeil for Celtics fourth goal. A solid performances across the board and a good win. We played well, stood strong and played some good football. It was a good team performance, Woodcock summed up. With the win, once-beaten Celtic [8-1, 24] moved five points clear of Premier atop the Over-30 Div. One West standings. GREY MASTERS Unbeaten Over-30 Div. Two A leaders Central Park Rangers Greys silenced Brooklyn Gunners 5-2 at Red Hook to stay five points clear of sister club CPR Old Boys. Ilija Zlater [two], Danny Azzo, Texas Mike Waddell and Mark Cheese Cheesman saw off Gunners as the Greys improved to 8-0-2, 26.

On Randalls Island, Old Boys Chris Williams, David Sawyer and Jesse Phillips scored in a 3-1 romp over Troy Turkish United, whose Almar replied. LEGENDS PREVAIL Red Hook also proved to be a happy hunting ground for CPR Legends, beneficiaries of a Steven Pritchard brace in a 3-1 defeat of SC Gjoa. Pritchards first was set up by a Manohar Venkataraman header. He buried a Dan Ochoa cross for number. Venkataraman got into the act as well, netting a scorcher during a goalmouth scramble for his fifth goal of the campaign. Gjoa got a goal back from the penalty spot. EIGHT-COUNT At Tibbets Brook Park, Roland Dembar bagged half of the goals in Jersey City Eagles 8-2 drubbing of Megas Alexandros in a clash between the top two sides in Over-30 Div. Two B. Vuksan Djoljevic, Mario Kapxhiu and Mario Gallo accounted for the other goals as Eagles [9-01, 28] opened up a seven-point gap while inflicting a first loss on Megas [6-1-3, 21]. DOUBLE DOUBLE Also in Over-30 Div. Two action, Darran Cronshaw struck twice in mid-table Nieuw Amsterdams 2-2 tie with BW G Cosmos whose Paz responded in kind on Randalls Island.

CONGRATULATIONS First Touchs Jason Joseph married Olivia Polakov on October 12, 2002 -- belated greetings!

GREENBELT DERBY
In a game with the feel of a local derby at Greenbelt Recreation Center, Mr. Dennehys held off Metro One [West] rivals and co-tenants Korabi 5-3 after threatening a rout.
Lance Pitterson [two], Gerry Smith, Jonathan Johnny Imundo and Terrence Ahoua had the West leaders up 5-1 midway through the second half after Korabi had taken an early lead. However, Den-

nehys let Korabi off the hook and conceded two late goals. Said Dennehys Ronan Gardiner: Sharing the same field, we

match. A good natured derby match. We have a lot of respect for Korabi have had the better of the games over the years.

them and its usually a closely contested affair, although in truth,

have grown to consider the game against Korabi as a derby

Read the weekly CSL report on our mobile app - firsttouchonline.com

fixtures this week...

Friday 22nd March 2013
World Cup Euro Qual Group F Israel v Luxembourg v Northern Ireland v Portugal Azerbaijan Russia 8.45 15.15 15.45

23
Blue Sq Premier Southport v Kidderminster H 9.00 Barrow v Ebbsfleet United 11.00 Braintree Town v Alfreton Town 11.00 Dartford v Gateshead 11.00 Hereford United v Hyde 11.00 Lincoln City v AFC Telford United 11.00 Luton Town v Tamworth 11.00 Mansfield Town v Macclesfield Town 11.00 Nuneaton v Woking 11.00 Stockport County v Newport County 11.00

Saturday 23rd March 2013

all times eastern

World Cup Euro Qual Group C Germany v Kazakhstan 15.45 Republic Ireland v Austria 15.45 World Cup Euro Qual Group H Ukraine v Moldova 15.00 Poland v San Marino 15.45 Montenegro v England 16.00 World Cup Euro Qual Group A Serbia v Scotland 15.30 Belgium v Macedonia 15.45 Wales v Croatia 15.45 World Cup Euro Qual Group B Armenia v Czech Republic 12.00 Denmark v Bulgaria 15.15 Malta v Italy 15.45 International Match Albania v Lithuania 11.00 Luxembourg v Finland 11.00 Slovakia v Sweden 15.15 Blue Sq Premier Alfreton Town v Tamworth Barrow v Macclesfield Town Braintree Town v Lincoln City Gateshead v Grimsby Town Hereford United v Dartford Hyde v Cambridge United Kidderminster H v Woking Luton Town v Ebbsfleet United Mansfield Town v Nuneaton Southport v Newport County 15.45 15.45 15.45 15.45 15.45 15.45 15.45 15.45 15.45 15.45

World Cup Euro Qual Group I Spain v Finland 15.45 France v Georgia 16.00 World Cup Euro Qual Group D Andorra v Turkey 14.15 Hungary v Romania 15.30 Netherlands v Estonia 15.30 World Cup Euro Qual Group C Kazakhstan v Germany 14.00 Austria v Faroe Islands 15.30 Sweden v Republic of Ireland 15.45 World Cup Euro Qual Group H Moldova v Montenegro 15.30 Poland v Ukraine 15.45 San Marino v England 16.00 World Cup Euro Qual Group A Croatia v Serbia 13.00 Macedonia v Belgium 15.45 Scotland v Wales 16.00 World Cup Euro Qual Group B Bulgaria v Malta 12.00 Czech Republic v Denmark 15.30 World Cup Euro Qual Group E Slovenia v Iceland 13.00 Norway v Albania 14.00 World Cup Euro Qual Group G Liechtenstein v Latvia 14.30 Slovakia v Lithuania 15.10 Bosnia v Greece 15.45 International Match Japan v Canada 12.00 U-21 Championship Group One Wales U21 v Moldova U21 14.00

League 1 Sheffield United v Brentford 8.45 Bournemouth v Bury 11.00 Carlisle United v Yeovil Town 11.00 Colchester United v Milton Keynes Dons 11.00 Crawley Town v Crewe Alexandra 11.00 Hartlepool United v Walsall 11.00 Portsmouth v Coventry City 11.00 Preston v Leyton Orient 11.00 Scunthorpe U v Doncaster Rovers 11.00 Shrewsbury Town v Oldham Athletic 11.00 Swindon Town v Notts County 11.00 League 2 AFC Wimbledon v Morecambe 11.00 Barnet v Cheltenham Town 11.00 Bradford City v Bristol Rovers 11.00 Burton Albion v Wycombe W 11.00 Chesterfield v Plymouth Argyle 11.00 Fleetwood Town v Dagenham & Red 11.00 Gillingham v Accrington Stanley 11.00 Northampton T v Oxford United 11.00 Port Vale v Aldershot Town 11.00 Rochdale v Southend United 11.00 Rotherham U v Exeter City 11.00 Torquay United v York City 11.00 World Cup Euro Qual Group E Cyprus v Switzerland 12.30 Scottish First Airdrie United v Raith Rovers Dunfermline Ath v Dumbarton Falkirk v Hamilton A Morton v Cowdenbeath Partick Thistle v Livingston 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00

Sunday 24th March 2013

League 1 Tranmere Rovers v Stevenage

12.00

Monday 25th March 2013

International Match Canada v Belarus 11.00 Brazil v Russia 15.30 U-21 International Rep Ireland U21 v Portugal U21 15.30 England U21 v Austria U21 15.45 U-21 Championship Group Three Scotland U21 v Luxembourg U21 15.30 U-21 Championship Group Nine Belgium U21 v Cyprus U21 15.00

Scottish Second Albion Rovers v Forfar Athletic 11.00 Alloa Athletic v Queen Of The South 11.00 Arbroath v Stenhousemuir 11.00 Brechin City v Ayr United 11.00 East Fife v Stranraer 11.00 Scottish Third Rangers v Stirling Albion Annan Athletic v Queens Park Berwick Rangers v Peterhead East Stirlingshire v Montrose Elgin City v Clyde 8.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00

Tuesday 26th March 2013

U-21 Championship Group Two Andorra U21 v Russia U21 11.00 U-21 Championship Group Ten Belarus U21 v Iceland U21 9.00

World Cup Euro Qual Group F Azerbaijan v Portugal 13.00 Northern Ireland v Israel 15.45 World Cup Euro Qual Group I France v Spain 16.00 World Cup Euro Qual Group D Estonia v Andorra 13.00 Turkey v Hungary 14.30 Netherlands v Romania 15.30

Wednesday 27th March 2013

Scottish First Dumbarton v Raith Rovers Dunfermline Ath v Falkirk

15.30 15.45

Scottish Second Brechin City v Queen Of The South 15.45

Wenger blasted by goalkeepers father

Wenger was playing with the young mans good health and Wojciech agreed foolishly. In my opinion Mr Wenger messed up a lot in April and May. I dont blame the young man who went along with his coach, his current lack of form is a result of those two months. Then in August there was a foot [ankle] injury after which he played almost instantly. After seven weeks out Wojciech trained for just seven days and played the match. How on earth can he be on his highest form? Wenger has insisted Szczesny is still part of his long-term plans, and Szczesny Snr is confident his son will soon establish himself as the north London clubs number one again. This last period has not been successful for Wojciech, the fact that Arsene Wenger did not take him to Munich shows something, Maciej Szczesny added. However, I think my son can be the number one [Arsenal] keeper over 10 years, he just needs to come back to form and then a situation where we can stop to wonder who will stand between the posts.

Mad Hatter Saloon & Beer Garden

Home of the Manchester City Supporters Club

Wojciech Szczesnys father has criticized Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger for what he feels is a scapegoating of his son.
The young goalkeeper was left out of the Gunners side for the Champions League clash against Bayern Munich last week and Saturdays win over Swansea, with Wenger claiming the 22-year-old had been mentally affected by the number of games he has played. But Maciej Szczesny - a professional who won seven caps for Poland - told a Polish newspaper that he feels Wenger has handled the situation poorly. Wenger already started to look for the scapegoat, said Szczesny. It is not the way the boss should behave. Wojciech has had two serious injuries. He played with one in April and May [last year]. He shouldnt have agreed to play that time, but the coach insisted. Wojciech did not train the whole week and then a warm up on Friday and played the match on Saturday. He was naturally more susceptible to minor injuries and his form was going down.

Join us on Saturday March 30th Man City vs Newcastle 11am

WIN! City gear with every goal!

360 3rd Avenue
(Corner of 26th St) 212 696 2122

ADVERTISING
RATES AND INFO

(212) 529 2146

info@firsttouchonline.com

www.madhattersaloonnyc.com

TV & INTERNET FIXTURES UPDATED DAILY ON OUR APP AND AT www.firsttouchonline.com

MLS was one of the early adopters of the magic invisible spray referees use to mark out the distance on free kicks, because all Americans are secretly four years old and amazed by invisible ink

24

L I V E F O O T B A L L AT I O N A
OUR BEER GARDEN IS OPEN! WATCH ALL THE GAMES LIVE ON OUR OUTDOOR BIG SCREEN!

We accept reservations for parties and groups in the garden and/or the bar

this week
Thursday, March 21st 7pm Heart of Gold 10pm The Benjamins 1am Days of Wild Friday, March 22nd 7pm Martin & Craig 1am Side Ways 1am Tripin Carla Saturday, March 23rd 4pm Andy Clayburn 7pm Steve Reilly Trio 10pm Mike Tait 1am Daddy No Bux Sunday, March 24th 4pm James Gedeon 7:30pm John & Craig 11pm The Dugger Brothers Monday, March 25th 7pm Songwriters Guild 9pm Big Eds Blues Jam 11pm Jason & MoSoul Jam

18 0 Grand Stre e t , B r o o k lyn ( 7 1 8 ) 3 8 4- 5 0 0 8 ww w . io na br o o k lyn.c o m

LIVE GAMES ON us TELLY this week..

Fri 22-Mar
World Cup Qualifier 8:45 AM Israel v Portugal ESPNdeportes 1:00 PM Croatia v Serbia ESPNdeportes 2:00 PM Kazakhstan v Germany GolTV 3:45 PM Sweden v Rep. Of Ireland GolTV 4:00 PM Spain v Finland ESPN2 4:00 PM France v Georgia Univision Deportes 4:00 PM Colombia v Bolivia beIN sport 5:00 PM Honduras v Mexico Telemundo 6:00 PM Uruguay v Paraguay beIN sport 8:00 PM Argentina v Venezuela beIN sport 10:00 PM USA v Costa Rica ESPN 10:00 PM Peru v Chile beIN sport

Tuesday, March 26th 7pm Nico Jones 9:30pm Evan Watson Band 1am tba

Sat 23-Mar
Brazil 5:30 PM Sao Paulo v Bragantino GolTV MLS 4:30 PM Montreal v Red Bulls MSG World Cup Qualifier 12:30 PM Cyprus v Switzerland ESPNdeportes

Wednesday, March 27th 7pm Zero Recall 10pm Linards Many Moods 1am Sibin

Sun 24-Mar
Brazil 3:00 PM Gaurani v Corinthians GolTV

Tue 26-Mar
World Cup Qualifier 1:00 PM Azerbaiyan v Portugal ESPNdeportes 2:30 PM Holland v Romania ESPNdeportes 3:00 PM France v Spain ESPN2 3:45 PM Rep. Of Ireland v Austria tbd 4:00 PM Montenegro v England GolTV 4:00 PM Bolivia v Argentina beIN sport 5:00 PM Ecuador v Paraguay beIN sport 5:30 PM Malta v Italy ESPNdeportes (delay) 7:30 PM Chile v Uruguay beIN sport 8:00 PM Venezuela v Comombia beIN sport 10:30 PM Mexico v USA ESPN

LIVE MUSIC EVERY NIGHT!

151 Bleecker Street 212 - 260 - 9797 redlionnyc.com

QUIZ ANSWERS
from page 19

1 - Gerd Muller, West Germany vs Bulgaria and Peru 2 - Uruguay 3 - Carlos Alberto 4 - El Salvador and Honduras 5 - Bobby Charlton

25

FOOTBALL ON THE WEST SIDE

FULL IRISH BREAKFAST!

63 CARMINE ST. NYC

(212) 414 1223

WWW.MRDENNEHYS.COM
FULL BRUNCH MENU!

TWO BLOCKS FROM PIER 40! BRING IN YOUR TEAM AND ASK US ABOUT OUR SPORTS GROUP DISCOUNT! AVAILABLE FOR PRIVATE PARTIES

PROUD HOME OF MR. DENNEHYS FOOTBALL CLUB

Home of the New York Everton FC Supporters Club

English Premiership
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Team P W D Manchester United 15 14 0 Manchester City 14 10 3 Chelsea 15 9 4 Tottenham Hotspur 15 8 4 Arsenal 14 8 3 Everton 15 8 6 Liverpool 15 8 3 WBA 15 9 2 Swansea City 15 6 6 Fulham 14 6 3 Stoke City 15 6 7 Norwich City 15 6 6 Newcastle United 15 8 1 West Ham United 14 6 4 Sunderland 15 4 6 Southampton 15 5 5 Aston Villa 15 4 4 Wigan Athletic 15 3 4 Reading 15 4 6 QPR 15 2 7 Team P W D Cardiff City 18 13 3 Hull City 19 12 2 Watford 19 10 3 Crystal Palace 19 12 6 Nottingham Forest 19 10 5 Leicester City 19 12 3 Brighton and HA 19 9 7 Bolton Wanderers 19 11 5 Middlesbrough 19 12 1 Leeds United 19 11 3 Burnley 19 7 6 Birmingham City 19 6 7 Derby County 19 9 7 Millwall 17 7 2 Charlton Athletic 19 4 6 Huddersfield Town 19 6 8 Blackpool 19 5 8 Blackburn Rovers 19 8 4 Ipswich Town 19 7 5 Barnsley 19 7 4 Sheffield Wed 19 6 3 Peterborough U 19 5 4 Wolves 19 5 7 Bristol City 19 8 3 L 1 1 2 3 3 1 4 4 3 5 2 3 6 4 5 5 7 8 5 6 F A 39 15 31 11 33 12 22 15 35 19 27 17 30 14 23 14 27 21 22 17 18 15 16 15 23 21 23 17 17 16 22 18 14 22 19 32 23 29 11 22 P W D 14 10 2 15 7 5 14 7 3 15 8 2 15 6 5 14 4 6 15 4 6 15 4 3 15 4 4 15 3 6 15 1 6 15 1 7 15 1 5 15 3 2 15 3 4 15 2 5 15 3 5 14 4 2 15 1 2 15 2 4 P W D 19 10 3 19 9 3 19 10 3 19 6 5 19 6 7 19 5 5 19 6 7 19 3 7 19 5 2 19 3 7 19 6 4 19 6 6 19 3 5 19 6 6 19 8 5 19 6 3 19 6 5 18 3 9 19 5 5 18 5 4 18 6 4 19 7 2 19 6 2 19 3 3 L F A PTS GD 2 30 16 74 38 3 20 15 59 25 4 25 18 55 28 5 29 22 54 14 4 20 13 50 23 4 19 18 48 11 5 27 25 45 18 8 17 24 44 2 7 13 17 40 2 6 18 27 36 -4 8 9 20 34 -8 7 12 31 34 -18 9 18 31 33 -11 10 9 26 33 -11 8 16 26 31 -9 8 20 34 31 -10 7 17 34 30 -25 8 16 24 27 -21 12 12 28 23 -22 9 15 26 23 -22 L F A PTS GD 6 31 25 75 22 7 23 26 68 10 6 39 26 66 24 8 20 26 65 18 6 24 26 60 8 9 19 18 59 25 6 24 23 59 16 9 25 33 54 5 12 20 35 54 -3 9 24 33 52 -5 9 26 32 49 -1 7 26 30 49 -9 11 18 34 48 0 7 25 27 47 -6 6 25 23 47 -6 10 19 43 47 -24 8 25 29 46 1 6 23 27 46 -3 9 12 31 46 -19 9 26 34 44 -11 8 19 21 43 -11 10 27 28 42 -9 11 21 26 42 -9 13 17 30 39 -13

English League One

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Team P W D Doncaster Rovers 19 8 5 Brentford 20 12 6 Swindon Town 19 8 7 Sheffield United 18 7 8 Bournemouth 19 9 6 Tranmere Rovers 19 9 5 Yeovil Town 20 11 3 Coventry City 20 6 6 Walsall 20 9 6 Leyton Orient 20 11 2 Notts County 20 8 5 MK Dons 19 10 4 Crewe Alexandra 18 9 3 Crawley Town 18 6 7 Stevenage 20 6 5 Preston North End 18 5 7 Carlisle United 19 7 4 Shrewsbury Town 19 6 7 Colchester United 19 7 3 Oldham Athletic 19 6 3 Scunthorpe United 19 5 5 Bury 19 4 5 Hartlepool United 19 4 6 Portsmouth 19 4 4 L F A 6 24 20 2 32 18 4 36 13 3 27 17 4 32 18 5 28 18 6 33 21 8 27 25 5 32 27 7 26 19 7 26 21 5 31 20 6 21 18 5 26 24 9 25 30 6 24 21 8 26 35 6 22 22 9 23 27 10 20 22 9 23 32 10 17 27 9 16 24 11 21 27 P W D L F A PTS GD 19 12 4 3 30 17 69 17 18 6 7 5 19 19 67 14 19 10 5 4 27 16 66 34 19 10 6 3 23 16 65 17 20 9 4 7 29 32 64 11 20 9 4 7 27 24 63 13 18 8 3 7 26 26 63 12 19 11 3 5 35 22 60 15 19 7 6 6 26 26 60 5 19 7 4 8 21 24 60 4 19 6 10 3 26 18 57 13 19 4 8 7 21 22 54 10 19 6 6 7 25 31 54 -3 19 8 4 7 22 26 53 -2 19 8 2 9 19 23 49 -9 19 6 6 7 22 24 46 1 19 5 5 9 19 30 45 -20 20 4 7 9 22 29 44 -7 20 5 4 11 18 33 43 -19 18 5 3 10 18 28 39 -12 19 5 3 11 16 29 38 -22 19 3 7 9 19 31 33 -22 20 3 5 12 17 37 32 -28 20 3 6 11 19 35 31 -22

English Championship
L F A 2 29 13 5 32 19 6 33 22 1 47 23 4 32 22 4 40 16 3 30 15 3 30 17 6 35 23 5 25 21 6 24 19 6 24 29 3 36 20 8 21 25 9 21 29 5 21 21 6 28 23 7 22 21 7 24 24 8 21 24 10 22 31 10 28 36 7 24 28 8 37 37

English League Two

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Team P W D Gillingham 19 9 4 Port Vale 19 8 5 Burton Albion 19 14 3 Cheltenham Town 20 12 6 Exeter City 20 7 6 Northampton T 19 14 2 Rotherham United 19 10 1 Southend United 20 6 6 Fleetwood Town 19 6 8 Oxford United 20 8 5 Bradford City 18 9 4 Chesterfield 19 8 6 Morecambe 20 7 9 Bristol Rovers 20 10 3 Wycombe W 19 7 5 Dagenham & R 20 7 6 Rochdale 19 6 6 AFC Wimbledon 19 4 7 Torquay United 19 7 5 Plymouth Argyle 20 6 7 Barnet 19 7 7 Accrington Stanley 20 6 6 York City 20 4 7 Aldershot Town 20 5 4 L F A 6 32 19 6 37 20 2 43 20 2 32 16 7 28 22 3 37 14 8 35 27 8 23 23 5 22 23 7 25 25 5 26 16 5 30 18 4 26 23 7 31 27 7 24 21 7 26 22 7 25 22 8 22 30 7 29 31 7 22 23 5 27 21 8 23 28 9 20 29 11 18 26 P W D L F A PTS GD 20 11 8 1 25 12 72 26 20 11 5 4 32 21 67 28 20 5 6 9 18 31 66 10 19 5 7 7 21 30 64 7 19 11 3 5 31 25 63 12 19 4 6 9 21 35 62 9 19 8 6 5 26 27 61 7 19 9 4 6 30 22 55 8 20 8 5 7 25 20 55 4 19 8 2 9 25 30 55 -5 20 5 8 7 24 28 54 6 20 6 5 9 15 20 53 7 19 6 3 10 25 29 51 -1 19 4 6 9 20 32 51 -8 19 7 2 10 21 33 49 -9 19 5 5 9 25 31 47 -2 20 6 5 9 30 39 47 -6 20 8 2 10 24 38 45 -22 20 3 8 9 15 20 43 -7 19 4 6 9 19 26 43 -8 20 4 3 13 16 31 43 -9 19 5 4 10 20 32 43 -17 19 4 10 5 21 27 41 -15 19 4 9 6 17 24 40 -15

Scottish Premier
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Team Celtic Motherwell Inverness CT Ross County St Johnstone Hibernian Dundee United Kilmarnock Aberdeen Hearts St Mirren Dundee P W D 16 12 2 16 7 5 16 6 7 15 6 7 15 7 5 15 6 5 15 3 9 14 5 3 16 4 8 16 7 3 16 6 4 15 3 3 L 2 4 3 2 3 4 3 6 4 6 6 9 F A 41 13 28 21 30 22 19 13 19 14 21 17 28 25 21 19 14 14 19 21 23 28 13 27 P W D 15 8 3 15 7 3 15 5 7 16 5 5 16 4 6 16 4 5 16 6 4 16 4 8 15 5 3 15 1 7 14 2 5 16 1 5 L F A PTS GD 4 33 16 65 45 5 23 20 50 10 3 26 26 47 8 6 21 25 45 2 6 19 23 44 1 7 18 25 40 -3 6 18 26 40 -5 4 23 21 38 4 7 22 26 38 -4 7 11 20 34 -11 7 13 19 33 -11 10 7 29 20 -36

Blue Square Premier

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Team P W D Kidderminster H 19 12 3 Mansfield Town 19 13 3 Wrexham 18 9 7 Newport County 19 10 4 Grimsby Town 20 12 3 Forest Green R 19 8 5 Macclesfield Town 19 9 5 Luton Town 17 8 4 Hereford United 18 7 5 Cambridge United 20 8 5 Woking 19 11 2 Dartford 18 10 3 Braintree Town 17 6 4 Alfreton Town 18 6 5 Tamworth 20 7 4 Southport 19 7 4 Gateshead 16 7 5 Hyde 18 6 5 Nuneaton 20 7 8 Stockport County 20 7 2 Lincoln City 20 7 4 Barrow 18 4 5 Ebbsfleet United 19 5 9 Telford United 20 2 9 L F A 4 38 19 3 44 16 2 40 20 5 36 26 5 37 17 6 31 19 5 25 22 5 34 21 6 28 26 7 29 27 6 39 28 5 33 22 7 22 29 7 30 33 9 21 24 8 30 34 4 24 15 7 28 23 5 25 22 11 32 36 9 29 33 9 17 28 5 28 30 9 22 33 P W D 20 10 5 18 10 2 20 11 5 16 10 2 17 6 7 20 9 5 18 7 5 20 7 5 19 7 6 19 6 6 19 5 3 18 4 4 17 8 2 20 6 7 18 6 4 19 5 6 20 4 6 20 6 1 17 3 4 19 4 7 18 3 6 20 6 5 18 3 3 20 3 7 L F A PTS GD 5 26 15 74 30 6 30 30 74 28 4 29 16 72 33 4 36 26 66 20 4 18 14 64 24 6 26 21 61 17 6 30 29 58 4 8 21 28 54 6 6 29 29 53 2 7 33 34 53 1 11 22 39 53 -6 10 20 34 49 -3 7 26 27 48 -8 7 25 31 48 -9 8 26 31 47 -8 8 32 37 46 -9 10 22 31 44 0 13 24 39 42 -10 10 17 34 42 -14 8 18 29 42 -15 9 22 30 40 -12 9 24 42 40 -29 12 22 43 36 -23 10 25 33 31 -19

Scottish First Division

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Team P W D Morton 14 9 2 Partick Thistle 14 13 0 Livingston 12 6 3 Dunfermline Ath 13 5 2 Falkirk 13 5 4 Raith Rovers 14 5 6 Cowdenbeath 14 4 7 Hamilton Ac 13 4 4 Dumbarton 13 2 2 Airdrie United 14 1 5 L 3 1 3 6 4 3 3 5 9 8 F A 24 14 41 9 26 16 20 18 19 17 21 19 25 24 14 16 17 32 17 33

EVERY SATURDAY
Call in 610-664-4100

3-5pm 860AM Philadelphia radio or www.wwdbam.com

P W D 14 8 5 12 4 5 14 6 4 15 7 3 14 5 3 12 2 4 13 2 4 13 3 4 13 5 1 14 3 2

L 1 3 4 5 6 6 7 6 7 9

F A PTS GD 36 19 58 27 16 13 56 35 19 20 43 9 29 25 41 6 19 22 37 -1 13 17 31 -2 15 21 29 -5 16 20 29 -6 18 33 24 -30 17 34 19 -33

every Tuesday 6pm blogtalkradio.com/vuvuzela

With Eric Nash, Shep and Bob Long.

Download our new mobile app

www.firsttouchonline.com

26

FIRST TOUCH MUSIC

The Mick Balds Live4ever Music Page
At Latitude, weve always given bands the opportunity to make that first headline performance, and for Foals, theyre ready to step up and I cant wait for it. Latitude will take place over the weekend of July 19th-21st at Henham Park in Suffolk. Bloc Party head the line-up on Friday, with Kraftwerk following on Saturday evening and Foals closing on the Sunday. Other acts confirmed for the event include Modest Mouse, Alt-J, Beach House, The Maccabees and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

Foals, Kraftwerk and Bloc Party have been unveiled as the headliners for this years Latitude Festival.

Latitude 2013 headlined by Bloc Party, Kraftwerk, Foals

the flaming lips stream new album live

Ahead of its release on April 1st, The Flaming Lips have posted a live version of their new album The Terror in its entirety after it was performed at the recent South By Southwest festival in Texas.

Latitude is always exciting, because they offer a very tasteful selection of acts, Yannis Philippakis of Foals has said. For our band, its an honour to headline alongside someone of the calibre of Kraftwerk they can do whatever they like. Theyre unique, and you know theyre going to put on an incredible show. Bloc Party will be fantastic headliners, too. Organiser Melvin Benn made the announcements on BBC 6Music yesterday, and has spoken of his obsession with one of the three bill-topppers. Im obsessed with Foals, I dont think theres a record out thatsI just cant stop playing it, its so good, he said of Foals new album Holy Fire.

and Dave Fridmann. Frontman Wayne Coyne recently described the LP thus:

The performance took place on March 15th, and has been uploaded to Soundcloud where it can be streamed from live4ever.uk.com The Terror was recorded at New Yorks Tarbox Studios, and has been produced by both the band

Why would we make this music that is The Terror this bleak, disturbing record? I dont really want to know the answer that I think is coming: that we were hopeless, we were disturbed and, I think, accepting that some things are hopeless. Or letting hope in one area die so that hope can start to live in another? Maybe this is the beginning of the answer.

Blondie announce large UK tour

Blondie will embark on a lengthy tour of the UK later this year.
Singer Debbie Harry has said, England will always have a special place in our hearts were all so excited about the forthcoming tour of the UK, as the band prepare to kick-off the near-month long tour on June 14th at the Sherwood Pines Forest Park in Nottingham.

Atoms For Peace unveil US tour dates for later this year

The dates include an appearance at the Isle Of Wight festival on June 16th, and have a sole Irish date at the Dublin Olympia sandwiched into the itinerary on June 25th.

Two London shows at the Roundhouse and Kew Gardens round things off on July 7th and 9th.

strokes preview new album online

Atoms For Peace have announced a number of US tour dates for later this year to go with a spate of previously confirmed European shows.
The Stateside gigs will be held in Philadelphia, New York City, Fairfax, Chicago, Los Angeles and Santa Barbara in September and October, ahead of a visit to Japan in November. Meanwhile, a three-date residency at the London Roundhouse is booked for July 24th, 25th and 26th. SEPTEMBER Philadelphia, PA @ Liacouras Center (24) New York City, NY @ Barclays Center (27) Fairfax, VA @ Patriot Center (30) OCTOBER Chicago, IL @ UIC Pavilion (2) Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl (16) Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl (17)

The Strokes are streaming their new album Comedown Machine in its entirety at this link ahead of the March 25th release.

The tracks One Way Trigger and All The Time have already been made public as The Strokes prepare to swiftly follow-up the 2011 LP Angles.

Reflecting on the recording sessions for their impending fifth studio effort, Strokes bass player Nikolai Fraiture recently revealed that the New York group had enjoyed a far more relaxed atmosphere this time round, one which reminded him of the good old days. We recorded ten or eleven songs and there is other stuff floating around, he told BBC Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe earlier this month. We hashed it out all together like the good old days. Its a legendary studio and it is not far away from us all, apart from Nick who lives in Los Angeles but he made the trip out to record.

Music, Beer & Football. The very stuff of life itself John Peel

www.live4ever.uk.com

Legends 6 West 33rd Street www.footballfactoryny.com Josie Woods 11 Waverly Place www.josiewoods.com Baker Street 1152 1st Avenue (@63rd St.) www.bakerstreetnyc.com The Red Lion 151 Bleecker St. www.redlionnyc.com Dempseys 61 2nd Avenue (3rd & 4th St.) www.dempseysnyc.com Mulligans 159 1st St. Hoboken www.mulligansonfirst.com

The Mad Hatter 360 3rd Avenue (26th St.) www.madhattersaloonnyc.com Fitzgeralds 336 3rd Ave. (25th St.) www.fitzgeraldspubnyc.com Chip Shop 129 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn www.chipshopnyc.com Black Horse Pub 16th St (5th Ave) Brooklyn www.blackhorsebrooklyn.com Banter 132 Havemeyer St. Bklyn www.banterbrooklyn.com Jack Demseys 36 W33rd. St. www.jackdemseys.com

Tir Na Nog 315 W39th St. www.tirnanognyc.com Lily OBriens 67 Murray St. www.lillyobriensbar.com 11th St. Bar 510 E11th St. www.11thstbar.com Kellys Sports bar 12 Ave A (1st&2nd) www.kellysnyc.com Manchester Pub 920 2nd Ave (49th St.) www.manchesterpubnyc.com

Join us for

A Celebration of the beautiful game.. at your local!

UPCOMING!
Saturday March 30th MAD HATTER SALOON
WIN! Man City merchandise $4 Carlsberg during the match!

Full English Breakfast!

NOW SERVING!

Featuring discounted pints of Carlsberg during the games and great prizes provided by onionbag.com

The kind you wish your mother used to make

l gam l a g n i r u d g pints r e b s l r a C $4 es