Player Profiles

Goalkeeper: Matt " del " Horn(o)

The cat like reactions of horno are a sight to behold.

Quote : "I just try and get in the way of it, as i said im not a keeper"
H: 5'10
W: Wait, Im just recording my latest radio show, TV show, pop idol performance
games/goals: loads of games, do goals conceded count?
supports: MAN UTD

Defense.

Andy "DJ ANDRE" Dallas Portsmouth fan, DJ, Diplomat...

Linvoy Primus is his hero and muse.
H:5'8
W: Wait a moment, I’m just calling Julia
games/goals:
supports: Pompey

Rich Newton "Ricardo"

Veteran of the Guangzhou soccer scene, cultured both on and off the park. Right peg is for standing on. H:5'11
W: Wait up chief, I’m just with Luby
games/goals: cracking free kick on 12/11/06 to level 1-1 vs Elephant.
Supports: MAN UTD (from leicester )

Brian

What an engine this boy has, what a haircut. The French Valderama of the Pearl River Delta. Runs all day, dances all night. One of the "3 stooges" alongside fellow frenchman Loic and Olivier... IS now single.
H: 5'9 not incl afro
W: "wait a minute I’m just being French with Olivier"
Games/Goals: 30 yarder vs One For The Road in dongguan. Playing second season with Paddys.

Supports: Lyon

Grant Dewey

Another seasoned pro of the Guangzhou sporting scene. Rugby is his first love and it clearly shows. Heart as big as a bucket. H: 6'1
W: Wait for me, Im just on the subway.
Games/Goals: 2nd season with paddys, scored to make it 3-3 on 12/11/06 in game with elephant.

Midfield

2nd part of the 3 French nuts, highly talented midfield dynamo. Makes them as well as he takes them.
Often seen in Velvet surrounded by empty bottles and loose women.
Height: 5'8
W: "wait a minute I'm just finishing a bottle of jack daniels"
Games/goals: 2nd season with Paddys, weighed in with important goals along the way - dead ball specialist.
Supports: The Village People.

Christian

Quicksilver midfielder who goes like the clappers. Restaurant owner St Germain on Huan Shi Dong Lu. Another one of the french contingent... enjoys cart racing in spare time and smiling.
NEVER comes to training, concentrating on his baguettes.

Gareth Ferris

When the captain at home let him go out to play with his camarades, Gareth is like a kid. Adept of the marathon in GZ: Paddy field, Velvet, Baogang stadium.   

Our new coach, dirty coach, so romantic, he could be French.

Height: 32cm when excited

Games/Goals: He scored every night, sometimes with his dog…

Supports: Tiger beer

W: ‘behave your self’

Olivier Blandon AKA Spiderman, AKA The Animal

What can be written about Olive that hasnt already been written, hasnt already been said?
Final part of the Le Resistance and the 2 without Olivier are like Cheese without wine...Once played in his Calvins. His uncle owns a cheese factory in the motherland.

Height: 8'2
W: "wait a minute I'm just getting naked"
Games/Goals: 2nd Season with Paddys, few goals last season, awaiting 1st strike this time around.
Supports: Greg whilst engaged in bedroom play. Lyon

Dragon

Dragon is a fiery local character not to be taken lightly. Stand in goal keeper and true hot stepper.
Talks like an East End barrow boy.

Darren “dazzler” Brown

Our “abramovich”. Daz has seen it all in Guangzhou, what he doesn’t know isn’t worth knowing about life in our esteemed city. Proud owner of our spiritual home The Paddy Field Bar. Tigerish midfielder. claims to have “retired” but we’ll see. Forever with thumbprint upon forehead.
Height: wee
Weight: wait there, I have to ask Michelle
AGE: don’t let the silver fox deceive you!
Games/Goals: 2nd season with Paddys, currently on leave of absence.

Mark Aarons AKA BIG MARK

Smooth as silk, Big Mark as he is known with affection burst on the scene midway through last season and added competition for places along the Paddys backline. Mark's experience and composure under pressure have allowed him to become a key fixture in the squad every other Sunday (the rest hes sleeping off a gigantic hangover) During our recent trip to dongguan, he produced a performance of nothing less than star quality resulting in his 1st goal for paddyf. Mark is a former u15 BMX champion. Height: 6'4 W: unknown
Games/goals - recently opened his account in Dongguan my dribbling around 18 players and poking it home.

John "I'll have another pint" Christie

A LEGEND.

We miss you.

Just to clarify - IT HIS NOT HIS FIELD.

Here is some photos of our trip in Dongguan. It was appreciate by all the players for its good atmosphere , the beers,  and the stat of mind of every participant.   

1. 1.Loic ready for the match
2. 2.Garett the romantic       
3. 3.Solidarity, friendship and pleasure, P-F values 
4. 4.Victory 5-1 for the P-F
5. 5.Cyril and the Padett'
6. 6.2nd Victory in English territory  !!
7. 7.Padett' have got Irish spirit
8. 8.Greg and Jérôme
9. 9.Greg is sober??
10. 10.Loic and Cyril after some drinks
11. 11.Isaake tries to sleep                                                                                 

Paddy Fields 2-5 Club Istanbul (Half time 1-3)

Wetter: pleasant, cloudy

Field: Synthetic

players present :

goalkeeper: Bobby
defence : Rich, Grant, Greg
Midfield: Chuday, Gareth, Cyril, Kish
Forward: Jerome

RESUME:

The Paddy Field FC continues day by day to improve his playing level, his solidarity on the field
and now a real team is born.
This Sunday game was a great occasion for Gareth’s guys to confirm their rise in the Guangzhou league.
After a brilliant win in Dongguan against the “One for the Road” English pub, after having held in failure the champion in title Elephant&Castle last week, let’s see now how The Greens confronted Guangzhou’s Turkish team, called “Club Istanbul”.

Coach Gareth warned everybody before the game and let the players know the efficient attack the adversary has.

The game begins, and quickly PF FC settles in the Club Istanbul half of the field.
It was one of the best starts for The Greens, and Club Istanbul seemed the least strong team since the beginning of the league.
The stirring up of Jerome just like Gareth had the possibilities to score several times, but Goal keeper saves, posts, awkwardness let the scored as 0-0 after 15 mins. Cyril and Chuday didn’t stop to warn the players, to keep going in this way, but not to take it to easy. Not to go too fast.

And what should happen happened?
First occasion for Club Istanbul. A lack of attention, and here is the first goal for... the Turkish.
Inside the post or not, the referee decides to grant the goal.
Paddy Field 0 – 1 Club Istanbul

Bad feeling for the moral. What happened after, nobody can explain it even today. The PF FC guys were dead during 15 min, just the time to let the Club Istanbul score 2 more goals.
Just before the half time, Jerome Aka the assassin, reduce the score after Gareth crossed the ball on his head from a corner.
2 min later, Chuday deliver a good ball to Gareth, who mixed speed and precipitation going round the keeper but taking the ball too far..


Half Time Paddy Field FC 1 – 3 Club Istanbul .


The second half was almost the copy of the first. PF FC dominated. The guys were on Place. Rich Irreproachable, Gregoraldera with two engine instead off his heart, Cyril AKA Mini Issake omni present, Grant and Kish who participated as much going forward as in defence.
But again, The Green guys were surprised by two long distance shots. Bobby the goal keeper, up to now perfect, was absent for those 2 shots.
At the end of the match, Jerome again, reduced the scored after a 20 metres strike.


This game looks like a women, you can dominate her, you can think to have everything under control, but this will never means that you will win.



Chuday, reporter without borders

With a commentary of Garett :

Guys,

Thanks for turning out on Sunday - although the Elephant White didnt show - I see this as more than simply a walkover victory for 3pts.

It was a victory because we had 14 players and they couldnt raise a team. It was a victory because we have taken 4pts off the Elephant and Castle this time around. I was really proud of the fact we didnt have to pull in ragtags to complete a game and that The Paddy Field had 14 players who enjoyed an even game played amongst ourselves with a competitive nature throughout - theres not another team in the league who could have done this, many borrowing players each sunday to make a full quota of 8.