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14 November, 2013
Notes from Manila 2013
Author: Craig Armitt This may be the first tournament in which there was almost more drama before we arrived then during the actual weekend. It all started in the week leading up to the event with everyone gradually becoming aware of Typhoon Haiyan. Then on Friday morning Craig was sat at Olly’s gaff when the […]
03 November, 2013
Silly Season at Ky Hoa
The officials at Ky Hoa certainly were in the Halloween spirit this weekend providing us with a particularly gruesome specimen of a referee, a withered wrinkled bag of leather filled with bones, a horrifying voice shredded by 50 years of smoking and shouting at other Vietnamese men and a chilling interpretation of the game of […]
29 October, 2013
Raiders 4 Olympique 2
Raiders were back with a bang on Sunday defeating last years champions Olympique de Saigon by four goals to two. The occasion was tempered by the sad news of the passing of Floyd’s father, whom we had all met during his visit to Vietnam and indeed on his previous visits too. The Raiders family came […]
14 October, 2013
Raiders crash back to earth
After what’s now basically 6 months of having our own way, and 3 consecutive league wins against the Saints, the Raiders were sent crashing down to earth on Sunday at Thu Duc Sports University. We won’t dispute the result but I won’t say ‘no excuses’ because trust me, we have plenty. 50 minutes on the […]
07 October, 2013
Raiders vs Fighting Cocks
Video says it all. Thanks to Saigon Raiders media team. […]
25 September, 2013
The Ashes is/are ours. Raiders 4 Saints 0
Raiders confirmed at the weekend their increasing competitiveness and somewhat hard-to-get-used-to word around town as one of the favourites for the league this year. Considering the third place finish last year, the recent 2-0 and 5-1 victories against Olympique and the acquisition of some real quality to strengthen the side, I think a top three […]
12 July, 2013
VIKING CUP 2013, IN KUALA LUMPUR
Author: Floyd Bennit Arriving in full colors and luggage the Raiders assembled infront of the group check-in counter of Vietnam Airlines the signage board started blinking in red and white: WELCOME RAIDERS, SAIGON VIKING CUP DELEGATION 2013. A “Fragile” sticker was attached to Angelo’s Louis Vuitton bag which had already been packaged in safety foil […]
20 May, 2013
Phu Quoc 2013
By Anthony Roberti The Saigon Raiders headed to Phu Quoc Island’s Mango Bay Resort in hopes of winning the Mango Bay Cup which eluded them last season. The Raiders were fresh as daisies and sober as judges on the morning of the tournament (a rare sight considering the painful hangovers of Cambodia, KL, Manila, and […]
