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13 December, 2016

Match report: Raiders 1 – 0 Hotshots

After last week’s match tense and disappointing affair in which the referee was dishing out cards as gleefully as a postman at Christmas, The Raiders Ultras and WAGs who turned up were hoping for a game which was easier on the eye. Disappointingly for them, both The Raiders and Hotshots seemed to be intent on […]

06 December, 2016

Match report: Raiders 6 – 1 Hong Kong Krauts

2 games in 2 days gave us the chance to see the whole squad in action and what we are capable of. After the bad result on Friday it was time to show the German team from Hong Kong how we play in Saigon. Let’s be honest – it was not much opposition they gave […]

05 December, 2016

Match report: Raiders 1 – 2 Olympique

Last week, we bade a fond farewell to a German and a gent, Daniel Breustedt. The outgoing captain’s boots have been filled by Olly with on the pitch duties and Jerry with off the pitch duties, as the new Captain and Vice-Captain were sworn in during the post-game, Orient frivolities. Another Friday. Another game. Another win? […]

21 February, 2017

Match report – Raiders 3 – 1 Nam An

Admittedly, writing a match report three weeks after a game has been played adds a certain challenge to the task… What was the score? Who the hell played? How on earth did I end up writing this match report, the answer to that question still eludes me! Raiders Vs Nam An The TET holiday usually […]

05 December, 2016

Cartwheels in Bangkok

Our eyes met. My mouth was dry. Mentally I ran through possible answers. Friendship or honesty. If personal experience has taught me anything it’s that honesty isn’t always the best policy. Like when a girl asks ‘You didn’t come inside me did you?’ There is a fine line and I was about to cross it. […]

Match report: Gemadept 0 – 2 Raiders

Sunday night game. Floodlights. Light drizzle. Perfect footballing conditions for us foreigners. I arrived early to see Mick Stanbrook watching over the earlier KO. He told me about his recent visit to Japan; clean air, cycle rides, bullet trains and robot restaurants. Life was good on many levels. Pat arrived later with the rest of […]

29 November, 2016

Match report: Raiders 2 – 0 Arsenal Artist

After a good warm up and some nice photos taken by Nico the Raiders took the pitch in their traditional 4-4-2 but kind of a 4-5-1 formation. Center backs were Jerry and Jamie. Ohashi and Nano started at the fullback position. Daniel in his last match played center mid with Mic and they had Nicolas […]

09 November, 2016

Match report: Raiders 4 – 1 Local team

[columns] [column size=”half” last=”no”] Nico The ball fizzles through the air, one of those tele-guided rocket corners Scott patents these days. A box full of people squints the eyes – correction, the Caucasian part at least, the other part is… just looking. My muscles tense, estimating the landing zone of this swerving beauty ridiculously close […]