Smacked Up and Battered!!!

Sean Connery reckons it`s OK to smack your wife up as long as it`s with an open hand. Apparently his Mrs hasn`t complained in 31 years of wedlock.......though she probably did, but just the once mind. Our mate in the picture is just about to go for the "backhander". A tricky manouver but when administered correctly, akin to The Crane Kick in The Karate Kid. An undefendable finisher. "`Ave it you slaaaaag!!"
Speaking of which,Verdy were on the recieving end of a  5-0 (not so) happyslapping  administered by Yokohama FC in the latest training game.Can`t think of many good points to report on a result like that so we`ll give you the line ups and leave it at that eh??
First Two Halves
GK: Suzuki
DF Fukuda
DF Tsuchiya
DF Takahashi
DF Hiramoto
MF Shibasaki
MF Kikuoka
MF Takagi (Youth)
MF Iio
MF Takagi (Shun)
FW Inoue

3rd Half
GK: Shibasaki [Takashi]
DF Wada
DF Iida
DF Fukui
DF Yoshida
MF Takano (Youth)
MF Adebayor
MF Mukai
MF Lee
MF Tomidokoro
FW Minami (Youth)

El Golazo had a good feature on the J League U-18 All Stars v All Japan University friendly to be played before the Xerox Cup this afternoon. Verdy Youth youngster Shun Takagi was listed as the "Key Man" in the J League squad.  A young player seemingly going places, though probably not with Verdy if he is indeed, any good. Let`s wait and see him in action!!

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Lights!! Camera!! Goat!! Grandad!!.....a-n-d Action!!

Verdy continued their pre-season playtime with a couple of match ups against FC Rukyu and J2 rivals Thespa Kusatsu. First up, a youthful Verdy line up (featuring 6 youth squad members and a certain Eugene Killoran.....) registered a 1-1 draw with FC Rukyu on a goal from youth squad member Takano. The more experienced line up took to field yesterday to record a win with Tsuchiya providing the winner in the first half.
Thespa Kusatsu line up:

GKSuzuki
DF Fukuda
DF Tsuchiya
DF Takahashi
DF Hiramoto
MF Shibasaki
MF Kikuoka
MF Kobayashi (Youth)
MF Iio
MF Abe
FW Inoue

An (ever so mildly...) interesting note is the continued presence of Kobayashi in the "more experienced" camp. Seemingly Kawakatsu is a fan. We at Tokyo Nerdy are becoming well bored with this pre-season junk..... give us a real game!! Get a bleedin` move on will ya??!! Our (footy) nuts are loaded like watermelons already but,  pre-season is unfortunately akin to animal pornography featuring members of your own family. It`s great because it`s porn, but ultimately frustrating  because it`s unusable.... Humph!! Roll on March 14th.....

Apologies Sigurros...

The schedule for this week has been announced but unfortunately the only friendlies arranged are training matches to be held at Verdy Grounds (Verdy`s Training Ground not the place where they play league games). You will of course be welcome to go and watch but the nature of the match will be exactly that:Training Matches. No tickets required, just turn up. If you still want to see the boys warming up and trotting about (you must be mental if you do??) they have a match against FC Rykyu (J3) on 20th of Feb KO is 2.00 Alternatively they have another warm up against Thespa Kusatsu on 21st KO is 1.00. Please note, these are not proper games. Here are a couple of pics from the Machida Zelvia game. As you can see, not exactly the Bernabau......

Done by Machida!!

The following line up was done 1-0 over 90 minutes  by Machida Zelvia (currently JFL "J3" though .very possible J2`ers come 2011 season) at the Verdy Grounds today
GK:Shibasaki [Takashi]
DF Fukuda
DF Tsuchiya
DF Takahashi
DF Hiramoto (!!)
MF Shibasaki [Akira],
MF Kikuoka
MF Kobayashi (Youth)
MF Tomidokoro
MF Abe
FW Inoue
Still no Doi or Kawano and still no news of any "proper" friendlies.

Sports papers eh?? Bunch of Arse!!

"It was all the Sponichi`s fault they are full of (sh)it.....we are safe, thankyou for worrying, it`s true we have no money, but the J League already know we have no money so it`s OK.  We are using a new business model whereby we fund ourselves on an ongoing basis instead of supplying a big lump of cash up front. As you were ladies and gentlemen"  Is the basic jist of the statement released today on the Verdy website concerning yesterdays story in the Sponichi. Nice one!!

Knackered After All??

Sponichi is reporting serious problems with Verdy`s application to be allowed to compete in the J League this season....it turns out the 500,000,0000円 required to begin the season had only been "pledged". Seemingly, now the time has come to stump up the cash, low and behold we haven`t got it!! The original agreement was that the money had to be provided by February 17th otherwise we will be out. Gulp!! Our one glimmer of hope lies in that Sports papers are generally as reliable as a British Rail train so let`s wait and see if the proper papers are reporting it later on......

Monkey On Acid In MJS Boardroom Shocker!!

Monkey On Acid In MJS Boardroom Shocker!!

Well according to the Verdy Dreams Foundation set up by MJS (Verdy`s chief sponsor) "Tokyo Verdy Crowned World Champions!!" is what the headlines are actually going to read across the newspapers of the world in 2024.  Now I`m all for having a positive outlook in life and I don`t want to poo-poo an idea that I would love to see happen ...BUT what kind of drugs are the people at MJS on?? That must be the strongest acid ever sampled. In the MJS world, hand towels become speaking baby seals laughing at you as giggle uncontrolably unable to go to the bathroom. Music is too scary to listen to and the most inanimate objects take the form of the most sinister beings. Hellfudge!! What is going on there??
The plan is that Verdy fans across the country give 20,000Yen (minimum) to the foundation and this money is invested by MJS for the good of the club. The club then gives the new members discounts on things like match tickets, merchandising etc. in return. This money will then be swept up into a huge pile big enough to fill Ajinomoto and fund the growth of the club into the world beating Green Machine of 2024. This is the plan apparently:
Stage One 2010- 2012
Become profitable, establish a competetive team (no shit Sherlock!!), improve training facilities, increase sponsorship and increase support in the hometown area.
Stage Two  2013 - 2016
Increase business base
Become one of Top3 teams in J1
Become Top 5 team in terms of attendance
Have the best training facilities in the country
Expand non-football businesses
Stage Three 2017 - 2020
Maintain Top 3 status in terms of attendance
Win J League, Nabisco Cup and Emperors Cup
Have a 50th Anniversary knees-up
Stage Four 2021 - 2024
Become richest club in Japan
Maintain highest attendance
Win World Club Championship
Build a new stadium inside a volcano, hold the world to ransom only to be foiled by a bird in a bikini and a robot car.
Easy as that eh!! Crack cocaine has a lot to answer for.....