Verdy (don`t) Get Their Fingers Wet.... Verdy 0 - 1 Machida

Romance of the cup my arse, that was more like a teenage rummage on the sofa, the hand just goes past the panty line and boom....girls dad come`s home, kicks you in the nuts and breaks your nose whilst tossing you out the house in a superhuman rage!!  What have Honda FC, Honda Lock, SC Tochigi, Machida Zelivia and Omiya Ardija all got in common?? Doesn`t take a genius to work it out.......they have all succeded in dumping Tokyo Verdy out of The Emperors Cup from a lower division. Both Honda`s, SC Tochigi and now Zelvia have all come out on top from the JFL (Japanese 3rd Division) while Omiya triumphed whilst still in J2 while Verdy were in J1.  Verdy have now failed to win a single game in the competition since winning the thing on a crisp New Years Day at a packed Olympic Stadium back on New Years day 2005. Bollocks to it......
Could be intersesting to see if Verdy do go belly up this winter if this has any effect on Machida. If Verdy cease to exist, then Machida Zelvia might get a boost being a Tokyo team that isn`t FC Tokyo. Maybe, maybe not as having lived in or around Machida City from 2000 to 2007 and never met a single FC Machida (as they were) or Machida Zelvia fan; they could be destined to stay as lowly supported as they currently are.
I`d like to see it but, on the whole I just don`t think Tokyo is a "football city" as of 2010. Baseball is King in the Capital unfortunately,The Yomiuri Giants draw 40,000 five days a week and even an average team like Yakult regularly get into the high teens.. FC Tokyo can get 25,000 on a good day with a big team coming to town, Verdy even in J1 only averaged about 14,000 and even this figure is boosted by the big away followings of Urawa, Marinos and such like. Maybe Machida can change a few peoples way of thinking and they will definately have turned a few heads with last nights derby win. All credit to them, they turned up, did a job and took the spoils.

1-0 Not Quite....

Jumpers For Goalposts, Romance of the Cup, Greatest Knockout Tournament in The World.....! But unfortunately The (mini) Boys couldn`t quite make it. 1-0 loss but a great story anyway!!

The Topsy Turvy World Of Tokyo Verdy.....

Get in lads!!!!!

After winning the Tokyo Prefectural Qualifying Tournament our own Verdy YOUTH Team have qualified for the Emperors Cup first round proper and are just one step away from facing FC Tokyo (the real deal not the youth line up)  in the 2nd round of the Emperors Cup on Sunday......Game on tonight at Nishigaoka vs Komazawa University, win that and while the top team will be facing Machida Zelvia at Nishigaoka, the YOUTH team will be facing FC Tokyo "away" at Ajinomoto Stadium for a place in the next round!! The mind BOGGLES.........BOGGLES.....as both games are Sunday which game do you go to??!! Who does each respective coach pick being as half the Verdy first team qualify for the youth team as well!! Lets hope the Boys can do the business against Komazawa and set up a fantastic ocassion for all concerned!! C`MON THE (mini) BOYS!!!!!!!

Attack of The Gimp!! Verdy 2 - 0 FC Gifu

Somebody had a good time.......

2-0, TWO goals from Takuma Abe, a taxi from TWO stations away from home due to TOO many drinks  a missed connection for the last train home but still TWO thumbs up from The Biggest Gimp in the Stadium!!,. First up the 2-0 win keeps Verdy in contention for the third promotion spot though with JEF also winning we are back where we started before kick off; 6 points behind and waiting for them to slip up. The game itself was relatively entertaining (if you are a Verdy supporter) with a good number of chances falling to the home side. Hiramoto went close, Iio was busy and it seemed just a matter of time until Verdy would open the scoring. The back line were back to their best with Takahashi (after his goal last week) coming in for the unlucky Yoshida. Another clean sheet and Gifu rarely threatening Doi between the sticks. For the second week running it would be Kawakatsu`s substitute who would do the business. After Takahasi and debutant Shuto Minami had provided the goals last week, Takuma Abe came on for Yoshiaki Takagi with 25 minutes remaining and was on hand to score both Verdy goals after concerted Verdy pressure. The first was a strike from distance that the keeper will feel he should have at least pushed round the post, the second a toe poke finish from the six yard box after a scramble from a corner. In the right place at the the right time and willing to have a crack. Nice one Takumi!!So, after weeks and weeks of not being able to score than a single goal, Verdy have 6 in 3 games. Nishigaoka is simply a great place to watch a poorly supported team. With only 3,900 in attendance the noise generated in such a small space generated a great atmosphere. No need for microphones, no running track, right on top of the action. Superb. Beers aplenty, possibly the greasiest sliced chicken ever produced, 2 goals, 3 points, balmy summer weather, seriously what more could a football fan ask for?? Emperors Cup next week again at Nishigaoka and it`s lower league opposition so we are probably knackered........Machida Zelvia currently JFL but promotion hopefuls. Will Verdy succumb as usual or will The Boys send them back to their basket, slapped arse and tearful?? Will The Gimp re-appear this season!!??

Yoshinari`s Pink Monstrosity Back From The Dead!!! It`s Alive!!!!

My Feckin` Lord!!!Premium Seating in The Tomisawa Section anyone?? King of Thailand, Elton John and probably Graeme Le Saux (if rumours were to be belived despite him being married with kids) would be game on obviously but anyone else?? Gimpy smile, pink t shirt....Gifu strikers must be feeling confident tonight!!

Crack!! Ouch!! Crack!! Twat!!! Crack!! MOFO!! Crack!! Gimme that whip cos I`m gonna $%&# you up!!

Where d` whitey boys at??!!

Is the sound of the work whip being cracked on the back of Tokyo Nerdy 1969 this week readers, hence the ridiculously late update on last weeks trip down to the soon to be Atlantis island of Kyushu (why do they get so knackered by rain EVERY year??) for a trot about with the Horsefanciers from Kumamoto. Although Kumamoto were able to complete the double over The Boys this week with a 3-2 scoreline, Verdy have come a long way since the opening game defeat. On that first day, Hiramoto was at left back, Doi was on the bench and we looked anything but the team that is currently (thanks to JEF`s defeat by this weeks opponents Gifu) still only 6 points from a promotion spot.  It took a good while for Kawakatsu to get the team into a cohesive unit and even with the first victory against Gifu we were still terrible only winning with a grass cutter from Iio in the 89th minute after an absolute borefest. However, since then due to the limited attacking options (though we have 4 goals in the last 2 games...) Kawakatsu has concentrated on making us difficult to beat. Stoke City had their Iron Curtain under Freddie Steele in the 50`s well Verdy have had a bit of a Chicken Wire Net Blind with Kawakatsu guarding the drawstring this term. The words "Tokyo Verdy" and "Solid back line" have never been uttered in the same sentence in the tenure of us at Tokyo Nerdy.
Verdy have (until the departure of Hulk) always gone for "a let`s try and score as many as we can and hopefully they will score one less" approach. Though not this year as we haven`t got the attacking prowess of players in years gone by. Who knows what will happen in the end of season shake up, we might be involved but more than likely will be looking on in envy but, I for one am enjoying even being in with a shout. It`s exciting, JEF look ropey and we have a chance. Starting with this weeks last home league game at Nishigaoka. Gotta love Nishigaoka. Right next to the pitch, (which is lucky for Kawakatsu as he got sent off after the game and is banned from the touchline this week) and even with 3,000 there is an atmos. Tokyo Nerdy are off to Nishigaoka tomorrow night and after 2 weeks of solid non stop work, we goddamn deserve it. Win, lose or draw, it`s summer, it`s live J-League, they have beer and that`s enough for me!! C`mon The Boys!!! It`s good to be alive!!

"Goal Machine" with Number 7!! I remember when there used to be people in those seats.....