london fancy a kick about again FAKA?

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Gregorry Henry (pronounced like Thierry Henry?) asked

(all this football talk is making me think we need another kickaround - any thoughts, london?)

well how about it? i'm well up for it. possible clashes with the london FAGOT (FAGOTs and FAKAs fite!) it's may actually be physically impossible for an individual to perform in both events in one weekend.

any suggestions? is it bright enough in the evening yet for post-work footie? or actual 5-a-side court action with ACTUAL GOALS WITH POSTS AND CROSSBARS?

― ken c (ken c), Monday, 19 April 2004 15:08 (twenty-one years ago)

I'd be up for after-work action.

And after work football. Regents Park?

― Dr. C (Dr. C), Monday, 19 April 2004 15:18 (twenty-one years ago)

ooh good call

― ken c (ken c), Monday, 19 April 2004 15:21 (twenty-one years ago)

If your tales of pain following a jumpers for goalposts park kickabout are anything to go by, 5-a-side pitches with astroturf strike me as a very bad idea indeed.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 19 April 2004 15:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Love to.

Tuesdays or Thursdays tend to be good, but I couldn't be there much before 6.30.

― Daniel (dancity), Monday, 19 April 2004 16:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Given that I work in a suit, I am rather less likely to show for one of these, but given that I haven't shown for one since this time last year, that should not influence anyone.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Monday, 19 April 2004 18:38 (twenty-one years ago)

Probably, Ken! It's a middle name, and it IS after Henri Gregoire, and stuff!

I'll express a slight preference for Sunday the 2nd, since getting down to London is pretty tricky for me what with studyin' and stuff, and there's already FAGOT on the first (and, like, how tiring can tennis really be?). But I'm happy with anything other than a Wednesday or a Thursday.

― Gregory Henry (Gregory Henry), Monday, 19 April 2004 19:27 (twenty-one years ago)

i'm not back by the 2nd :( would love to play sometime in mid-late May tho (16th ideal)

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 19 April 2004 21:47 (twenty-one years ago)

shall we tentatively say next tuesday then? around 6:30? somewhere in regent's park? if enough people can turn up?

so far there are 3 (4 if gregory can make it)...

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 08:21 (twenty-one years ago)

hello, i am up for it too. that makes 5

― ambrose (ambrose), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 09:01 (twenty-one years ago)

I can probably be persuaded.

― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 09:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Me too.

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 09:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Tuesday at 6.30 it is. (I gave up using a diary when I stopped being freelance, but I am fairly sure i'm free)

― Japanese Giraffe (Japanese Giraffe), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 10:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Hang on a bit, me and Daniel are the same person, so don't count us twice.

― Japanese Giraffe (Japanese Giraffe), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 10:43 (twenty-one years ago)

And be suspicious when I say things like 'Daniel is so OTM'

― Japanese Giraffe (Japanese Giraffe), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 10:44 (twenty-one years ago)

ambrose, how's about dropping by someday?

― Ed (dali), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 12:05 (twenty-one years ago)

I so want to come and play.

― Sick Nouthall (Nick Southall), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 12:20 (twenty-one years ago)

At this stage I'd have to say a resounding 'me, too', now that I'm back from Tokyo and by then the jet lag won't affect my pounding yet somehow fruitless left-sided runs.

― darren (darren), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 14:00 (twenty-one years ago)

wahey, so that's about 9 people so far (studying/double-counting notwithstanding)? game on. i dunno regents park too well.. any suggestions for where we should meet/play?

btw i'm on jury service next week so there's a very slight chance that i'm in a high profile murder case and thus be seperated from the rest of the world, but i doubt it.

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 14:45 (twenty-one years ago)

-i'm +i'll be

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 14:46 (twenty-one years ago)

ed - i get a mobile either, tomorrow, friday or saturday. so then i will be more contactable. but this week is a bit hectic with house hunting. i hope to be looking round places ever day this week so maybe next week. well, unless you are interested in the rephlex thing on friday?

― ambrose (ambrose), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 14:02 (twenty-one years ago)

i will not make next week as I'm in the USA, but if this becomes a regular thing I'll definitely turn out.

― Dr. C (Dr. C), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 15:02 (twenty-one years ago)

alright so that's about 7 people? nae tae bad!

a note on the diary then (i wonder if stevem is still updating the calendar?!)

6:30 Tuesday 22 Apr - Regents Park.
Meet outside regent's park station? and then we can make our way in and find the nearest flat patch? I'll bring a ball.

my number is 07967 755446 if you're late etc. so far

1.daniel/japanese giraffe
2.ambrose
3.jerry
4.eyeballkicks
5.darren
6.kenneth
7.gregory?

and of course bring other people you know who want to play but don't know about this already.

― ken c (ken c), Thursday, 22 April 2004 10:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Do you mean thursday 22nd april or tuesday 27?

― Ed (dali), Thursday, 22 April 2004 11:30 (twenty-one years ago)

haha shit!!

i meant tuesday 27th yes!

i'm dumb - i was looking at my windows NT calendar and 22nd was highlighted and i typed it. contrary to my believe windows NT does not read minds and therefore it highlights today's date rather than the date i was thinking off. arrrgh :(

― ken c (ken c), Thursday, 22 April 2004 11:33 (twenty-one years ago)

I think Stevem is in NYC right now so may not be updating the calendar. But I might be wrong.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Thursday, 22 April 2004 16:37 (twenty-one years ago)

I can't make this. Lameosity is mine. Also, work. I'd really, really, have liked to, honest.

But but, I'll see y'all for tennis! Meh.

― Gregory Henry (Gregory Henry), Thursday, 22 April 2004 20:45 (twenty-one years ago)

bump.

― ken c (ken c), Sunday, 25 April 2004 21:32 (twenty-one years ago)

the numbers are back to 7 as there will be a foreign import ben coming from that sinister place. see you all on tues.

― ken c (ken c), Sunday, 25 April 2004 21:42 (twenty-one years ago)

JtN:
> I can probably be persuaded.

cool. i predict at least one 'he is what is known in some schools as a fucking lazy, thick Nipper' joke. 8)

― koogs (koogs), Monday, 26 April 2004 06:58 (twenty-one years ago)

I got injured trying to dance on Saturday.

Might come for keepin only.

― Sean Carter (roc), Monday, 26 April 2004 16:53 (twenty-one years ago)

ok.. i'm gonna bring a ball tomorrow then (hopefully it doesnt get confiscated by the middlesex crown court!!! esp after the nike brazilian advert stylee action i'm gonna do in the courtroom)

those who are coming see you all at 6:30! if late call me (number is a few posts above) or look for us at the nearest flat patch of grass from regent's park stn.

after playing tennis on saturday, swimming on sunday and 10-pin bowling + passing the 190bpm "paranoia rebirth" song on the hardest level of DDR earlier, I'm gonna be either extremely fit or really knackered. we'll see!

― ken c (ken c), Monday, 26 April 2004 20:18 (twenty-one years ago)

I am going to have to drop out of this, I am afraid. I sliced my big toe open on some laminate flooring at the weekend :(

― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 09:00 (twenty-one years ago)

Most middle-class injury evah? If you slipped on sun-dried tomato oil it would be even better.

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 10:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Didn't Peter Paphides used to do a column in Time Out on middle class injuries?

― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 10:23 (twenty-one years ago)

I hope this doesn't keep you out of the tennis, Jezza.

I can't play this evening cos the Guv'nor is showing me round 'is manor and it would be seriously disrespectful not to take 'im up on 'is kind offer. Comprendez?

(Also I have a steenkin' cold).

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 10:48 (twenty-one years ago)

I can't come as I am still shaken after choking on a pine nut.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 10:54 (twenty-one years ago)

I banged my head on my Habitat pine pot-rack of Nigella Lawson crockery.

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 11:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Was that an industrial injury, Jerry? Are you going to come over all trucker's cap, 60 a day & gravelly voice like Kurt Wagner?

― Mooro (Mooro), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 11:54 (twenty-one years ago)

I slipped as I got out of the bath on Sunday morning to turn over a Byrds cassette that had come to the end of the side. I have a bluddy grate hole in my right big toe now. :(

― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 12:27 (twenty-one years ago)

I can make this now. Can one of the above injured come along with the requisite pacific ocean organic sponge and a bucket of aqua libre for injuries and some canapes for half time.

― Canada Briggs (Canada Briggs), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 12:34 (twenty-one years ago)

Should be there at Regents Park tube at 6.30 or thereabouts - if not, see y'all at the next FAKA or FAP all being well.

― darren (darren), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 13:09 (twenty-one years ago)

Bloody typical midweek friendly withdrawals. I'll be at the tube at 6.30. I've forgotten my mobile (why today? I never do this!), so could someone pick me up at the station - at street level, of course? I'm short with black hair and I'll be wearing a khaki-coloured jacket.

― Japanese Giraffe (Japanese Giraffe), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 13:27 (twenty-one years ago)

I have been hit by a heavily annotated copy of Adaline Glasheen's Census of Finnegans Wake, flung by an irate ultra on the terraces.

― the finefox, Tuesday, 27 April 2004 13:36 (twenty-one years ago)

We have thunder and lightning in Tottenham now, so I don't fancy your chances of a rain-free game.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 16:10 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't fancy their chances of a flood free pitch.

― Ed (dali), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 16:51 (twenty-one years ago)

holy shit, so we had a 5 men strong squad (ambrose, eyeballkicks, canada briggs, ken c, sinister ben), it was raining like shit but thought not to let the quality in the team be wasted, so we went to the park anyway in spite of the thunderstorm.

To our surprise, at the park, there was still these folks, who were STILL PLAYING FOOTBALL!! "Local hardcores" as described by canada briggs, so we challenged them to a game and they accepted and we played in the stormy pitch (thank god for their flourescent ball).

With the rain cascading down on us, it was no place for fancy trickery. The other team tried it but their advances were quenched by a few sliding tackles. Our route one, ball over the top tactics worked a treat and WE THRASHED THEM! Final score was 17-9.

eyeballkicks' forehead was full of mud after all the headers. he may have scored one with his eye (eyeball kicked!)

so much fun - same again next tuesday? (hopefully sans rain?)

― ken c (ken c), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 06:24 (twenty-one years ago)

ambrose was in particularly fine form, being in 2 places at once (also, looking at the room in my house)

― gareth (gareth), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 08:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Jaysis you chaps are hardcore. I did my grocery shopping after work and emerged into the Great DelugeTM, but got home eventually with soaking shoes but dry chorizo.

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 08:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Mmm - Chorizo.

Congrats to the hardcore ILE champs but doing anything in pouring rain that doesn't involve getting out of the rain as soon as possible = mentalism.

― robster (robster), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 08:23 (twenty-one years ago)

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coool!

― ken c (ken c), Wednesday, 10 May 2006 13:08 (nineteen years ago)

Gosh, Ken, so many o's in your last two posts.

― Daniel Giraffe (Daniel Giraffe), Wednesday, 10 May 2006 13:19 (nineteen years ago)

this FAKA may turn into a FABadminton instead... as there seems to be a lack of interest in numbers

― ken c (ken c), Wednesday, 10 May 2006 14:04 (nineteen years ago)

still struggling with injuries i'm afraid.

― Konal 'Sick Note' Doddz (blueski), Wednesday, 10 May 2006 14:10 (nineteen years ago)

Oh I am interested, and I am going to see CO, too.

― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Wednesday, 10 May 2006 14:12 (nineteen years ago)

if it happens to turn into FABadinton would you be up for it stevie?

― ken c (ken c), Wednesday, 10 May 2006 14:19 (nineteen years ago)

As long as it is somewhere relatively central.

― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Wednesday, 10 May 2006 14:20 (nineteen years ago)

I did a Markelby myself, while playing badminton a few days after that game on Primrose Hill that I turned up late to. I was in agony for a while, and had to have a day off work, and then limp around for a week. That was about 6 weeks ago and I haven't been able to play football since then, so I expect he'll be out of action for more than just this weekend. The personnel department where I work were about to put me on half-pay yesterday, claiming I'd been off work for 48 days with a sports injury. I told them I'd only missed one day of work, but they said I needed to prove it. From now on I might pop into the Personnel office each day and do a little dance just to make sure they notice me.

― Teh HoBBler (the pirate king), Wednesday, 10 May 2006 14:23 (nineteen years ago)

Any news on football/badminton this Sunday?

There are plans afoot to meet at the North London Tavern around 8ish, for indie sportsfolk with an interest in seeing Camera Obscura at the Luminaire later on.

― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Friday, 12 May 2006 10:45 (nineteen years ago)

I think darren is also interested, however that still only makes 4 of us.

If instead we fancy badminton: i called the sobell centre and they said they have loads of slots for sunday. (i asked about 2:30 just as an example and that's free). So if you fancy that then it should be quite easy to book that instead - and if the north london line is running we can get to kilburn pretty quickly using that! (from camden road station 10 mins busride away)

― ken c (ken c), Friday, 12 May 2006 12:21 (nineteen years ago)

i might be more keen on badmin than football! it's lookign a bit more promising for me to play on sunday tho, even tho it may just be in goal for entire duration.

― Konal Doddz (blueski), Friday, 12 May 2006 12:32 (nineteen years ago)

Badminton yay!!!!!

― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, 12 May 2006 12:37 (nineteen years ago)

BUT I'm at my parents for lunch :( This only works for me if it's like 5pm. Sorry chaps.

― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, 12 May 2006 12:43 (nineteen years ago)

Looks like rain for Sunday, so badminton may be the best bet, apres tout...

― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Friday, 12 May 2006 13:30 (nineteen years ago)

what kind of times shall we go for then - i guess it depends if we're going to go straight to kilburn or home first (suits me either way). et me know of a preferred time and i'll call and book the nearest! Think they do it for slots half an hour past each hour 2:30, 3:30 etc..

― ken c (ken c), Friday, 12 May 2006 13:33 (nineteen years ago)

If we went for, say, 5.30, Baz Lazazz could come along, we could play for a couple of hours, then those of us CO-ing could head to Kilburn for 8ish?

― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Friday, 12 May 2006 13:43 (nineteen years ago)

That would suit me v well...

― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, 12 May 2006 13:45 (nineteen years ago)

OK. can only get 5:30 for one hour - will that be enough? (we can mix and match and have some games of doubles?) let me know and i'll book it straight away.

― ken c (ken c), Friday, 12 May 2006 13:55 (nineteen years ago)

both 4:30 and 6:30 are fully booked.

― ken c (ken c), Friday, 12 May 2006 13:56 (nineteen years ago)

Sounds ace (did you see what I did there), Ken!

― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, 12 May 2006 13:57 (nineteen years ago)

Make it so, Kenneth.

― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Friday, 12 May 2006 13:59 (nineteen years ago)

(I am going to CO, despite being a rocker at heart.)

― PJ Miller (PJ Miller 68), Friday, 12 May 2006 14:00 (nineteen years ago)

ok, we've courted!

Court 1B Sunday 17:30 for one hour. See you there

― ken c (ken c), Friday, 12 May 2006 14:05 (nineteen years ago)

do you guys have racquets? i have one (somewhere). Actually they must have some for hire as well..

― ken c (ken c), Friday, 12 May 2006 14:06 (nineteen years ago)

and the 'cocks.

― ken c (ken c), Friday, 12 May 2006 14:06 (nineteen years ago)

I'm sure I've got a racket somewhere, but I fear it might have fallen victim to a purge when I moved house. There's a tube full of 'cocks lying aroud in my kitchen from previous tenants, so i can bring that along.

― Daniel Giraffe (Daniel Giraffe), Friday, 12 May 2006 14:08 (nineteen years ago)

I don't have a single cock, but I have a racket. The strings may disintegrate the moment I hit anything with it, though - does anyone have a spare they can bring just in case?

― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, 12 May 2006 14:20 (nineteen years ago)

i'll see if my flatmate has one.

― ken c (ken c), Friday, 12 May 2006 14:21 (nineteen years ago)

okay guys i have a second court booked as well. just so that we can all be in on some action. see you all 5:30 at the sobell centre? just at the reception.

http://www.aquaterra.org/islington/sobell/

― ken c (ken c), Sunday, 14 May 2006 11:26 (nineteen years ago)

Argh, I have to bail on this, I'm afraid - sorry if this leaves you short of numbers! See some of you later at Lumi, though.

― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Sunday, 14 May 2006 11:52 (nineteen years ago)

oops! see you later on then

― ken c (ken c), Sunday, 14 May 2006 12:21 (nineteen years ago)

See y'all there just before 5.30!

― Markelby (Mark C), Sunday, 14 May 2006 14:00 (nineteen years ago)

Still smarting after defeat to Markelby, and my right arm feels a bit trembly, but badminton was great fun. more please.

― Daniel Giraffe (Daniel Giraffe), Monday, 15 May 2006 07:59 (nineteen years ago)

So many parts of me are stiff and sore after badminton and cricket. Damn you old age!

But it was great fun - the game between me and Daniel was pretty epic (I felt like I'd been playing for days rather than 45 minutes, unlike my sprightly opponent), but not as epic as Darren and Ken's to-the-wire finale. Definitely want to do it again soon - 6 people on two courts would be ace cos then there'd be the opportunity to rest between games :)

― Markelby (Mark C), Monday, 15 May 2006 09:03 (nineteen years ago)

sorry for missing this. good that there were 4 of you tho.

― Konal Doddz (blueski), Monday, 15 May 2006 09:10 (nineteen years ago)

I saw Ken, later. He was glowing, healthily.

― PJ Miller (PJ Miller 68), Monday, 15 May 2006 09:50 (nineteen years ago)

two months pass...

since ILX is about to die - a testimonial game this sunday?

― ken c (ken c), Thursday, 10 August 2006 11:36 (eighteen years ago)

is it already dead?

― ken c (ken c), Friday, 11 August 2006 10:27 (eighteen years ago)

can't do this sunday now btw

― ken c (ken c), Friday, 11 August 2006 10:27 (eighteen years ago)

one year passes...

Anyone interested in joining my weekly game on Mondays in Regents Park? We usually manage to cobble together about 7 or 8 uncordinated reprobates which is not quite enough to make a decent game so we typically join forces with any other shorthanded game - a highly unsatisfactory arrangement because they likely as not turn out to be a bunch of cocks.

if we could get a couple more together regulars I reckon we could manage a really decent game.

― Upt0eleven, Tuesday, 10 June 2008 10:02 (sixteen years ago)

i would like to but unfortunately already playing another regular monday one in south tottenham! :\ (plus i currently recovering broken foot)

― ken c, Tuesday, 10 June 2008 10:30 (sixteen years ago)

What time do you start, Nick? And are you really all malcos or are any of you actually quite good (NB the latter would be a bad thing)?

― Mark C, Tuesday, 10 June 2008 12:32 (sixteen years ago)

we tend to start around 7 - or whenever i turn up.

there are some decent players amongst us (i am probably one of the least capable but what i lack in skill i more than make up for in mouthiness) but no ronaldos and no-one takes it too seriously, which is why last night was so frustrating.

― Upt0eleven, Tuesday, 10 June 2008 12:43 (sixteen years ago)

Didn't realise the extnet of your injury, Ken.

As for your game, Upt0eleven, I play with Ken (I say!) in South Tottenham on a Monday already. Which gives me an idea - perhaps we could have a showdown between your Monday people and ours later in the week...!

― Daniel Giraffe, Tuesday, 10 June 2008 14:16 (sixteen years ago)

^^^ This is a mighty fine idea. Won't take much to persuade my boyz and I imagine the extra exercise won't hurt. Unless i break my foot. Which I almost certainly will.

― Upt0eleven, Tuesday, 10 June 2008 14:35 (sixteen years ago)

Great! I'm sure there won't be too much arm-twisting required on our side either.

Regents Park? Wednesdays?

― Daniel Giraffe, Tuesday, 10 June 2008 14:48 (sixteen years ago)

Sounds good to me. Seeing some tonight for a gig - will report back.

― Upt0eleven, Tuesday, 10 June 2008 16:45 (sixteen years ago)

I'm backing myself in an ILX kickabout. Make it happen, everyone.

― Just got offed, Tuesday, 10 June 2008 17:18 (sixteen years ago)

three years pass...

some interests on ILF
I SCORED A GOAL FFS

how about it, london ILX?

― Gary Numan, or Gary Fletcher (ken c), Thursday, 18 August 2011 15:01 (thirteen years ago)

one year passes...

there is FAKA in regent's park on the coming Monday after work, if anyone's interested let me know?

― ^ sarcasm (ken c), Friday, 10 May 2013 15:12 (twelve years ago)

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