Calling Ex-Cairnhill Players!!

Dear all,

It has been quite sometimes since the blog was updated.

There are some comments on the tag board which are quite negative, but we accept that.
Most of the players have joined other teams, while some have stop playing completely.

After some discussion with former Cairnhill FC Vice-Captain, Gervais, we have decided to rebuild Cairnhill FC again. However this time round, we are looking for friendly games only, at least for the next one year.

Thus, I am hoping to recruit back some of the former Cairnhill FC players to the team, as well as recruiting some new committed new players. For former players, you can contact me directly. For new players, maybe you would like to leave your email at the tag board or email to cairnhillfc@gmail.com and we will get back to you.

Once again, we hope to hear from you guys soon.


Thanks and Best Regards
Manager of Cairnhill FC

Match Report

This is our Match Report for the Game against Black Scorpions FC.
(PUB Pitch, 11:00am)
Score : Cairnhill FC 1-1 Black Scorpions


Line-Up:
Shuen
Shaik-Lawrence-Kiran-Sathya
Darryl-Syahrul-Jon-Jage
Jason-Berm

We were up against our ol' Frens,Black Scorpions,again and similiar to our previous meeting,the
match was very entertaining and a really tight affair. We were forced to play with 9men at the start
of the game, before we were swiftly joined by our 2 forwards, Berm and Jason to make it an
eleven-man-flat team. Considering the size of the PUB pitch, this proved to be an extremely
difficult test of our fitness and determination as we found ourselves being stretched wide by the
BSFC wingers. nonetheless,we quickly settled into our pass-and-move style of play and within a
quarter of an hour, found ourselves getting a breakthrough. Through an inspired forward drive by our
strikers, we won us a Corner and our Dead-ball specialist Darryl ran all the way from his side of
the field to take it. He sent the ball perfectly near the 6 yard box and all our centre back Kiran
had to do was head a floating ball over the keeper's outstretched hands and into the back of the net.
Score:1-0
However, the Scorpions replied almost immediately with an equaliser. From a freekick, the ball
evaded our keeper Shuen who came out to collect it,and it was bundled easily into the open goal by a
BSFC Forward.
Score:1-1
The Rest of the match saw both teams giving everything they had,trying to win the 3 points,but both
sides were equally matched. Cairnhill didnt have the luxury of substituting any of our players like
our opponents did, but we managed to hold on to the draw, with each and every player overcoming
their exhaustion and cramping legs, determined to come away with at least a point.

FINAL SCORE:
Cairnhill 1-1 Black Scorpions

Well played match, Scoprions.. You guys are a really sporting team, and the match was played with
utmost sportsmanship and fairness.. We've played 4 matches in 2 seasons alr against each other and
this match was Just as enjoyable as the previous games. may our paths cross again in the future!!

Despite the disappointing result, Cairnhill FC played very well today. Short of players, playing in
the merciless midday heat and on the back of a demoralising 6-0 defeat, we still played our hearts
out and kept the never-say-die attitude til the final whistle.. Special mention must go to Darryl
today, who was required to play 3 different positions today to cover our manpower shortage, and who
also provided and assisted in some of our most potent attacks. We wore black bands on our arms in
remembrance of Darryl's cousin who has passed on last wk. We played the match for her and im sure
she would've been proud.

Now, on to our final 2 matches against PMSFC.. Let's go Cairnhill!!!

New Jersey??

Guys,

What are your thoughts if we are to get new jersey for next season?

Kindly leave your comments on whether we should get a new set of jersey and if yes, what colour should we get? (Leave your comments on this post ok)

Thanks

Friendly?!?!?

Last Sunday, we guys had a friendly game at CHIJ Katong Primary. But due to is a last minute arrangement, many was unable to turn up. Only the following players came:

1) Jason Lee
2) Syahrul
3) Clarence
4) Darryl
5) Jonathan
6) Perry

With the 6 of us, 5 of our friends (Potential new player??) joined us for this friendly to make it 11. But by half - time, we are down to 10 because Clarence got some other appointment and got to leave early. Nevertheless, we finish the game, losting 3 - 1 with Syahrul scoring for us from a free - kick (Syahrul, remember to bring your scoring boots for this sunday game and start scoring in the league!).

Let look forward to the upcoming game against PMS FC!!!

Team Kickabout

The phoenixes enjoyed a well-deserved break from our hectic league schedule by participating in a Team Kickabout session at Nanyang Polytechnic on Friday. We had a decent turnout of players and a thoroughly enjoyable and light-hearted 5-on-5 game,which lasted an hour and a half (no break in between!) The 2 teams consisted of:

Team 1:
Lawrence
Clarence
Syahrul
Darryl
Jage

Team 2:
Santiago
Kiran
Berm
Navin
Josiah

Berm,recovering from his injury,still showed signs of his superior first touch and thumping shots and we can't wait til he's fit enough to make a return to the team. The other 2 new faces were Navin and Josiah,friends of Kiran, had a good time and fit in easily with the team. Possible future prospects? maybe so!

The match ended with a score of.......... who can remember the score actually?? we were all having a good time playing,and i must say, the pass-and-move and close control of the players were very encouraging signs for the games to come. It was all in all a very good team bonding session and at the same time,a stamina builder. Both sides had equally brilliant plays and scored countless Astounding goals. We had tonnes of laughs,and lots of fun. We hope to have a bigger turn out next time, so we can all enjoy as a team, and as a family.

Now we shift our focus to next week's match against the rapidly improving PMS FC. Let's go, Cairnhill!

Paparazzi Shots

Jage and Sathya; two Closet Liverpool fans? The picture says it all..

training sessions

Guys, these are the Free-to-Play fields we can use for our trainings, on Sundays when we don't have match or Friendlies, or on the weekdays. If we are to really improve and take this team further, we will need the commitment and support of everyone. This Cairnhill team has so much potential! In due course,we may be holding further talks in how to take this team to the next level. But thats all in good time. For now, let's see out this season in style!

*[From SSC Website:]

In addition, 10 Primary school fields will be open to the public for usage on a free-of-charge (FOC) basis during its operation hours w.e.f. 1 Jul 07.
No prior booking is required to use the field.
The school fields’ operation hours are from 3.00 pm to 7.00 pm on Saturdays and from 9.00 am to 7.00 pm on Sundays.
Below is the list of 10 primary schools:
• Da Qiao Primary School
• Edgefield Primary School
• Fengshan Primary School
• Sembawang Primary School (closed for conversion to synthetic turf)
• Pasir Ris Primary School (closed for conversion to synthetic turf)
• Queenstown Primary School
• Rosyth Primary School
• Unity Primary School
• Yuhua Primary School
• Zhenghua Primary School



-Kiran