The Raiders were founded in 1990 and were Scandinavian in origin. Now of course, anyone is welcome. We play in the Saigon International Football League (SIFL - of which I am the chairman of the newly formed league committee) which was inaugurated in 2000, and the 2007-2008 season starts next month. Three other long term expat teams are regulars in the league, that is Olympic Saigon (French), Saigon Saints and Saigon Japan FC. A team of RMIT
students will compete, and Vietnamese teams make up the rest. After the season ends, we have a Cup competition. Raiders also compete in the Viking Cup every year, a tournament played by teams of 'Viking' history - 2005 saw HCMC hosting, 2006 it went to Shanghai, 2007 was in Bali and in 2008 it will move to Hong Kong/Macao. Our team also goes annually to the Manila Nomads tournament, a 6-a-side featuring 32 teams from across Asia.
For now, I have some semi professional pictures to share - certainly not taken by me. It was a rain-soaked evening some time in May when we were invited to play at the military stadium against a team sponsored by the German consulate.
Yes, it was a bit strange posing for the photographer who was up in the stands.
Here we are -- one very happy but soon to be very wet team.
Here are some shots from the game:
Bjarne of Denmark:
Thanh of Germany (center) and Khalid of England (right) giving chase...
Henno of South Africa and Backwater Views fame.
Here are some shots from the game:
Clemens of Germany:
Bjarne of Denmark:
Floyd of Germany:
Henno of South Africa and Backwater Views fame.
And finally, the official portrait of my good self - as I rarely show my face here - take a good look at this one and don't forget me the next time I shove you aside in the market or curse at you in the street.
If you want to play with the Raiders, drop me a line at jon.hoff@saigonraiders.com.
5 comments:
Jon, I thought you were a mild and meek bloke. What with the shoving and cursing? Why are you behaving like me?
Chairman aye? Im not completely sure what that means you do..organise stuff i spose, but it does sound good so well done!
Alex - 'Why are you behaving like me'...haha that's funny.
Soph, chairman aye. Yes, organise stuff. Send emails out. Arrange meetings. And etc.
Looks like a lot of fun, and a post-game beer or two is never wrong. I'll be there for training in a couple of weeks, mostly to meet some people and get back in shape after my dead handball-career. (I was the one who emailed you)
Nice photies. Note how well-balanced I am to provide a pinpoint cross...it astounds me sometimes why we don't win more matches...
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