Akopolis Now

I was sad, I was angry (particularly at the ref) and I was depressed but the boys did extremely well in making their second Champions league final in 3 years. After receiving all those sms’s and emails from well wishing and mannered Manchester United fans, I decided to take this attitude:

You win some and you lose some.

Luck plays a part in any sporting match, for any team. Look at what happened in the final of 2005 and then again in FA Cup final of 2006. Unfortunately, the luck was with Milan yesterday, they got that deflection for the goal. I can not be upset or hate the Rossonerri for beating us, they are a quality side and deserved to win. They scored and we did not.

It came as a surprise that Liverpool came out as the more attacking team. My only question for the lineup was why pick Bolo Zenden and Pennant if there is no Peter Crouch? I mean the game plan was to attack from the flanks but we needed a target man there and while I love Dirk Kuyt he is not 6 foot 7inches now!

I though Javier Mascherano was awesome and he kept Kaka in check, this guy could definitely be my new hero. This was backed by the fact that Kaka did not influence any major attack until he passed the ball for Inzaghi (when Mascherano was warming the sidelines).

As for the referring, what I hate most in a game is an inconsistent referee. If a ref is bad, then please be bad for both sides. I hate the ref who makes a call on a foul but when something similar happens just waves play on. Players, fans and coaches hate that as the players do not know how to adapt to the game. This fellow was an embarrassment for UEFA and let us hope they do not appoint such a waste for their showcase event. I mention the fact that there should have been another 45 seconds of play and that Liverpool should of scored. But that is a dream.

But now I look to the future. I think the loss will light a fire in the belly of guys like Stevvie, Carra, Risse, Javier, Rafa etc. Hopefully they put in a hard pre season so they start the next EPL season on the front foot by grabbing some wins.

Face facts, is Liverpool supporters want the EPL title – this is our holy grail now!

2007 Australian Sikh Games

It has been a while innit????

So what has been happening with you?

For me there been a few things goings and comings, here and there.

A few weeks Melbourne played host to the Sikh Games. Bascially it is a weekend of sports, drinking, rousing, womanising and all sorts of stuff. But basically the games are that, games played by the Sikhs from all over Australia and internationally like Singapore, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Malaysia.



Personally, I was involved with coaching the Victoria Sikh Association football teams - the senior mens and under 17's. In a nut shell, the seniors, won 1 and lost 2 matches, although the match against Singapore was tinged with controversy for me as they scored an offisde goal and should have had a player sent off for hitting another player.

Melbourne's most wanted!! (by the authorities)

The under 17's ran around and did ok but sadly could not win either of their two matches, but they played well and were unlucky.

Anyway here are some more "action" shots from the games. (Can you see that Melbourne has a drought and was a bit dusty)

I also had my cousin and good friends down from Perth partaking in the hockey tournament. They did well but got knocked out in the semi final against Sydney. Unfortunately the organisers teally kocked up things here. the draw for the finals was amazingly confusing and pretty poorly thought too.

I could see they had thoughts of giving teams a few matches so they found the tournament worth partaking in, but it was ridiculous.

Basically, if a team was eliminated they would get not one but sometimes 3 chances to play again to make the seni finals. RIDICULOUS!!! It was so bad that Perth beat a team 3-0 then played them later that day and beat them 4-0 to make the semi finals.

So when they came to the semi finals, they had played 3 matches that day (and had an hours rest before this match) against a teamthat played once that day and had nearly 7 hours between matches.

CRAZY!!!

But enough of that. It was great fun to see the guys and share quite a few beers and chats. Also caught up with a lot of people from Perth I had not seen in a few years and the most crazy thing was seeing some of the people I knew as little kids then all grown up - man i feel old now!!

Metria was also kind enough to let me run amuck with the friends and that is why I love this girl!!

Next up: Our trip to the Sunshine Coast.

Where was the wall?

T'was a game where one team looked like the far superior team. Yet when it came to the part that mattered, we failed.

It is downright depressing to be killed at the death of the match..again. This time , by all people - John O'Shea. Yes there is only one O'Shea as Keropok says, and I am thankful because let us face it, he is pretty average and he only looks good because of the quality around him.

But therein, lies the major issue here. MU are a fairly decent team on their way to their next title.

Championship teams win these type of matches. They did it against Fulham the week before and they did it again.

We, the Liverpool, did not convert our chances. We did not the ball in the back of the net, where it counts. We did sweet F.A. where it mattered in the end. Sadly, MU did so. Kudos to the and this is why they have one hand on the trophy. Basically the championship is theirs to lose.

I just hope the fans can handle the win with some sort of "class" but I fear they will end up moreso like the last 3 letters of that word.

There was a suspect offside call on Bellamy when he scored but it may have been right (it hit Sissoko's head on the way to him so it depends on where he was at that time).

Lets hope we fair better against Barcelona on Wednesday morning.

YNWA

Part 1: On the Outside
Name : Def Daddy Dev
Date of Birth : 29 January
Current Status : Alive
Eye Colour : Hazel
Hair Colour : HAHAHAHA
Righty or Lefty : right now it is hanging to the left
Zodiac Sign : Aquarius

Part 2: On the Inside
Your Heritage : Indian
Your Fear : Spiders and heights
Your Weakness: Sangeeta, Jordan and kryptonite
Your Perfect Pizza : Mexican with jalepeno peppers and anchovies

Part 3: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
Your thoughts first waking up : Should I call work and tell them I am sick today?
Your bedtime : after 11pm, though I also feel sleepy at 3pm monday to Friday.
Your most missed memory : Beaches of Perth and the AWESOMES!

Part 4: Your Pick
Pepsi or Coke : Pepsi Max
cDees or Burger King : HJ"s baby!
Single or Group Dates : Single
Adidas or Nike : Adidas
Lipton Tea or Nestea : Green tea..HAH!
Chocolate or Vanilla : Chocolate
Cappucino or Coffee : Gloria Jeans Mocha Caramalatte

Part 5: Do You...
Smoke : No
Curse : F@#$ yes!

Part 6: In the Past Month
Drank alcohol : Yes
Gone to the mall : Of course!
Been on stage : No
Eaten sushi : Yes
Dyed your hair : hahahahahaha

Part 7: Have You Ever?
Played a stripping game : I plead the fifth
Changed who you were to fit in : Yes

Part 8 : Marrriage
Age you're hoping to be married : already inthat blissful world right now..now i have to make tea for my wife

Part 9: In A Guy ....i am a guy so i make this for girls
Best Eye colour : who cares as long as she has large breats
Hair colour : as long as there is no hair on the breast
Short or long hair : Brazilian!!

Part 10: What Were You Doing?
1 minute ago : Joining everyone else to answer..this quiz...(stupid questionreally!)
1 hour ago : Must have been working
41/2 hours ago : Sleeping
1 month ago : Planning football training and the upcoming season
1 year ago : Planning my first anniversary

Part 11: Finish The Sentence
I love : doing nothing and watching sport and my wife (I laike very much)
I feel : Excited about the upcoming weekend
I hate : Fake people and cruel people
I hide : my excitement and dissapointments amongst most people. It is all about remaing calm in a storm
I miss : My family and the awesomes back in Perth.
I need : To really lose a few kilograms and get fit.


Ok I hereby tag anyone of the 4 people who read this blog to fill out this questionnaire and let me know their responses.

No juggernauts or scarry stories here

I just have not had the mojo to blog a lot latelty due to a variety of reasons such as busy and work and CBF-itis.

(what is CBF-itis you ask.....well it means can't be, well you guess the last word)

Anyway.....

We await the arrival of my parents from Perth and you know what that means! We gonna eat well for a week. come home from work and there gonna be some of mum's delicious curry or dad's mutton curry.

Man, it is gonna be a gastronomical delight next week.

No EPL so that is a bummer but Melbourne is abuzz with the impeding A-League grand final against Adelaide. Some history between the teams so it will be a great contest. I look forward to it.

Saturday night we shall eb attending my little darling Bhavandeep's engagement so I look forward to that, although they expect a warm night.

oh well.....walk on my friends!

No more DIC

I certainly hope that Liverpool have not shot themselves in thefoot or anywehre else by not agreeing for DIC to buy the team, pay off debts and build a new stadium. Because DIC pulled out and left us dry.

The other bidder - Gillette is now in a prime position and could invariably do things their own way. From what I have read, Gillette initially wanted to share a stadium with the blue side of Liverpool - no way!

I just hope this is not a Kock Up!

And Nikky makes three

Now I came across this site (click on this link) a few days ago and it is quite a laugh.

The premise is an Indian wife in the USA suspects her husband of cheating, she calls a radio station to see if it is true. This site plays the whole conversation and does go for 10 to 15 minutes.

Now this is not usually something I would find funny but the commentary in this was quite funny.

Time for a "boodah" call!