Spizz is quite fleet of foot on the pitch.

I suppose Spizz is close to being a modern renaissance man. For instance, people buy his paintings, he had a few pop hits and although somebody might decide that his body is less than svelte, Spizz is pretty quick on the six-a-side pitch. He always gets close to me, since he thinks it is a pretty sure bet that I will be unable to tackle him.
I am definitely going to make an effort to play this Friday coming. I suppose Spizz will be a bit unhappy that his beloved Aston Villa gave away points to struggling Stoke. The Villa have a pretty uninspiring record at home. I remember the Holt Stand from the old days when it was standing only and it was awesome. However, some of the exits from the stadium can be blocked a little bit too easy for the fans of the away side.
I don't understand why Aston Villa have not gone out to win all their matches. The club seriously let down their travelling support in the recent UEFA away game.

Last Friday we lost four-two!!

Last Friday, we lost four-two on a six-a-side basis. Team A was Gashead, Big Dave, Simon the
Arsenal fan, Big Sam, another Sam, who helped us out and Andy. Team B was the Guvnor, Boro Dave, medium sized Ian, James, Joe and Ross. I let in a soft goal from Big Sam, who completed a
hat trick in 12 minutes. We did not have much of a defence and were a bit unlucky in front of
goal when Boro Dave hit the bar.
In the post-match analysis at the pub, Big Dave noted that the
key moment in the game was when we imploded. Unfortunately, the Guvnor let himself down and had a spat with Boro Dave about tactics.
Spizz was otherwise engaged preparing for the Milan gig while Mick could not play because something turned up. Next Saturday, May 24th, Spizz is playing at Filthy's. By then I should know the result of the Chelsea-Man Utd game in Moscow. I suppose it will be like the Community Shield game and will go to penalties.

Foreign football tour, part two??

Organising a foreign football tour can be a bit of pain but I hope that Spizz's presence will smooth the way. I am thinking of the Canary Islands/southern Spain. It depends on what my contacts on the ground come up with it. I think they will be delighted that a minor pop star will be coming their way.
Southern Spain could be interesting because we could have a day trip to Tangier in Morocco. We will have to wait and see.
I have not discussed the various name changes of the Spizz group formation such as Spizz Oil, Spizz Energi and Spizzvision. The young lad tried to get in the Guinness Book of Records but was
unsuccessful.

Spizz is forever (sorry I missed the concert!!)

I am sorry I missed the Spizz Energi concert on Saturday night. I had family commitments
but Spizz is back on the road soon with a March gig in Milan (ITALY), which should be good fun.
I am going to ask Spizz if he can get a rider from the promoter involving the setting up of a
game of football (calcio) in Milan. Maybe the lads could catch a game involving AC Milan or
Inter Milan.
I will try and get Spizz's opinions of the concert at Filthys, Amwell Street. I am sure the band
played "Where's Captain Kirk?".

I am still working on the idea of a foreign football tour!!

I am stillworking on the idea of a foreign football tour!! Details are still under wraps but it would still have Spizz leading the attack maybe as a lone striker with a five man midfield. The Paris
trip would have been great but it was not to be.
I missed Spizz last night at Amwell Street but he has got a Milan (ITALY) date in March and
I might ask the Missus if I could go. I have never been to Milan although I have done some
sight-seeing in towns such as Venice, Florence and Rome.

I hope England win tonight!!

I hope England win tonight against Croatia although a draw will do. . I have only seen
one England game live and it was a rum affair with the fans booing Bryan Robson, who
was coming to the end of his career. This was a player, who deserved more respect and
who gave his all for any team he was playing for. Robson also scored a couple of memorable
goals against Brighton in the FA Cup, which I will always treasure.

No news yet from Spizz but hopefully he is going down the gym to get that podge down.
I have been slacking a bit as well but I am going to the gym today and I still want to
select myself for the big Paris game.

Football is a cruel game (Part two)

It looks like that I have been deselected. I was in the team but being manager does
not extend to picking the team!! "Spizz Paris" is still going to be a tremendous
experience. The tentative date is Saturday/Sunday, March 8th-9th, 2008.
I know I am nearly veteran status and can't run very fast but I was looking
to make a contribution.

The lads are suggesting that I might be an impact player on the bench. I really
want to play so I can get the cameraderie of the team in the showers.

Aston Villa Mick has pointed out our lack of fitness and so we are going to play
a game in February against the lads, who come after us on the six-a-side
pitch.

Football can be a cruel game!!

Football can be a cruel game. It looks like I will not make the starting eleven and will be
relegated to the bench so as to be an "impact" player. I could be an emergency left back
or I could come on as a timewasting manoeuvre late in the game.

Amazingly, Spizz was not considered as a first choice but he makes the team as
spearheading the attack. I have argued for a diamond formation but apparently
the consensus of opinion is to go for four-four-two. Gawd knows what Paris will
make of it.

The leading proponent of me not playing is Gashead, who wants me to be just
the kit manager. On the captain issue I have decided to go for youth and pick
Big Sam rather than Big Dave. Big Sam is only 36 and needs grooming for the
top, tough games.

I am not getting much feedback or comment!

I am not getting much feedback or comment about the Spizz football tour of Gay Paree
but at least I am getting the gig "out there". I am going to be taking despairing measures
to get fitness up to scratch. At least I can touch my toes (well, almost).

One of our best players and leading candidate for team captain is Big Dave, an Ayr United fan. He is built like a ****house (well comparatively to us weedy other players) and he thinks he scored last week but it was an own goal because the ball took another direction off the goalie's
foot (yours truly!!). This was a rare escapade up front since Big Dave parks himself
in front of goal as the key central defender and does endless back passes, sometimes to slow
the game down. This is a shame because the game is slow enough as it. When he passes,
this is mainly to his brother Steve up front.

Don't forget the gig at Filthy's is a month away today. I am really looking forward to it
as well as the Spizz Paris football tour.

I am running a series of fitness tests!

To get fit for the team in Paris with Spizz's collection of strolling players,
I am running a series of punishing fitness tests on myself. Today I walked the dog
and felt a twinge go down my right leg. That represented an improvement
on yesterday but I might go for massage and acupuncture, if the team can
pay for these medical bills.

I hope to go for intensive workouts, which in my case is a jog round the block,
quite soon. This is in order that I can win my place in the team on merit.
Otherwise, being the Guvnor, I will just pick the side with me in it at
left back.

Getting the funds in!!

Dear All, getting the funds in for a trip of this magnitude, it is close to Operation Overlord)
in logistical complexity, is complicated. I have decided to go for post-dated cheques of
£30 each and then raise the balance so that we can purchase the tickets in
January.

We have not picked the date yet but that will be set by Spizz's heavy commitments.
I prefer March since Paris in February could be a bit chilly and if I am not picked for
the team, then I don't want to freeze my nuts off watching our glorious team on the
sidelines. Personally, I want to play but Gashead wants me to be in charge of
the kit.

Champs Elysees slipping from chic to seedy!

It is a shame that the Champs Elysees is slipping from chic to seedy. Guy Charent
says the avenue has become a magnet for "unstable youths". This is a story from
today's Daily Telegraph, my favourite paper, while M. Charent is head of Paris's
anti-prostitution brigade. Apparently, some naughty Moroccan women fly over
for a bit of business.

My dream scenario for Spizz's football match in Paris would be a good game,
winning 2-1, followed by a meal for all the players and then finish off with a
few sherberts and a quiet night back at the hotel.

Somehow I don't think this is going to happen unfortunately.

What I think of Aston Villa!!!

Spizz is a big Aston Villa and that endeared him to me. Obviously, Spizz is a wonderful
human being but supporting one of the best clubs in terms of British supporters is a real
plus.

Picture the scene, a young Cockney Red goes to see Villa v Man Utd in the late 70s.
Because of lack of money and of sanity the said Cockney Red goes to see them in the
Holt End. Ashley Grimes somehow skims the defence and puts a cross over that nobody
gets because the rest of the United players don't think Ashley is capable that.

Later on in the game Man Utd have a penalty shout echoed by a lone, and I mean lone
voice, in the Holt End. Luckily, the penalty shout was turned down and the guys round
me said that was a good shout in a good humour. On certain grounds (Hammers,
Scousers, Chels) you would be looking at a Man Utd supporter with a few
less limbs.

The other time I saw Villa play at Villa Park was when Deportivo de la Corunna
came to town and sneaked a one nil win for the away tie. Atkinson somehow managed
to field a team, which did not want to play. After the game the good-natured
Villa fans were waiting outside to swap shirts and other items with the
Spanish supporters.

Spizz is playing at Filthys on Dec 15th.

Big Sam is a tower of strength!!

If there is any team selection conference, I want to play with Big Sam!! He is a rock in
in defence. I am usually in goal so I get to see quite a bit of Sam unlike those sods at
the front, who don't run back. You know who you are!!
Big Sam is also a fully rounded gentleman and expressed concern if I was OK or not
at the pub last Friday. I did not tell him but I was concerned that Gashead went without
paying for a round!!

In one of my future posts, I will express my views on the footballing skills of Spizz himself!
But don't forget the Dec 15th London date at Filthys!

I hope Spizz has not changed his mind over Paris!!

Dear Readers, I hope Spizz has not changed his mind over the Paris football tour?
The ideal number for the trip is around 12 to 14 and so we could field two teams against
the Frogs. We would be distributed over two to three hotels so if somebody goes amok
in a Gay Paree estabilishment, we won't all have to pay for damages. I know a nice
hotel near Montparnasse and next to a couple of OK hostelries. The main problem
about drinking in Paris, if you move to a British high volume strategy, it can become
pretty costly. This is unless we find a Carrefour and buy in bulk to drink in the
park.

Spizz's football tour Part 2

We are looking to go perhaps late February or early March 2008. If the missus lets me
it will involve an overnight stay. Doing a same day trip on Eurostar sounds feasible but
not much fun. I want to see the sights, Paris Saint Germain, and if you readers have
any recommendations on where to stay, feel free to post them in!!
The guys who said yes last night included I was an Arsenal fan before you were an
Arsenal fan, Stevo and his brother Big Dave, both Ayr United Fans, Boro Dave,
Gashead, Big Sam and me, who is a Man Utd, Spurs and Barnet fan. I admit I am pretty
confused, but maybe I have all the bases covered. And Spizz!!
The only problem about my football is that I have been relegated to that scrapheap of
always being in goal. So I am the tour secretary but would rather be known as the
"Guvnor" for the length of this tour. Spizz is a well-known Aston Villa fan.

Spizz football tour, Paris 2008

Just to explain Spizz was having a few stellas last night in the boozer with the football crowd,
when he let slip that a few fans in France wanted him to play in Paris. This was after seeing
Spizz's video clip on You Tube where he waltzes past several players. I am afraid that was
in 1994. In November 2007 Spizz is a favourite choice for the captain to fill up the goal.
Mick Jagger might have kept his sylph like body but looking at Spizz in the showers after
the game requires a stiff drink before and a stiff drink afterwards.
I digress. Spizz is a pop star and he will be making pop, more ways than one at Filthy's
on December 15th. I saw Spizz at the 100 Club and while not at the top of my all-time
pop concert list (Led Zeppelin, Earls Court, 1975) it was a creditable performance and
and a good time was had by all.
I hope the blog will be a diverting read for Spizz fans and why am I writing it? Apparently,
I organised the last foreign trip of the footballers and so I might as well do this one.
Initial deposit of £30 up front next Friday, Gentlemen.
As for any possible sponsors, the more the merrier. I dread to think what the beer bill will
be if Spizz starts putting the Stellas away in Paris.