The first piece of silverware for Welnix ! Slowly, deliberately to the big prizeThe biggest name in Indian football – Bhaichung Bhutia – in the crowd today, on the track and against us possibly in the final
The 3-0 win for the boys was admittedly against the weakest Opposition (A Shillong Selection, which might explain the light 8,000 crowd) so far but adjusting to the fast run of the ball on the artificial pitch was a big challenge for both teams, especially having just come from a pretty puggy track in Imphal.
Once again 7 of the apprentices (Justin Gully’s injury isn’t quite right yet) were given game time with Fenton, Solomons and Boyd in the starting lineup. Jeremy Brockie again displayed that he is the master of cool in front of the goalmouth scoring another 3 goals. At 7 goals to his name in just 2 outings you could say we have a greedy one on our hands.
All in all it’s a happy camp and the purpose of the tour – to integrate our eight apprentices into the Phoenix squad and for them to be assured this opportunity is theirs for the taking.
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- The first piece of silverware for Welnix!
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- The local fans go home, enjoyed the spectacle if not the result
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- Set to go
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- Captains and their escorts
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- Pre-match dance routine
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- Turnstiles India style – and a body search at the end of queue
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- The boys are in town and billboards all over Shillong tells us
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- Bags on the roof boys, and tie them down tight – sorry Ifil about the broke computer – bloody potholes
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- Jeremy Brockie poses at the Imphal airport with India Bronze boxing medallist, Mary Kom
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- The biggest name in Indian football – Bhaichung Bhutia – in the crowd today, on the track and against us possibly in the final
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