WORLD PEACE... SOCCER AT LAST

World peace at last... or not. Soccer is back, been back for the last close to 3 weeks. Everyone is happy... except the hating ass soap opera loving gay homies, and the larger percentage of ladies. That's beside the point. Soccer is here and that's what matters. EPL, La Liga... the rest. And also promising, is this season's Champion's League.

Am really looking forward to see who the Manchester pair will draw. I hope City draw Barca or Real. Am still bitter that they pipped us to the title last season, and that Mancini did that 'yap yap' sign language at Fergie. Somebody needs to put them back in their old place. They seem comfy in their new place though, I acknowledge ... almost at the top of the league having won 2 out of 2 games, and 3 out of 3 if you choose to include the Shield. They have conceded 6 goals in the process though, which is a good thing. It shows they're not invincible(I like to console myself on behalf of Man United)

Arsenal still haven't found their rhythm back with their new signings,  after selling two of their greatest assets. Now, if Walcott and Vermaelen left, that team would be no different from Swansea, full of unknown talent. Liverpool, they continued where they left off last season. Playing well in their big games, and playing SHIT in the other games.

Chelsea. One word... Champions. Them boys are playing like they are being coached by Brendan Rodgers. Whats more... the drought is over for Torres. We are all happy for him, eh? Even those of us on a dry spell, eh? NO? I didnt think so.

Real Madrid and Barca renewed their rivalry. Real got lucky, that game could have ended with a higher score in favour of the Catalans. In the league... they only have one point, Barca 6. I dont think I need to tell you what happens when Barca establishes a gap between your team and them. And Messi is again continuing with his characteristic brilliant from. They definitely haven't started well. Neither have PSG, with all their signings(Ibra, T Silva and Lavezzi). They haven't won a game in three that they've played till now.

Signing of the summer.... Hazard, Van Persie, Kagawa or Song? I will let you chose. I know we all weren't happy about Hazard joining Chelsea(that's water under the bridge now) and neither we the Arsenal fans when RVP joined United. Here are some comments from twitter that day:

@njiiru

Rvp,1 good season & he's gone,it's like kibaki vying for U.S Presidency coz of thika superhighway 

@Brunye: RVP ni kama ule dame unamtoa ocha alafu akisha janjaruka,anaanza kukuambia "Your not my type!"  

@mainneli: My Girlfriend pulled an RvP on me,on her good season,she agreed personal Terms with my Enemy. 

@masaku_: Sasa instagram ya RVP itajaa picha zake next to trophy za manure kama ameeka gang signs like a G.  

KPL.... John Baraza continues to lead the scorers with 17 goals. I thought Allan Wanga could make it to top scorer this season. I was actually betting on it but it seems he never fully recovered from that injury when he came back. He has 6 goals. AFC Leopards top the league with 44 points. At the bottom, Oserian and Rangers FC with 19 and 20 points respectively.

Last but not least in other news, Harambee Stars have a new manager. Frenchman Henri Michel is the man charged with running the affairs of the national team. I hope he gets full co-operation from the people who run the football around here though. It is also good news that Manchester United, partnering with Airtel are sponsoring sports clinic in .KE right now. It shows at least they believe that Kenya has talent elsewhere, apart from only what we are forced to see. 

That said, I wish to remind you all about the Soccer Tweet Up on Saturday 8th September. It is a free event, so all are welcome to attend

September Soccer Tweet-up

September is here, Premier League Soccer is back. And so is our usual soccer tweet up. Every first Saturday of the month remember? This time 8th September at Kilimani Primary School, just past Yaya Centre. We decided to change our previous location... Slightly. Some of our friends thought Saint George Primary was a little too far from the road.

So, directions.... From town, board a bus/Nissan, Route No. 46, at GPO or Railways bus station and get off at Kilimani Primary School(just past Yaya Centre). It is on the road so you will not get lost.

So all you soccer loving fans... This is your time to shine. Hehe. Its a fun thing where we all get to socialize, catch up, play soccer and basically 'bust a move' on the other peeps. Later on we go for Lunch at Cactus(usually the best part since not every one might love soccer, but everyone loves food). It is a free event, and anyone, not necessarily soccer loving can come. That includes you ladies. Also... We don't do any lists...

If you need any more info, feel free to contact @kevin_seth or Myself (arthurnyoiks) and we will be glad to help.

We are also looking forward to setting up our own site(soccer paranoia KE) to blog about about soccer, results, transfers, reactions etc. Somebody has to do this 'dirty work' at some point,eh?

Looking forward to seeing our regular as well as new faces.

AUGUST TWEET UP: The Result

Saturday 4th August...And the long awaited day of the Tweet Up is upon us. What looked like the beginning of a boring day began. Only few people had arrived(five to be exact) by midday and the weather didnt look that friendly. On the pitch at that moment.. @kevin_seth @doogie @shiroh101(who wasnt playing but yes, there are soccer loving mamis), myself and two other guys.

The mamis present that day

12:30 ninjas began arriving, one by one and before we knew it.... GAME ON!!

And the soccer was played... Dimba ikagaragazwa. By halftime... @kevin_seth's side led 5-3. Free scoring bagas....

Ki_Bet... Luis Nani on the Wings

Halftime... Doogie provides energy drinks. Shiroh101 provides soda and everyone is re-energized. Then, enter @sirfender and the game changes. From being one-sided to... The other-sided. If there is anything of the sort. My point is, power shifted.

The control was back in our posession as Sir Fender controlled affairs from midfield going forward, and Artur being able to help out elsewhere on the wings. Kibet was our Luis Nani, with Flair on the wings and his brilliant passes. To be fair though, Kevin Seth's team were also a real threat coming forward... With Kevin, Doogie and @Sleven_kalevra aka Anto running riot at times.

SirFender... asset in any team

There were moments of panic though when the game had to stop because of what threatened to be horrifying injuries. DingoKG looked to have passed the test of metal by chesting a huge stone... Him and another friend of ours, Davie. Tali also felt that since he wasnt getting enough of the ball, he had to kick at something. Poor boy, he took a rock to the shin. All in all, all injuries were minor and manageable.

The remaining crew.. after most had left

Later on, we all headed to Cactus... An eatery joint near Yaya Centre for lunch. All in all, it was a good day, well spent. Sad we couldnt capture the moments on the pitch as we all were involved in play. Many thanks to all who showed up, mentioned, unmentioned... And even those off twitter(Tali, Davie, Mike, DingoKG, Joel and the rest) and the ladies too.

The only downside was the body pains that came afterwards from three straight hours of play. I hope everyone is fine now

SOCCER TWEET-UP AUGUST

Are you bored with all the transfer rumors? Do you want to see real soccer? Do you wanna play soccer? Do you wanna meet soccer loving tweeps and socialize? Well if your answer was yes to any of the questions, then this soccer tweet up is for peeps like you. We love to watch, and love to play soccer... and socialize.

Saturday August 4th is going to be the next soccer tweet up. Royal Media staff and a few tweeps will be playing at Saint George Primary School. Arrival time is 11.00am and the games shall continue till about 2:30pm. Come meet and play against some of the tweeps you love to see on your timelines. The last time out we had so many I couldn't give them all a personal shout-out here.

Saint George Primary, for those who do not already know, is right next to Saint George's Girls High School. To get there from town, board a Number 8 or Number 46 matatu and alight at Chaka Place. From there, ask any one of the taxi guys where it is and you shall be directed. Its not too far from there. So... a brief run-down of that Saturday.

DATE:         4th August 2012
VENUE:     Saint George Primary
TIME:         11am to 2.30pm

PS: Bring a friend. The more the merrier. 

Remember, this is an open event and anyone(all genders) can and should feel free to attend. No money required... just your fare there and back to where you came from. Hopefully we will recover quickly from the soccer withdrawal soon. Feel free to contact @kevin_seth @sirfender or myself, @Arthurnyoiks regarding the tweet up. We are glad to help

SOCCER & SOCIAL: TwitterFC, Citizen TV tweet up

So, Hazard went to Chelsea(much to the disgust of United fans). We all wish him a rough start. JK, United got themselves an equally good, yet more economic buy in the name of Shinji Kagawa and Van Persie is talking of "Juventus is a great team". We all know how that story ends, don't we? Poor Arsenal. These guys must really look forward to getting to heaven, since Arsenal just keeps disappointing. We sympathize. Moving on...

Because we know how you all love twitter and football, we, in collaboration with a few tweeps have decided to organise a SOCCER TWEET-UP on Saturday the 16th of June at Saint George's Primary School in Hurlingham. The @CitizenTvKenya soccer team will be there along with most of the tweeps you all love, and some you love to hate. A few tweeps even proposed we hold matches as per the teams we support in the EPL, that is; Manchester vs Arsenal vs Liverpool vs Chelsea. The soccer tweet-up is open for everyone to enjoy. Come and be ready to play, cheer or jeer. Lets leave all the tweefing at home, eh? Just kidding. That might help us get a good game-day. It all depends on the turn up. The more the merrier.


For those of you who know where Saint George's Girls is, (more popularly known as Saint G), Saint G primary is right next to it. for those who don't know it: 


1. Board a route 46 bus from tao
2. Get off at Chaka Place
3. Ask for where Citizen TV is located, you shall be directed. 
4. From there on Saint G primary is like 150 to 200 metres


Being a Saturday, we know most of you will want to go out later on in the day, we have decided on an 11am to 3pm schedule. We sure do hope its a flexible timeline with you guys. 


If anyone should need any further info on this event, just leave a comment on the blog or just holla on twitter at myself @Arthurnyoiks or  @Sirfender, and  @Sickolia_ 

Remember, HAZARD OR NO HAZARDS, SOCCER MUST CONTINUE. Peace!!!