...a new car!

I know that I've been extremely delinquent in my posts recently and for that I apologize. We are moving our offices into the stadium this weekend and opening day is less than two weeks off, so things have been quite hectic.

I had a pretty relaxing weekend over Memorial Day for a change. I typically referee that weekend out in the suburbs, but the tournament directors seem to have lost my application so I didn't get assigned to anything. Honestly, I could have used the money but it was a nice break for a change.

Last week, Mean Machine Arsenal played in our State Cup match up in Bensenville. The field was big and spacious and a perfect field-turf playing surface...clearly the best field we've played on to date. Unfortunately, we got spanked by a Polish club 6-0. No matter what we did, we weren't going to beat this team as they were flat out our superior, however, I think we could have fared better than that. Our captain didn't read the tournament rules and we didn't find out until 20 minutes in that substitutions were not allowed to re-enter. In our first brush with real soccer rules, we trotted out an injured left midfielder, a slow center midfielder, and a forward that spent the entire first half playing everywhere except where he should have been. We were missing a couple players that typically start for us and we managed to put our fastest two players, myself included, on the bench to start.

We get back into action this weekend as we take on Elk Grove Arsenal, one of the top clubs in the NSSL for the past decade, this Sunday. I also have a match for The Globe Pub on Sunday as we try to right the ship after dropping a match while I was in Florida.

I have also begun the process of looking for a new car. Most of you would be happy to know that I'm not going to be getting another purple neon, but I'm sure I will get some crap over the car I am looking at. My entire life I've always wanted a Jeep Wrangler, so I'm considering it, but Hutch also has a Wrangler so I know I'm going to take some crap for it. Fortunately for me, I obviously don't care what anyone thinks or I'd have never gotten that purple neon three years ago. This one is Pewter (very masculine looking) and has a soft top, so I'll be pimping through the city this summer. I have been looking for a spare tire cover with the Miami Indian logo on it, but have been unlucky thus far. If I don't find it I may have to go with an Ohio State one instead because I refuse to put the Miami Redhawk on my car. If anyone knows where I could find one, or have it made, let me know!