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First in name calling but second in goals, a disappointing end to the Old Boyz campaign

The last game of the season and nothing to play for, and the prospective attendance showed it. It was hard to blame the numerous dubious injuries or players not around, especially since the pitch was deep in Brooklyn and was the notorious Dyker Beach...

Published Tue, May 17 2011 2:00 PM by Manohar Venkataraman

Profligate CPR Old Boyz make things harder than they need to in win over RTG

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE A 2pm start is a mixed blessing. It’s nice to be able to get up in a relaxed fashion and leisurely head to the field, but the pub time afterwards does not stretch languidly into the rest of the day...

Published Mon, May 9 2011 5:10 PM by Manohar Venkataraman

CPR Old Boyz cup run cruelly cut short at the death

John Hodges (eventually) guest reporting The CPR Old Boyz's League Cup match against BWG Cosmos had all the makings of a Hollywood ending, but in the end it turned out to be a heart-wrenching Shakespearean tragedy with the Old Boyz falling 2-3 in...

Published Wed, Apr 27 2011 2:15 PM by Manohar Venkataraman

Strength in numbers help Old Boyz overcome Hoboken

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Another strong turnout ensured that the Old Boyz would be able to handle the vagaries of the unknown pitch, which turned out not to be as large as feared. Another 2pm kickoff eliminated the chance of Mike...

Published Tue, Apr 12 2011 4:46 PM by Manohar Venkataraman

CPR Old Boyz show the best and worst of themselves on WAGS day

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Although it had been discussed for many years, family “ WAGS “ day was scheduled rather abruptly for the April 3 rd game against the second place NYPD FC. In future years more notice and a weaker...

Published Wed, Apr 6 2011 5:15 PM by Manohar Venkataraman

Heartbreaking loss as CPR Old Boyz edged out by league leaders Shamrock at the death

Heartbreaking loss today. It was tough walking off that field without any points after we battled so hard. For those who weren't there, we lost 1-0 to first-place Shamrocks. It was a very even, hard-fought defensive game. In the 88th minute we were...

Published Tue, Apr 5 2011 2:14 PM by Manohar Venkataraman

CPR Old Boyz win cup game, claims that this is a sign of the apocalypse grossly unfair

The Old Boyz were looking forward to their first spring cup game since…well since never during their latest incarnation. The last four years have seen a solitary cup win four years ago followed by a familiar pattern of matchups against superior...

Published Tue, Mar 15 2011 7:32 AM by Manohar Venkataraman

Incompetent Westchester forfeits game, confused as to why they should show up on time with enough players

With it being the last game of the Fall section of the season it was going to be a large turnout for the game, and sure enough the evite showed a solid 16 plus Becker. It was pouring with rain in the morning, but not nearly as cold as it had been the...

Published Mon, Dec 13 2010 7:25 AM by Manohar Venkataraman

CPR outlast Guyana Veterans for critical win

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Games like this make veteran Old Boyz lament as to what might be. Critical lapses against teams they dominated have resulted in at least 7 dropped points which would have left them equal with the league leaders...

Published Wed, Dec 8 2010 4:06 PM by Manohar Venkataraman

Bedraggled CPR peter out against organized Barnstonworth

The fall season has been a struggle for the Old Boyz. Losing both prolific starting strikers and their central midfield was always going to be an issue, but another year older didn’t help the existing roster as Father Time continued to exert his...

Published Mon, Nov 22 2010 6:30 PM by Manohar Venkataraman

Frustratingly dominance does not result in a win as CPR "lose" 2-2

The Old Boyz have had a mixed history against Banatul. Last year saw a dominant thrashing over two games with results of 6-3 and 4-1 that weren’t as close as the scores indicated. However in 2007 CPR lost 0-0 on penalties in the cup in which the...

Published Mon, Nov 15 2010 5:58 PM by Manohar Venkataraman

For Fawkes Sake O-30s fall to BW Gottschee in Theatrical Loss

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 A perfect day for a match and a very reasonable starting time of 2PM looked to offset a small and…unique 0-30 side on the "real grass" of Randall's #72 Sunday...

Published Sat, Nov 13 2010 11:36 AM by Manohar Venkataraman

CPR batters the door and finally breaks through against RTG

11:30am is the perfect game time, early enough for quality time at the pub and couch but late enough to get some semblance of sleep after a typical Saturday night. The Old Boyz were going to need every ounce of energy since the evite indicated only 11...

Published Mon, Nov 1 2010 4:28 PM by Manohar Venkataraman

Dogged determination outlasts superior opposition for compelling CPR win

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE 9pm games carry their own set of issues. Although it added extra spice to Edmund’s birthday pub crawl the night before, it meant crawling off the couch at around 8pm was extra painful. At least the...

Published Mon, Oct 25 2010 4:13 PM by Manohar Venkataraman

Heroic Old Boyz don’t quite have enough to pull off Cup Shocker

One of the main problems with not having a field to call your own is to suffer the consequences when Cup ties are announced. And so for the third time in 4 years CPR was drawn away on Long Island, this time out to the far reaches of Medford. An 8am kickoff...

Published Mon, Oct 18 2010 10:42 PM by Manohar Venkataraman

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