The best photograph of 2009 (Mon Feb 8)
Southern California Subbuteo Club player Jason Mitchell is a professional photographer. We asked him to review the Best photographs of 2009 slide show and pick what he considered to be the best photograph.
He chose the photograph of Wayne Smith playing Steve Tucker (right), you can see a larger version of it by clicking here»
"I choose this picture as the concentration on Steve's face is immense as he faces what we all face, an attack by Wayne," Jason explained. "Did he score ? Who knows..."
You can see Jason's work on his web sites at jasonsmitchell.com and headlinephoto.co.uk
CSTFA mentions Subbuteo across America (Sun Feb 7)
We would like to than Shane Hoopfer, the webmaster of the Canadian Sports Table Football Association web site, for adding a story to their web site about the "Subbuteo across America". You can visit the CSTFA's home page here»
Shane has also signed up to take part with his friends in Calgary, Alberta.
If you are a player in either Canada or the USA you can join Shane and all the other players in these two countries who have signed on to this historic event by using the Contact page to let us know you are interested.
For more information check the Subbuteo across America section of this website.
Season 9 League Cup draw (Sat Feb 6)
The draw for the Southern California Subbuteo Club's Season 9 League Cup was made, yesterday, during the first night of the season. As there are nine teams competing in the league there had to be a Round One of one game, and then four games in Round Two. Only "B" teams were eligible for Round One.
The draw was performed by Wayne Smith and Dominic Hutchinson.
| ROUND 1 | ||
| Inter Nieman | v | Red Star |
| ROUND 2 | ||
| Hollywood Hammers | v | Inter Nieman/Red Star |
| Left Hannover the Table 96 | v | Valley Irons |
| Simi City | v | Kumba |
| Wayner Bremen | v | Inventus |
In Round Two the home team is the team that is lower in the league table at the time the tie is played.
Last night the Round One tie was played and Red Star won, therefore, they face the Hollywood Hammers in Round Two.
Season 9 kicks off (Fri Feb 5)
The Southern California Subbuteo Club's new season, Season 9, started tonight. It was a low scoring five league games, with only six goals scored.
Dominic Hutchinson's Kumba had a good evening, winning four points in three games to catch up with the other players' teams. First they defeated Kevin Nieman's Inventus, then played out a tie with Wayne Smith's Left Hannover the Table 96, before losing to his father's, Simon, Red Star.
Left Hannover the Table 96 moved into first place winning five points from ties with Kumba and Red Star, and a victory in a game of many missed opportunities with Inventus. Red Star are second, one point behind first place and with a game in hand.
The League Cup first round tie produced as many goals as all the other games. After a goalless first half between Red Star and Kevin's Inter Milan, the second half came alive with four goals to end 2-2. The first five minutes of extra time were nervy before the Reds scored in the fifth minute and added another goal with just seconds remaining.
Subbuteo Across America date (Thu Feb 4)
We finally have the date for the "Subbuteo Across America", it will take place on Saturday May 22.
Now is the time for you and/or your club to decide that you will be taking part in this historic event and help us raise money for the Red Cross. Go to the Contact page of this web site and let us know you want to take part.
So far the following clubs and individuals have said they are interested in taking part:
| USA West region | Southern California Subbuteo Club Oakbrooks Subbuteo Club Ric and Seow Yin Rivas (Arizona) |
| USA Mid Atlantic region | Washington Tuesday Subbuteo League Paul Eyes (Maryland) Rory Miller (Kentucky) |
| USA North East region | Subbuteo Club of Connecticut Metro West Boston Subbuteo Club |
| USA South region | Suncoast Table Soccer League |
| Canada | WestCoast Table Soccer Club Ben Racette (Ontario) |
| England | North East Table Football Alliance Teesside |
Come join the fun and take part in this truly memorable event.
English twins sign up (Tue Feb 2)
Having extended the invitation to take part in "Subbuteo across America" to our Canadian twin club, WestCoast Table Soccer Club, we thought it was only fair to make the same invitation to all of our twins.
With promise of being made honorary Americans for the day the North East Table Football Association Teesside, England, said they would take part.
"Sounds like a great idea," Ben Staples stated in his email.
"Not sure how 'big' our event will be but we will give it a go!", agreed Mike Parnaby.
More information about this historic event can be found at http://SubbuteoAcrossAmerica.tk
Ready for Season 9 (Mon Feb 1)
After lengthy a discussion and two rounds of voting last Friday (January 29) the Southern California Subbuteo Club is now ready for the start of Season 9 next Friday (February 5).
"With only five players the season would have been only 16 games," Season 9 Organizer Simon Hutchinson explained. "I wanted a minimum of 20 games in a season, so I said I would run a second team. Kevin, Jason, and Wayne decided they wanted to do the same, we now have nine teams in the season. What took so long on Friday was trying to find a way to handicap the 'B' teams... More»
Subbuteo across America discussion (Sun Jan 31)
If you are a member of Facebook you can join the Southern California Subbuteo Club group and then take part in the discussion we have created for the "Subbuteo across America", see here»
We would like ideas and input from you, all of the people taking part in this event, to make it the best it can be.
If you are not a member of Facebook you can join by clicking here»
New members are always welcome. Whether you have played before or never heard of “subbuteo” contact us and we can give you more information about our club or help you find a club near where you live.
