For those of you who have not already seen it, I thought I would post this match report from the staff-student football match on Friday. Supposedly writen by an "impartial" observer, but I have my suspicions...MATCH REPORT: STAFF vs GRAD STUDENT FOOTBALL 4th MAY 2007 Experience Triumphs Over Youthful Good-Looks and Natural Talent. Staff 4 - Postgrads 1
. The sporting event of the season ended on Friday in an emphatic victory for the Staff of Edinburgh University’s department of philosophy over their Postgrad counterparts, in an error-strewn match in front of a capacity crowd at Edinburgh’s Meadows Stadium.
. The sporting event of the season ended on Friday in an emphatic victory for the Staff of Edinburgh University’s department of philosophy over their Postgrad counterparts, in an error-strewn match in front of a capacity crowd at Edinburgh’s Meadows Stadium. The students started well, with footballing-whirlwind Diego linking effectively w
ith top strikers Ana and Lise, but the tide was soon to turn. Diego, perhaps unnerved by pitchside rumours of a nefarious Staff plan to rid him of his trousers, found scoring opportunities elusive, and it was left to Staff captain Chrisman to settle his team’s nerves with the first goal of the match. The euphoria was shared by onlookers and city bookmakers alike.
ith top strikers Ana and Lise, but the tide was soon to turn. Diego, perhaps unnerved by pitchside rumours of a nefarious Staff plan to rid him of his trousers, found scoring opportunities elusive, and it was left to Staff captain Chrisman to settle his team’s nerves with the first goal of the match. The euphoria was shared by onlookers and city bookmakers alike.Staff momentum was maintained as the Postgra
ds, vocally marshalled by midfield-general Tom, failed to penetrate solid defensive work by the intimidating Nudds-Mason axis. A series of acrobatic saves by keeper Ketland kept the Postgrads at bay before Staff secret-weapon Davis was unleashed to score their second goal on the stroke of half-time.
ds, vocally marshalled by midfield-general Tom, failed to penetrate solid defensive work by the intimidating Nudds-Mason axis. A series of acrobatic saves by keeper Ketland kept the Postgrads at bay before Staff secret-weapon Davis was unleashed to score their second goal on the stroke of half-time.A second-half fightback appeared on the cards as Postgrad pressure yielded a well-executed and strategic own-goal attributed amid confusion to both Ketland and Kallestrup. With Staff’s corner-kicks being taken from a point increasingly close to the Postgrad goal-mouth, however, and with sporting giant Brown guilty of repeated standing-still-with-malevolent-intent offences out of sight of the referee, there was no way back for a violent spirited Postgrad team. A lack of discipline, with
Staff veteran Scaltsas the victim of several particularly harsh challenges, led to the loss of third goal of the evening.
Staff veteran Scaltsas the victim of several particularly harsh challenges, led to the loss of third goal of the evening. The last laugh was had by Staff’s Jesper Kallestrup, whose fine solo effort rubbed salt into Postgrad wounds following concerted pressure, with Mog’s rabbit-in-the-headlights approach to goalkeeping proving no match for the Danish Dynamo.
“That should be worth at least a Pass on my degree” commented one satisfied Postgrad playmaker.
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A truly shameful episode in the history of Sartre of Midlothian. You have all brought disgrace upon the philosophy postgraduates of Edinburgh University. I have been forced to pretend I am from a different institution, to avoid mockery, taunts and projectiles on the streets of New York.
Only a revenge match, and a victory of swift and unprecedented brutality, can begin to make amends. I fear you will have to await my return in order to be confident of success.
By the way check out Julian Baggini's post to PHILOS-L today (Monday). Somebody ought to reply and tell him about Sartre of Midlothian.
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