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Meanwhile, On The Eastside...

August 17, 2019. As warring political mobs made downtown Portland a bit problematic on Saturday, a smaller mob with an interest in potlucks and kick-arounds gathered at Glenhaven Park for the 2019 edition of the famed FC77 Athletic Cup.

Mad Skills Were On Display

Work Tales Were Told

Drinking And Kicking Was Possible

No Food Went To Waste

The Spring Season Was Discussed

Next Up - Fall Season

Until next year...

You've Come A Long Way, Baby!

Providence Park 2009-2019

June 5, 2019. The newly renovated/enlarged Providence Park most of us got a look at on Saturday's Timbers match against LAFC is very impressive. It's even more so when you think back to what we were used to (and happy to have) in the not-so-long ago days of USL soccer.
Remember the scrofulous, baseball-centric, worn out carpet of a decade ago? Remember the deserted, unused east side of the pitch? Remember the goofy beer garden down on the field, along the first base line?
If not, check out the time-lapse pic above. It says it all.

Tournament Teaser

August 10, 2019. Advanced plans are in the works for an FC77 traveling team (or two) to play an away tournament with La Paz, Baja California teams in the Over 60 age bracket (maybe in Over 50, also) late next February. The city of La Paz, naturally, would be the focal point for all related tournament activities.
If you want to get on the interested mailing list, contact Mike Calder of the Old Nicks team. Your manager can provide the contact info. Act now!

GPSD Calendar:

8/22/2019: Approx. date Fall schedules released
9/07/2019: Fall Season 2019 Begins
9/09/2019: GPSD Board Meeting 6:45pm
10/14/2019: GPSD Board Meeting 6:45pm
12/07/2019: Fall Season Championship matches.

New Tournament for 2020

Championship Match Result

July 1, 2019. We'll let Manager Sean Ingersoll tell the tale:
"The final score was 3-1. Centennial FC had pipped us twice this season, 1-2 each time, so we knew it was going to be another competitive match. It had been 11 years since Rangers hoisted a trophy so we really, really wanted it.

CFC scored around the 38th minute on a great solo effort, but we kept the plot and huddled up at half time. My head is still a bit of a blur, but I seem to think my team talk went something along the lines, “There is no reason to panic. We’re playing good soccer. We’re going to score once early on in the second half to tie it up. And then we score again late to win this f**king thing!” (I swear a lot during team talks.)

Kyle Dunscomb got the equalizer in the 65th minute off a cross from the right side. It was like an adrenaline shot to the heart and we really started putting the pressure on after that.

Noah Sharpsteen, who had been playing holding midfielder all game, asked to go up front and do a shift as a striker. Five minutes later he took on their center backs and blasted the sh*t out of the ball to rocket it in near post around the 75th minute. Our fans, some two dozen or so and most of them wearing yellow, went wild.

Ahmed Hamlawy netted the third with eight minutes remaining. Ahmed finished the season with a Rangers record 18 goals and 5-6 assists."

And that trophy in the picture? "I promised my crew a proper trophy hoist if we managed to pull off a win…but the Over 30 Third division doesn’t have a trophy. A few years ago Mike Calder gave me the trophy you see in the picture but we came up short then…so I’ve had this thing in my garage since maybe 2016 or 2017. I refused to touch it until this Saturday so when the final whistle blew, my wife ran out to the car and brought it out to the field. Rangers got a proper trophy hoist."

The Social Network

For those who think web sites and even blogs are hopelessly old fashioned, your Club also has a FC77 Facebook page. Mark Zuckerberg will be so pleased!