Henry, Little Shoes and the other Glasgow team...

So here we go - I have yet to be discontinued and have been granted at least one more blog prior to what I am sure is a pending expiry date.

I am pretty happy to announce that our very own Jamie Pollock and his size 6 shoes will be filling my size 8's at Mt Royal University this coming Fall. I could try and suggest that he has big shoes to fill but obviously I don't have big feet and Jamie is as good as they come and without doubt one of the very best teachers the game has to offer. Mt Royal is a great program rich in history with perhaps the best part being the many nsdsc alumni whom now sport the Cougar blue and the hire of Jamie as the MSOC Head Coach is a significant step forward for a program with tremendous ambition - congratulations Jamie!

Interesting fact - I have not seen a Nalgene bottle in this office since my previous post and if in fact Shaun is still sipping the murky, maple syrup and lemon water it is off site well out of the blogger's vantage point. I did; however, notice his silhouette remarkably close to one of our many Spin Bikes at NSD. Hmmmmm, I wonder if?

The World Cup is upon us and the little Geordie is hopping around the office in glee with hopes of English triumph; however, I personally venture to guess that in a short while he like I will spend several lonely hours watching the aspirations of other nations come to fruition. In my case I am abit annoyed that I can not seem to find the Irish anywhere on the television schedule so instead I have come up with a grand idea for a world cup pool - all the usual - predict the winners, the golden boot winner and so forth BUT receive bonus points for predicting which players will lead his team to victory by way of a hand ball. Sorry Thierry Henry is taken.

Back to the local scene - if you want to see a team play some quality soccer get out and take a look at our very own NSDSC Rangers. The Rangers are coached by Scott McGeoch whom I believe to be a closet Glasgow Celtic supporter - aren't we all closet supporters after the recent horrid season. In all seriousness Scott has done a remarkable job and invested much time into the current Tier 1 U14 leaders. In fact Scott has the boys playing a better brand than his beloved Glasgow Rangers - well done Scott and thanks for that! Be sure to check them out at some point this season and look for the match versus arch rivals SWU FC 96.

That's all for this week - enjoy the start of the World Cup and as always good luck on the pitch!

"Success isn't something that just happens - success is learned, success is practiced and then it is shared" - Sparky Anderson - Former MLB Manager.