Well that's it for another year. Fear And Records eventually won out over Get Cape Wear Cape Fly (who unfortunately lost their captain, Max, to a badly fractured leg), with Alcopop and Punktastic the unlucky losers in the semi's. I'll post the full results and group tables tomorrow but for now, here are some photos...
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04/07/09 - Another replacement!
Now Tubelord are out! Replacing them will be Idle Hands Promotions from Hereford.
03/07/09 - Replacement
Unfortunately due to illness sweeping through the office, Front Magazine have had to back out of this weekends tournament. Thankfully, stepping in at the last minute we have one of Norwich's finest promoters, In An Emergency Dial.
01/07/09 - Fixtures
We're getting close now. The BBC predicts heavy rain showers whilst weather.co.uk claims it'll be crazy sunny. I think I know some 150 people who'll be hoping for somewhere between the two.
Here's this years fixture list...
GROUP A – Pitch 1
13:00 – 13:20 – Talons vs Fear And Records
13:25 – 13:45 – Hassle vs The Tupolev Ghost
13:50 – 14:10 – Talons vs Hassle
14:15 – 14:35 – Fear And Records vs The Tupolev Ghost
14:40 – 15:00 – Talons vs The Tupolev Ghost
15:05 – 15:25 – Fear And Records vs Hassle
GROUP B – Pitch 2
13:00 – 13:20 – In An Emergency Dial vs TTNG / Dartz
13:25 – 13:45 – Tubelord vs Rock Sound
13:50 – 14:10 – In An Emergency Dial vs Tubelord
14:15 – 14:35 – TTNG / Dartz vs Rock Sound
14:40 – 15:00 – In An Emergency Dial vs Rock Sound
15:05 – 15:25 – TTNG / Dartz vs Tubelord
GROUP C – Pitch 3
13:00 – 13:20 – Alcopop vs Banquet Records
13:25 – 13:45 – Get Cape vs Blakfish / Shapes
13:50 – 14:10 – Alcopop vs Get Cape
14:15 – 14:35 – Banquet Records vs Blakfish / Shapes
14:40 – 15:00 – Alcopop vs Blakfish / Shapes
15:05 – 15:25 – Banquet Records vs Get Cape
GROUP D – Pitch 4
13:00 – 13:20 – Punktastic vs Lokomotiv
13:25 – 13:45 – BSM vs Awesome Badges
13:50 – 14:10 – Punktastic vs BSM
14:15 – 14:35 – Lokomotiv vs Awesome Badges
14:40 – 15:00 – Punktastic vs Awesome Badges
15:05 – 15:25 – Lokomotiv vs BSM
Quarter-Finals
15:35 – 15:55 – Winner Group A vs Runner-Up Group B (Pitch 1)
15:35 – 15:55 – Runner-Up Group A vs Winner Group B (Pitch 2)
15:35 – 15:55 – Winner Group C vs Runner-Up Group D (Pitch 3)
15:35 – 15:55 – Runner-Up Group C vs Winner Group D (Pitch 4)
Semi Finals
16:10 – 16:30 – Winner Quarter Final One vs Winner Quarter Final Three (Pitch 1)
16:10 – 16:30 – Winner Quarter Final Two vs Winner Quarter Final Four (Pitch 2)
Final
16:40 – 17:00 – Winner Semi-Final One vs Winner Semi-Final Two (Pitch 1)
28/06/09 - The groups
Drum roll please... At a very sweaty Brand New/Kevin Devine London show last night, the draw for this years group stage took place. Hosted by Team BSM's big money summer signing, Tom Pennington, Folu from last years winners, Punktastic, drew out the all important names. Here's how it shapes up...
| Group A | Group B | |
| Talons Fear And Records Hassle Records The Tupolev Ghost |
Front Magazine This Town Needs Guns/Dartz Tubelord Rock Sound |
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| Group C | Group D | Alcopop Records Banquet Records Get Cape Wear Cape Fly Blakfish/Shapes |
Punktastic Lokomotiv Big Scary Monsters Awesome Badges |
The live draw video will be posted on here later in the week.
I'm a little nervous about BSM's chances, facing up against last years winners and also the team who knocked us out of the 2008 competition, as well as the new boys of Awesome Badges. It's going to be an interesting day...
22/06/09 - Place your bets
Do you think Rock Sound have "bouncebackability" after they were crushed for the second year in a row? Perhaps you saw a spark of potential in the young stars of Blakfish/Shapes as they scaled the fences, cans of beer in hand, hurling abuse at the competition? Or maybe you've seen the Front Magazine boys on the park and think they're pretty handy? Well now's the time to put your money where your mouth is and win some free CDs at the same time...
Click here to email us with who you think will win this years contest. Everyone who enters will be sent a £1 discount voucher to use on the BSM online shop and everyone who predicts the eventual tournament winner will win a free CD. I'll post the responses next week so everyone who the favourites are leading up to the big day. Best of luck!
20/06/09 - It's go time!
Now in its third year, the annual Big Scary Monsters 5-a-side football tournament is back! This years competition looks to be the toughest yet, with both 07's champions, Get Cape Wear Cape Fly, and 08's winners, Punktastic, returning to the event alongside faces new and old, all chasing the lucrative trophy and 12 months of undeniable pride. And you thought there was no major football tournament this season!
16 teams will meet on Sunday 5th July at the Linford Christie Sports Centre in West London to battle it over four sunny hours of hectic sporting action. The teams will be divided into four groups of four, with the top two from each going through. It promises to be pretty special indeed!
Meet the teams:
Big Scary Monsters Records
The Tupolev Ghost
Tubelord
Get Cape Wear Cape Fly
Blakfish / Shapes
This Town Needs Guns / Dartz
Talons
Lokomotiv
Rock Sound
Punktastic
Front Magazine
Hassle
Alcopop
Fear And Records
Banquet Records
Awesome Badges
The draw for the group stages of the 2009 tournament will be made by Folu from last years winners, Punktastic, on June 29th. A video will be posted up here shortly afterwards, along with the full fixture list.
Remember, you can read about our past tournaments here: 2008 / 2007