Unfortunately,
play has still not resumed this season, due to
the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
To break the
boredom, tune into Watsie's Subbuteo Fantasy
Football
channel on Youtube, where Lawrence Watson and
Martinog Bradley are keeping us all entertained
with Subbuteo chat and special guests from the
playing community.
Derry City's
Friday Friend this week is Enrico Tecchiati from
Italy, producer of top quality Astrobase
equipment, which has helped to take the modern
game to a whole new level with high precision
play.
Enrico
receives Veteran's trophy at Salisbury 1999
Germany's
Thossa Büsing
is this week's Derry City Friday Friend. Thossa
has been prominent as a Subbuteo player and
organiser and is also a former Rock Star with
'Stryker'. Listen here: Stryker - Raise Your Hands
Thossa Büsing
(right) in action against Erich Hinkelmann
Thossa
in his Rock Star days with German band, Stryker
Nick
Pearson Wins Derry Mid-Summer Cup 3rd Aug
2020
Congratulations to
London Road Subbuteo Club player, Nick Pearson,
who took the honours in Derry City TFC's first WASPA Tournament since lockdown.
'The Shed' was packed to COVID-19 capacity of
four.
Players
at the Derry City Mid-Summer Invitational WASPA
event
Closer
to home this week for Derry City's Friday Friend,
Donal Convery from Magherafelt. Donal has
represented Northern Ireland at World Cup and
Home International level and is also an
accomplished musician with his band 'One More Great Adventure'. He
recounts some of his Subbuteo experiences in a
very interesting interview.
Donal Convery
Donal (right) with Northern Ireland Team at World
Cup, Belgium 2005
Derry's Martinog
Bradley was interviewed by Connor Phillips on
Radio Ulster in a feature about trophies. Listen
to it at this link: Martinog Bradley Radio
Interview 23/7/20
Over
to Holland this week for Derry City's Friday
Friend, Nico Marks, Dutch Champion in 2011 and
World Cup semi-finalist with the Dutch National
Team.
See him in action at the 1994 Danish Open
Nico Marks (middle) after
winning Dutch Championship 2011
Another
big name for Derry City's 'Friday Friend'
Interview - two times World Champion, Gil Delogne
of Belgium. See video of his golden-goal in the
2002 World Cup Final in Birmingham at the
following link:
Derry
City TFC's 'Friday Friend' this week is Belgium's
Olivier Pere, organiser of one of the biggest
events on the FISTF Calendar for the past 20
years - the Grand Prix of Mons. Quite a useful
player, too!
Olivier
Pere
Olivier Pere (left) with his Club AS Hennuyer,
Winners of 2006 Belfast GP
See
an example of Vasco's skill in this video clip
from Lichfield 2000. He scores a fantastic
golden-goal in the dying seconds of extra time,
to win the final 4-3 against fellow countryman,
Filipe Maia.
Vasco's
wonder-goal, Lichfield 2000
Vasco
becomes Junior Champion at 1990 Subbuteo World
Cup
Season
Suspended due to COVID-19
Unfortunately,
the season has been suspended until further
notice due to Coronavirus. Here are some things
to keep you occupied during Lockdown:
Watsie's Subbuteo
Art
Very good Youtube channel from Lawrence Watson
for painting and modelling Subbuteo figures.
Solo-flicking A perfect example from Derry's own
Martinog Bradley:
Referee Bradley relaxed as he watches Bradley
score against Bradley!
Irish
Championship 3rd Round - Dublin 7th Mar
2020
Home
Victory for Farrell
Mark Farrell (right) receives
winner's trophy from John Moore
Dublin's
Mark Farrell pipped Kenny Beggs to maintain his
100% start to this season's Irish Circuit. The
pair drew 1-1 with each other in the 9-player
league, which left Beggs ahead on goal-difference
going into the final fixtures. So Farrell went
all-out attack against Cormac Lennon, scoring 5
without reply. This left Beggs requiring a
one-goal victory against Barry Spence but he
couldn't break down the Spence defence and the
match finished 0-0. Derry's Martinog Bradley also
had a good day, finishing 3rd with six wins and
two narrow 0-1 defeats to Farrell and Beggs.
Great to see John Moore making a comeback and
Cormac Lennon playing his first tournament. Results
Final
Table
Players at Belgard Community Centre,
Tallaght, Dublin
Irish
Championship 2nd Round - Strabane 1st Feb
2020
Farrell is
the Man in Strabane
Mark Farrell (left) receives
trophy from organiser, Mark McCrossan
Mark
Farrell took the honours again in Strabane, to
increase his lead in the Irish Championship. In a
slightly different format, the 8 players were
split into two groups, with the top two in each
group qualifying for a final group of four.
Farrell beat Kenny Beggs 2-0 in the decisive
fixture, with Martinog Bradley finishing 3rd
ahead of Brendan Rodgers. The remaining four
players competed for the Plate, which was won by
home player and organiser, Mark McCrossan. Full Results
MAIN GROUP
Player
Pts
Goal-diff
1
M.Farrell
9
9-0
2
K.Beggs
6
3-3
3
M.Bradley
3
3-6
4
B.Rodgers
0
1-7
PLATE
GROUP
Player
Pts
Goal-diff
1
M.McCrossan
7
4-0
2
N.Moore
7
2-0
3
J.Morrow
3
1-3
4
O.Mor
0
0-4
Players at Springhill Community
Centre, Strabane
Irish
Championship 1st Round - Donegal 30th
Nov 2019
Farrell
First in Falcarragh
Winner,
Mark Farrell (right)
Eight players
headed to Falcarragh, County Donegal, for
Europe’s most westerly Subbuteo competition.
A new location but the outcome was familiar, with
Mark Farrell beating Kenny Beggs 2-0 in the final
to start the defence of his Circuit Title. Home
player, Brendan Rodgers took 3rd place with a
shoot-out victory over Mark McCrossan and
Martinog Bradley won the Plate.
