2006: The Season

It seemed like this would be the year Tudo Bem SC would be able to claim the coveted Intramural Champions' T-Shirt. After a thrilling, but heart breaking season last year, Tudo Bem set out to make this season different. Despite losing a handful of players, Sir Fergouwski brought in a whopping 9 new signings. The players came from all parts of the world including soccer crazed countries like Germany and England. After a 3-0 start, Tudo Bem stumbled in their last game of the season against Illivi Victory. The blame, however, does not fall on the players, but rather the Tudo Bem SC Board. Tudo Bem SC failed to turn in the captain's test prior to the start of the season. Sir Fergouwski was very disappointed for the team. "It was a mistake by the Board. They were under the impression they had turned in the paperwork for the playoffs. The test had been completed, but someone had forgotten to turn it in. It's a shame since we would have moved on to the playoffs. The other team's recognized the error and were okay with it, so why would the Intramural Board have a problem with this? Certainly there was a way for our team to get in, however, the Intramural Board was against us. It's clearly a personal issue." Sir Fergouwski's coaching ability has come under scrutiny from the Tudo Bem fans and according to rumors, a few players. Indeed, Sir Fergouwski is getting much older and not many managers have been in charge of a major club like Tudo Bem for so many years. But Sir Fergouwski is still believed to have the heart and fire to keep his team winning. "The year was great apart from the playoff incident. It's true we believed we could have won, but that was never guarenteed. I think this year was great for the team, yet it's unfortunate that we're going to lose a player like Bosslet and Richardson, being it their last year" commented Fergouwski. It seemed like Tudo Bem did have a great year. The team learned to play together and even adopted a style. Despite a 3-1 record, the team never seemed to be at the top of their game. Although the future of Tudo Bem is in doubt, if the team remained for another year they look dangerous and capable of winning the Intramural T-Shirts. Even though the future is uncertain, Tudo Bem SC has announced plans for the rest of the season. Sir Fergouwski plans to create a practice schedule for the club. In addition, the team plans to join and train with International Football Club at Irwin Football Facility in January. There are plans of changing the training to intensive 5v5 training and technical drills. Nevertheless, the plans will be determined soon. The Tudo Bem Soccer Club website would like to acknowledge the players of the team.
Billy Barmes- A fantastic new player with energy, heart, and experience. Billy put the team first and never complained about playing a new position or waiting to come in on the side. He was able to fight in the midfield and gain control. Billy coaches for other teams but he should always keeps playing for himself.
Philip Powell- A skilled player that immediately claimed the outside midfield position. He is intelligent on the field; his quick passing play or decisions to take on defenders caused problems for the opposing teams and always started Tudo Bem's attack.
Min Lwin- Although he was solid last year, Min broke out as a key player. He's the fastest guy on the field and he made use of it. Usually playing attacking center midfield, Min won the ball on our end and pushed it forward. He's one of the hardest working guys on the field.
Jeff Luong- It shows that he learned his soccer from the same place as Min. Jeff was a team player as a forward. His passing and hard work always helped the team offensively. Jeff set the pace for the season with his breakout performance of 2 goals.
Alexander Reventlow- Alex was great for the club. The giant German played midfield and defense; he played in the center of the field and also could play the outsides. His crunching tackles gave a message to the opposing teams. Although he played great as a center midfielder, his outside midfield work, running up and down the field, was valuable.
Matthew Richardson- Tudo Bem is grateful, priviledged, and lucky to have landed the former semi-pro, captain of Nottingham Forest University. Mattie pulled the strings in the midfield. He was unbelievably skilled, megging opponents, winning headers, and playing ridiculous long balls into space. His words at halftime kept up the spirits of the team. Simply the great one, he will be missed.
Chime Asyone- When Chime is on, there is no stopping him. The best word for Chime: power. He can carry three guys on his back. He'll defend a defender, he's just frusturating for the other team. This is what backs him so indispensable. Although Chime didn't get the goals, very rare, Chime's emotions and heart were always left on the field. Soccer needs passionate players.
Pitor Bzdyra- There are more midfielders on this team than for any other position. Despite being a talented midfielder, Piotr was a superb defender. He knows the fast pace of the offense, and he was quick to pick up on being a defender. He can connect from the back and he has confidence on the ball. He has great potential there.
Matt Swecker- Matt's goal changed this team from a team that was endanger of not making the playoffs to being top of the table. He ha an excitement and love for soccer. His good spirit and personality helped the team. Matt helped by playing in the back and mid. With little playing time, Matt did not have enough time to show his great skill.
Ergin Ceyhan- The man responsible for the website and keeping this team together. He understands the game and his experience was extremely helpful. During difficult times in the defense, Ergin could change the tides of the game. He made this website and brought experience to te team.
Erik Ramsland- Erik left another team, which he was the captain, to help Tudo Bem. He is an underrated player. He led the team through his tough defending. He was needed at defense, but he's unbelievable all over the field.
Steve Immen- Steve never complained about a position and always came off the field to allow other players to get time. Steve is fast and strong. He's like Chime as a defender or midfielder. He's extremely selfless and polite, he needs to credit his talent. Steve was great for the team.
David Rockwood- Dave is another guy that makes this team work. He'll play anywhere at anytime for any small amount of time. He's smart on offense and he helps move the ball in the midfield. He gets other involved by sharing the ball. Dave did the job of the midfielder and connected the defense to the offense.
Joshua Paschedag- It's funny how the goalie was the major focus last year when we didn't have one, and not that there is a goalie, no one talks about him. Last year Tudo Bem lived on the edge not having a goalie. Tudo Bem has the best man between the posts. Josh in an amazing goalie, he's agile and talented. Although there wasn't much said about him during the year, Josh gave the team confidence knowing that he was watching our backs and could save us in goal.
Timothy Bosslet- Tim missed a lot, but it was great having him again for when he was there. Tim is a gifted soccer player. He's an athlete and he'll always be one of the best Tudo bem players.

No Playoffs

Sorry no playoffs. i apologize to everyone on the team first. I let you guys down, I asked all of you to play on my team, and all of you guys had other teams you could have played on. I messed up but like I said I had thought all this time I had turned in the captain's test. I did it last year, I did it this year I just didn't turn it in on time. I thought I had turned it in at registration. It's really easy, it asks questions like when does a kick off take place, can you use your hands in soccer, what is the intramural website. There was a loophole in the handbook saying that teams who failed the test would be notified if they were ineligible for playoffs. The sentence before says any team who does not take the test can not retake it, no exceptions. I was told by the assitant director and the captain's test grader that I failed the test since I didn't turn it in. Since I failed and was never notified about not being eligible I thought we had a chance to get in, because they failed to follow the handbook. Another assitant director called me and told me I was reading into it and that incomplete is not the same as failing. I told him at the university if you don't take a test you fail it, it's a zero. We argued and I told him that I wanted to speak to the director. Eventually he hung up on me. I've been arguing for a week straight sending emails, phone calls, and meeting with directors. On Friday it seemed like things were in my favor, another assitant director felt that we should be let in and he'd talk to the other directors. He told me he wouldn't be able to change it, but everyone would discuss it. He was the former intramural director, I thought he could carry some weight. Anyways, I messed up and I was hoping they'd see it as an accident too. I apologized and I was hoping they could cut me a break. I'm upset because they had the ability and chose not to. If I was certain I turned the test in why would I checked earlier. I remeber doing the test, it was all complete when I found it later. Throughout the process, it's always been an argument to prove me wrong, it's never been about let's see what we can do to help. I had to see Gary Miller and beg if he could just talk to everyone. Charles Anderson said no from the first minute and never offered to talk it out with the other directors. I've been lied too and I've never spoken to Jesse like I requested many times. I've been told mixed messages and I feel that we've accepted their mistakes in refereeing and cutting our last game short. We paid money for 25 minute periods but they cut it short. Other captains said it wasn't a problem and I offered to prove this in writing. I know many people on each team, the captain's most importantly. Intramurals is designed for people to have fun and play. If everyone sees this as no problem then why would the Intramural people have a problem with this. Especially if it was an accident and since there was a loophole. I think it's clearly personal. Charles and I got in an argument last year about player eligibilty. i said it was dumb a player is completely kicked out of intrmaurals if they played on two teams. He was pissed, now look, they're changing the rules for next year! Decide for yourselves. I'm done with intramurals, these arguments have been really stressful. They clearly could have cut be a break, but it has to do with personal conflict. They forwarded me the email they sent, which they said showed that I had been notified our team was ineligible. The email was a general email to everyone saying thank you for registering, check the website for the league, and if anyone has not turned in their captain's test to make sure they turned it in. I thought I turned it in. They did not specifically tell any teams who didn't turn it in. I can send it to you if you'd like. Tudo Bem SC is done for 2006. If you want, talk to Min Lwin about getting an indoor team together. I'll let you guys know about playing indoor socer at Irwin, it's a grass field where you can where cleats. It starts after winter break. If you guys would ever like to get together in the future and maybe try to train a little. Soccer sucks down here. I think I'm not doing intramurals in 2006. Sir Alex Ferguson almost resigned once, everyone was certain he would, but he stayed. So I'm not sure, but as of now I definetly don't want to do this again. Everything is not Tudo Bem(all good). I had a lot of fun this year with you guys. It's been a tough semster for me, but I've look forward to our games and playing with you guys. I think I may add two more posts in a week: one talking about every player and another talking about the short history of the club. Have a good semester and good luck in soccer. And if you see Craig, Jesse, Charles, or Gary shake their hand, give them a big hug, a kiss on the head, and then walk away. When you're doing all that make sure you farted before you leave.

Motivate Me II

TUDO BEM vs. ILLINI VICTORY

Hey guys,

Our last regular season game is Monday November 6th at 10:00pm against Illini Victory. We beat them last year in a thriller, let's win again. We haven't played together for a while, but if we all show up excited and ready to play I know we'll do well. I'll discuss playoffs tomorrow.

Soccer Practice Friday at Six Pack Training Grounds

Friday from 3:30-5:00 pm Sir Fergouwski and Capatain Mike Keane-ski will head to the Six Pack Training Ground. Bring your soccer cleats and gym shoes in case we use the inline hockey rink. Hopefully 10 people can make the practice. We'll play keep away and small sided games.

Milan Derby Game @ Los Amigos On Staurday @ 1:30pm

On Saturday, a few guys will be going Los Amigos resturant, which is located on 4th and Green. The Mexican resturant has a couple Flat Screen HDTVs, GOL TV, and burittos; the greatest combination in the history of man. The game starts at 1:30pm. It'll be good for the team to hang out.

MEISTER SCANDAL HITS TUDO BEM: Intramural Board Bans a Tudo Bem Player...Again

There's a reason why Andy Meister has been absent. Last week, Tudo Bem's young, promising player Andy Mesiter was banned from soccer for the remainder of the season, after being caught playing on two teams. This is the second time a Tudo Bem player has been found playing on two teams. Last season, Tudo Bem were left without a goalie for the entire year, because Dane Henning was caught playing in a completely seperate division, the Fraternity Division. The Intramural Soccer Board are trying to hit Tudo Bem with fines, point deductions, forfeits, and a ban from the playoffs. The Tudo Bem Soccer Club has appealed the decision for Andy to be banned. Sir Fergouswksi is absolutely livid. "The Intramural Board are trying to hit us with a scandal. I wish they concentrated more on the officiating. A referee can call a game wrong by not understanding rules about tackling, but Andy Meister can not play again because he accidentally had fun by playing with two teams? It's ridiculous! He's a new player and unfortunately this league has all these weird rules and policies. The divisions are completely seperate, players should be allowed to play in different divisions. It's a common trend for new players in the league to make the mistake, so the punishments they propose to enforce are overboard." Sir Fergouwski's letter to Charles Anderson, the director of the Intramural Board has been posted below. Based on the stubborness in past situations, Mr. Anderson will probably be inept and not allow Andy to play for one team for the remainder of the season. Bring Andy back!

Charles Anderson

To: sblatti2@uiuc.edu
Cc: cander15@uiuc.edu


Andrew is a freshmen. He has never done intramurals before. I have been very careful and made sure I told my team that no one could play on two teams. There is nothing more I can do then take the word of my team. Last night we had a game, but Andrew did not play. He will not play on this team again, however, I think that he should be able to play on the other team if he wants to. Intramurals is designed for sports recreation. Andrew made a mistake; it was accidental. Last night in our game, officials said there could be no slide tackling what so ever in the soccer game. The rule handbook never says anything about no slide tackling. Imagine soccer without tackling. At halftime, the Intramural director of the field had to tell the referee he was wrong, he had made a mistake. I knew he had made a mistake and I talked to him before. Considering the mistake was not done intentionally, I can not fault him and demand he never referee again. This is not FIFA or NCAA soccer. So to force someone out of a friendly activity is ridiculous. I think the Intramural Board should reconsider their policy. If a player is found to play on two teams, he should be told he must pick one team or he will be suspended. If there should be a penalty, the player should be unavailable for the team, which he chooses, for 1 game. If the teams must accept problems with the Intramural Soccer League, then the Intramural Board should also be understanding of how these things happen.

Tudo Bem SC Co-Captain
Michael Kurowski
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