Next up is the Winter Cup at CPC on 20/21st January.
On home soil in Kaohsiung we hope to push it to the limits and grab
the silverware. Not going to be easy but if we can get everyone focused
and working as a unit hopefully we can bang in a few goals.

Jan 8th
CONGRATULATIONS to Iain and Josephine on the birth of their second child.
 

Also in the news, it's good to be old -don't you know.
This years under 30 -over 30 had a change of format, due largely to the 
fact that this is an old team with old players. So this year there were 
three teams instead of the original two. Young guns under 30.
Pacemakers over 35 and the 30 to 35's. Guess who won? Oh you 
already know by now. Click here for results.

 The Winter Cup 2006
Started well with a 3-0 win over The Tubbies (actually Tubbies B team).
A 0 - 0 draw with the Celts wasn't the best result for us but we could still get 
something from this competition if we could do something against the
Red Lions. It didn't go to plan and we lost 1-0. But thanks to the Tubbies 
they bravely held the Celts to 0-0 draw and we advance in second place.
The quarter final against Phoenix on Sunday. A good hard fought game 
finished 1-1 when they score from an un cleared corner to equalize.
 Pacers once famed for penalty shoot outs losing again 2-3 (best of three).
After that defeat there were only a few brief glimpses of football as we
lose both games.

31 Dec 2005. England 1 - 0 Rest of the World.
One goal from Adi was all that separated the two teams at the end of 
90 minutes in another dominant day for colonial power.

So what really did happen this year - 2005?
Bangkok came and went back in March. A great weekend of fun and sport.
Sport won, fun scored a few points too. We played some decent games as a 
well some weak ones. But the main problem was finding the back of the net.
After BKK it was straight into the Spring Cup in Tainan. We didn't put in our 
best performance once again, but finished the tournament strongly with a 1-0 
win over the Red Lions.
This was also the year that saw the start of the Taiwan Southern League.
We started with two wins, one away to Compass that set us on our way in
the league, but losing to Massive after taking the lead ended up costing us 
the League. Compass won the title.
The hot and steamy Summer Cup was up next in Taipei.
Probably the smallest turn out of players for the cup in Pacers history.
Bull was on the side lines. He busted his arm the weekend before against
Phoenix. It was a slow start that gave Red Star a couple of chances the 
game finished 0-0. They went on to self destruct later. Another draw in the 
next game saw us needing to beat Compass. But we got outplayed and 
lost. Into the plate and a dreadful start, lost to a goal from B52's only shot
of the game after wasting a hat full of chances ourselves.
The fall cup didn't do anything for moral with some disappointing
displays one team not showing for the game and only 2 goals.
The second edition of the Southern League kicked off with a tough game
in Taichung coming back from 0-2 only to lose 3-2 near the end. The game 
started in perfect weather but the ensuing down poor flooding the pitch
in a matter of minutes. Victories against Phoenix, Massive and Scunners 
were to follow but the final league game of 2005 saw lose out to the Tubbies.

As we enter March (2005)the first game of the NEW Taiwan Southern League
has already been played. A convincing 4-0 win against Phoenix,
who were lacking several key players for the game.
The second game coming up this weekend away to Taichung United.
Our first International trip for a year and half is fast approaching.
We will be in Bangkok on March 26 / 27.
Also coming up soon is the Spring Cup in Tainan.
Dates for that Should be April 16 / 17.

En ger land En ger land.
The game of the season has been played and
as usual there is ONLY one winner.
England take the honours yet again with a hard fought 2-1 win
against a Rest of The World team that kept it going down to the wire.
With holidays and Christmas day claiming all but the brave,
it was left to Kaohsiungs finest gentlemen to duel in this annual spectacular.
and it didn't disappoint the fans.( Dec 2004)

Build up to the Winter Cup 2004 in Kaohsiung is under way.
With just under two months until kick off pitches are booked
and things are taking shape.
A few friendly games and the BRUISING England R.O.W. to come
Then if we can survive Christmas and New Year it's game on.

Southern 7's Tainan : 7 Nov 2004
Pacers Black coasting into the semi's just made sure with a draw
in the last group game. Pacers Red in a tough situation needed to win
their last group game, put on a commanding display to dispatch Taichung.
That set up a Pacer vs Pacer semi.
The crowd was hoping the two magnificent Pacer teams would meet
in the Final, but not to be as only one could progress.
What a semi: tight, action packed and full of drama.
But it had to come down to spot kicks. Blacks going first
Converting all to take the victory after Reds missed the first kick.
In a hard fought tight final Luke Jones finds space on the left to slot home.
There was some LATE drama. In the longest 45 seconds
on record Manila Phoenix pump the ball into the box and nearly sneak
an equalizer. The one header on target though was easy for Mark in goal.
1-0 Pacers, enough to bring home the cup.

After a twelve - five goal fest against Massive It's all change atop
the scoring charts ,with Andy taking the number one spot from Nick.
Coming up behind there are now four players on ten goals.
Next game Taichung Fall Cup against Phoenix

After 4 wins including beating Phoenix twice
We went into the 2nd leg of the final tied 1-1.
But it all came unstuck and the Teletubbies win in the Final 4-3
to snatch the cup away from us, scoring twice from the spot.

To Be A Pacer : Check out what it means to play for the Pacers

A busy summer schedule is under way with birthdays,
other events and half the team on holiday at some point
but no football just yet.
The under 30 - over 30 game is coming soon. 
Will be on a Saturday this year.
Date to be 14 Aug 2004  venue still to be decided.
Fall Cup dates look like being Oct 2/3rd. 10 weeks away.
This will be confirmed soon.

Check out the results and tables from the Kaohsiung (Lai Niao)Cup.
100 Pacers finished third only managing a draw in the last game.

Well the 14 game unbeaten run has just come to end.
It lasted from March 13 to May 30
with 8 wins and 6 draws with 10 of those games having a clean sheet.
The last run like this was from May 4 to June 29 last year (2003)
which saw us go 11 games un defeated and winning the Summer Cup.

Did you know!
Tristram's head is harder than anything known to man!

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