I have just had a busy sporting weekend with Football, Cricket and both Rugby league and Union all of course watched on TV exceppt for St. Andrew's first pre season game against Anniesland which we won 4 nil.
The Anniesland game is becoming a regular pre season fixture and so far over the past 3 years we have done very well. This time though both teams were slightly under strength to what they will be when the season proper begins although we still had a very good team out as half of it come from Drumchapel United the team our captain runs on a Sunday. The result was 4 nil to us and so we go on to play Motherwell Kings II on Saturday in our first ever home game in Milton should be interesting as they will be very disciplined and organised. We should also start to look like we will when the season proper starts.
Manchester United lost on penalties against Chelsea and the referee was awful some of his decisions for both teams were strange to say the least especially for Chelseas goal. Ballack in a league game will be sent of as he had no intention of playing the ball. It was a good game though with Man U the better team in the first half and Chelsea the second. It should be a tight season and I would not want to put money on who will win or even be in the top 4!
Rugby both forms that I watched were good games with Australia getting humped by South Africa and Huddersfield beating St. Helens in the challenge cup semi final a very entertaining game. Finally I watched Australia dominate and humiliate England in the 4th test fantastic result for Australia and they thoroughly deserve to be level if not 2 v 1 ahead. What made me think was that during the final moments the commentators were talking about how much money would have to be returned due to England getting thumped in 2 1/2 days rather than the 5 and also how much food was not going to be used Monday 1800 hospitality meals were not going to be used today. Michael Holding said why not open up a room and feed those who are hungry to which David Lloyd stumbled through an answer like yes that would be good - The reply he got was 'you had to think about that one' and his repoly to that was ' In an ideal world' Very profound I wander what happened to the food?
I watched church on the TV yesterday as well - Paul Scanlon preaching on what we don't have as opposed to what we have fantastic sermon and provoked numerous thoughts for me. He is a very good speaker and I find him very honest and down to earth as well as passionate about the Kingdom of God. I had a very restful day yesterday.
This week hopefully I will play golf, watch St. Andrew's gain another win in pre season. Design some posters for our once a month Praise service and women's meeting that is hopefully being introduced, prepare an end of year report for the management team and have somne family time with wife and children before they go back to school and #1 daughter returns from America 2 weeks today having spent yesterday in Boston where none other than David Beckham was.
Blessings to all who read
