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April 6, 2005 
Henry Cachia
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Rabat Notch Up Fourth Consecutive Title
Battle for second place heats up.
On Sunday, Rabat confirmed the inevitable when they won the National League for the fourth consecutive time. This is their sixth title in their relatively short history. Since joining the Senior competitions in season 1993/94, Rabat have to date notched up 15 honours: 6 League titles, 2 KO trophies, 6 Super Cups and just (!) one Challenge Cup …and this year’s KO Trophy is still up for grabs. On Sunday they beat White Hart 5-2 but rightly so after the game they refrained from celebrations.
The HAM Executive decided on a one-minute silence before the two matches in programme in honour of Pope John Paul 11.
Rabat’s hero on the day was Josef Antonelli who notched up no less than all 5 goals. For White Hart it was another unfortunate game in what, result wise, has been a dismal season. Going into the final five minutes they were still in the game, trailing the Champions by just one goal, but two goals in the space of a couple of minutes put paid to any hopes they might have had of causing a surprise.
Needing a draw to wrap up the League, Rabat took a two-goal lead into the half time break. Early on in the second half, Luke Busutill Leaver pulled one back for White Hart when he converted a penalty stroke but Josef Antonelli soon restored his team’s two goal led as well as notching up his hat-trick. Carl Tua pulled one back for White Hart as they desperately tried to increase their tally of one point in the standings. This was not to be as Antonelli rounded of his fine display with two further goals in the final minutes.
In the second game of the day, Sliema Hs beat The Hunters’ Tower Rest 1-0 and now the battle for second place is really on. Young Stars still lead the pack of also runs with 17 points followed by Sliema with 15 and Poiatti Qormi on 14. The Floriana side however has only one game to play while their rivals have two. The Hunters’ Tower Rest will end their League commitments on Sunday when they face Poiatti Qormi (9.00am). Both sides will go for the win and given that so far the other two direct games have ended in a victory apiece Sunday’s result is difficult to predict.
Sliema will be interested spectators of this match but at the same time would do well to keep their minds on their match against White Hart (11.00am) considering that the only point White Hart won this year was against Sliema in the second round. The two points Sliema dropped that day may prove costly in the end.
For the record, Sunday’s was Sliema’ s third victory (out of three) against Young Stars in the League and the victory came courtesy of a goal right on the stroke of half-time from Liam Pace (his fourth from the five scored by Sliema against Young Stars this year).
P W D L F A PTS
Rabat Depiro 11 8 2 1 22 9 26
The Hunters’ Tower Rest. YS 11 5 2 4 17 12 17
Sliema Hs 10 4 3 3 8 7 15
Poiatti Qormi 10 4 2 4 13 13 14
White Hart 10 0 1 9 6 22 1
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Robert Aquilina
04-07-2005 7:48 am
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Whilst knowing that the information to Henry was limited, may I point out that Bones just happened to be in the right place at the right time when the goals were scored, as the impression may be that he played on his own. Last Sunday we (Rabat) played the best game of the season and this is due to the level of teamwork and excellent co-ordination. This is also due to the fact that the game in itself was a good one and our opponets played a clean determined game, with no destructive methods and techniques.
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jemba jemba.
04-07-2005 8:08 am
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2nd place.
i predict that the ammount of points won by Qormi is quite a good achievement.
young stars will finish second while hotsticks third.
rabat will still win the league.
OOf! Give the others a chance. nEXT YEAR ......... rABAT WILL WIN THE LEAGUE AGAIN.
SEE YOU
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Luke Busuttil Leaver
04-07-2005 9:51 am
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Well done rabat!
Every team improved this year. In my opinion the level of hockey was much higher than in previous years, however you were still a cut above the rest....Worthy winners.
I sincierly hope that you can reproduce the form you showed in the league next july when you will be taking part in the champions challenge for the second. Do Maltese hockey proud!
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Robert Aquilina
04-07-2005 9:57 am
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jemba jemba
Its not a question whether we do give chanches to others or not, its a matter how much our opponents do to improve their individual players and improve their tactical play and plan strategicaly their development of their club. Teams are not developed in one or two seasons! I'm not trying to have a jibe at all the other clubs, but in my opinion a lot can be done for the general level of Hockey in Malta to improve. Before all use to grumble that with the gravel pitch we cannot improve but now its a known fact that the synthetic turf on its own does not make miracles.
One might say, why am I worried about the level of other clubs? I'm not actually worried! but I do genuinly wish that the level of other clubs improve, for 2 reasons
1. I come from the school of tought that Hockey in itself is more important than my club. If my mentor tought otherwise, Rabat Depiro don't exsist today.
2. When the level of other teams improve, my club have to make an extra effort to improve and keep up.
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HAMinforma
04-07-2005 2:54 pm
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Kont taf li…?
L-Independent Appeals Board
L-Independent ‘if possible’ (kliem precizi mill-HAM Regulations) Appeals Board jigi appuntat mill-Ezekuttiv tal-HAM ghal perjodu ta’ sena u jkun kompost minn 5 membri, wiehed minnhom il-President tal-HAM, li pero’ ma jistax ikun ic-Chairman (8.7.1 – HAM Regulations).
Dan il-Board jigi xolt kull sena immedjatament qabel kull A.G.M. (12.2 – HAM Statutes)
Tlieta (3) minn dawn il-hames membri, appuntati mill-HAM bhala Independent Appeals Board, jistghu jiddeciedu kaz migjub quddiemhom (8.7.5 – HAM Regulations).
Ta’ dan is-servizz trid thallas Lm 15 (5.3 – HAM Regulations).
KURZITAJIET
Independent ?
Board kompost mis-Sinjuri Alex Pace, Vincent Chetcuti u DAVID AGIUS huwa “possibly” INDEPENDENT ?
Appeals ?
Appeal xi tfisser ezatt? Il-Board Indipendenti suppost jkun jaf ir-ragunijiet li ha d-Disciplinary Commissioner? Suppost jara il-minuti jew jitkellem mad-Disciplinary Commissioner ha jara x’wassal lil dan ta’ l-ahhar jiehu l-mizuri li ha? Jew il-Board ghandu jerga jaghmel l-istharrig tieghu mill-gdid minghajr ma’ jaf jew jaghti kaz ir-ragunijiet tad-Disciplinary Commissioner?
Board ?
Minn huma l-hames membri li gew appuntati jew re-appuntati mill-HAM ghal din is sena? Gew ikkomunikati lill-Clubs?
David Agius, avolja ZGUR mhux independenti, huwa membru tal-Bord? Kieku le, allura il-Bord ma setghax jaghti d-decizjoni tieghu.
IMMA….. “The decisions reached by any Appeals Board are final and binding” (5.8 – HAM Regulations). X’Naghmlu? Nibdew niktbu lill-Kunsill Malti Ghall-Isport? Forsi xi hadd jismaghna.
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04-07-2005 6:52 pm
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HAMinforma
jekk inti daqshekk infurmat u qed tikkwota l istatut, u ghalhekk qieghed tghid il fatti mela zgur li ghandek ragun.....Ghalfej ma tiktibx ismek?
Mhux suppost illi tisthi mill fatti li qed tghid. Probabilment inti xi wiehed illi ihobb jitfa il gebla u mbaghad tistahba.
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Che' Geuvara
04-08-2005 2:49 am
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The Time has come
Hello compadres,
It's time for the REVOLUTION. Everyone is fed up with what is going on in the Association, or as someone has eloquently put it, the W.H.A.M. In order for the revolution to be a success, all teams (except White Hart) must work together to overturn the current administration. There are capable hands willing to work. All that is needed is to get rid of the current lot and I'm sure, everyone will give his share of work to make Hockey in Malta better, but better for EVERYONE, not just one's own club.
POWER to the HOCKEY CLUBS
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Frank Bugeja
04-08-2005 4:41 am
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jemba jemba.
i agree Robert. While Rabat have all the merits that they improve year by year the other teams are not doing much to challenge you. I feel that Rabat are an evolving team.
Every year they put in something new in the puzzle. IS it a new player, coach or tactics this is keeping them ahead.
When Mr. Toyota invented his car company he was readily available to show his secrets to his competitors. When he was questioned why is he doing this he was quite frank. He said that once his competitors reach his level he will be in a new better level.
Get it. All the other teams have to drive this way.
I think there was a period when this was happening especially from Young strars. I do not want to elaborate because i do not want ot stir up controversary. In my opinion there was a time when we were quite close and maybe better.
Well in the meantime well done. You have accomplished something which really shows that you are made of metal. Winning concecutively for such a long period of time shows that you are doing your homework very well.
My compliments. I admire such organisations. Personally i tick whitehart to do the same in a couple of years.
See you all next Sunday.............. If i come..........
Well done liverpool. alll the best of luck.
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Robert Aquilina
04-08-2005 4:46 am
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HAMinforma
Your arguments are all valid. The only problem is that one tends to speak when the situation hit him. You probably are one, from a club, that in the KO saga of last year voted against the HAM regulations. We did go the the Malta Sports Council at that time but the relative legislation was passed in perliament but not enacted yet. So be informed that your only way seek justice at this point, is the court!
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Robert Aquilina
04-08-2005 4:47 am
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European Club Challange
Thanks Luke BL, and you will be with us once again if you wish to
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Henry Cachia
04-08-2005 8:53 am
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Revolution!!!!
Going by the many comments that appeared on this site over the past weeks it seems that Maltese hockey will not have any problems to fill the posts on the Executive once these come up for re-election during the summer.There doesn't seem to be a shortage of entusiastic candidates around.Pity we don't know their names!!!
PS Well done Rabat (once again!!)
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04-08-2005 9:15 am
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che guevaa and ham informa
Well said Henry!
It seems quite funny that this whole revolution thing only started recently and not when there was alot of work to be done, when there was trouble with the courts, when there were financial difficulties etc.
Its funny but whenever the going gets tough ppl like che guevara and ham informa seem to get going, unfortunately in the wrong direction.
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C'e Chi Vera
04-08-2005 3:21 pm
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Irid il-gid tal-hockey
Ix-xoghol li ghandu jsir huwa ISSA qalbi u mhux dak iz-zmien.....nassumi li qed tghid ghal xi sentejn / tlieta ilu.
Dak iz-zmien li qed issemmi int veru kien hemm proceduri l-Qorti minn kumpanija li bdiet tikkompeti ma’ David Agius ghat-twahhil tal-pitch.
Imma INT taf ukoll ghaliex kien hemm dik il-kawza - ha nghidu lin-nies l-ohra forsi insew jew ma jridux jiftakkru.
Mhux ghaliex David Agius bhala Segretarju tal-HAM, rebah it-tender biex igib il-Pitch HU minn barra, fejn hu bhala Segretarju tal-HAM kellu l-informazzjoni kollha li ma kellhomx access ghaliha l-Kumpanija ta' John G. Cassar. U allura l-affarijiet ma tmexxewx sew dak iz-zmien.
Insomma minn hawn u minn hemm.....xorta hu spicca rebahha t-tender u minn jaf kemm eluf ta' liri qala fuqha.....jien naf ftit fuq in-negozju u nahseb fuq xi Lm 100,000 jew aktar zgur normalment taqla minimu ta' 20 % allura dahhal xi Lm 20,000.
Mhux ta' b'xejn illi nies bhalek li qed tgawdu mieghu tridu izzommu kollox f'idejkhom u tahbu kollox minn kullhadd.
Ghidulna kemm qed iddahhlu flus mill-Pitches ??? Ghala mhux qed thallsu l-interessi kif weghdtu ???
Dak dabbar Lm 20,000 biex jahdem ftit ghall-HAM ta....hemm minn hadem onestament u stinka fil-HAM u lanqas qatt ma ha sold.
Ma va qalbi.
U il HAFNA HAFNA HAFNA problemi finanzjarji qedin ISSA mhux dak iz-zmien li dabbar il-Lm 20,000....Iz-zejza nahseb helibha kollha is-Sur Agius....ghax il-HAM jekk mhux assolutament FALUTA....ta' lanqas hadd ma jaf x'hemm jew x'mhemmx u hadd ma jista verament jippjana ghall-futur.
Kif kien jghid Churchill: "He who fails to plan...plans to fail !!!"
You are right...when the going gets tough...the TOUGH are ready to get going. U ahna ser nergghu nqabbdu t-triq it-tajba lil HAM.....u mhux inkomplu nerquha aktar b'riskju li hafna nies involuti fil-loghba tal-hockey kapaci jitilfu eluf kbar ta' liri li investew.
U Henry, nispera li ma thallix lil dak il-purcinell li kiteb dak il-kumment jassocjak mieghu....int tajt u ghadek taghti sehmek sew lill-hockey u il-hockey ghad ghandu bzonn nies bhalek...hemm post kbir jew zghir ghall-kulhadd....anka dawk li twarbu jew kellhom iwarbu minhabba certi nies. Issa m'hemmx flus vera imma xorta hemm nies li tant jhobbu l-loghba li jaghtu kollox B'XEJN.
ISSA HUMA Z-ZMIENIJET DIFFICILISSIMI U MHUX FACLI QALBI.....M'HEMMX SOLD ISSA BIEX IDDABBAR MINN TAHT....ISSA RRIDU NAHDMU ONESTAMENT U B'HILITNA KOLLHA...BIEX NERGGHU NAGHTU NIFS GDID LILL-HOCKEY.
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04-08-2005 8:30 pm
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c'e' chi vera
pupu, jaqaw qabdek xi president tal klabb tieghek biex tikteb.
U ha nghidlek haga ohra, toqodx ikteb "ma va" f kull kumment ax jidher illi inti ktibthom nofs l artikli taht isem differenti!!! iggifieri inti mhux vera li ghandek hafna nies mieghek imma qed tirrecta biss. Dawn il hafna nies huma hadt hliefek.
detctive missek sirt.
U oqod attent ghax jekk inti ma tridx tikteb ismek, xi hadd jaqbdek meta inkunu qed nitkelmu kordin u terga tghid din il frazi famusa tieghek.
nerga nghidlek, jekk int daqshekk konvint li qed taghmel is sewwa ghal hockey ikteb ismek. jekk vera li qed tipprova taghmel il gid ghal hockey jien inkun lewwel wiehed li nissapjortjak.
Imma tibzax issa ninominaw lilek bhala kap mhux maghruf u meta ikun hemm laqa ta l' EHF il kumitat tghidilhom illi il president il gid mhux gej ax jisthi jghid ismu.
Jew inkella nghidulhom illi ha nibaghtulhom lill Che Guevara!!!!
Ara vera ma tiflahx taqa iktar ghan nejk!!!!!!
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Robert Aquilina
04-09-2005 5:27 am
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Artificial Turf
To put the record straight, I formed part of the adjudicating committee together with Joe Grech, Chris Busuttil Leaver, a representative of the Ministry of Youth & Sport and chaired by the Chairman of the Malta Sports Council and to the best of my knowledge the selected Contractor was selected for the best value for money offer he had. I can assure the Hockey people that the decision was in Hockey's best interest. We also managed a further reduction on the price after the tender was awarded and this was thanks to David Agius ... and by the way the 20% is far fetched!
By this I'm not trying to say that all is rosy for Hockey in Malta, but let's not mix the issues, because one would only lose the validity of valid arguments in the process. Stick to the point!
Discussion is healthy, and such exchanges can contribute positively to the game we love, but identifying oneself makes the discussion healthier although I admit that being such a small hockey community can have negative repercussions. One last thing ... the English proverb goes ... "the pot calling the kettle black"
Happy weekend!
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C'e Chi Vera
04-09-2005 6:03 am
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Irid il-gid tal-hockey
Issa jahasra billi toqghod tinharaq ghax ma tafx min jien u tipprova taghmilha ta' detective x'ha tiehu habib.
Issa imbilli toqghod tattakka l-persuna...attakka l-argumenti li qed naghmel...jekk tista'.
Qisek int qed turi ismek wara kollox.
Ma va....(kif ihobb jghid il-Kowc tat-team Nazzjonali wara kollox).
Sahhiet.
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Hughes
04-11-2005 2:07 am
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i would just like to ask, and point out at the same time that, it's try that the hockey game in Malta is improving by the will and effort of the clubs, but there is another important factor which i don't think that any one is noticing yet.
i would like to ask, while the individual clubs are improving, my i ask what is being done to promote the hockey game in Malta into schools, news papers and even high-lights on tv. i don't think that any thing is being done much.
as much as it is important to improve the clubs, i think that it's more important to promote the game at a substancial level, because hockey in malta is not well known, and the game doesn't have a good image like it does in other countries.
anyways, i think that it's important...cu all
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04-11-2005 4:15 am
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jiena lil kowc tan nazzjonal qadt ma smajtu jghid hemm.
Jaqaw int xi wiehed minn dawk il mahruqin illi m humiex fit team nazzjonali?????
Sahha lilek ukoll
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04-11-2005 8:14 am
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u ohra nixtieq insaqsi.... intkom tridu tnehhu lill kull membru fill kumitat jew lil xi nies biss? jeek xi nies biss kunu iktar specifici... MIN?
Inti trid tidhol u tiehu il poter int jew..tird tghin lill kumitat prezenti?
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Ramon
04-11-2005 10:25 am
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Hughes
I don't know what you mean when you say that the individual clubs are improving. I really do not see this happening. If you are referring to the slight improvement of our game since the phasing out of gravel I say that you satisfy yourself with very little. Not even the clubs are doing their part or at least the majority of them. Let's talk about the youth systems because in my opinion the most important part of any sport is the Junior section. Apart from Sliema HS and Qormi HC who seem to have young players in abudance, the other teams are sweating to put a junior team on the pitch on match day. And it's not just about bringing kids up, it's about bringing kids up PROPERLY. This is where the HAM should offer a lot of help and support to clubs. It is not always the Clubs' fault when there is a shortage of young players. I reckon that Hockey is the only sport in Malta who lacks a qualified coach at any level. I know it is difficult because there are loads of things to take into consideration before implementing certain measures but I beleive that unless good coaching is available to kids from a young age, the improvement of Hockey locally will be minimal.
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Dr. Ian Crockford
04-11-2005 5:08 pm
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Hughes and Ramon
I don't normally take it upon myself to pass personal comments as a rule, but I must say that I admired the way both of you guys spoke about the strong need for Development and Coaching. Its enough to look at the F.I.H. website (http://www.fihockey.org/) and you can see the importance given to these areas and the wealth of information that is accessible.
In all fairness the Association did recently organise a Club Development Seminar led by David Agius and Steve Cachia and some valid ideas did come out. Indeed following this session, our Club explored the possibilities of tapping into the Local Councils for funding and I can proudly say that we are in the process of closing a funding deal with the Qormi Local Council which will see our Nursery Lm1,000+ richer.
You guys probably hit the nail on the head as those two areas you mention are the 'grass' roots if we really want hockey to improve.
As I am now the past, it is the enthusiasm of guys like yourselves who are the present, and those little 5 or 6 year old boys and girls that lighten up our nurseries, that are indeed our future.
Keep up the good work.
Qormi Pres.
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Robert Aquilina
04-12-2005 8:09 am
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Ramon,
I fully agree with your observations about the coaching situation and you made some valid points. I just want to add that coaching and team management are totally different functions and unfortunately in my opinion we have more team managers without the concept of coaching. We had a lot of high profile visits to our island such as Cadman, Carl Ward, Horst Wein, Budwein, John Shaw and others but I'm afraid that the positive changes were very limited. The improvement that Hughes maybe is referring to is that players with limited skills and agility had to call it a day as they couldn't cope on the new surface and we are witnessing better games with less destructive play.
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Henry Cachia
04-13-2005 2:44 am
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Issa nieqaf nilghab Bert tibzax!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Robert Aquilina
04-14-2005 3:27 am
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Henry,
You know i was not refering to you!!! lol ... your play is not desructive and you certainly have the skill .... its your agility that is disapearing slowly!
On a serious note .... we had a lot of players that were technically hopeless and use to halt play with every way they could, lwafull or not .... and the aproach from umpires was "ghax miskin hekk jaf" and they use to "get away with murder".
I'm sure you know to what kind of players I'm refering to!
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