Match reports, news, and updates from the Rusty Plough
Video courtesy of Jak Media Enterprises In soccer, there are two opposite but equally important forces. The defenders that stop the goals, and the strikers that score them. These are their stories. The morning was delayed. The 9am kickoff time felt leisurely, perhaps it was the time change? Many Rusties arrived early, despite the foggy morn. By 8:40, most of the team had arrived, eager to implement player/manager Welch’s plan.
Read more →A draw that felt like a loss. Our scribe has not produced any prose to recount the feat but Jak’s trusty cameras bore witnes to the event. Let’s blame the terrible field and weather. Video courtesy of Jak Media Enterprises
Read more →Jak set up his cameras so we could watch Kurt make A LOT of saves. Sadly, the battery died before my appearance as striker (probably for the best). Video courtesy of Jak Media Enterprises
Read more →Video courtesy of Jak Media Enterprises We will remember, the 21st of September… Starting the season with two home games1 the Rusty Plough went on the road to Lafayette to face Juventus (an Italian team in a French city in suburban California). As the sun rose over the field, the Rusties donned their away blacks with Trumer Pils in bright yellow across their chests. Per manager Welch’s instructions, at least one player (the German) arrived at least 30 minutes before game time.
Read more →Early September brings with it hope and optimism. Why, because the Rusty Plough is undefeated and dreams of a successful season dance through the heads of the Rustie’s legions of fans. This season brings even more hope as the Rusties announced that this year they would have A PLAN! Yes, during the summer transfer market, Peter Welch approach Rusty management and requested to become player/manager. He stated his case clearly “I think we should have an approach that we use from week to week and not just show up and hope for the best.
Read more →Straight from the studios of the Plough Media Imperium, here is the latest podcast by star sports analysts Abby and Adrian who give us a summary of Rusty Plough’s 2024/2025 season. No humans were harmed (of even involved) in the creation of this podcast. Special thanks go to ChatGPT for creating the script and Wondercraft for converting it into a podcast. Nik · Ploughed and Proud - A Podcast
Read more →On a radiant morning under the brilliant blue skies of Salesian Middle School, the Over-50 soccer scene staged a masterpiece. The half-field pitch, modest in size but brimming with potential, bore witness to a 7v7 clash that felt larger than life: AFC Roma versus Ploughed Under. The 10:30 AM kickoff saw Ploughed Under in a classic 2-3-2 formation, blending tactical discipline with flashes of creative chaos. From the first whistle, the game was alive—every pass, tackle, and run infused with the undying passion that makes this sport eternal but shot in slow motion.
Read more →Video courtesy of Jak Media Enterprises Things looked bleak for the men of the Rusty Plough as they slowly gathered in West Berkeley. The “pitch” at Gabe’s east resembled an abandoned lot, with grass tufts tumbling about, over the alternating sand and mud that constituted the playing surface. They counted the arriving players as they had heard rumors that their numbers were decimated by absences, injuries and kids soccer games.
Read more →Our manager was too lazy to write anything about this game, or he was just overwhelmed trying to remember who scored what and when. Luckily enough, Jak shot a video of the match. Grab some popcorn, sit back, and enjoy: UPDATE Our manager came through and posted a summary. There is some controversy though. We thought we scored 12 but the officials only reported 11… First Half: 6-1 Rusties Steve opened the scoring by stroking home a sweet right footed volley off a corner from Gerardo.
Read more →It was a surprisingly cold morning on Sunday as the Rusty Plough made the trek to Lafayette Community Park for an 8:00 a.m. kick-off against their fellow cellar dwellers Juventus. Opting for the black away kit in deference to Steve Weinstein’s inability to distinguish between yellow and greenish-yellow, the Plough looked resplendent as always with the Trumer logo proudly emblazoned on our chests (although to Furlong’s dismay, no photographic evidence exists of this fact).
Read more →In a break from tradition, the Rusty Plough was assigned the highly coveted 1pm starting time, which guaranteed maximum exposure on EBSSL TV (check your cable provider). Indeed, the Plough were pleasantly surprised by the infinite increase in their fan base as more than 5, yes five!, spectators descended upon Gabe East to watch this clash against the Oakland OGs. The Plough looked positively radiant in their yellow kits with the Trumer Pils logo proudly displayed.
Read more →Beautiful goals by Adam and Dale and an excellent forced Own Goal by Jose to keep us in the match. Let’s not forget Jamie’s spectacular floor header that led to Azzuri’s first goal. Golden Boot Peter Welch - 4 Freddie Lopez - 3 Jeremy Giovannetti - 3** Andy Waranoff - 2 Gerardo Delgadillo - 2 Dale Webber - 2 Adam Faughnan - 2 Jason Yeo - 1 Franco Moriconi - 1 Michael Furlong - 1 Own Goal - 1
Read more →The gamesmanship started when the Plough arrived at the field. The Africari players, who had arrived well before the Plough, had donned black jerseys. But the Plough, as the visiting team, decided that black was the order of the day as the yellow Trumer Pils logo would stand out on a slightly gray morning. Africari was forced the switch to their back-up jerseys. Then, for the second week in a row, the Rusties won the toss and the Plough were able to choose which end to defend.
Read more →Expectations were low as the Rusty Plough assembled for an afternoon match against Clayton Wanderers. Clayton were top of the table with 7 straight wins and a +23 goal differential. The Rusties, on the other hand, were 9th of 11 with a goal differential of -3 (and having only scored 13 goals all season vs Clayton’s 30). Despite the late kickoff, the Plough assembled slowly at Gabe East. Those that arrived on time chose the traditional yellow kits with lead sponsor Trumer Pils emblazoned across the front.
Read more →As the final whistle blew, the Rusties looked down at their mud splattered uniforms. The hint of the Trumer Pils logo could be faintly seen beneath the filth. The mud would come out in the wash, But the filth of coming back from a deficit to take the lead only to concede two late goals in the final minutes, would stick to the Rusties for some time. As the players arrived at Gabe East in the morning, a light, but steady rain was turning the pitch into a muddy skating rink.
Read more →Good afternoon, folks, and welcome to a thrilling Sunday afternoon clash between Rusty Plough and Raiders. The stage is set for a pulsating encounter, and I'm here to guide you through all the action from this exciting match. The Rusty Plough, managed by Nik Wekwerth, with assistant manager Patrick Fisher and assistant assistant manager Franco Moriconi, is fielding a strong lineup: The manager decided to take a conservative approach and start with a 4:4:2 lineup.
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Read more →Such a great match, such brilliant coaching, and yet, no one was inspired to do a write-up... Well, here's an exclusive insight into the brilliant strategery executed by the management team: At 12:27, Jeremy scored a left-footed goal which is remarkable on many fronts: Jeremy took a shotJeremy used his left footJeremy actually hit the targetThe ref saw nothing wrong with it Jeremy took a shot Jeremy used his left foot
Read more →‘Twas a lovely morning as the Rusties gathered at Gabe East for their second match of the season. The yellow kit was chosen for the day and, as always, the Plough looked transcendent with Trumer Pils proudly emblazoned on their jerseys. The day’s opponents were MFC Redwoods, a team that entered the match with two losses to the Rusties’ single draw. Hopes were high. The match featured the first-time management duo of Nik Wekwerth and Patty Fisher.
Read more →Rusty Plough 1:1 Orinda FC It was an unusually foggy morning as the Rusty Plough gathered for the first game of the 2023-24 season. The summer transfer window was active with several new signings and the promotion of several stalwarts to the Emeritus squad. The Emeritus players areMike Costello, one of the first members of the Starry Plough protector of the right-flank, and most-fit septuagenarian ever.Franco Moriconi, the beautiful number 10, long-time manager, and creator of the 4-4-2.
Read more →9am is clearly too early for the Rusty Plough. The players straggled in minutes before game time and looked as if they had slept in their cars. The yawning and moaning did not bode well for their match against second place Wanderers. Furthermore, the Rusties lacked a keeper with first-choice keeper Forsyth out of town, second option Blair unavailable, and third choice Moriconi having been sent to Italy for re-education.
Read more →At first, we thought no-one was paying attention to our match against Oakland OG but turns out that Big Brother was watching. Here's the match write up from OpenAI's content generator: “Good evening and welcome to tonight’s match, where we have the Rusty Plough taking on the Oakland OG. It’s been a one-sided affair so far, with the OG dominating the game from the get-go. The Plough’s defense, anchored by center backs Nik Wekwerth and Chris Hudson, have been struggling to contain the Oakland attack.
Read more →On January 13, 1951, Michael Henry Costello made his entrance into this world in Piedmont, CA. A mere 22 years later, on April 18, 1963, in the town of Sally Noggin, Ireland, Patrick John Fisher, Jr. twisted his first nipple and exclaimed “One More” before being sedated by the attending nurse. If memory serves, both of those days were a bit blustery, with a hint of rain, not unlike the morning of December 4, 2022.
Read more →We are getting better: This draw felt like a loss. No written words are required… Thank you, Jak, for the video. What matters most: We looked good… … and we drowned our sorrows with a cleansing ale. Golden Boot Welsh - 5 Hudson - 2 Waranoff - 2 Wekwerth - 2 Faucette - 1 Delgadillo - 1 Viveros - 1 Yeo - 1
Read more →Three weeks of write up in one summary! This journalist apologizes for taking some time off. Bohemians 4:2 Rusty Plough Let us return to a simpler time. It was October 23. The Rusties, as always, looked transcendent in their yellow kits. The mere sight of the Trumer Pils logo filled the Plough with a thirst for victory that belied the 9am starting time. The bottom of the table Rusties were playing second place Bohemians.
Read more →If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? Similarly, if the Rusty Plough play a match but no one takes a team picture (or any pictures at all), did it really happen? According to the EBSSL website, the answer to that second question is, unfortunately, yes. Despite the lack of photographic evidence, I can report that the Rusty Plough looked resplendent in their iconic yellow kits on Sunday as we took the field at Gabe West at the early hour of 9:00 a.
Read more →To paraphrase Dickens, it was the best of games, it was the worst of games. But I get ahead of myself. As the Rusties ambled around the field pretending to warm up, they noticed that the opponent was wearing matching yellow warm up jackets. A buzz flew around the team. Why don’t WE have matching warm up jackets? It was immediately decided that we may have to rectify this oversight.
Read more →In light of Hudsonovabich abandoning us for Hawaii, I was deputized to provide a substitute write up of this week’s match. Let’s see, how to begin? Ah, yes, the Rusty Plough began the day resplendent in their yellow kits with the Trumer Pils logo adorning their chests. Manager Moriconi arrayed the squad in his standard four-four-two formation, perhaps choosing his system without regard to the players available to him or their opponents.
Read more →When wearing the black, the Rusty Plough don’t take to the pitch, they simply take the pitch. It was an early morning and there was more than one hangover in evidence (well maybe not, but this correspondent was and he did not want to be alone). But the Plough, under a gray sky, confidently assumed their positions. The yellow Trumer Pils logo was bright across their chests as they lined up.
Read more →There once was a plough they called rusty Whose defense was usually trusty But they gave up five goals And were deep in a hole Their play made them smell a bit musty What can we say. We started poorly and got worse. The Redwoods scored first on an uncontested dance down the middle of the pitch and into the goal. The second goal was offsides, but the very nice referee apparently didn’t see it.
Read more →The day started on an ominous note for the Rusty Plough. The manager’s phone buzzed with an incoming message. “Ahh im too hungover to play sorry.” But rather than be devastated by the loss of a key player, the reply came quickly - “Patty!! Come out and manage.” Sure enough, he swaggered onto the pitch in his Sean John sweat jacket and bucket cap, immediately commanding the respect of his players in a way no other manager could.
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