AC D.C. Year in Review

Parham's and Carlos's comments to the Christmas message made me think of all the highlights and low-lights of the year.  In addition to the low-lights already mentioned by Carlos, I'd have to add: 1) my own-goal that killed the semi-finals of the CBT, and 2) Toussaint's diving header into the defender's show-laces (ugh!). The image of Brian coming up spewing blood from all pores is not something I will forget for a long time.  Plus, the black eyes and nose guard the following week. Yuk.

There were many highlights for the team during the year as well.  My personal favorites were: 1) reaching the semi-finals of the CBT (which, again, I killed with an own-goal) and 2) playing in the new tournament in Columbia during the summer.  The first game for the latter was just so impressive, especially given the number of new players we had on the pitch playing together for the first time.  

Looking ahead is perhaps more fun.  What do we want for AC D.C. in 2009?  It'd be too easy to say we want 15,000 goals, win all the leagues and tournaments and have no injuries.  I'd like to look like Brad Pitt but that ain't happening either.  

Other wishes?  Hm... I'd personally like Jeff to go less out of his way to piss me off.  But, then again, I also wanted an invisibility cloak for Christmas.  Stupid Santa!  

More realistic, perhaps?

OK.  I hope we can win more games in WISL, so we don't have to stress about being relegated.  I hope that Mumbles can keep his goal-scoring form and that Robb can remain practically impermeable.  I hope the team has more fun together and we all have an outrageous time at "Le Luge Deux," and a whole bunch of you get reeeeeetarded.  No, not Brian or Jeff; that's just too obvious. But someone unexpected, like Erika, or Whitey, or Mumbles.  And next year may be a good time for AC D.C. to think about an away tournament: South Beach? Vegas?  Can you imagine how much fun we'd have?

And above all, more than goals and championships and tournaments, I hope that in 2009, the team has more and more fun playing football together.  After all, that is the passion that we share.  

What were your highlights and low-lights of 2008?  What do you want for the New Year?  Don't be shy (and you all have been), share your thoughts in a comment...please.

HAPPY NEW YEAR, everybody!