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Thanks Kaitsu!   I have been in contact with them now.....

Hei Kaitsu and Zinga!

Could you remind me please where you can buy Sports figures from (ie the type I am using now) and Sure Shot figures. I tried to find the links but have failed so far....

Thanks

Thanks Zinga and Hönkki for the explanation - I am honoured to be mentioned in the same breath as this 'animal'  It'd be great if he could make a comeback - sounds like an exciting player.

Thanks for the translation Kaitsu :shock:

Hönkki (Man.Utd.) - Eliot (Australia) 2-1
Hönkillä pari paikkaa ja molemmista maali. Eliot puski päin hyvää veskaria ja 9-1-0 ryhmitystä. I'm sorry Elliot, my luck is everlasting.

Well played Hönkki! You are very modest - you played very well - though I wish my shooting had been a bit better and/or your keeping not so good!!  I am looking forward to round 2, and also to catching our frontrunner Zinga!

Hi all

Sorry for the English, but I have clarified the rule we were discussing the other night with Zinga (5.3). I wrote today to the President of FISTF himself (might as well go to the top!) and he got back the following message:

'Hi Eliot, thanks for your e-mail. Even if we haven't been in touch much in
the past, I heard about you for a very long time as some friends mentioned your name a couple of times when they told me about the history of FISTF and the past events. Hopefully you'll have the chance to players some other world cup in the future or maybe just other FISTF events (in particular in some tournaments are now organized more and more in Scandinavia). Who knows...

I hear about your visit in the local club and during the month of july, I
got several e-mails from different players in Finland. It's really amazing
things get so popular again now.  As about the rule, ...

>>>Question: What happens if the attacking player hits a defender before it has missed the ball, but then does not hit the ball?
>>>Answer: it's a 'back' also.

>>>When I used to play, it was just a 'back' when this happened, and only a free flick if the attacker hit the defender and then the ball.
>>>It's still the same.

Well, that's all for now. I hope this helps.

If you have other questions, feel free to contact me again.

Yours sincerely,

Vincent Coppenolle'

So, for it to be a free flick, the attacker must hit the defender AND then the ball. Otherwise it is just a back (Zinga - it's the same as when we played in the 90s, despite the wording of the rule not being great).

Regarding FISTF events, maybe you guys can enter a Suomi team to one of the events in the region! It would be a blast!!

Regards.

Eliot

It was a good night on Monday, with some very close games. Thanks to everyone and Hönkki in particular for organising the new league. I think we will all improve as we play more competition games.

Thanks Zinga for putting the 'front runner' pressure on me!! I was actually quite lucky to draw with you so I officially make you the frontrunner

Shame I missed meeting you by a week Stuart. Would have been fun to have met and played a fellow member of the Empire

What is your connection to Finland?

Regards.

Eliot

Thanks Zinga, that would be good for me if it is not too hard for everyone else. I thought I recognised you!! I remember well playing several people at Seppo's place, in a room (garage?) covered in posters etc from the EPL.  I will give Seppo a call this weekend to say hello. Does he ever come to Helsinki?

Hi guys!

Sorry for writing in English.....

Thanks again for the games the other night. I really enjoyed myself and hope we can get together regularly in a league, which would be great fun. Let me know what you can arrange. At this stage, Wednesday and possibly Thursday nights are generally no good for me.

I have asked my wife Jutta to translate some of the posts for me and I was most amused! I am pleased someone was able to dig out those old results from Kouvula, or maybe not!! I remember the games as a mix of the FISTF and Finnish rules, but it was a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away! And I was playing left-handed with a blindfold on!!

Kiitos paljon Kari for giving me a nice mention in the latest FISTF news.

Finally, if anyone wants to email me directly please note Jutta and I have a new email address, which is mailto:eliotjutta@gmail.com">eliotjutta@gmail.com

All the best.

Eliot