Nomads Sports Club History

Nomads Sports Club Centennial Celebration

Speech of Mike Barker for Cricket Nomads during the Centennial Celebration of Nomads Sports Club.
Posted by Nomads Sports Club on Friday, April 10, 2015 Speech of Tom Whitwell of the Nomads Junior Football Academy during the Centennial Celebration of Nomads.
Posted by Nomads Sports Club on Friday, April 10, 2015 Speech of William Bailey during the Centennial CelebrationBill talked about the Manila10s during the Nomads Centennial Celebration.

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2013 UFL Season

2013 UFL SeasonThe 2013 UFL season is underway with a new stadium, a new TV deal, and a new look Nomads team.  The past two years have seen the top domestic league of the Philippines grow in stature and prestige, mirroring the rise of the national team’s success and popularity.  Emperador Stadium, a new purpose built football facility located in Mckinley Hill will play host to this season’s games, with the UFL deciding that the league needed a home of its own.

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NSC Cricket Wins National Championship

NSC Cricket Wins National Championship

On 14 December the Nomads Cricket 1st XI recorded a convincing 102 run win over the Philippine Cricketers Club (PCC) to win the 5th edition of the Philippine Cricket League and be crowned national champions for the 3rd time.

In what has been the most successful season on record for Philippine Cricket with the national league now consisting of 12 teams in two divisions, the Nomads triumph was not straightforward.

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Ladies Soccer

Ladies Soccer

Ladies Soccer has had a huge resurgence from a few years ago. The Nomads Stretchmarks team (mainly made up of mums and kids) joined the first ever Weekend Football League for Ladies 10 months ago.  They are now in their second season in the league which comprises of 6 teams.

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NOMADS Invitational Cup

NOMADS Invitational Cup32 teams participated in the 2nd Nomads Invitational Cup on February 2 with teams from four age groups. Nomads fielded 3 teams that reached the finals and a girls’ 2000 team.

Nomads had two teams in the 2003 mixed division, with the Nomads A-team (aka The Little Monkeys) led by Sam Taylor which was defending their title from the previous tournament.

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Big turnout marks election of 2013 Board

Big turnout marks election of 2013 Board

A record-setting number of 169 members cast their votes, in person and by proxy, at the Nomad Sports Club’s Annual General Meeting on December 15, 2012 to elect a new Board of Directors – marking the biggest election turn-out in the club’s recent history.

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2013 Board Bares Plans

2013 Board Bares Plans

The 2013 Board of Directors re-elected Jena F. Fetalino as President, Andy Goitia as Vice-president and Treasurer, and Shiela Ubana as Corporate Secretary last January 7 during the first Board meeting held at Nomad Sports Club.

The Board also re-appointed Brad Hannam as Committee Chairperson, who will continue to be directly involved in the activities of the various club committees as well as coordinate with the Sports Captains.

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Grounds Update

Grounds UpdateWe are pleased to announce a couple small projects which have been completed at the pool area.
 
Outside Shower

The outside shower near the small kids pool is used for rinsing before and after use in the pools.Previously it was looking quite shabby and in a bad state so it was rebuilt and retiled, its now is looking good and working fine.

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CALL TO ARMS

CALL TO ARMS“You may either win your peace or buy it: win it, by resistance to evil; buy it, by compromise with evil.”
- John Ruskin

Pride and passion. Nomads and their fans. One without the other.

The passion that both team and devotee bring to the game is unmistakably palpable in tournaments everywhere; and pride in being part of a historic sporting institution is like a badge that they wear on their chest pockets all day.

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NSC Unveils 99th logo

NSC Unveils 99th logo

Nomad Sports Club has unveiled a new logo specially commemorating its 99th year of existence. The phrase “99 NOT OUT” is superimposed in red over the familiar figure of a carabao head with the dates 1914 and 2013 displayed with the NSC name.

“Not out” in cricket means a batsman remains in play and has not yet been dismissed.

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Ladies’ Night a Success

Ladies’ Night a Success

In line with the warmer, upgraded decoration of the Main Bar, what could be better than to fill it with our lovely lady members?

Step one was to talk to our friends at Forth & Tay to see if they could support us by promoting their Bacardi rum brand.

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Hang Over Cup

On January 1st, 2013 Nomads hosted the annual lawn bowls competition known as the Hangover Cup.

This year’s Hangover Cup had 15 players put in to teams consisting of 3 players each. The winners of the 2013 edition of the Hangover Cup were Arlin Colecough, Anders Green and Fat Cat(Steve Arthur).

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Nomads Centennial Logo Competition

Nomads Centennial Logo Competition

Deadline of submission is June 30, 2013.

 

THE CRITERIA

The logo competition shall be judged on the following criteria:

 
Appearance & Impact - 30% Signifance of the logo to the Nomads Centenary - 30% Originality - 30% Creativity - 10%

 

Elements required in the logo:

 
It should have the "carabao" logo.

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President's Cup 2012

President's Cup 2012

Last December 16th, Nomads Sports Club held it’s annual President’s Cup lawn bowls competition. This year, 10 teams participated and separated in to two groups with each team playing four first round matches in a round robin style format. 

The President’s team consisted of current president Jena Fetalino, joined by former club presidents Roger Dimmell and Matt Freeston.

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Nomads and AtletA Sign Partnership Agreement

[11 January 2013-Merville, Paranaque City] Nomad Sports Club, the oldest and most active sports club in the Philippines, and AtletA Sportswear have announced a partnership agreement where AtletA will become the Official Outfitter of Nomads Football. 

The agreement, signed yesterday, calls for AtletA to supply all football uniforms for the Nomads Football program, ranging from the youth teams to the senior team in the UFL.

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Nomads Football Announces PFF Smart National Championship Roster

[10 January 2013-Merville, Paranaque City] Nomad Sports Club, the oldest and most active sports club in the Philippines, has released its 25-man roster for the PFF Smart National Championships.

The team, headed by long-term stalwarts Randy Musters, Steve Borrill, and Phil Connolly has added several new players in an attempt to improve upon its league standing from last year.

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Guy Fawkes/SEACup - A rousing success

Guy Fawkes/SEACup - A rousing success

The annual Guy Fawkes Event back-to-back with the Rugby SEACup finals was a rousing success. The day commenced with various children’s activities such as games, face painting, a bazaar and a bouncy castle.

In the afternoon, Nomads Rugby defeated Royal Selangor-Kuala Lumpur to win the inaugural SEA CUP games.

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Badminton Court Upgrade

Badminton Court Upgrade

In May, Nomads had their old badminton flooring replaced with a new tournament-style rubber floor. The old court was a basic painted cement floor which had many cracks and needed to be replaced. The new flooring which is much softer and easier on the knees, has been a major success so far, with an increased turn out of regular members and guests as well.

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Nomads International 6-a-side Tournament 2012

Nomads International 6-a-side Tournament 2012

The weekend of November 17 and 18 saw 24 teams descend onto the Nomads pitch for the annual International 6 –a-Side Tournament. Teams came from all over Asia and a festival of football was served.

Nomads had 4 teams entered, three in the open competition and 1 in the Vets.

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Nomads Challenge Cup

The first weekend of November saw the Nomads Junior Football Academy host their 2nd tournament of the year. The Academy entered teams in all age categories Boys 96, 98, 2000, Girls 2000 and mixed 2003.

With over 30 teams entered on a holiday weekend the action was fast and furious.

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The SKINNY on Bangkok Tour

The SKINNY on Bangkok Tour

Organized, professional and motivated are three words that one could use to describe Manila Nomads as they arrived at the ground for the German All Stars Bangkok Tournament 2012 held last April at Thailand’s capital city.

However, if we are to be truthful – unorganized, leathered/hung-over and disinterested would probably fit the bill more appropriately.

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Junior Football on a roll

Junior Football on a roll

Carabaos had another successful year in the year of the Dragon with enrollment in the Nomads Junior Football Academy at an all-time high in the six years of its existence. Around a hundred players are registered making children’s football the club’s biggest section.

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Legal Updats

Legal Updats


Below are the latest updates on the cases filed against Nomad Sports Club and its Board of Directors by Edward Du and Multi-sphere Corporation.

Other cases are pending before the Court of Appeals and Supreme Court.

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Turf Drainage Upgraded

The Nomads sports field is the club's biggest asset which requires maintenance and up-keeping.

Over the last 3 years, we have closed the field during the wet season, undertook major field works to improve drainage and to target bringing out the Bermuda grass as the natural playing surface of the field.

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First Aid Course for Nomads Staff

Four of our Nomads staff recently participated in First Aid Courses organized by the PRFU at the Philsports Stadium. Frankie Pelino, Michael Culalic, Patrick Leonardo and Ruel Magaling all took part in a three day course involving First Aid Training and Basic Life Support Training.

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NEVER SURRENDER

NEVER SURRENDER
“Non-cooperation with evil is as much a duty as is cooperation with good.” - Mahatma Gandhi

Despair. When I think of what the club is going through, this word comes to mind.

Reflect on this: a club that aspires for nothing but to own its home is being attacked for reasons beyond comprehension.

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Fund-raising Gourmet Night

Fund-raising Gourmet Night

As most members are aware, the club is incurring horrendous legal bills in order to protect our property as a field-based, non-stock, non-profit sports club.

Sadly, all the money we save by not having to pay rent is being used trying to protect the existence of the club.

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Club Improvements Continue

Club Improvements Continue

Club improvements continued in the last semester of the year. The field was returfed by Turf Solutions at a cost of PHP 800,000. More drainage improvements will be made in the next couple of months.

The men's bathroom near the main bar was renovated – the total cost is PHP 448,000.

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NOMADS TCTs OVERTURNED

NOMADS TCTs OVERTURNED


In a decision that can only be described as "bizarre", Hon. Fortunito L Madrona of Paranaque Regional Trial Court ruled in favor of Multi-sphere Trading Inc. in overturning the compromise agreement between the latter Nersan Corporation and Nomad Sports Club.

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President's Message - Quo vadis, NOMADS?

President's Message - Quo vadis, NOMADS?

“The greed of gain has no time or limit to its capaciousness.

..It has pity neither for beautiful nature nor for living human

beings. It is ruthlessly ready without a moment’s hesitation

to crush beauty and life”

- Rabindranath Tagore , Indian author

On September 3, Lolong, a 50-year old crocodile was ensnared alive in Agusan del Sur.

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New Manager Appointed

New Manager Appointed

Nomads recently appointed Eric Antoine as Consultant Manager. He is French/American from Washington DC with a degree on Sports Management from the University of Maryland. He has been in the Philippines for 2 years and has played rugby for Nomads for 2 years.

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HACKED BY TANTU1976 TURK HACK TEAM

HACKED BY TANTU1976 TURK HACK TEAM

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World Cup 2011 Announcement

As per the email sent on June the 16th below I�d like to confirm we will be opening up the Nomads Field to finish this tournament on October 2nd .  We stated we would allow two new players from the original line up but all must conform to the rules of the competition.

We intend to kick off the semi finals at 3 p.

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Nomads News Mail

Dear Ms Fetalino Thousands of miles away at my office here in Canada, memories of another day in The Philippines prompted me to go to the Nomads website. What was supposed to be a revisit of fond memories (we were members between 1996 and 2004) gave way to real sadness when I learnt of Mang Jun’s passing.

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Four Years after horror crash, Denison closes on Euro goal

Four Years after horror crash, Denison closes on Euro goalBACK in 2007, Leeds-ace Danny Denison had the golfing world at his feet – only for a horror car crash to leave him with serious injuries. Four years on, in France, the comeback from a broken leg is gathering pace – a second-placed finish in the St Omer Open leaving Denison 44,000 euros richer and on the brink of joining the prestigious European Tour.

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Nomads STRETCH MARKS perform well in the Laurel Cup

Nomads STRETCH MARKS perform well in the Laurel Cup The “New Nomad Soccer Mums” more popularly known as the “Stretch Marks”, made it to the semi-finals of the Laurel Cup in ASSCOM , Fort Bonifacio last _________. The Stretch Marks, named after their coach Mark Hartman, team consists of Mon Hannam, Joanna Goitia, Gigi Powell (red bull), Maria Poiret, Eva Bullen (mad dog), Teresa Gregory, Wilma Holgate and Rowelyn Vaje with 2 young Nomads players joining the squad, Shannon Arther(super athlete) and Giada Gardini.

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Nomads Win the Zephyr PRFU 15s League

Nomads Win the Zephyr PRFU 15s League The Nomads Rugby club once again proved that they are the local champions at 15s Rugby with a hard fought win over their cross town rivals the Alabang Eagles by 36 – 19. The game started with a torrential downpour that did not let up throughout the afternoon and the Nomads Rugby pitch turned into a mud bath as both teams scrambled to win the greasy ball.

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The Greening of Nomads

The Greening of Nomads On a clear day three to five years from now, leave your umbrellas at home when you come to Nomads. By then natural umbrellas would be shielding you from the harmful rays of the sun. And be ready to view bats at night as these umbrella trees attract the winged mammals which feast on the fruit of the Talisay trees.

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NOMADS Bags Championship

NOMADS Bags Championship


Nomads claimed the UFL-LBC 2nd division championship trophy with a 9-1 thrashing of Union Internacional Manila June 3rd. The victory gave Nomads an insurmountable lead at the top of the table and a promotion to the 1st division.

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Mini Soccer World Cup Resumes on June 8...

Mini Soccer World Cup Resumes on June 8...

The MWSC turned out to be an eventful tournament last May 7-8 with a heavy downpour that rendered the pitch unplayable. The tournament proceeded as long as possible and got through 55 of 59 matches. It was quite an achievement considering the weather conditions.

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Club Mourns Mang Jun's Passing

Club Mourns Mang Jun's Passing

Members mourned the death of Mang Jun Leonardo who passed away on April 14. Hundreds of members paid their last respects to him during the wake in Our Lady of Beautiful Love Parish Church.

The priest who spoke during the funeral took note of the diversity of people who paid their last respects to Mang Jun – from the very young children to the seniors; from local members to expats;  his fellow staff members to current & previous members of the board of directors.

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Huge contributions from Paypon and Ogley win many plaudits

Huge contributions from Paypon and Ogley win many plaudits

The Zephyr Communications PRFU 15’s League got underway at the Nomad Sports Club May 14 and early markers were put down in their respective divisions by the Alabang Ibons and Nomads.

In the B division match-up, both teams were brimming with youthful promise.

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Fijian Missile Sinks USS Carl Vinson

Fijian Missile Sinks USS Carl Vinson

On May 17th a Nomads team lead by acting captain Steve Mommaerts played host to sailors from the American aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, of recent fame for reportedly performing Osama Bin Laden’s burial at sea.

The game started slow with a pack of errors with neither team dominating the early exchanges.

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A-Team Expects Victory on Sunday

A-Team Expects Victory on Sunday

Another brilliant 3-0 win for Nomads FC v Stallions FC last May 15

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HELP! I need wine...

HELP! I need wine...  

Last January, I was in a wine store busy choosing the perfect selection of wines to give to my friend as a birthday present.

When I noticed a man in his 20’s going round the shop many times checking every label.

 After I paid for my purchase, I looked to see if he was still there.

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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE: Everybody Wants a Happy Ending

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE: Everybody Wants a Happy Ending

“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.”

– Marcus Aurelius (Roman Emperor 121-180)

 

On the week commencing February 7, the club received the replies of Ed Du and the Hemlani’s Multisphere Trading Inc.

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Jacuzzi Dismantled & Tennis Bag Shed Repaired

Jacuzzi Dismantled & Tennis Bag Shed Repaired

Repair of the tennis section bag shed was finished this month making it a permanent structure. The previous bag shed was in a state of disrepair due to the typhoons last year. A request from the tennis section head, Jake Jordana was made sometime in January to have this improved.

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Club updates via Facebook

Club updates via Facebook

 


Jeff Blake

Members can now get themselves updated on the latest news about Nomads via Facebook which is being handled for the club by Jeff Blake, the goalkeeper of the Nomads Football A-Team.

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Mang Jun prepares for 2nd chemo

Mang Jun prepares for 2nd chemo

Two more weeks of Eprex and Mang Jun might be given the seal of approval by his Oncologist and Hematologist to proceed with his second round of chemotherapy.

At the moment, Mang Jun’s hemoglobin level is too low for him to go through a brutal round of chemo – this needs to be corrected with a regular doses of Eprex is indicated to which stimulates red blood cell production.

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Car Stickers now available

Car stickers for 2011 are now available at the Club reception area and Nomads Club office. To claim your car sticker, you need to bring your car and a photocopy of registration documents of the vehicle to the Club. Our security staff will personally put the sticker on your car/vehicle.

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BoD Bares Plans for 2011

In the first BoD meeting held last January 5, the board bared the plans for implementation this year. It discussed the following for implementation:
CARD SYSTEM - Launch of POS and membership system using the Legato Member Management System. Courtesy Point is the company appointed by Nomads to institute the program, installation and training of the back office.

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Board of Directors Elects Officers

Board of Directors Elects Officers

In a meeting held last January 5, the Board of Directors elected its new officers, with Jena F. Fetalino as President, Jonathan Thorp as Vice President and Treasurer, and Andy Goitia as Corporate Secretary. Brad Hannam was unanimously appointed as Committee Head.

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Nomads Dominated Cashsense Cup

Nomads Dominated Cashsense Cup

Over 82 teams participated in last week’s CASHSENSE CUP which was dominated by Nomads. Nomads beat ABC Team in the U-18 ; Tondo Futkalera beat Nasugbo in the U-16; Nomads beat La Salle in the U-14 and Nomads won over ABC Naga in the Girls U-16 Girls’ Category.

In Boys 12, Baguio emerged victorious over Xavier B with Army-Victory finishing 3rd; in Boys 10, Hedcen won over Army-Victory with Nomads finishing 3rd; in the Mixed 8, the tiny Achievers’ side beat ABC Stars Naga and Nomads Girls won 3rd.

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Bridge marks its 2nd Year

Bridge marks its 2nd Year “This is one of the most significant developments in Nomads through the leadership of Jonathan Thorp who served as President for that period.”

2011 marks the 2nd year of the Nomads Moonwalk Entrance built in 2009 and formally opened to members in April the same year.

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Turf Replacement Scheduled in July to September

In 2009, discussions were made with Bob Horan from Sports Turf Solutions (TST) about the state of the pitch and the constant battering it gets day after day. The field did not have the correct species of turf to cope with the use its gets - ( it had something like 8 species of grass and weeds-).

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President's Message

President's MessageOf Nomads and Offsprings

“ If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children.”
- Mohandas Gandhi, Indian Political Leader

We all closed 2010 with a wild finish, but what a way to start the new year.

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Underrated Team Wins Lawn Bowls Cup

Underrated Team Wins Lawn Bowls Cup

More than 40 members turned up to vie for The Lawn Bowls� Section�s President�s Cup trophy last December 19. The underrated team of Shane Cosgrove, Tom Whitwell, Darren Williams and Ian Taylor clobbered the Lawless Team composed of Peter Lawless and his family 13-3 in a big upset during the finals.

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