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5 Considerations LA Enterprise Bombers FC and Fans Should Urgently Employ Before, During and After Every Football Match.

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By now most of us are aware that the clash of the giants left the Portsmouth LA Enterprise Bombers FC and their fans heartbroken.  Many vented, maybe silently so, while others openly gave their verdicts.  As for me, I have been left to ponder whether it is fair to appeal to you the fans, to keep supporting the team.

I can assure you, despite the obvious disappointment, undoubtedly I would do it again – asking for that support to grow or strengthen beyond wins and losses.

The reason for my optimism is as simple as:  “Loss does not equate death.”  You see if our mortal beings loses the battle against life, it is triumphed over by the faith in Christ (for those of us who believe), thus eternity is promised to us.  When that time comes, the old mortality will be swept away, and immortality will be the greatest gift for our souls.  Thus, we would enjoy eternal bliss with Christ if we die in friendship with him.

Similarly, a team losing a match 2 to 1 does not equate the death of the team and should not result in the breakdown of its veins and backbone.  Afterall, with some extra effort, a return to its vision and mission, and the acquisition of the club’s goal will result in the scoring of many more goals.

On that note, I hereby propose five (5) simple, but necessary considerations that LA  Enterprise Bombers FC and their fans should entertain.

1.  Finish as strong or even stronger than you start.  Team – this is clear (I hope), but work on your stamina as well as your personal and collective passions to win.  Fans – keep the momentum of the support up even when things look brown. (That is hard I know, but it is possible).  The point is, every game is unique and should be approached with fresh perspectives and hopeful mannerisms.  Treat each game with it’s own merit.

2.  Find the core of your person, dig deep and you will realise there is a winner in you.  Team: you have won before, so take a collective and individual trip back to those joyous moments.  Ponder: “what are the things that have contributed to these victories then?”  Once you find the reasons, bottle them within your heart and replay them in your memory bank.  Watch the winning spirit turn into reality through each of you.   Fans: Your realization of the winner in you will propel your desire to make winners of our players.  Your every disposition and verbal expressions will exude just that spirit of winner, plus some.

3.  Pray together with sincerity.  Give the game to the purpose and honor of God.  Maybe for some people this could be laughable, but if we can pray to pass exams after we study hard, why can’t an individual or a team pray to win a game after the hard work of practicing and training for it?  Players and Fans – we are called to respect, honor and please the talent-giver in every facet of our lives.  We are to give the talent and skills back to Him. So before those games, try a little personal prayer fans, and a collective and personal prayer Team, that you may give your best, be satisfied with the outcome after the final whistle blows, and respect the team’s efforts despite the disappointments if your heart’s desire was not met.  Meanwhile, prayer goes together with effort.  It changes things. #Pray.

4,  After losing a game, recalibrate, refocus and like a computer, reboot your system.  Team:  reboot to the values that can bring success to any team.  Those values that are bigger than any level of frustration you may have.  Reprogram your attitude – (state of mind), and watch growth happen.  Fans: you must reboot too.  Reboot to the thing that drives your support of the team.  Your love for the game, your appreciation for the players, your pride in community despite its challenges. So reset, reboot and re-turn to the next football match.

5. Finally, enjoy the moments, enjoy the games, find all the reasons to be joyful during each encounter with an opponent.  Team: remember to laugh and relax even while struggling during a match.  Help each other to maintain a certain sense of confidence, peace and self control.  – Enjoy yourself.   Fans: enjoy the game, but remember to interact with your fellow fans and even those of the opposing team.  Laugh a little, for that might just contribute to the tranquil mindset that our players need on the field.  Remember, Teams and Fans feed off each other.

Conclusively, I encourage all concerned  to employ the above considerations before, during and after all future matches.

Do note that LA Enterprise  Bombers FC’s next game is scheduled for (Saturday 9th February at 3:30PM at the Benjamin’s Park).  #FightToTheLastWhistle BombersFC.

 

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LABombersFC is Unto A Positive Trajectory & the Fan-base is Growing Exponentially

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Today was fabulous.  LABombersFC won its match against SAGICOR South East Football Club, 2-1 and the fans were euphoric.  Mark you, it was still a close call to the extent that any one of the teams could have pulled out that win.  Fortunately Bombers fought and held the lead it established from the game’s first half.   Sagicor put on a solid fight, but it was LABombersFC that emerged winner.    p1080927

While the win is great, I must commend the turnout  of fans to today’s game.  I mean really, the turnout was outstanding.  Portsmouth people came out in our numbers to motivate, encourage, support and surround the team.  The age range of the patrons varied across a wide spectrum.

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p1080883  and the acclaimed mascot – Brandon p1080879 were in full force and action.  All the in-between, family, friends, sponsors and even opponents created a well defined line, sort of encircling the playing field toward the northern, western and eastern sides of the field.  The southern part of the field attracted some Bombers’ fans during the second half; since, the team’s goalkeeper was facing the attack on that side.  Smart move by these fans if you ask me.

The Bombers went to the second half with full advantage, but that was deteriorated once Sagicor scored.  That shook some of the fans’ confidence in the team, and that also deteriorated an aspect of the quality of the support.  I suppose to support the team fully even when they falter is a work in progress.  Passion can really override its beholder(s) sometimes, seemingly.  If that is so, I continue to advocate for patience and more confidence in our team.  Let us not lose composure, for the opponent will capitalize on that.  Remember, as you all proved today, in numbers, there is great strength.  That strength must grow with collective confidence.  So, despite some of the slurs still being leveled at our guys, I highly commend the power of the turnout.

Hey I must tell you all that the Possie Turnout or turn-up shocked and shook the immediate and prospective opponents to the core.  They were troubled, and even perturbed by the strong turnout.  The friendly verbal rivalry was real, to the extent that I heard comments like “too much red in the place”; “Dublanc does come out in full force”; “When you see we come out, we coming out strong”; etc.  The Strength in numbers policy works folks, so let us keep up the strong turnout and support of team LABombersFC.  Further, let us take that spirit into the upkeep and full conversion of our community, from laid-back to alive, from reactive to proactive from cold and caring.  We have all what it takes, we just have to realize it.  p1080911

As the team persists towards growth, we must urge them on.  They need our positive energies to rebound every-time a challenge is thrown at them.  We cannot afford to fall apart, not team mates, not management, not sponsors, nor fan-base.  All must gel!

As the next game comes along, we have more support to give, so let us get set to return with more numbers, more confidence and more hope in our boys.  Whatever the outcome I strongly believe that the LABombersFC is unto a positive trajectory while the fan base is exponentially mutating!  We’ve Got This Possie! Keep the momentum BombersFC.

What are your thoughts on the progress of LABombersFC thus far?  What would you recommend to the team and its management?  Any comments or word to the fans? I would love to hear your perspectives.

Thanks to EmoNews who again carried today’s game live.

Below depicts some additional photos of today’s spectacle.

 

 

 

 

 

Portsmouth – Let Us Keep The Support for LA Bombers Football Club Alive

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Just a part of the turnout at today’s Football match at Benjamin’s Park

We don’t have to look too far from us, to see what support is all about.  Our neighboring village on the West Coast is super at emptying out their fishing village whenever their team is playing anywhere around Dominica.  While me may not necessarily empty out Possie when Bombers plays, we must empty our homes when the games are on home-ground.  Today, we did a great or fabulous job at that.  As a matter of fact, I felt happy and proud being from Portsmouth, regardless of the result.

While we no doubt came out with the hope of taking home the joy of winning that game, and left with the adverse result, we must not be daunted, nor must we lose focus.  First, LA Bombers FC must not give up the fight, to up their results, and emerge better next time; then we the supporters and community members, must not neglect our own responsibilities to push them forward with our support.

The majority of the team are tender-aged lads, who are still learning the game, learning to gel with each other and the team’s administration, and who are still learning to understand themselves.  Man, is that pressure?  A whole town plus opponents are in one spot watching you.  #Pressure #Pride #Pain too.  Mark you, I am making no excuses for the losses the team has endured lately – that is on them and management, but I am simply asking that all of us hold them dear, and maintain the support in whatever ways possible.

There are a lot of ways to support and we must find our own styles to do so.  With steady parading from the likes of Bombers’ Mascot – Brandon,

 

 

publicity or live game broadcasts from #EmoNews, shouts of joy and exuberance from all of us when a goal is scored, to the fathers like “Peanuts” running across the field at half time to go and give a word of encouragement and support to his son and teammates, and the steady shouting at the players when they mess up – we all show some support.   Continue reading →