Premise: A group of referees who have to deal with horrendous bullying and aggression from Sunday League players decide that they want to form a team and win the league. The only catch is: they have to play in disguises so that the other teams don’t know they’re playing the referees. Will they be able to defeat their biggest rival the Heathrow Hornets? More importantly will they be able to find a referee who is available to officiate their games? Series: Meet Jake, Patrick, Emma, Sunil and Daniel. Five 20something year old referees desperate to not leave their homes like children desperate not to go to school as their parents, partners, and flatmates push them out the door. The first episode will be them suffering abuse, panic attacks and trying to figure out how they can get back at their tormentors. The conclusion: form their own football team and winning the league. …show more content…
There will be a clear structure to each episode: try outs to fill the other slots on the team, getting a manager, naming the team and designing kit, getting a sponsor, training, first friendly game, disguising themselves so they’re not recognised, and the first league game against the reigning champions The Heathrow Hornets. Throughout the episodes the main characters will be still refereeing games and building grudges and tensions with players, all whilst preparing their new team for the next season. They’ll also have to deal with sexism issues with Emma, as she is the only female referee in the league and deals with sexism from both sides - people being traditionally sexist and then those who think they’re being supportive, but are just being patronising. To get her to play however, they’ll need to disguise her as a man, as it’s a male
There is no doubting the talent in the younger divisions in this years Borough Cup but ever since the birth of the tournament in 2014 there seems to be a heightened attention when it comes to the U13 and U14 age divisions. Some say it’s the fact that the kids are bigger and more athletic, but who are we kidding? It is the fact that two teams from each division will have the chance to play for their respective championships and New York baseball supremacy at Yankee Stadium.
Toronto Ultimate Club is located in Toronto, Ontario, and is an organization that focuses on growing the sport of Ultimate Frisbee by offering leagues in the Toronto area. Since the development of their strategic plan two years ago; memberships had stopped declining, but TUC’s general manager, was still not satisfied with the organizations growth.
England in the 18th and 19th centuries changed dramatically as a result of the Industrial Revolution, which had many effects on the social structure of England and increased the gap between the rich and the poor. Because of this, industrialized English towns such as Manchester were both criticized and admired by poets, politicians, journalists, and outsiders, who were particularly from France. The most powerful points of view were from supporters of industrialization, those who opposed industrialization, journalists, and outsiders.
In the nineteenth century, Manchester became one of the most industrialized cities in England. Manchester had become the leading textile manufacturing center, which increased the nation's prosperity. In addition to being the most industrialized city, its population almost multiplied in little over a century. Since the growth of industry and urbanization was on such a large scale in such little time there were both positive and negative issues and reactions. The low standards in working condition within the factories and the health issues that came from them, alongside with the conditions of the city and overall standard of living were all issues that came from the growth of Manchester at an alarming rate.
England in the 18th and 19th centuries changed dramatically as a result of the Industrial Revolution. As a result of the tremendous growth its population increased from 18,000 in 1750 to over 300,000 by the time period of 1851. The industrialization of Manchester was very efficient and successful for the modernization the city, and the growth also raised many issues in society. Some issues were the effects on the social structure and the gap between the classes. Along with the issue that occurred in Manchester which were the terrible living and working conditions and also the wealth situation.
Manchester was a key factor in the industrial revolution that helped all of the pieces to fall into place. But why was that? There are several factors that caused this to happen, but there were five main things that helped England to be able to forge a city such as Manchester. There was the Agricultural Revolution, which helped people to be able to produce more food at a faster and more efficient rate. Population growth and the enclosure movement combined helped to provide workers for factories. There was also plenty of Capital to be invested in different ventures. As well as plenty of money, there was plenty of natural resources and rivers. And lastly, there were markets for the people to sell their various goods; not only local markets,
The Brown Wasps by Loren Eiseley’s essay demonstrates how human sense of place and self can be based on fantasy. Through his writing, he depicts humans and animals clinging to things they are very familiar with. Eiseley illustrates how humans and animals tend to act in a similar manner by comparing the homeless men who find shelter in train stations with the scenario of the wasp that continuously revisits its hive for accommodation. This is evident in the manner in which both men and wasps die in their special areas. Eiseley depicts homeless men coming to die to the train station benches as similar to the death of wasps in the paper homes. He notes that men sit and cling to benches at the train stations and at times fail to leave the benches
In the nineteenth century, Manchester became one of the most industrialized cities in England. Many issue arose in society over time. For instance, there was a large increase in population, bad health conditions, and very short life spans. These issues caused some positive and negative reactions that led to the modernization of Manchester.
Many dream of becoming an all-star. Having the movie-like transformation from being a lowly, small town boy and turning into a true legend. One of the few that lived this was Larry Bird. Larry would grow from a small town boy in Indiana to transforming and becoming one of the National Basketball Association’s, or NBA’s best players of all time. Through Larry Bird’s early life, his college years, his NBA glory and rivals, and his life post NBA all come into account when understanding the greatness of this true NBA legend.
Entering the 2016 NFL season, the AFC North had statistically been the best division in football in terms of average wins per season (8.35 wins per team) over the past decade. Keep in mind that the division includes the hapless Cleveland Browns, which have had one winning season over that span, and the feat becomes all the more impressive.
The show is based in the city of Chicago with a group of friends who all grew up together and went to the same schools. Each character is now in there late 20s through early 30 playing the role of early careers and new parenthood. Every character shares a different relationship with one another but they are all very close. The main characters of the show and the 6 friends in the fantasy football league together are Pete, Kevin, Rodney, Andre, Taco & Jenny. All throughout the show you get to know everyones personality, they all play different roles within the show but all piece together perfectly. Just like every show, The League has various messages; whether its on purpose or on accidental they’re there without a doubt. From modern stereotypes to sexism and more throughout the characters and situations, it has its wide share of problems. The NFL and American Football has always been known as a mans sports for years, a lot of women have a problem with that saying. With The League being all about football, some of those cultural values have been put all throughout show intentionally and unintentionally which isn’t fair to everyone. Through every character in the show there area
Every year it seems like the world is getting smaller and smaller. Before the internet became the internet things were much different. Arguably the biggest benefactor is high school athletes. They no longer have to worry about being noticed. All they have to do is upload highlight reels online. This technological advancement is extremely valuable for small town athletes. But will it have a major effect on Division One Football?
Almost everyone faces a deep tragedy in their life that shakes their foundation of being. Usually in the face of such a loss, one pushes it to a deep crevice of one's mind in an attempt to continue life as before. Loren Eiseley's essay, The Brown Wasps, speaks to those who have faced loss, telling them that no matter how hard one tries to repress a significant memory, the thought will never fully leave.
The issue that is being investigated are between two Spanish “football” (soccer) teams – which team is ultimately better? Both giants in their own right, Barcelona and Real Madrid have traded success and feuded for a very long time. Both sets of fans have fought over which team is better – comparing players, stats, style of play, managers, stadiums, etc.
During the 1800’s Great Britain’s empire stretched around the world, and with raw materials easily available to them this way, they inevitably began refining and manufacturing all stages of many new machines and other goods, distributing locally and globally. However, despite being the central ‘workshop of the world,’ Britain was not producing the highest quality of merchandise. When comparing factory-made products made in England to surrounding countries, most notably France, those products could not compare as far as craftsmanship and sometimes, simply innovation. It was suggested by Prince Albert that England host a sort of free-for-all technological exposition to bring in outside crafts into the country and also