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November 20, 2011
Yesterday the Swannies in Saigon held a scratch match for our last Saturday training session 2011. We had 36 players turn up which was the highest number ever at a training session in Saigon. Wednesday there will be an evening […]
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November 19, 2011
If you think things are starting to wind down just because the end of the year draws near, you’re dreamin’. The Swannies have a jam packed schedule to make sure you finish the year exhausted. Here’s what’s coming up: 26 […]
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November 17, 2011
The Vietnam Swans are delighted to announce that Sam Conroy is our new Saigon President elect. Sam will take over from the departing President, Derrin Limbrick, at the end of the year, after the Indochina Cup Tour and the Swannies’ […]
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November 16, 2011
The Hanoi President, Dan Hopkins, catches up on Hanoi’s preparations for the Swannies’ assault on the 5th Annual Indochina Cup. Hi all, After being away for the last few days, I’ve come back to a whirlwind of emails. It seems […]
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November 16, 2011
Back in July 2011, Vietnam Veteran (and Vietnam Football League historian during that period) and Essendon Bombers’ fan, Stan Middleton, vented his fury. And he’s at it again. Last time it was Collingwood. This time it’s the AFL for an […]
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November 14, 2011
Lizzie “Physio” Perry is the Swannies new physiotherapist in Saigon. Lizzie, a recent arrival in Saigon, is a U.K trained and registered physiotherapist. She has four years’ experience treating a variety of musculoskeletal conditions. Last month, Lizzie Physio came out […]
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November 13, 2011
Yesterday, Keno turned up for training with the Vietnam Swans in Saigon. Keno was wearing a Carlton Blues jumper with a difference. Behind the “CFC” logo was the outline of a red maple leaf. It turns out that Keno is […]
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November 11, 2011
Today, the 11/11/2011 is Remembrance Day. At 5am on 11 November 1918, three German government representatives accepted the Armistice terms to end World War 1, the so called war to end all wars. The armistice became effective at 11am the […]
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November 10, 2011
Next Month, Stage 1 of the Worldwide Arms Museum in Vung Tau will be opened by the British Consul General. Next year, the completed Museum will be officially opened by Vietnam’s Prime Minister. The private museum, owned by Englishman, Robert […]
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November 9, 2011
The prospectus for the 5th Annual Indochina Cup, to be played on Saturday 26 November 2011, in Vientiane, Lao, was released yesterday by the host team, the Lao Elephants. Key points of the prospectus are: 14 players on the field; […]
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November 7, 2011
Australia Network televises the AFL into Vietnam and Asia. It’s also the Official Media Sponsor for the Vietnam Swans AFL Grand Final Parties. Tonight, Katharine Murphy reports in The Age newspaper on the latest news coming from the disaster prone […]
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November 6, 2011
Tommy’s Sports Bar in Vung Tau has shifted premises and this morning, at 8am, it was officially opened at 3 Le Ngon Han Street (100m from the Rex Hotel) with some lucky ceremonies and a live band. The live band […]
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November 5, 2011
The Swannies’ website has just recorded its highest ever number of monthly hits – 9,270 for October 2011. This number eclipsed the previous highest month of September last year which had 8,849 hits. Interestingly, the Swannies’ website has scored 8,000 […]
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November 4, 2011
Thank gawd it’s Friday! Fridays always get us thinking about where we should go for a weekend escape… China Beach would be perfect – but you’ve been to Hoi An before and the drive from Danang Airport is a bit […]
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November 2, 2011
Today, with less than four weeks before the 5th Indochina Cup in Vientiane, Lao, the Hanoi President, Dan Hopkins, announced that training would return to the grass at the UN International School (UNIS) on next Saturday, 5 November 2011. There […]
