Posts Tagged ‘5-a-side’

Posted by
Julian Gratton
July 28th, 2010

Revenge is like a dish best served cold. Creative: 12 – Account Handling: 9

by Julian Gratton

Red C's star Artworker, Keth Pleasant, after playing an influential part in Creative's win over Account handlingLast week Account Handling provided a shock to Creative by putting a halt to the winning streak we had strung together against the suits. This week saw the return of Red C’s Creative Director to the team and a return to winning ways… despite a very, very impressive display by Account Handling.

Now you only have to take one look at star Artworker, Keith Pleasant, to see how hard Creative had to work for this victory. His ‘drowned rat’ like appearance at the end of an hour of silky skills on astroturf clearly shows a man who had the desire, determination and the ‘right stuff’ to turn over Account Handling.

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Posted by
Julian Gratton
June 9th, 2010

It got a little bit Messi. Creative:11, Account Handling: 6

by Julian Gratton

Dutch forward Johan Cruyff controls the ball under pressure from a West German player during the World Cup final between West

The great Johan Cruyff

Johan Cruyff was the most famous exponent of the football philosophy known as ‘Total Football’, which is the theory that any outfield player can take over the role of any other player in the team, save the goalkeeper. It’s safe to say then that this evening, Red C’s Copywriter, Stuart Clark, gave Account Handling a right damn good lecture in the art of ‘Total Football’… meaning that Creative emerged yet again victorious against the ‘Suits’.

Yet it certainly was by no means a one man show as Red C’s two new Creative hirings proved themselves very handy on the football pitch. Andrew Campbell produced a display worthy of the great Lionel Messi as he dodged, chipped, turned and danced his way through the Account Handling midfield. And Junior Designer, Dean Spicer, let loose a few deadly shots and produced a string of fine saves.

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Posted by
Julian Gratton
December 1st, 2009

It’s a good job we have Bupa. Creative: 15 – Account Handling: 11

by Julian Gratton

It should have been a yellow card... infuritaed with being beaten again by Red C Marketing's Creative Department... Account handling take to foulingThe history of football is littered with bruising encounters… AC Milan v Internazionale, Ayax v Feyenoord, Bradford v Leeds and now Creative v Account Handling. Despite the incidents on the pitch, though, it was Creative who walked off victorious yet again, having shot 15 glorious goals past their suited counterparts.

The game started off at a blistering pace and it was obvious from the kick-off that Account Handling were going for the jugular, and it was indeed the suited ones who drew first blood with an early goal that rocked Creative… who again were wearing their all black strip… but like footballing Ninjas we hustled, tackled and fired ourselves into a 6-2 lead.

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Posted by
Julian Gratton
November 3rd, 2009

Final score: Creative: 16 – Account Handling: 11

by Julian Gratton

It was a ball like this that we used to send Account Handling home as losers in the game of creative flair versus strategic nouseIt was billed as creative flair versus strategic nous. Those blokes in jeans and trainers versus those guys in suits. It was a hard fought match… for fifty minutes the game was too close to call, but a late flurry by Creative sealed victory for the boys with Macs and sent the PC guys running home with their tails between their legs.

With the help of some Precision Burner energy drinks saved up from a pitch for EAS… Creative were primed to take this game by the horns from the kick off. But credit to Account Handling… they were more than our equal for a long time and even took the lead a few times which only spurred on my brave warriors… dressed in black and playing like footballing Ninjas… we raised our game and produced some wonderful flowing football.

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