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=(O.v.F)= ANNUAL MEETING AUGUST 31ST – SEPTEMBER 3RD It was just a normal day for most, but
not for a few battle hardened veterans who were preparing their selves for a
weekend of camaraderie, drinking and fun. The setting for this weekend had been
chosen; it was a small town in the north west of England a small
insignificant place that to the unknown was to become a place of battle and
was to welcome the foreign invader with open arms. It was a nice day in England when the
advanced force arrived to lay siege to the bar first to arrive was Jari a
hardened drinker from the frozen wastelands of the north, Second to arrive where the Flying
Dutchmen who arrived via Liverpool airport in the guise of tourists. And then later on during the day the
heavy guns would arrive this contingent arrived via stanstead airport and
where they were bringing the main force of heavy weaponry along, Along with big appetites for the local
beers and spirits. The first evening was a mainly good
humoured one, of getting to know each other and to establish good relations
with the local population it seemed that Wigan was happy to welcome this band
of brothers from foreign lands, and many a conversation was had with the
locals, the drinking did not go on all night though as these battle weary
troops needed to rest for what was about to come the following day. The Saturday came along with
expectations of what lay ahead and what challenges they were to face, the
first challenge was to rally the troops ready to face the day breakfasts were
eaten refreshments were had when of all things a chicken nearly brought the
day to a halt !!!! No only joking, but when the troops
had been refreshed and had prepared their selves the journey began, it was but
an hours drive to the starting point for the day a place called blackpool
pleasure beach, this place was to become a fixed memory for most of the guys
as this is where they faced fear adrenaline and it is where patience became a
virtue, Upon arrival the weapons were handed
out (wristbands) and they went in search of their first adventure it was to
become the rollercoaster followed by what can only be described as a medieval
torture device that seemed to awaken the adventurers spirits even more then
after some local refreshments they came to their biggest challenge thus far
the “BIG ONE “ Europe’s fastest and longest rollercoaster the challenge was
the ride but also the queue to get on it! which seemed to take forever, as it
seemed that on this day everyone else had decided to come to the amusement
park as well, I think that everyone of the guys that faced this challenge
where to come away smiling and with a feeling of achievement, but alas the
day was moving on and we needed to make moves back to Wigan to get refreshed
for the nights drinking, so it was back on the road to Wigan after what had
been a good afternoon but if it had not been busy it would have been so much
better. The evening started out with a few
beers and sambucas again the strain was beginning to show as eagle went for a
2 hour shower (we believe he fell asleep) and (lex also became a casualty of
fatigue) but as the evening was going on we decided upon eagles arrival to go
to Wigan town centre where we took a few beers and admired the local talent,
it became obvious though that the reconnaissance photos were not appreciated
by all but after a few tactful words by tonto the situation became calm
again, it was not to be too late a night as the plan was to visit man utd the
following day, the following incidents are classified and you must ask eagle
for security clearance (but here is an hint he achieved one of his goals for
the weekend) Sunday arrived along with some sore
heads but happy hearts as for some this was to be a day of dreams, again we
started the day with breakfast and then it was on to town to catch a train
for Manchester (but first we had a beer) the train arrived on time but we
missed out on fame by just a few seconds as we had been asked to star in a
photo shoot for a bands album cover, alas fame escaped us yet again the
journey into Manchester was uneventful but the strain was beginning to show
on the faces of the heavy guns as one of our most fiercest and most able
warriors was looking a little green, he and 1 other decided to sample the
delights of Manchester instead of visiting the theatre of dreams, This challenge was to be one of the
most eye opening for these world travelled weary warriors as they ventured
into the china town area and then into the “gay village” this seemed to cause
some amusement and trepidation as I received a phone call from a somewhat
worried warrior about his predicament but a really funny one. The rest of the troops then set about
catching the metro to “OLD TRAFFORD” upon arrival at this bastion of legends
and sporting glory the awe came upon the faces of the troops as they set
about trying to conquer this citadel of dreams (to find the entrance) when
this happened and we entered this labyrinth of hope and dreams it became
apparent that for at least two of the warriors that this was going to be a
penultimate point to the weekend, as for one of the warriors it was one of
the 3 stadiums that he had set as a goal to visit an almost quest to achieve,
it was like an almost religious act a pilgrimage that he had set himself to
be able to visit these shrines of glory, At 2:30 pm g.m.t the tour began it
started by the troops being led through the many walkways and steps that
would lead through to stands were the view that became apparent was awe
inspiring this view caused not excitement but a totally different reaction
for the first time the group became speechless, it was almost breathtaking to
view this idyllic sight of so many sporting achievements and of personal
goals where dreams had been made and also where they had been fulfilled,
after an initial introduction to the stadium we set off visiting the sights,
we had details explained to us by the informative guide, we visited the press
room the changing rooms, we walked where legends had previously walked and
then it came upon us the view from the tunnel this is where we the warriors
were lined up to view and to hear what the players would experience when they
were ready to walk out on a match day into the arena, after this we went to
the dugout where we sat in the place of heroes, Overall the tour was a great
experience and one that will be cherished by all good friends in a place that
shall live on forever in the hearts and minds of those that have visited. After a quick visit to the shop to buy
goodies we went for something to eat and drink after that we made the journey
back into Manchester and again met up with the other guys for the train
journey back to Wigan. The last night! Sunday evening we all
met up at the hotel and ventured to a local restaurant to eat our last meal
together, we were joined here by my family, my wife and two kids and also by
my nephew and his wife, we all had a good time here the food was good the
beer also, and the company was the best company I have found myself in, in
many a year, kind words were said here and this is where I felt that it had
all been worthwhile everyone got along great over the weekend with no arguing
or falling out and overall one of the best experiences and some of the nicest
people I have had the opportunity to meet. Monday was mainly a day for travel
after saying our farewells we all went our separate ways to our respective
countries to tell of our adventures to our families and also to reflect upon
our new confirmed friendships with each other and upon a final note a battle
cry was heard “ooooha O.v.F “ 2006-08-22 During the summer
there have been some other things that have happened. We have got five new
members, Hj, Chris, Darkluca, Omer and Hx and welcome to you al, nice to have
you with us. O.v.F has hade a
gathering in Gothenburg in the beginning of august where Finnen, Papa, Jari
Shampo and Bulten met each other in real life. Lots of beers and lots of fun,
the pictures are to be seen in the gallery. . 2006-06-01 2006-04-02 And we might need
hem now, because we have registered for the CB Spring Cup and there will
probably be a lot of fights coming up. 2006-03-14 2006-03-09 We have hade a lot of players that
joined our clan, but after a while never been heard from again, so those
players never made it through the recruit and our member list have been
shortened. 2006-02-04 One of our founder, Finnen have left
O.v.F to join the Swedish clan VhF, we wish him good luck with his new
brothers. The $mOk3r, and Smeagol has not been
seen sense there trail started in O.v.F, therefore they haven’t been accepted
in to the clan and there trail ends. 2006-01-25 O.v.F keeps on growing, so now we got the pleasure to welcome Ragnarok, The
$mOk3r, Johan and Crimson as our new brothers.. 2006-01-10 We have continued our recruiting, and got one more new member. So
O.v.F wish you our newest brother Lule(SWE) welcome to the clan. 2006-01-07 We have got to new members in the clan, Smeagol and Bl.Eagle. We
welcome you both to the O.v.F and wish you a good time at the battlefield. 2005-12-21 We have discussed whit the KGB clan
about starting an alliance with them. Everything is now settled and the
alliance is official. So we in the O.v.F welcome al our new KGB brothers and
sisters. And to al adders how are coming by,
visit them on there website 2005-12-13 The
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