2012 Season + New site design

West Mifflin Football Club kicks off the 2012 GPSL season in unfamiliar territory...defending champions. Les Bleus will take on one of the class teams of Western Pennsylvania in the first match of what looks to be their most challenging fixture list in recent memory when they take on Beadling at 5:00p next Sunday at the hallowed Borland dirt patch. Following Beadling, West Mifflin will travel to Allegheny United, Indiana FC and make the short trip down the Lebanon Church and Curry Hollow Roads to take on Century V at the South Park Terraces, in addition to hosting FTM United and Sporting Club of Pittsburgh Enosi. Naturally, the club expects their own terraces, benches and hills to be teeming with supporters, singing and cheering the boys on at all games this year. 


There is a buzz around Borland Park this season as the winds of change have blown through the famous stadium and caused respiratory complications for those with healthy lungs and near death for asthmatics as it kicked up the dust that lay on the bare earth. Gone are several bedrock veterans that have been as consistent as Baguet's fits of rage. No longer will the names Nickel, Kufen and Reed grace the menacing lion on the left chest. Chris Nickel, realizing that we are in our mid to late-twenties and that it's probably time to get a life, settle down and start a family, has moved to one of the Carolina's for work with his wife and dogs. Chris Reed, under the guise of a "torn ACL", has been chained by his mistress/soon-to-be-wife to the rigors of planning a wedding, and rather than admit that there is little time for football between inhaling chicken breasts and swallowing Italian hoagies whole and picking doilies and flower arrangements he has decided instead to feign a serious injury. And finally, our heavily bearded, 10-speed bike-riding, innocent animal slaughtering, F150 (whatever it is) truck driving, beer-belching, boulder of the back-four Andrew Kufen has simply decided to go out on top and has retired. With three of the oldest and most experienced players from last season departed, Managing Director Bob Stinner went on a torrid buying spree. Using tips from scouts the two-time Manager/Director of the Year made four signings: defender Sam Jeffrey, a local boy plucked from the West Mifflin amateur ranks; defender Justin Wilkinson whom I can not describe since I have not once laid eyes on him in person; midfielder Jason Straw who was easily the biggest name available over the close-season. He will provide both security on the ball and creativity in the center of the park; and Arkangelo James, a speedy and skilled striker that also runs long-distances like I walk to the refrigerator. After refusing the promotion to the Premier Division and facing an exodus of three big-name players in Nickel, Reed and Kufen, West Mifflin went out and improved upon an already Championship-caliber team by solidifying its midfield, shoring up its defense and adding a fourth striker option. 


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To go along with the change on the pitch, we here at West Mifflin Football Club Online decided that it would be best to revamp the look of the site. Gone is the sometimes unsightly white font on dark background as we've switched to a more traditional black on white theme. A cleaner and simpler navigation bar has been moved to the left side of the site where the 'Pages' will now be located underneath the new white on blue logo. Also gone is the banner photo beneath the website title which makes way for a simple text banner. 


So, that's it. We look forward to your support as West Mifflin looks to defend its first ever GPSL title. 


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