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Category Archives: Football
Guestpost: Liveblogging the minor semi final
There was some uncertainty about the kick off time for the minor semi final between the Wellington Phoenix and Newcastle Jets. This means that I am rather late in getting across town to where I am going to watch the … Continue reading
Posted in Football
Tagged A League, Dadi, Durante, Football, Newcastle Jets, Paul Ifill, Ricky Herbert, Wellington Phoenix
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Guest Post: Top Four Sunday
This is a watch. Somebody needs to introduce Martin Atkinson to one. Old Trafford is like a casino in that time does not appear to have any relevance until the house wins. More than anything I am just annoyed because … Continue reading
Guest Post: Finally Some Football
With the world of European football now in one of those annoying international breaks it is time to reflect on the biggest story of the season so far. Namely the truly awful uniforms that have been rolled out this season. … Continue reading
Posted in Football, Premier League
Tagged AC Milan, Arsenal, Chelsea, Football, Internazionale, Kaka, Liverpool, Manchester United, Premier League, Real Madrid, Tottenham, Uniforms, Wasilewski
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Guest Post: Crossover Appeal
If you have been watching Sportscenter at all over the last month one of the more ridiculous segments that will seemingly not go away is the “which NBA stars would make NFL stars” discussion. Started by LeBron’s commercial for State … Continue reading
Posted in Basketball, Football, Guest Post, NFL, Premiere League
Tagged Arsenal, Chelsea, Hull, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Liverpool, Manchester United, Newcastle, Sunderland, Westham, Wigan
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Guest Post: A Return To Action
It’s a glorious feeling waking up in the morning knowing that right before you are three back to back games of premiership action. And so without further ado, some observations: Fact of the week no. 1: Aston Villa’s 1-0 victory … Continue reading
Posted in Football, Guest Post, Premiere League, Soccer
Tagged Aston Villa, Blackburn Rovers, Chelsea, David Bentley, del Piero, Emile Heskey, FA Cup, Fiorentina, Gilardino, Jermaine Defoe, Juventus, Manchester United, Massimiliano Saccani, Pavel Nedved, Portsmouth, Premier League, Premiership, Serie A, Stoke City, West Brom
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Guest Post: And In The 47th Minute…
After the fantastic, if too brief, flurry of games between Christmas and the new year the FA Cup has left us with a bit of a lull in Premier League action and just at a time when this correspondent could … Continue reading
Posted in Football, Guest Post, Premiere League, Soccer
Tagged Arsenal, Aston Villa, Blackburn, Bolton, Chelsea, Everton, Football, Fullham, Hull City, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Newcastle, Portsmouth, Premier League, Stoke City, Sunderland, Tottenham, West Brom, Westham, Wigan
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