Monthly Archives: September 2013

Gareth Bales on us

Originally posted on The Ball is Round:
It’s not often you get the opportunity to travel from one end of the footballing spectrum to another in just a few hours.  But today was one of those days.  After the highs…

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Cleanpairofshorts podcast – Episode 8 – Its called Modern Football

We’re back! And exactly the same as ever. The gang chat about the weekends action and give our predictions for game week 6 in the Premier League. We also pick our highlights of the week and insult Irish people. What more … Continue reading

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Cleanpairofshorts podcast – Episode 7 – Never go back to ex girlfriends

This week the gang are let out of the studio and are recording live from the cleanpairofshorts office. If you listen carefully you might just be able to guess where it is. The chaps discuss the weekends Premier League action … Continue reading

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Cleanpairofshorts podcast – Episode 6 – Walking with Dinoaurs

Rejoice! Episode 6 of the Cleanpairofshorts podcast is here. This week Lee, Ollie and Russ talk England, game week 4 predictions, wounded Dinosaurs, & buxom women. What’s not to like? Have a listen in your ear holes on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/cleanpairofshorts-premier/id693820640

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He’s onside you C@*t!!!’

Technology and football, this marriage is becoming increasingly Aladdin and Jasmine with the recent introduction of goal line technology in top flight football. The jury has always been out for the use of technology in football, my fellow pundit Russell … Continue reading

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Ozil Over The Cracks

The signing of Mesut Ozil by Arsenal is undoubtably a coup. The German international was a creative hub for a Real Madrid team already brimming with talent and flair, and with the highest number of assists in any of the … Continue reading

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Cleanpairofshorts Podcast – Episode 5 – Hamza Benchrif

Holy Batman on a bike, if it isn’t Episode 5 of the Cleanpairofshorts Podcast already. This week we have a first team debut from Sean Jennings and the gang chat about the Premier League action, the up coming internationals, and … Continue reading

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Pre-Season Friendlies – Fitness or Form?

With the Pre-Season a distant memory and the league now in full flow, how have those long trips over international waters to places like the US and Asia aided in your teams preparation for the season? For the most part … Continue reading

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City have got pot three to piss in!

The recent annual champions league draw saw Europe’s top clubs smashed together in groups of four in a melee of glitz and glamour, igniting football fans eager anticipation of the worlds (and probably the universes, as extra-terrestrial life, as of … Continue reading

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100 Million Bale Out

Now that the saga of the summer has finally reached a climax, we can all breathe a sigh of relief. With it looking incredibly unlikely Suarez or Rooney will be going any where as well, Jim White might be scrapping … Continue reading

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