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Category Archives: Opinion
The Real Community
Most football fans will know the Real Oviedo story. Especially theTwitter aficionados, but the outcome of their fairy tale is an interesting one. They currently reside in the third tier of Spanish football but a few short months ago they … Continue reading
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Tagged football, la liga, Michu, Portsmouth, premier league, Real Oviedo
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The Rooney Conundrum
So Jose Mourinho’s kissy faces at Wayne Rooney has been made official following the Chelsea managers press conference during their preseason tour of Thailand. Rooney’s nine years at United have been for the most part successful and fruitful for both … Continue reading
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Tagged chelsea, football, Manchester United, Mourinho, premier league, Rooney
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Men United
More and more often these days grown men are admitting to man crushes on footballers. I for an awful long time thought it was some kind of homosexuality, but to my reassurance it wasn’t just me who has got lost … Continue reading
The Broken Transfer Market
Buying a football player in the PL at the moment, is very much comparable to buying a second hand car the the 90’s. No idiot wants to spend their hard earned cash on a second hand Rover, when for less … Continue reading
Brazil 2.0
World cup hosts Brazil faced all conquering Spain in the final of the Confederations cup at the revamped Maracana. The 22nd ranked team against the top dogs. Of course this means nothing, other than highlighting the irrelevance of FIFAs ranking … Continue reading
Snow in Rio
England against Brazil. In Rio. In June. At the freshly renovated Maracana. Out steps the referee, leading the officials team, players following behind like goslings following the mother goose. Tucked securely under his arm is a bright, shiny orange ball. … Continue reading
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Tagged brazil, england, football, premier league, soccer, world cup
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Chapter two
The end of this season, albeit the anticlimax it was, feels like the end of a chapter. The close of the second act, where main characters are killed off and the the story arc twists in new directions. Some of … Continue reading
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Tagged beckham, carragher, ferguson, football, premier league, scholes, soccer
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Glorious failure
So, Arsenal managed to nick fourth spot on the final day of the season. They are the fourth best team. Number four out of twenty other teams over a series of 38 games. They are not as good as Man … Continue reading
Wigan and Goliath
Huzzah! Rejoice on the streets of Wigan as the good guys defeated the evil galactic empire at Wembely yesterday. I am genuinely delighted for the incredibly likeable Roberto Martinez. It feels like he deserves this ‘moral victory’, though I still … Continue reading
Departin’ O’Neill
Late last night Sunderland announced the sacking of ex Villa and Celtic Manager Martin O’Neill. In Saturdays program notes the Sunderland chairman had said, “But right now, it is important for us all to be on the same side and … Continue reading
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