The Best and Some of the Rest.....
Aug 31, 2008 | 8:03PM | BobbyMcMahon
Best performances…..Six goals, two red cards and seven yellow cards made for a typical Old Firm clash. In this edition ... Read More
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A Non-Italian's Serie A Preview 2008/09...
Aug 28, 2008 | 8:37AM | BobbyMcMahon
Serie A kicks off this weekend and here is a quick preview of what might be in store with the dreaded prediction at the end. Contenders?When many expected Fiorentina to fold late last season they held their nerve and it paid... Read More
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Weekend Preview
Apr 24, 2008 | 8:16PM | BobbyMcMahon
The North American disease strikes again. The hockey play-offs are on and the great North American tradition of rioting when you win gets und... Read More
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Weekend Preview
Apr 17, 2008 | 7:30PM | BobbyMcMahon
Chelsea’s undefeated domestic run of 100 games. Jonathan Wilson takes a look at the state of Polish football and the stuttering plans for Euro 2012... Read More
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Speakers' Corner #77 Responses
Mar 25, 2008 | 7:52PM | BobbyMcMahon
ZUCO2 - Do you agree with me that the title race in the Serie A is officially open?Bobby – Serie A is like Liga this season – it seems that every time the leader has built a substantial lead they seem to find away to drop points and to cast new doubts on the eventual winner ……again. Inter will finish with way less points than last season (97 points) as they have already dropped 22... Read More
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Speakers' Corner #76 Responses
Mar 18, 2008 | 7:44PM | BobbyMcMahon
Redfan2000 - Time seemed to stop you commenting on the Inter vs Liverpool game, so what was your summation of the two legs?Bobby – Liverpool was the better team and won it through perseverance and patience. Against ten men and with around five minutes to go in the first leg Liverpool could have easily pan... Read More
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Speakers' Corner #72 Responses
Feb 19, 2008 | 5:50PM | BobbyMcMahon
Craigy_f – 1. Your comment (on Friday) about the ‘top teams’ wanting the ties at this stage of the FA Cup to be ‘... Read More
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SERIE A IN BRIEF, IN PICTURES
Feb 18, 2008 | 7:23PM | craigy_f
"F. U. C. K. OFF YOU TOSSER, I HOPE YOU BREAK YOUR LEG!""I HAD ... Read More
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SERIE A REVIEW - ALL THE ACTION FROM WEEK 23
Feb 17, 2008 | 5:42PM | craigy_f
Serie A proved to be a mix of the mundane, the farcical and the sublime
this week. Although looking back it has
those properties every week.
Roma... Read More
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Speakers' Corners #72
Feb 17, 2008 | 5:28PM | BobbyMcMahon
A Harry Pearson article that is worth reading just for the first two paragraphs.
More on Jack
Warner’s unsavoury allies. Graham Hunter
has a feature on... Read More
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SERIE A WEEK 23 PREVIEW
Feb 15, 2008 | 8:03PM | craigy_f
THE END OF A PHENOMENON?Serie A week 23
preview.
Internaz ionale won again, so did Juventus and Roma. Milan
won then slip... Read More
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Weekend Preview
Feb 14, 2008 | 8:27PM | BobbyMcMahon
A splendid article from Martin Samuel on the value of Premiership promises and how under the present structure the push for more money will never end.The deal with a Chinese broadcaster seems to be a poor one for the Premiership.And Sepp Blatter has ... Read More
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Speakers' Corner #71 Responses
Feb 12, 2008 | 4:57PM | BobbyMcMahon
Thierry_Henry - From your point of view, do you think Setanta Sport which charges $15/m in Canada will have any success? I think the Premier League might be squeezing its loyal subscribers out. I don't think there are many people in Canada who are soccer crazy enough to pay that kind of money... Read More
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Weekend Preview
Feb 08, 2008 | 4:57PM | BobbyMcMahon
African Cup of NationsAfter going four-for-four in the quarter finals of the African Cup of Nations it was just too good to last and although both my semi final picks have made it through to a final game it has turned out to be for third place rather than the actual final. Although Ghana enjoyed an edge in the play a lack of sharpness in the penalty box cost them a place... Read More
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ROMA 1 PALERMO 0
Jan 27, 2008 | 8:11PM | craigy_f
Roma start at a gallop with some champagne football and resort to more
mundane tactics to grind out the win over a game but misfiring Palermo
Saturday in Rome.
A little over forty thousand in the Stadio Olimpico and still it look
empty but the Giallor... Read More
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SERIE A WEEK 19 PREVIEW
Jan 18, 2008 | 6:21PM | craigy_f
Serie A week 12
preview.
Inter####onale are in top spot. Consistently winning; even whilst playing... Read More
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CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ODDS & COMMENTS
Dec 24, 2007 | 5:28AM | craigy_f
Champions League Groups; 2007/08.
My pick will still remain as Internaz ionale to beat either Barcelona or an English team... Read More
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Weekend Preview
Dec 20, 2007 | 7:02PM | BobbyMcMahon
We will start off this week with a plug for the Canadian International Player of the Year as selected by Canadian fans at the Voyageurs website. To quote from the press release – “This award recognizes the Canadian international who, thro... Read More
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SERIE A PREVIEW : WEEK 15
Dec 07, 2007 | 1:09PM | craigy_f
SERIE A PREVIEW :
WEEK 15.
A.C. Milan
has left the country but the Serie a fixture is packed with tasty g... Read More
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SERIE A REVIEW - WEEK 14 PRODUCED SOME BRILLIANT GAMES
Dec 03, 2007 | 7:58PM | craigy_f
Week 14 in Serie A is an important one
Four of the top five play each other and Juventus have a tough trip to
AC Milan, then you have two up and comers battling it out in the Derby of
Sicily.
AC Milan 0-0 Juventus
Not a bore draw. Some of the play was ... Read More
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