Painting, corners and transfers that may not happen
Jul 20, 2008 | 7:38PM | BobbyMcMahon
"Does
anyone else reckon Gareth Barry is starting to feel like a bloke who's told his
missus that he's leaving her only to find out the blonde across the road isn't
interested anymore?" - Jason Tew in an email published in the July 17
edition of The Fiver.
As three of the summer’s
transfer sagas drag on there seems to be a very good chance that at l... Read More
categories: Emmanuel Adebayor, Ronaldo, Gareth Barry, Celtic, George Connelly, Peter Knowles, Wolves, England, Chelsea, Frank Lampard, Inter, Giuseppe Meazza
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Euro 2008 day 1
Jun 07, 2008 | 9:11AM | BobbyMcMahon
Switzerland 0-1 Czech Republic
Instantly forgettable that was this match was. Oh well it is not as if we have not become use to poor opening games at major championships. Neithe... Read More
categories: Switzerland, Czech Republic, Portugal, Turkey, Behrami, Fernandes, Inler, Barnetta, Sionko, Rosicky, Nedved, Jan Koller, Karl Bruckner, Václav Sverkoš, Roberto Rosetti, Ronaldo, Pepe, Volkan Demirel, Nuno Gomes, Simao
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Euro 2008 - Part 2 of 10.
May 29, 2008 | 6:21AM | BobbyMcMahon
Group ACzech RepublicThe Czech Republic has qualified for four European Championships in four attempts and has only lost two qualifying games along the way. How they qualifiedThey topped Group D beating out Germany by two points and finished a mammoth twel... Read More
categories: Czech Republic, Republic of Ireland, Jan Koller, Milan Baros, Karel Bruckner, European Championship 2008, Tomas Rosicky, Petr Cech, Martin Fenin, Portugal, Ronaldo, Luiz Felipe Scolari, Deco, Bruno Alves, Hugo Almeida
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Champions League Final
May 21, 2008 | 7:22AM | BobbyMcMahon
Not surprisingly Monday’s furour about the Luzhniki Stadium pitch appears to have died away as we now hear that it is going to be just fine. From the equivalent of a neglected public park pitch to no problem in 48 hours – a miracle indeed. ... Read More
categories: Champions League Final, Chelsea, Manchester United, Didier Drogba, Ronaldo, Frank Lampard, Michael Ballack, Carlos Tevez, Owen Hargreaves, Claude Makalele, Wayne Rooney, Ashley Cole, Michael Essien, Solomon Kalou, Florent Malouda, Edwin van der Saar, Patrice Evra, Ricardo Carvalho, John Terry, Roman Abramovich
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Speakers' Corner #84 Responses
May 20, 2008 | 7:41PM | BobbyMcMahon
Zuco2 - Seriously Bobby, you're pretty good at predictions. Bobby – Well if you mean I was seriously out to lunch on the relegated teams then you are right! My... Read More
categories: David Beckham, Ronaldo, Brazil, Canada, David James, Sango, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Mascherano, Barry, Young, Fabregas, Torres, Diarra, Portsmouth, Leeds United
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Speakers' Corner #84 ...and a wee bit more.
May 18, 2008 | 3:33PM | BobbyMcMahon
Henry Winter reminisces about Heriot Watt University's Celtic Supporters Club annual Tommy Burns Night.
The legend and tragedy of Hughie Ferguson who scored the winning goal for Cardiff in the 1... Read More
categories: Tommy Burns, Hughie Ferguson, Leeds United, Sir Alex Ferguson, Chelsea, Martin Jol, Didier Drogba, David James, Corluka, Carvalho, Yobo, Clichy, Ronaldo, Mascherano, Barry, Downing, Cruz, Berbatov, George Best, Denis Law
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Speakers' Corner #78 Responses
Apr 01, 2008 | 8:43PM | BobbyMcMahon
Matt Johnston - Much has been made of the Diaby and Eduardo tackles and I have to voice my agreement that the two are indistinguishable except that Eduardo was unlucky to have had his foot planted. The FA and FIFA have cracked down on such hard challenges, ordering referees to show the red ... Read More
categories: Rangers, George McLean, Jim Forrest, Andy Penman, Berwick Rangers, Ronaldo, Barcelona, Manchester United, Almunia, Arsenal, Diaby, Mikkel Arteta, USA, Laurent Robert, Everton, Chelsea, Robin van Persie, Juande Ramos, Fabio Capello, Tommy Smith
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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
categories: Juventus, Roma, Genoa, Sampdoria, Antonio Cassano, Barnsley, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Copa del Rey, Coppa Italia, Dennis Violet, Matthew Le Tissier, Rafa Benitez, William Gallas, Luis Figo, Ron Chopper Harris, Ronaldo, Spurs, Chelsea, Ronaldo
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Speakers' Corner #69 Responses
Jan 29, 2008 | 4:31PM | BobbyMcMahon
Craigy_f – 1. Who do you rate more highly Best or Ronaldo? 2. What are your first football memories? 3. What mome... Read More
categories: George Best, Ronaldo, Dundee United, Aberdeen, Derby County, Birmingham City, Sunderland, Nicolas Anelka, Bolton Wanderers, Roy Keane, Wigan, Manchester City, Eric Cantona, Keith Hackett, Real Madrid, Juan Roman Riquelme, Boca Juniors, Villarreal, Barcelona, Michael Owen
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Speakers' Corner #69
Jan 27, 2008 | 6:01PM | BobbyMcMahon
An old article but it provides an excellent analysis of the impact of the Bosman ruling and some historical survey data on how the fans of English Premiership teams felt initially about foreign players.
Barbados – possible World Cup opponents for the USA – is looking for new recruits.
Nick Har... Read More
categories: Jean Bosman, Barbados, USA, Liverpool, Everton, Chelsea, Fabio Capello, Berti Vogts, Nigeria, Jimmy Murphy, George Best, Ronaldo, Manchester United
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Speakers' Corner #67 Responses
Jan 15, 2008 | 9:28AM | BobbyMcMahon
An early posting this week as I am off to Baltimore to participate in the FSC show live on Thursday evening from the NSCAA annual convention. Steve McClaren and Gerard Houllier will in attendance although I am not sure when they are schedule... Read More
categories: NSCAA, Gerard Houllier, Steve McClaren, Ronaldo, Pato, Kaka, Manchester United, Liverpool, Rafa Benitez, Jose Mourinho, Udinses, AC Milan, Napoli, David Beckham, Theo Walcott, LA Galaxy, Jurgen Klinsmann, Bayern Munich, Oliver Kahn, Sepp Maier
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FIVE STUNNING GOALS AS PATO MAKES HIS MILAN DEBUT AND THE ROSSONERI BREAK THEIR HOME SERIE A DUCK; AC MILAN 5 NAPOLI 2
Jan 13, 2008 | 4:55PM | craigy_f
AC Milan has a trio of Brazilian talent up front. The Rossoneri grab their first home win of
the season. The Stadio Meazza is full to
b... Read More
categories: Serie A, AC Milan, Napoli, Carlo Ancelotti, Edy Reja, Pato, Ronaldo, Kaka, Clarence Seedorf, Sosa, Domizzi, San Siro, Scudetto, Rossoneri
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Speakers' Corner Responses #62
Nov 27, 2007 | 3:50PM | BobbyMcMahon
JayFSR - Would you consider The Rep. of Ireland a minnow team? Do you think they will be able to make it through with Italy? I Think Roy... Read More
categories: Republic of Ireland, Roy Keane, Manchester United, Ronaldo, Bolton, Scotland, Italy, Canada, South Africa, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham Utd, Mike Riley, Brian Barwick, Alex McLeish, Marin O'Neill, Louis van Gaal, Fabio Capello, Jose Mourinho, Claudio Ranieri, Dundee FC
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Weekend Preview
Apr 13, 2007 | 8:14AM | BobbyMcMahon
Cup football dominates in Britain this weekend with semi finals of the FA Cup and Scottish Cup being played on Saturday and Sunday. Watford’s chances of putting one over on United might come down to United suffering a hangover from... Read More
categories: Watford, Roma, Ronaldo, Manchester United, Chelsea, Blackburn, Brad Friedel, Celtic, St Johnstone, Jason Scotland, Kilmarnock, Dunfermline, West Ham, Sheffield United, Rob Hulse, Everton, Charlton, Lawrie Sanchez, MLS, Carlos Marinelli
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Speakers' Corner #30 responses
Apr 03, 2007 | 8:11PM | BobbyMcMahon
Gunner 44 - 1. Race between Man U and Chelsea will come down to the wire. Arsenal might play the biggest part in d... Read More
categories: Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester United, Bolton, Spurs, Terry Venables, Steve McClaren, Ronaldo, Julio Baptista, Frank Lampard, Sevilla, Alf Ramsey, Gretna, Brooks Mileson, Dave Whelan, Wimbledon, Vinnie Jones, Liverpool, Totti, Mexes
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Speakers' Corner #27 Responses
Mar 13, 2007 | 7:59PM | BobbyMcMahon
realmadridcffan - 1. Do you know how the aggregate away rule to decide two legged ties started and what do you think of ... Read More
categories: Real Madrid, Rapid Vienna, Celtic, Benfica, Feyenoord, Copa America, Gold Cup, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Ronaldo, Alex Ferguson, Samuel Eto o, Charles NZogbia, Newcastle, Jonathon Woodgate, Liverpool, Arsenal
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Speakers' Corner responses #22
Feb 07, 2007 | 8:09AM | BobbyMcMahon
atleti_female - I've been thinking about going to the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada this summer. The thought of seeing some of the sport's upcoming stars would definitely make it worth the trek up... Read More
categories: FIFA U-20 World Cup, Lionel Messi, Cesc Fabregas, Carlos Vela, Giovanni Dos Santos, Bojan Krkic, North Korea, Javier Mascherano, Martin Jol, Mohamed Sisokko, Damien Comolli, Berbatov, Ronaldo, Real Madrid, Fabio Capello, Arsene Wenger, Thierry Henry, Glenn Hoddle, John Collins, Heysel
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Detroitsports Assignment 2
May 30, 2006 | 5:10PM | The_Dan
There is only one sport that I would absolutely take away without question or hesitation. However there are problems that will ensue. 1) If I took this sport away, riots and dea... Read More
categories: NFL, MLB, Soccer, Cade McNown, Tim Couch, Heather Kozar, Mickey Mantle, Ronaldo, Detroitsports, The Dan
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