Posted on 11/04/2010
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On the one hand, it’s been a disappointing week end. I’ll start with the football. My beloved boys in claret and blue lost 3-0 to Chelsea at Wembley in the FA Cup semi-final. Having played well in the first half, they were unfortunate not to… Continue Reading “Differing fortunes”
Category: Cycle Club Events, Cycling, Favourites, FootballTags: AVFC, Chelsea, FA Cup, Fabian Cancellara, Frank Schleck, Igor Anton, Klasica Primavera, La Charly Berard, Marseille, OGCN, Paris-Roubaix, Portsmouth, Sammy Sanchez, Tom Boonen, Totttenham Hotspur, Wembley
Posted on 29/03/2010
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At the beginning of the season, Martin O’Neil, AVFC’s wondrous football manager attempted (unsuccessfully) to manage the fans’ expectations. He cautioned that with the teams around us having strengthened their squads, we would do well to hold onto 6th place. We’re currently lying 7th, 7 points behind… Continue Reading “Hot money”
Category: FootballTags: Arsenal, AVFC, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Bordeaux, Champion's League, Chelsea, CSK Moscow, FA Cup, Inter Milan, League Cup, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Martin O'Neil, OGCN, Tottenham Hotspur, Wembley, World Cup 2010 South Africa
Posted on 07/03/2010
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My husband had told me that he was arriving from London at 20:30. He was wrong, that was his take off time. I only found this out after my abortive trip to the airport. In the end, he was delayed 2 hours and arrived home… Continue Reading “We’re on our way to Wembley (again)”
Category: Cycling, Cycling, FootballTags: Alberto Contador, Astana, AVFC, Bradley Wiggins, Chelsea, Cofidis, Denis Menchov, Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Eric Boyer, FA Cup, Fulham, L'Equipe, La Strade Bianchi, Lance, Lars Boom, Le Samyn, Levi Leipheimer, Maxim Iglinskiy, Nancy, OGCN, Paris-Nice 2010, Portsmouth, Rabobank, Radioshack, Saxo Bank, Sky, Thomas Lofkvist, Tirreno-Adtiatico 2010, Tottenham, Vuelta Murcia, Wembley
Posted on 24/02/2010
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During Monday, my beloved sent me a number of text messages. The first to confirm that he had arrived at the British Consulate and was at the head of the queue. The second to tell me that his replacement passport was being processed and would… Continue Reading “It always pays dividends”
Category: Cycling, Cycling, FootballTags: AVFC, Crystal Palace, FA Cup, Garmin, HTC-Columbia, Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne, League Cup Final, Manchester United, Mark Cavendish, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Oscar Freire, Rabobank, Ruta Ciclista de Sol
Posted on 15/02/2010
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It’s been a busy week end for me what with trying to keep track of football, cycling, rugby and the Winter Olympics from Vancouver. Midweek, my beloved boys in claret and blue drew at home against Manchester United whom they will play in the League Cup… Continue Reading “Round up of sporting action”
Category: Cycling, Favourites, FootballTags: Acqua & Sapone, Alexandre Vinokourov, AVFC, Crystal Palace, FA Cup, Jason Lamy-Chappuis, Jimmy Casper, League Cup, Manchester United, Max Iglinsky, Premiership, Saur-Sojasun, Tom Boonen, Tour of Oman, Tour of Qatar, Tour of the Med, Vancouver Olympics 2010, Vincent Jay, Wembley, Wouter Mol
Posted on 14/12/2009
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Yesterday evening, Ryan Giggs (PFA Player of the Year) was voted BBC Sport’s Personality of the Year. He’d obviously not expected to win as he’d not prepared, or even thought to prepare, a speech. Nonetheless, it was a well deserved and popular award. He’s always struck me as the “model… Continue Reading “Quelle surprise!”
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