Tag: Manchester United
Posted on 28/01/2022
by Sheree
16 Comments
Wow, I’m really heading back in time here. All the way back to January 2010 when both of my parents were still alive and I made regular trips back to the UK to see them. I’m back home in Nice but it feels like… Continue Reading “One from the vaults: Thank heavens, I’m back”
Posted on 05/12/2011
by Sheree
1 Comment
An interesting article, the thrust of which was that Spain’s poaching of the world’s top players has left more balanced leagues in the rest of Europe, recently caught my attention. As an Aston Villa fan, I’m not sure I agree that parity has reached… Continue Reading “Are the Spanish greedy?”
Category: FootballTags: Arsene Wenger, Ballon d'Or, FC Barcelona, Jose Mourinho, La Liga, Manchester United, Pep Guardiola, Premiership, Real Madrid, Serie A, Sir Alex Ferguson
Posted on 04/12/2011
by Sheree
1 Comment
The incredibly mild weather is continuing which isn’t great news for those planning on going skiing. This, of course, has meant I have been out and about on the bike since my return from the Big Apple. Yesterday was the Telethon, France’s version of… Continue Reading “Just another week end”
Posted on 24/10/2011
by Sheree
3 Comments
When I go back to the UK to visit my parents I feel as if I’m in some sort of parallel universe: no internet, no L’Equipe and a dull diet of daytime TV. The world continues but I seem stuck in some sort of Groundhog Day scenario.… Continue Reading “Sheree’s sporting smorgasbord”
Category: Cycling, Football, MotoGPTags: 2011 Rugby World Cup, AVFC, Malaysian GP, Manchester City, Manchester United, Marco Simoncelli, OGCN, Sebastian Ogier, Sebastien Loeb
Posted on 02/03/2011
by Sheree
Leave a Comment
My beloved departed yesterday afternoon which is probably just as well given how busy the last couple of days have been. The weather’s not been ideal: grey, chilly and drizzly. Not great for Carnival but the lower temperatures and more snow have assured great… Continue Reading “Bountiful”
Category: Cycle Club Events, FootballTags: Agritubel, Arsenal, Chelsea, Cofidis, Geoffroy Lequatre, Manchester United, OGCN, Paris-Nice, Reims, Team RadioShack
Posted on 24/02/2011
by Sheree
2 Comments
Having devoted yesterday’s post to a round up of the cycling, today I felt I should turn my attention to the football. I will, of course, firstly address the two clubs closest to my heart: namely, AVFC and OGCN. The former didn’t play at the week and as… Continue Reading “Handily poised”
Category: FootballTags: AC Milan, Arsenal, AS Rome, AVFC, Bayern Munich, Birmingham City FC, Champion's League, Chelsea, FC Barcelona, FC Copenhagen, Inter Milan, Manchester City, Manchester United, OGCN, Olympique Lyonnais, Olympique Marseille, PSG, Real Madrid, Schalke 04, Shaktar Donetsk, Tottenham Hotspur, Valencia CF, WBA
Posted on 02/02/2011
by Sheree
1 Comment
Sometimes it doesn’t matter what’s prescribed in the training programme, the weather just beckons. It did today. The last few days the weather’s been steadily improving and today was positively balmy. Break out the sun-block. I could no more take a rest day than… Continue Reading “Playing hookey”
Posted on 22/11/2010
by Sheree
Leave a Comment
The weather’s been a bit of a curate’s egg this week as we slide inexorably towards winter. Rain on the coast has translated into snow in the mountains where they may well be about to experience their third consecutive great winter. Many of the… Continue Reading “Lightweight”
Category: Cycling, FootballTags: Arsenal, Ashley Young, AVFC, Birmingham City, Blackburn, Brad Friedel, Chelsea, David Ospina, Fulham, Gabi Agbonlahor, Manchester City, Manchester United, Montpelier, Morten Gamst Pedersen, OGCN, Robert Pires, Sam Allardyce, Spurs
Posted on 25/04/2010
by Sheree
Leave a Comment
I’ve just finished watching a thrilling Liege-Bastogne-Liege. With so many favourites on form it was going to be hard to pick a winner from the galaxy of stars. Indeed, the big names remained pretty much in contention until a certain Alex Vinokourov launched a trademark attack 16km… Continue Reading “Way to go!”
Category: Cycle Club Events, Cycling, FootballTags: Alberto Contador, Alejandro Valverde, Alexandre Vinokourov, AVFC, Cadel Evans, Giro d'Italia, Giro del Trentino, Liege-Bastogne-Liege, Manchester City, Manchester United, Philippe Gilbert, Spurs
Posted on 29/03/2010
by Sheree
6 Comments
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
View from the Back 