Tag: Real Madrid
Posted on 05/12/2011
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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 03/05/2011
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These two teams, neither of whom has ever been relegated from La Liga, first met in 1929. Real Madrid holds the upper hand in head to heads or “El Clasico” as it’s called in Spain. The rivalry is more intense than any local derby,… Continue Reading “Handbags at dawn”
Category: FootballTags: Andreas Iniesta, Barcelona, Cristiano Ronaldo, Eric Abidal, Iker Casillas, Jose Mourinho, Lionel Messi, Moreno, Pedro, Pep Guardiola, Real Madrid, Victor Valdes
Posted on 24/02/2011
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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 10/02/2011
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As a manager, you always want your team to give of their best. After all, a manager is only as good as the people who work for him or her. Management is not an art, nor is it rocket science. It’s grounded in common… Continue Reading “Wasteful”
Posted on 06/02/2011
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For the first time this year, everything fell into place. My beloved was home, OGCN were at home and the weather was glorious. As a consequence, we decided a trip to Stade du Ray was in order. We parked our car at the tram terminus and… Continue Reading “Home advantage”
Category: Cycling, FootballTags: Anthony Mounier, Chelsea FC, Drancy, Fulham FC, Liverpool FC, Nemanja Pejcinov, OGCN, Real Madrid, Real Sociedad, Sochaux, Stade du Ray
Posted on 08/09/2010
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Gratifyingly good performances from both England and France yesterday evening as they look to distance the disappointment of the World Cup in South Africa. For Capello it is business as usual, though injuries have prompted (forced) him to give opportunities to some promising players, notably Adam… Continue Reading “Twinkle, twinkle”
Category: FootballTags: Adam Johnson, AVFC, Bordeaux, European Cup 2012, Everton, Fabio Capello, Frank Lampard, Gerard Houllier, James Milner, Laurent Blanc, Loic Remy, Martin O'Neill, OGCN, Olympique Lyonnais, Olympique Marseille, Real Madrid, Stoke City, Wayne Rooney, World Cup 2010, Yoann Gourcuff, Zinadine Zidane
Posted on 30/11/2009
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We woke yesterday morning at 07:00am to find that it had been raining in the early hours but was now, thanks to a stiff wind, starting to dry out. The sky was positively leaden and, while we doubted we would make it to the… Continue Reading “Lights out”
Category: Cycle Club Events, FootballTags: Arsenal, AVFC, Barcelona, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, OGCN, Promenade des Anglais, Real Madrid, Sochaux, Spurs
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