Posted in match preview on Sep 30th, 2011 227 Drinks »
So you already know from my piece on Talking Heads this week that this is the most difficult North London derby to predict in a very long time. I know this because the supporters of the little club up the road have been full of it this week. The balance of power in North London […]
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Posted in match review on Sep 28th, 2011 223 Drinks »
“We have not played with a proper back 4 for years now so a few centre backs light should not make the slightest bit of difference” Steve T made the comment of the night pre-match. I felt it worthy of a wider audience. Regardless of whether or not you agree wholeheartedly with that we all […]
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Posted in match preview on Sep 27th, 2011 128 Drinks »
One game at a time. It is said so many times it begins to grate on occasion, but it is nevertheless a necessary approach if you are part of the team and staff at any top club. Supporters can be forgiven for looking just that little bit further sometimes. In the medium term we need […]
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Posted in match review on Sep 25th, 2011 272 Drinks »
It’s a funny thing, but nonetheless true, that some of the games you least look forward to become the most pleasant of experiences. Yesterday was a case in point. Someone up there clearly was smiling kindly on me, from the moment I caught an early train, thus allowing time for a healthy breakfast, to the […]
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Posted in match preview on Sep 23rd, 2011 205 Drinks »
Bolton at home. It’s not a fixture that normally gets the pulses racing, if we are being totally honest. I never had the pleasure of sitting behind Fat Sam, which might have made it more entertaining. These days they are managed by that nice young man, Owen Coyle. You can’t get upset with him now, […]
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Posted in match review on Sep 21st, 2011 350 Drinks »
Well I have to say that is no way to follow a game. The searches for live video streams in all the usual places drew a blank. There is a strange irony that you can watch just about any match you want to in any country most weekends. You can take your pick of Champions […]
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Posted in match preview on Sep 19th, 2011 337 Drinks »
Yes, I know. You expected “Taming of the Shrews”. Sorry to disappoint. Given the situation we find ourselves in I don’t think it a bad idea to treat Tuesday night’s visitors with a bit of respect. The Carling Cup may be at the bottom of our list of priorities, but recent experience suggests it provides […]
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Posted in comment on Sep 18th, 2011 178 Drinks »
The day after. I have a little problem. I am supposed to be supposed to be staunchly, even blindly, behind club and manager, or I am supposed to be hurling rabid unreasoned abuse at all and sundry at the Grove. Now here is my problem. I’m neither of those things. I’ve been watching the club […]
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Posted in match review on Sep 18th, 2011 71 Drinks »
A gutful of Guiness and Tullamore Dew is usually guaranteed to chase the cares of the world away. I thought it wise not to rush to record my thoughts about the game at Ewood Park. My regulars would not have been very taken with the very dark place I found myself in at the final […]
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Posted in match preview on Sep 16th, 2011 234 Drinks »
“You lose your confidence quickly, and you gain it back slowly, but you gain it back only with hard work, and that’s what we want to show at Blackburn.” “Luckily we are up against Paul Robinson, and he has curvature of the spine as a result of the number of times he has had to […]
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