Interesting piece in yesterdays Bola tabloid about Persitara. This season has seen them play four. lose four and while the NJ Mania may not be too happy about the way things are their heroes do seem to muddle through in the end.
Just have a look at their opening four games over the last four seasons to see how notorious they are as slow started
2009/10
v Persela 0-1
v Persijap 0-3
v Persema 1-2
v Persebaya 1-2
2008/2009
v Persija 1-3
v Persela 1-1
v Persiwa 0-2
v Persipura 0-3
2007/2008
v Persema 0-2
v Persik 0-4
v Persija 2-1
v Semen Padang 0-1
2006
v Persekabpas 0-2
v Arema 0-3
v Persikota 0-1
v Persija 1-2
Persitara 16 1 1 14 7-33 4
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I wish Arteta was fit so I could replace Lampard with an absolute on the ball genius
This international break has not been meaningless by any means- in fact, it's been quite exciting as Nic Anelka gave France a 1-0 lead over Ireland, and former Fantasy Premier League stars Obafemi Martins (Nigeria) and Amr Zaki (Egypt) got their countries one step closer to South Africa as well. Click to continue reading...

Bath City drew 1-1 with Staines Town Tuesday night. Pretty much everyone says it was a forgettable match. This is hardly surprising given that both clubs had just defeated League 2 opposition three days previously in hard-fought FA Cup matches. Staines had been victorious 1-0 over Shrewsbury Town. Likewise, Bath City had come out on top 2-0 over Grimsby Town in THE GREATEST FOOTBALL GAME EVER PLAYED ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD! Click to continue reading...

The city of Alcorcón celebrated their shock victory over Real Madrid in style yesterday, as thousands lined the road to catch a glimpse of their heroes. Fans crowded around the team bus to welcome back their boys and we have to admit, it's certainly a beautiful image!

It's always sad when a death occurs in the football family.

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'Put paid to what you say and put your money where your mouth is' sang Miles Hunt during The Wonderstuff's top 16 hit 'Unbearable'. Well, Mr Hunt, have we got news for you my friend. European Football Weekends - fresh from our tour of the Netherlands and Germany - are back with a bang. We have unearthed some petty cash from underneath the sofa and we're sponsoring the match ball as our heroes Lewes FC take on Hampton and Richmond Borough this coming Saturday. Click to continue reading...

Hello Gooners. Hope you are all well this friday. Don't know about you but I am super pumped up for this north london Derby. Not that I wasn't pumped for it all these years....

..Living in a place about 200 miles from North london, it used to be pretty hard to develop that aversion for Spurs.

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Para Enero de 2010 el Cuau estará desplegando su futbol con el Veracruz, equipo con el que jugó en el 2004 y en el que prometió regresar, promesa que hoy cumple.
El Cuau y su plan hacia Sudáfrica fue lo que determinó la decisión de regresar al Futbol Mexicano y asi estar disponible para reunirse en la concentracion que Aguirre ya organizó, la idea es llegar a Sudáfrica 2010 en óptimas condiciones. Click to continue reading...

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We here at COS Towers love a bit of nostalgia and we think that you do too.

As kids we all remember playing footie until it got dark, or until that irritating kid decided we couldn't use his ball anymore, and we all recall with alarming vividness pretending to score a goal in the manner of our heroes.

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I miss Ledley. Some games we're so rampant going forward that he is barely needed at the back, but on days like yesterday we cry out for someone to hold things together and be in the right place – as well as dealing with any aerial bullying meted out by opposition forwards. The lack of a commander-in-chief at the back was notable in the first half in which Spurs players competed earnestly with each other to be the most obliging to our hosts.

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Leeds go TOP of League 1 - and play like heroes against Liverpool in the Carling Cup! Twiggster comments on the above points and EVERYTHING Leeds United in this weeks show.ALL the game reports (including the Reserves and Leeds Ladies) - and the very latest Leeds Utd news as usual, on this weeks Glory Glory Leeds.

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The goal scoring heroes, Vela and Watt

 It is now I think well over 5 years since Arsene started using the youth in this competition. Yesterday the trend continued with 8 teenagers. We can safely that is significantly higher to be singled out so precisely. Of course if you really want to be picky, then as I mentioned before in my previous post, you can count Senderos as a young un as well.

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Although I didn't have the pleasure of reading lots of comic books growing up, I have plenty of friends who are die hard comic book fans. While flipping through the stacks at Heroes, the ultimate comic bookstore in Charlotte, I wondered if any of these publications featured soccer. After a little research, I located Billy's Boots. Click to continue reading...

After an extremely successful international break for our Red heroes, Premiership action returns for Liverpool as we face Burnley tomorrow in a clash that will surely raise some eyebrows... hopefully for the correct reasons! Over the past two weeks, Kuyt and Babel helped Holland automatically progress to the World Cup, Gerrard and Johnson were key [. Click to continue reading...

Seven stories from the last seven days on The Offside and WorldCupBlog... The World Cup might be missing Cristiano Ronaldo... ...but not according to our predictions. We want a seniors league for stellar retirees. A minnow becomes heroes for a day. Looking for the hardest working man in football. Florentino lays down His VIII Commandments. Click to continue reading...

As some of you know, Peter Wilt has been on a guest blogging run at Pitch Invasion, my favorite site to leech from. At the end of last week, Wilt submitted his report card on the first WPS season. Those of you who've already read it can probably guess what I'm going to focus on. Overall, there's a lot of encouraging stuff in his report, although it's clear the league is not yet profitable for the owners. Click to continue reading...

"Everybody in the team watches a lot of movies, but with me it is a real hobby," said Berbatov. "When you are a foreign player in another country sometimes you have a lot of time on your hands. I am always watching movies at home. If I wanted to, I could open a video store with my DVDs!

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Each era has its heroes and stars. Today's football world is dominated by players like David Beckham, Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi, who are role models to many young players, but I wonder how long their influence will last.

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Some call it complacency, others the championship hangover. In Mexico it's known as campeonitis. Whatever it is, it stinks. And it is being measured in alarming levels at Ciudad Universitaria, home to Pumas UNAM. The only remnant that you can see on the pitch of the team that won the previous tournament is the itty-bitty little star they added to their jersey. Click to continue reading...

Harry Redknapp's side romped home to victory in their first home friendly of pre-season with second half goals from Roman Pavyluchenko, Luka Modric and Jermain Defoe giving Spurs a 3-0 win over the Greek champions.

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• Tottenham fans: What is the best strike partnership now at the club?

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A barnstorming season opener at Wembley as Carlo Ancelotti wins his first trophy in charge of Chelsea and Sir Alex is left bemused by one very strange refereeing decision!

Goals

1-0 Man United

1-1

2-1 Chelsea

2-2 Man United

Penalties

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Yes the singing is very bad. But the Liverpool fans are very passionate fans. And for a moment, National stadium felt like Anfield. 5000 Singapore fans came to watch their heroes train. 'You'll Never Walk Alone', 'Torres Bounce' and the 'Kallang Wave'. It was loud, it was boisterous and it was all happening right at Singapore National Stadium! Click to continue reading...

It seems as if Sir Alex Ferguson has finally grown tired of the cheap shots aimed in his direction by Carlos Tevez:

"In my opinion, I don't think he was worth £25m. He was popular with the supporters. The fans quite rightly have their heroes and I was happy to go along with the deal as long as it was the right one but, quite simply, he is not worth £25m.

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Sir Alex is making Carlos Tevez's return to Old Trafford as a City player very challenging. This old master of mind games is psyching out the upstart team with their riches and new shiny acquisitions. The Daily Mail has an interview with plenty of digs at Tevez and City.

The Argentinian player is not worth £25m in his estimation.

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After scoring just 5 goals in 29 league games for Manchester United last season, Sir Alex Ferguson decided Carlos Tevez wasn't worth the £25m his owner was asking for.

"We made contact with Carlos," Ferguson said. "We sent him texts and spoke to him when he was in Argentina. Our chief executive, David Gill, made an offer to Kia Joorabchian and we spoke to Tevez before we played Inter Milan and told him we had spoken to Kia but we never heard back.

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1) Game worn jersey cards do not, in fact, contain pieces of actually game worn jerseys. I always suspected this, but I suspended this doubt, for the reason of basking in the pleasant glow of finding insert cards. This brings me to number 2.
2) DC United players, and one can deduce the entirety of MLS, do not respect grown men who collect their cards.

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I've often thought that in our worst moments, the American soccer community often resembles comic book nerds complete with heroes, villains, memes that make no sense to anyone else, bizarre costumes, fan-fiction, slash-fiction, pin-ups who aren't nearly as attractive as their fans think they are, questions that really deserve no answer, our own DC v. Click to continue reading...

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Jermaine Pennant last night set his sights on reigning in Spain after revealed his sadness at leaving boyhood heroes Liverpool.
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US Mutant Ninja Turtles! Heroes in a half-shell! Turtle Power! Posted in Lol, Pictures Tagged: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, USMNT Click to continue reading...

It's finally done!

To use my own explanation from FriendsofFulham.com last night:

For those of you new to the book, we have a match report from every game and a load of essays from fans.  This year's book has 112 pages, up from 96 last year and 80some the year before that.

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Yes, that's Greaseano heading to Paris Hilton's house... the mother of Herpes! He wants to know what she thinks about Real Madrid because give her five minutes and she will be able to dissect the transfer market in numbers for us all. You'd be floored by Paris's brain!

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Manchester United legend Paddy Crerand has reacted angrily to the sale of Cristiano Ronaldo, claiming that the £80 million will not make up for the trophies we may not win.

He claims that the Glazers will be held accountable if we don't win trophies next year and questions Ronaldo's excuse of always dreaming of Real Madrid as an excuse.

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Despite Argentina's 0-2 loss to Ecuador at Quito last night, The Dona insists that his team were the better side. Contrary to our previous Baby Anthem report, Messi did play in this game. Tevez, unfortunately, failed to convert a crucial penalty in the first half with a weak shot that should be banished from eternity!

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