Anti-Football: The cure for FC Barcelona - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
Inter Milan and Chelsea. Perhaps you've heard of them. They are the winners of two of the three most recent Champions Leagues titles. Furthermore, they have attained fame because of their defensive exploits in taming the ferocious footballing powerhouse that is Barcelona on their way to claiming European glory.
Nicks' note: What, you thought Sahil Dumir was like Romelu
Lukaku, that he would swirl his cape around and swoosh into nothingness after one blog post? He's
back for seconds, and not very tasty ones at that. The little blue tyke dissects Chelsea's loss to
West Brom here.
About ManUtd app brings all Manchester United stats to your phone - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
The About ManUtd app is an excellent iPhone and iPad app for the Manchester United fans. Launched this season by the people behind the respected Manchester United stats website, it's already giving fans facts and stats to back them up in all Man Utd discussions around the world.
Individual errors costing Liverpool dear - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
Despite Liverpool's disappointing early league position, their general performances have not justified their results so far. Instead, it has been a catalogue of individual mistakes that have meant Brendan Rodger's side have struggled so much to gain points.
Can Newcastle repeat last seasons Heroics? - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
Undoubtedly one of the biggest surprises of last season was the performance of Newcastle United,
who finished fifth in the Premier League, and were in contention for Champions League football
throughout the campaign.
Abhinav CJ's Note: The Cynical Jerk returns from another hiatus having rejected offers from the likes of Blidarzz, 95 Minutes (includes Fergie Time) and Four-Four-Three (includes refs) while he was out – much to the chagrin of the readers of this website and the relief of one particular fellow writer.
Not the worst time to break one's blogging-abstinence, is it? My schedule has displayed all the tightness of Jamie Redknapp's pants this past month and, try as I might, I couldn't muster up the willpower to pen depressing missives about two-goal leads being blown, shirts being swapped when said shirts shouldn't have been swapped, and possession being hoarded with the end-product of an impotent shrew.
For some of you the waiting on the new reviews might have been too long. Don't worry it was true for me also. Nothing more frustrating than making reviews that don't appear on line. But since yesterday afternoon the site Referee Decisions has started publishing new reviews.
This is going to be a quick one; because I am in over my head with random stuff (non-football,
less important, but sadly necessary. Final exams, barrage of fire and brimstone, you get the drift)
and also because masochism is a trait I do not dabble in. Trying to write in depth about today's
game is the footballing equivalent of playing Russian Roulette with yourself, or taking a running
leap from Mount Karakoram while juggling lightsabers, or eating Sunday night food at my mess.
Nicks' note:Sample, Arsenal man with sound mind and body, delves
into the recesses of his mind and brings forth an honest assessment of what went wrong on Monday;
when Wigan went veni, vidi, vici on the Emirates turf.
I go about my daily routine, pittering and pattering about the premises and seeing the itinerary
through, when I look at the thing and do a double-take. It stirs the memory a mite; like an old
friend you meet over olives and cocktails many years later and can't place. I go over to the
thingamajig and give it a touch- yup, definitely familiar.
TweetArsenal has been flying high for a few weeks now and Newcastle has stumbled out of the top
four. This was a match important for both clubs as Arsenal need to maintain their lead over Chelsea
while continuing to heap pressure on Tottenham, who are slipping. Newcastle would need this victory
to maintain their European [.
Arsenal fans are no strangers to consolatory victories. After contriving to exit competition
after competition every season like a seasoned stack of dominos, the team turns up in spades
against one daunting opponent, blows them out of the water and licks the wounds of an incompetent
season with this fleeting moment of sunshine.
Brilliant, splendid, absolutely spiffing. I've spent very few days of late glad to be a
football-follower, but these ninety minutes just pounded home the fact that being a mindless
acolyte at the temple of The Beautiful Game pays dividends; sweet, sugary dividends that act as
momentary Novocain to all the tooth-drilling that's gone on prior.
The Game of Three Halves A Review - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
The Game of Three Halves and other Bizarre Football Stories is a superbly entertaining little book from Robert Lodge filled with true stories about the wackier and more fatal side of the game.
Lodge is an extremely experienced author and journalist who has spent a long time researching the stories and tragedies which are chronicled in a simple and easy to follow way.
Make money before the game has even kicked off with PrematchTrading.com - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
They say that football is a funny old game, and it can be one of the most frustrating and difficult sports to bet on, with unpredictable results and last-minute goals turning a potential fortune into pittance.
Football betting made smarter – Hotvig.com - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
The world of sports betting can be your best friend or your worst enemy, can make or break you,
lead you to your fortune or leave you broke. Most of us like a cheeky bet on Grand National day or
a flutter at the dogs, but betting on the beautiful game is increasingly the sport of choice for
the punter.
Football betting made smarter by Hotvig - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
The world of sports betting can be your best friend or your worst enemy, can make or break you,
lead you to your fortune or leave you broke. Most of us like a cheeky bet on Grand National day or
a flutter at the dogs, but betting on the beautiful game is increasingly the sport of choice for
the punter.
There was no other way to title this post. There had been around a million home fans (or so it
sounded) in full voice at the St. Mary's for 92 minutes, and yet this is the line that prevailed at
the end. There have been reservations expressed about this man's move to such a direct rival,
including on this very website, but now it doesn't seem too odd anymore (and
that's not hypocrisy.
Ducky's Note: Vignesh is a die-hard United fan, who has already graced
BigFourza' before with a wonderfully written piece on George Best. Here he provides a sumptuous
review of the Fulham game. You can follow him on twitter here
True to form, Manchester United responded like potential champions at Old Trafford after the
aberration against Everton.
It's been that kind of week for United. Starting with the win over QPR, deemed unfair thanks to
Young's gravity-tripping right till the otherwise comprehensive win over Villa still deemed unfair,
thanks to... oh. Well, that aside, it's also been generally unsatisfying for this time of the
season as a United fan.
It's been that kind of week for United. Starting with the win over QPR, deemed unfair thanks to
Young's gravity-tripping right till the otherwise comprehensive win over Villa still deemed unfair,
thanks to... oh. Well, that aside, it's also been generally unsatisfying for this time of the
season as a United fan.
PowerCleatz: A revolutionary footballing aid - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
Football boots have evolved since the game was invented, with the most revolutionary advances
coming recently with countless brands, styles and types of footwear available for the professional
and amateur athlete.
Champions League Tablet App Review: Ringier Studios - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
Calling all Champions League die-hard fans. Just in time for this week's Champions League
quarter-finals, we had a chance to review the Champions League app for tablets, developed by
Ringier Studios, a California company that designs apps for Fortune 1000 companies.
The M-Station football training that's endorsed by Arsenal and co - originally posted on
Soccerlens.com
Munin Sports have released a new piece of football technology to aid footballers with training
the M-Station. Considerable time, effort and resources have been invested in making the M-Station a
multi-purpose training tool, that has been incorporated into everyday use by some of Europe's top
football teams.
TweetAfter much harangued, and arguing we at In The Stands have managed to conduct a shortlist of
the top 5 players on Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer 2012. Of course the names included below are
debatable and certainly there will be many amongst you who will disagree, but hey, is there ever a
common consensus when [.
TweetAfter a PS3 marathon In The Stands' Rolly Pelovangu sits back and is able to bring forth a
comprehensive review of the latest edition of FIFA Street. For somebody who has spent years playing
5-a-side Power League football (it's the one in Finchley, North London for those of you that are
interested), imagine my delight [.
TweetAfter a PS3 marathon In The Stands' Rolly Pelovangu sits back and is able to bring forth a
comprehensive review of the latest edition of FIFA Street. For somebody who has spent years playing
5-a-side Power League football (it's the one in Finchley, North London for those of you that are
interested), imagine my delight [.
Clough biographies have tended to be personal recollections by journalists who knew or were used by
the great man at the time like Duncan Hamilton or Tony Francis. Wilson is a reporter from
Sunderland who now writes for the Guardian and this claims to be the first full biography
of Clough from birth to death.
Larry Lloyd's Hard Man: Hard Game is one of the best accounts of Forest's golden years
that I have read. I think Lloyd benefits hugely from having a female ghost writer. At the risk of
being sexist, it just allows one of the hardest men I have ever met to admit to all sorts of things
that I am not sure he would if he'd have played it safe and used a male sports journalist to help
him write the book [.
Prove your football knowledge with SpoW football prediction app - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
We all know a thing or two about football, right? But a new, revolutionary way of finding out who amongst you and your friends knows the most has been devised; it is called SpoW football and is available for download from the App Store.
I thought that was going to be the most painful result of the season thus far. To hammer the league leaders like that and come away with nothing from the game would have been extremely hard to take. While the first half was a bit more even, Spurs absolutely dominated Sir Alex Ferguson's men in the second and although it looked as if it would be another setback for Tottenham in their bid to become one of the established big four, that turned out not to be the case.
Review: Warrior Skreamer Pro Football Boots - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
The Warrior Skreamer Pro boot is one of the most complete football boots currently on the market.
The weight and feel of this boot is superb. You will notice how light the boot feels as soon as you take it out of the box and this is one of its main features.
TweetIn The Stands' Rolly Pelovangu comes in from a tough session at his local 5-a-side pitches
ready to give a definitive review of Nike's new Mercurial Vapor VIII boots 'Rolly Van Persie',
'Rollidona', 'Ashley Roll'; these are just some of the nicknames afforded to me by those who have
not only seen my rather outstanding [.
Want to watch the match with a pint? Matchpint of course! - originally posted on
Soccerlens.com
The world of football is becoming decidedly smaller and all of us connoisseurs of the game want
to watch more than just our local team or Super Sunday. We want to see Flamengo play in the
Brasileiro, Dinamo Kiev in the Ukrainian Premier League and the Basque derby between Real Sociedad
and Athletic Bilbao.
Online Soccer Manager Review: can you be the next Pep Guardiola? - originally posted on
Soccerlens.com
We have all been there; 'if only he'd played three in the centre of the park instead of two we
would have dominated possession'. Everyone can be a master tactician or manager from your armchair
when watching your favourite team, but now the chance to prove your football knowledge and tactical
nous has arrived in the form of Online Soccer Manager.
