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Sunday, 14 March 2010 17:19 |
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by Patrick O’Connor
WATCHING the modern football coach in action with his clipboard and fancy diagrams, it’s no surprise that sometimes the game can appear to be too scientific, too pre-planned. Supporters of a mature age often long for a return to the golden era when football was all about a team having two attacking wingers, two wing-halves and stalwart centre-forwards called Alf and Wilf.
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Monday, 08 March 2010 16:45 |
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Football Diary
by Patrick O’Connor
ANY footballer will tell you that winning is THE most important thing but sometimes getting those three points may have extra meaning. The players of tiny League Two outfit Macclesfield had a very special reason for ‘celebrating’ their 2-0 win at Hereford on Saturday.
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Monday, 01 March 2010 13:36 |
Football Diary - On the road to ruin
by Patrick O’Connor
PHEW! Where to start?
So much is going on in football off the field at the moment that it is easy to forget that it is a sport, a competitive, physical encounter between two teams of 11 individuals with the ultimate aim of putting a ball into a net more times than your opponent.
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Monday, 22 February 2010 15:48 |
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Football Diary
by Patrick O'Connor
WHAT'S up with everyone at the moment? Is there something in the water?
The football scene seems to be just one big punch-up (if media headlines over the last few days are to be believed).
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Sunday, 14 February 2010 18:08 |
Football Diary
by Patrick O'Connor
THE fifth round of the FA Cup has just been played but I make no apologies for once again focussing on the financial crisis affecting English football.
Take the example of Chester City who joined the Football League in 1931 and have spent most of their time in the lower divisions before being relegated to what was then called the Conference National (outside the Football League) in 2009.
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