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Sportsthoughts (117) – “The Wasteland”, West Ham style

Posted on August 17, 2014 by John S

So West Ham’s season has started in the expected grumpy mood. 1-0 home defeat to Tottenham, after playing against 10 men for much of the game. Big Sam lamented the missed chances, but having invested a lot of money in … Continue reading →

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Sportsthoughts (115) – Germany win the World Cup!

Posted on July 14, 2014 by John S

Well, after England went out – so early, it seems like another age – I adopted Germany as my team, although I thought Brazil might do it, with home advantage, Neymar and all that. So last night I was feeling … Continue reading →

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Sportsthoughts (114) – World cup reflections, day 26

Posted on July 8, 2014 by John S

(Photo courtesy of a Mark Chapman tweet). Well…. As the late and great sports commentator, David Coleman, would have said: quite remarkable! The most devastating result in World Cup history? How will Brazilian football recover from this? Those of us … Continue reading →

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Sportsthoughts (113) – World Cup reflections, day 24

Posted on July 6, 2014 by John S

I’m writing this on an evening when we’ve had some amazing sport in the UK to take our gaze away from the World Cup. An awesome day of cycling in the second of two days of the Tour de France … Continue reading →

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Sportsthoughts (111) – World Cup reflections, day 20

Posted on July 3, 2014 by John S

So as we take two days break from football before the quarter finals start on Friday, what about those last 16 games? Talk about tense! If there was a pattern, it was the favourites struggling against less fancied opponents, looking … Continue reading →

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Sportsthoughts (110) – World Cup reflections, day 15

Posted on June 27, 2014 by John S

Actually, it’s day 16, but there’s no football. No football! What is happening? It’s OK, it starts again tomorrow. Just a day’s break after the conclusion of the group stages. So a good time to reflect. Except the whole thing … Continue reading →

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Sportsthoughts (109) – World Cup reflections, day 8

Posted on June 20, 2014 by John S

  OK, let’s get this over with. Uruguay 2 England 1. Beaten by two goals from half fit but world class striker Luis Suarez. Both defensive errors but also superb technique in the finish. The players did their best. Not … Continue reading →

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Sportsthoughts (108) – World Cup reflections, day 7

Posted on June 19, 2014 by John S

Oh, Espana! What has happened to you? World Cup winners 2010, European Championship winners 2008 and 2012. Out of this World Cup after two defeats: 1-5 v Holland, 0-2 v Chile tonight. How can this be? They’ve looked tired, jaded, … Continue reading →

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Sportsthoughts (107) – World Cup reflections, day 6

Posted on June 17, 2014 by John S

Just settling down to catch Russia v South Korea. The latest of the 11pm games. I haven’t lasted too well yet – except for England v Italy of course – dozed through most of the second half of Argentina v … Continue reading →

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Sportsthoughts (106) – World Cup reflections, day 4

Posted on June 15, 2014 by John S

So we are 4 days in and the football has been pretty good so far. Brazil overcame early nerves to beat Croatia 3-1, with strong performances from Oscar and Neymar. Sets them up to win the group. Will be Spain, … Continue reading →

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