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Category: Denmark

Denmark…

The most passionate football nation in Europe

23 Dec 201920 Nov 2020
This article was first written back in 2011 but is one of the top five viewed posts I've ever published - if you view it in terms of population of…
Denmark…

I heard a rumour

10 May 201611 May 2016
"Have you seen John Terry?" As random questions go, this was up there with some of those uttered from my parents.  I was queueing to get some more beer underneath…
Barclaycard Premier League…

Economic Theory explained by Football – Sabermetrics

24 Mar 201523 Mar 2015
For those who have seen the film Money Ball or read Michael Lewis's book of the same name, you will be familiar with the name Bill James. For those who…
Denmark

It will Always Be Copenhagen

21 Aug 201325 Aug 2013
AB...one of the looooong list of footballing acronyms in these parts.  Anyone who wants to be taken seriously in these parts needs to complete a University course (free of course…
Denmark…

Something rotten in the state of Denmark

20 May 201327 May 2013
Last season the world of European football was mildly surprised to see a new name joining the Champions League jet-set. Many words have already been written, including our own views,…
Denmark…

Unsporting Life

21 Nov 201225 Nov 2012
I've grown bored of hearing the footballing press belittling FC Nordsjælland this season before each Champions League Group Stage game. Lazy journalism, tired clichés and over use of Wikipedia have…
Denmark…

The miracle of Farum

23 May 201228 May 2012
At the end of the A S-Tog line on the Copenhagen Metro you will find a sleepy town called Farum. The 18,000 locals here are proud of their identity as…
Denmark…

On the third day of Christmas….The best new ground visited

28 Dec 201128 Dec 2011
"On the Third Day of Christmas my true love gave to me….a trio of new grounds to see" This was a toughie.  We saw games in forty new grounds in…
AIK Solna…

On the first day of Christmas….The best atmosphere

26 Dec 2011
Welcome to our annual "awards" - celebrating all that is good about the game from our tours around the world.  By 31st December we will have seen 115 games in…
Denmark…

Fulham’s Europa adventure comes to a very late end

16 Dec 201118 Dec 2011
It was interesting to note last week that, after both Manchester clubs went out of the champions league, the considered opinion of at least one national newspaper was that they…
Barclaycard Premier League…

Not a NIMBY

21 Jul 201121 Jul 2011
Few of us live on the doorstep of our favourite team. We all have to get in the car, jump on the train or hop on a bus to get…
Denmark

The day the sausages ran out…

3 Jun 20114 Jun 2011
So after nearly 11 months my Danish season draws to a close with an afternoon we all love - a double header.  With so many teams playing in Copenhagen these…
Denmark…

I just don’t get it?

26 May 201126 May 2011
If I had to be cast away on a desert island and could only take a few items I am quite clear what number one on my list would be...OK,…
Denmark…

Søndag prædiken

9 May 201124 May 2011
With the 2010/11 season coming towards an end in England, attentions turn once again to the Nordics for my regular fix of football.  Denmark still has a few rounds of…
Denmark…

One man and his dog Henrik

6 Apr 20118 Apr 2011
Who wants to watch Champions League football anyway?  Dull, negative football being played in sanitised corporate heavy stadiums.  Wouldn't you rather get back to your roots and watch a game…

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