Tag: China
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Saturday 13th January 2024 – The Asian Cup – Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha It was a simple journey from west to north via metro and bus before the organisation committees ridiculous exit routes for fans added a needless 20 minutes to the walk from the stadium to the metro. I fully understand the need…
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Happy transfer window opening day
With an exodus of the “best” players, the Premier League is no longer seen as the best league in the world and when the parties sit round the table in 2018 to renegotiate the three year deal due to expire in 2019 the offer will be significantly less than we saw in 2016. Bear in…
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Is the Chinese cash a bad thing for English football?
With Chinese clubs happy to raid the Premier League on a regular basis perhaps the clubs will invest more in the pathway for the development of their players. Instead of simply stockpiling young players who are loaned out until their value drops to a point where they are simply released, clubs will give the youngsters…
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The Olympics Diary – Day Four – Going Six Up
But back to the games. I had been given a handy(!) print out by the chap at work on some of the moves the players would make. I needed to understand the difference between a Dig and a Spike (check), a Shank and a Pepper and of course a Six Up. When I read the…
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Day 5: Who needs one mascot when you can have five
For this tournament, the organisers have gone to town and gone for a family of five mascots. Yes that’s right, five. There are five different venues for this competition, and I suppose that they have got a different one for each. Certainly the tickets for each venue are a different colour, so I would guess…
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