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Tag: 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…
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,…
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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…

A home away from home

10 Feb 201111 Feb 2011
Over a year ago rumours started that England would be playing Argentina in a friendly in February 2011.  Nothing too unusual about that, apart from the venue.  It seemed that…
Denmark…

Invasion of the (friendly) Vikings

3 Feb 20115 Feb 2011
As you dear readers will know, a few weeks ago we popped down to the Keith Tuckey Stadium to take in a game at one of the most newsworthy sides…
Denmark…

Handball Referee!

22 Dec 201025 Dec 2010
The lengths we go to to find some sport anywhere in Europe is worthy of an Olympic Gold medal sometimes.  After being denied a game of any sorts at the…
Denmark…

The Danish way to Rock

27 May 201031 May 2010
It is only 3 years ago since Wembley Stadium threw its doors wide open, over budget and over its original 2 year construction time scale by some 4 years.  It…
Denmark…

Double Danish with a portion of Swede – part 3

16 Mar 201016 Mar 2010
So a quick summary of the day so far...you left us after episode 2 with us jumping back onto the train at Helsingør after our trip across the Oresund to…
Denmark…

A kick in the Baltics

18 Feb 201018 Feb 2010
Half term comes and goes three times a year and means us parents have to find new things to amuse the kids with.  I suppose I am lucky that I…
Denmark…

Football 1979 Style

10 Jan 201010 Jan 2010
I am a difficult person to buy things for at Christmas.  And to make matters worse my birthday is just 12 days later.  But this year I had a few…
Denmark…

Welcome to the 7th most expensive city on earth

19 Aug 200919 Aug 2009
In February 2009 the consultancy firm Mercer produced their annual list of the 50 most expensive cities in the world to live in.  The report, available here, showed that Tokyo…
Denmark…

If it was in the 80s…Minute by minute by song titles

10 Mar 200910 Feb 2011
  rich_swin Richard Swindells @theballisround congratulations on your nostalgic feed tonight! Some of the hits were beyond me but I could place most theballisround Stuart Fuller  90 mins up. Hope it's been…
Denmark…

A Danish Double

22 Sep 200822 Sep 2008
I figured some time ago that something is only worth doing if either you do it well, or you become an expert in it. So whilst my football travels have…

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