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EURO
2008 SWISS CHEESE SWINGOMETER SWINGS NO
MORE... MONDAY
30th JUNE 2008
 Incredibly, after predicting 31 matches
involving 16 teams, our various pundits
were within a whisker of the money... MORE
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EURO
FAREWELL...
SUNDAY
29th JUNE 2008
It's the Final that probably spells out
best the true differences in the game of
football...
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MOTTY
SAYS GOODBYE, SLOWLY...
SATURDAY
28th JUNE 2008
BBC's commentating great is as renowned
for his gaffs and guffours as he is cutting
edge soccer diatribe... MORE
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OPEN
GOAL PRESENTS...FRANK SINCLAIR DAY! FRIDAY 27th JUNE 2008
It's Frank Sinclair Day on Open Goal, or
should that be 'Own Goal'?!
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BACK
TO BLACK...
THURSDAY 26th JUNE 2008
The Premier League announced this morning
that, at 25, Stuart Atwell, will become
the youngest ever top-level referee... MORE
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NEVER
GO BACK...
WEDNESDAY 25th JUNE 2008
Never go back, they say, and for a while
longer, it seems that Peter Crouch hasn't,
but I still wouldn't rule it out... MORE
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AN
END TO TRANSFER MARKET MADNESS?
TUESDAY 24th JUNE 2008
This may be my last ever Open Goal diary
entry, as I am considering becoming an FTC,
that's a 'Football Transfer Consultant'... MORE
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SHEAR
CLASS FROM BIG AL...
MONDAY 23rd JUNE 2008
Big Al probably thought his pace of life
would quieten a little after he retired
from the daily rigours of playing, not so... MORE
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WHERE
HAVE ALL THE BULLDOGS GONE?
SUNDAY 22nd JUNE 2008
It's Stuart Pearce Day at Open Goal and
a part of me is wondering where that bulldog
spirit has gone?
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SEASON'S
GREETINGS...
SATURDAY 21st JUNE 2008
Bloody hell, that didn't last long - the
new football season officially starts today...
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CELEBRATE
GOOD TIMES, COME ON!
FRIDAY 20th JUNE 2008
Something I'll never know is how it feels
to score a goal that lifts the roof off
a stadium packed with passionate supporters... MORE
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ENGLAND
WILL BE EURO 2008 CHAMPIONS...
THURSDAY 19th JUNE 2008
It's true! The BBC told me. Admittedly,
this was
some five years ago...
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THE
FOOTBALL FALLOUT...
WEDNESDAY 18th JUNE 2008
Ever watched a game in the evening, turned
the telly off at 10pm then woken up the
next morning to find that all hell has broken
loose? MORE
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MORE
PENALTY MADNESS AT THE EUROS...
TUESDAY 17th JUNE 2008
Could Italy and France be battling it out
for the much coveted 3rd place from the
penalty spot tonight? MORE
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THE
ULTIMATE FIXTURE PILE-UP...
MONDAY 16th JUNE 2008
It's a great relief to have woken up from
a deep slumber this morning to find that
today's the day the new Premier League fixtures
are out... MORE
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TURKISH
PLAYERS FACE TOUGH EXAMINATION... SUNDAY
15th JUNE 2008
Three Turkey players prepared for potentially
the most crucial ninety minutes of their
careers by waking up early this morning
to sit an exam... MORE
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HEALY?
REALLY?
SATURDAY
14th JUNE 2008
I'm all for average footballers getting
a mention - that's what ITV's coverage of
the Championship is for, surely, but David
Healy getting an MBE? MORE
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DAGGERS
DRAWN IN CARLING CUP...
FRIDAY
13th JUNE 2008
Carling Cup First Round draw throws up a
day
for football humblings...
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CLARIDGE
DOWN IN THE DUMPS...
THURSDAY
12th JUNE 2008
We all make mistakes, and Steve Claridge
was smart enough to own up to his this week,
after concocting a very leaky story to police... MORE
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GAMBLER'S
LOGIC ALIVE AND WELL...
WEDNESDAY
11th JUNE 2008
There must be something about gambler's
logic that kicks in at certain points, as
I discovered during a trip to the barbers... MORE
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RUUD
BWOY'S BACK IN TOWN...
TUESDAY
10th JUNE 2008
Only a couple of hours to go until I pick
up my batch of 'Ruud van Nistelrooy Fair
Play' t-shirts from the printer... MORE
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MUTU'S
COCAINE BLUES...
MONDAY
9th JUNE 2008
There's something peculiar yet familiar
about the manner in which Chelsea's pursuit
of Adriano Mutu has gathered pace over the
last 24 hours... MORE
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MUM'S
THE WORD...
SUNDAY
8th JUNE 2008
Seems that Real Madrid have reckoned without
the Mum factor in their pursuit of Manchester
United's Cristiano Ronaldo... MORE
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NOSEY
PARKER IN CALENDAR CATASTROPHE
SATURDAY
7th JUNE 2008
Paul Parker is showing an adverse reaction
to the excitement of the European Championships
opening ceremony later today... MORE
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FOOTBALL?
EUR ON MATE!
FRIDAY
6th JUNE 2008
It's the opening day of the European Championships!
Whoop whoop!
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NAILS
AND SLEDGEHAMMERS...
THURSDAY
5th JUNE 2008
It seems Fulham boss Roy Hodgson is looking
at
gung-ho solutions to his squad's recent
failings... MORE
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SPARKY
BLOWS A GASKET...
WEDNESDAY
4th JUNE 2008
Even the most irrational dose of mental
mayhem shouldn't want to make Mark Hughes
roll along at Eastlands next season... MORE
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LIGHT
RELIEF FROM LUPINS AND LILLIES...
TUESDAY
3rd JUNE 2008
A potentially mind-numbing trip to the garden
centre yields unexpected rewards...
MORE
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SAY
WHAT YOU SEE...
MONDAY
2nd JUNE 2008
The thing about secrets is they're no fun
if you have to keep 'em to yourself. It's
almost like self-torment... MORE
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HOARDERS
OF THE WORLD UNITE...
SUNDAY
1st JUNE 2008
Life is full of grey areas, and there are
few more off-white than that line between
being sentimental, and being a dirty great
hoarder... MORE
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