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Regista: The football blog that kisses the badge in celebration of the best aspects of football and surrounds the ref to complain in vain about the worst.Covering topics across the football world, including: Bundesliga, Serie A, La Liga, the Champions League, the English Premier League and Championship football.
Monthly Archives: July 2011
Manchester United’s rise to the top of the Forbes list started in Tottenham
In the early 1990’s, Manchester United set out on a mission to conquer the world. First and foremost, they wanted to end their lengthy title drought and establish the club as the preeminent force in English football. However, unlike other … Continue reading
Posted in Premier League
Tagged Edward Friedman, Forbes, Liverpool, Manchester United, Tottenham
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Creating the perfect footballer
When I was 15 years old I rarely uttered a sentence containing more than three words. Thankfully, the teenager behind the website 15 Year Old Gooner is considerably more articulate. I was invited to contribute to an excellent feature on his site called ‘My … Continue reading
Posted in Nostalgia
Tagged Alvaro Recoba, Bobby Charlton, Dimitar Berbatov, Paulo Montero, Ruud Gullit
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Watford vs Luton: the prestigious M1 derby
You can’t remove hatred from football, but it’s hard to keep the hate alive forever. I explain why in my first post for Surreal Football, one of my favourite sites. Watford vs Luton: Hatred sustains football’s appeal
Posted in Championship, English Football, Fans and football culture
Tagged Luton Town, M1 derby, Watford
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Screen Test: Watford’s 1989-90 season video review
This article first appeared in When Saturday Comes (July, 2011) as part of their ‘screen test’ series – reviews of football videos from yesteryear. However, you get an extra treat: the opening credits from the actual video complete with Elton … Continue reading
Posted in Championship, English Football, Nostalgia
Tagged Gary Penrice, Glenn Roeder, Glynn Hodges, Mike Vince, Paul Wilkinson, Watford
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In defence of a co-ownership transfer system – lessons from Italy.
Earlier this year I wrote about the changing nature of the transfer market regarding the race to capture the best young players in England. With that in mind, I looked to foreign shores for enlightenment, and found the ridiculously complex … Continue reading