Archive | January, 2008
A risk-free alternative
I’m just going to link to a couple of articles from Helsingin Sanomat before I head off to Germany to support Bochum against Werder Bremen. I’ll be sure to pass on Nokia’s kindest regards, don’t you worry. First up is Erkka V Lehtola’s take on the Baxter appointment. It’s a good read, and hints at [...]
It’s Baxter
28. January 2008
Stuart Baxter has signed a two year contract to manage Finland, and will start his tenure with the senior squad’s trip to Cyprus next month. There was a bit of doubt over that, but I suppose once he decided to take the job there was no point in not going. It’s a first chance to [...]
Tainio: A very tactical player
27. January 2008
Teemu Tainio got some rare praise from Patrick Barclay in the Telegraph today. He’s been out of the side and struggling for form when playing with the national team (he’s been fresh, so full of running, but lacking a bit of sharpness), so it’s good to see him starting to play a key role for [...]
Nosotros lo sabemos todos!
26. January 2008
So do not doubt us, Sevillanos! Teemu Pukki finally signed for Sevilla recently, and some of the Sevillistas were a bit surprised that we at FIF were discussing how he’d do back in September. We are the first and best source for Finnish football, so long as you, erm, don’t speak Finnish…. Anyway, this is [...]
Axel Orrström becomes a Son of the Rock
26. January 2008
Not the wrestler, I hasten to add. No, the Atlantis midefielder has signed for Dumbarton after a successful trial. Here’s the story from the Dumbarton website: TWO new players joined the Sons this morning with manager Jim Chapman busy during the last week of the January transfer window. 22-year old striker Chris Mackie joins on [...]
Is Perparim Hetemaj a ‘titcheek’?
25. January 2008
I’ve been following the best traditions of Finnish football journalism recently, and getting all my stories from http://futisforum2.org. It’s an interesting site, with lots of people who find information about obscure footballers and post it there. I would post some interesting treatise on the demise of traditional media in the face of de-centralised information sources [...]
Aapo Kiljunen to leave all this behind, and Stanley Festus’s efforts to make a career in Finland
24. January 2008
21 year old TPV keeper Aapo Kiljunen is on trial with Landskrona BOIS this week, with the Skåne club looking for a new keeper after Stuart’s lad retired. Another day, another player goes to try his luck in a bigger league. He’s a decent player but the leap in standards is quite big: Superettan sides [...]
Finnish midfielders have a busy week, and RoPs get some good news
23. January 2008
This was originally a post about Juska Savolainen and Teemu Tainio both having a good week, but then I had a look at Ilta Sanomat and saw that RoPs have got their licence for next season!! This is very surprising. Jan Walden put the likelihood at less then 5% not so long ago, and it [...]
Silly season update: TamU best in Norden and Jari Litmanen on trial at Fulham
22. January 2008
A group of German statisticians have decided that Tampere United are the 87th best club in the world. here’s the obligatory list of clubs TamU are now officially ‘better than’: Ajax, VFB Stuttgart, Lanus (Clausura champions, lest we forget), FC Copenhagen, Hapoel Tel Aviv, Sparta Prague, Red Star Belgrade, Newcastle United, Bolton Wanderers, Manchester City, [...]
Mehmet Hetemaj signs for Panionos
21. January 2008
Well that’s about it really. A three and a half year contract with a middling team, he’s the younger brother of Perparim who is currently at AEK, who are top of the league at the moment. If they can stay there and break the dominance of Olympiakos, that’ll be some achievement. As for Mehmet, well. [...]
Ville Lehtinen, comeback king
18. January 2008
Former Pori Jazz, Tampere United, Ac Oulu (and many more) striker Ville Lehtinen is going to be on TV tonight. Ville has found a new career as his footballing days draw to a close, and he will be singing on TV2′s Tartu programme tonight at 9pm. If it’s the programme I think it is, it [...]
Quick update
16. January 2008
Martti kuusela replaces Mixu at TPS. That’s a bit of a turn-up, he’s been out of work since 2005 and best known (to me at least) as a pundit. He’s quite highly regarded though, and it is a statement of intent from TPS that they won’t be deflected by Mixu’s departure. I think next year [...]
Mixu Pääteläinen goes to Hibernian
11. January 2008
Well there’s a turn-up. He’s got himself a four and a half year contract, which probably played a big role in his decision, but it’s hard to see what he can do there. John Collins left because of a lack of funds, and the Old Firm will always dominate Scottish football: Mixu can finish a [...]
January transfer window
8. January 2008
There are some weird goings on, I must say. Firstly, Sorsa to Leeds. I never thought he was much good, but then HJK were in disarray last year and Eusebio would probably have found it difficult to show his best form there. I would say good luck to him, but he signed for Leeds, didn’t [...]
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