Archive | June, 2009
Allsvenskan autumn preview
In a brief moment of clarity I once wrote that I will avoid making predictions because doing so will eventually offer proof that I have no idea of what I’m talking about. While I was smart enough to figure that much out on my own, I am unfortunately dumb enough to ignore my own advice. [...]
Tippeliga round 16: Relentless Rosenborg, the mysterious Mr. Huseklepp and laughable Lyn fans
30. June 2009
This recent bout of hot weather has made Norwegians hit the beaches like dyslexic gangsta rappers, but like busses in the Stavanger-area the Tippeliga waits for no one, and so here is a quick roundup of the latest batch of games from the top tier of Norwegian football.
Sunday’s Veikkausliiga preview
28. June 2009
TPS won MYPA 3-1 and Lahti took a 2-1 win over Tampere United. The latter meant that my prediction accuracy fell from 100% to 50% compared to Wednesday’s round of games, and I’m too disillusioned to round the games up in any more depth now. I will round them up later, however, once the whole [...]
The sunburned preview
28. June 2009
A rare outbreak of sunshine in the Western bits of the country has left NFN’s Norwegian offices in a state of confusion and chaos, yet we struggle manfully on and here is an unusually pithy preview of this weekend’s action.
Saturday’s Veikkausliiga preview
27. June 2009
Here we go again. We have two games that start at weird times. It could be a good thing, as it is very hot in Finland this weekend and people are outdoors anyway, even if it is eight o’clock in the evening. Maybe a few will find their way to a football match?
Veikkausliiga Round 11 round-up
27. June 2009
FC Honka – KuPS 4-1 TPS – RoPS 3-2 Haka – FC Lahti 3-0 FF Jaro – IFK Mariehamn 0-0 VPS – JJK 3-2 This round-up comes a bit late, sorry for that. The reason is that I was on target with all my predictions and have spent my day signing autographs, posing with ugly [...]
Tippeliga round 15: Just when you thought it was getting a bit dull..
26. June 2009
Tippeliga rounds are coming thick and fast, and the market is in severe danger of being flooded. The issue is in no way helped by the fact that Rosenborg are running away with the league, while everyone else just look a bit knackered. So, with the league currently a less than entrancing event in purely [...]
The Veikkausliiga preview that is obsessed with home wins
24. June 2009
Sorry for the recent silence as far as NFN’s Finland section is concerned. If you’re wondering why we’re so quiet over the U21 European Championships, we have a simple explanation: Egan is following the tournament in Sweden as it unfolds, and is covering the proceedings for ESPN Soccernet. Meanwhile, I will treat you to a [...]
The pollenized Tippeliga preview
24. June 2009
After several teams looked sluggish and tired at the weekend, this midweek round could see some very random results even by the Tippeliga’s standards..
Tippeliga round 14: Decent day for the doomed and the desperate
22. June 2009
13 games in and there are three teams in particular who look like they could be heading for doom and despair (or the Adeccoliga, as some call it), but amidst the casual randomness of the Tippeliga few things are ever certain and on matchday 14 all three of those teams picked up points..
The financially solvent Tippeliga preview
20. June 2009
As clubs across the board sack players and cut wages, we here at NFN plow on heroically..
Norwegian cup update
20. June 2009
The second round of the Norwegian cup was so staggeringly uneventful and dull that we here at NFN elected to ignore it altogether. However, with an epic shootout in the South, a local derby in the Southwest and rampant minnows up North, the third round was an entirely different kettle of fish…
Tippeliga round 13: Quite good really
16. June 2009
Honestly, it may be that our brains were dulled by watching Norway and that we’ve lost the ability to judge these things objectively, but wasn’t that a rather good round?
The Veikkausliiga preview that comes in the middle of a break that is not a break
14. June 2009
Veikkausliiga is kind of in the middle of a break because of the U21 European Championships. “Kind of” here means that in the public view, the league is on a break, but at the same time some fixtures are being played. A good way to get rid of spectators, I have to say.
The overworked Tippeliga preview
12. June 2009
Enough with this international nonsense, let’s get on with the proper football..
Norway with one foot and four toes in the grave; Holland win 2-0
11. June 2009
Holland 2 – 0 Norway The Norwegians needed a miracle, but it seems the Big G was otherwise engaged tonight (possibly giving New Zealand a hand?). In the end the game was as one-sided as you’d expect a clash between the team ranked 2nd in the FIFA-rankings and the team ranked 47th. The Dutch ran [...]
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30. June 2009
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