Sparky's Column
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The Question Remains
Wednesday 9th Nov, 2011Crowds tend to be quieter here, you don't often see an arena full of people jumping up and down singing, in fact the last time I did was for a Bjorn Again concert in Abu Dhabi....
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A week of Tweeting and Drumming
Monday 31st Oct, 2011Bani Yas extremely torrid start to the season continued with Jorvan Vieira being shown the door, two draws in sevens games is obviously not good enough for a team that finished as last seasons runners up....
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Dream start and a Dream Job
Monday 24th Oct, 2011What a deference two games make, Diego was under pressure after the 5-0 drubbing by Dubai. The board even gave the manager a dreaded vote of confidence, never a good sign. A week or so later the boards confidence was not misplaced as Maradona's men top the table, alright its only the start of the season but the only 100% record in the league matches the sky high expectations....
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Mum's the Word
Tuesday 18th Oct, 2011Do you like goals? Do you really like goals? Then the opening weekend of the Proleague was where you could find them in abundance. Al Jazira picked up where they left off with a sensational performance putting Al Ahli to the sword with a 4-0 win. Bare rounding off what was a clinical performance by the champions....
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Countdown to Kick Off
Thursday 13th Oct, 2011I spent most of Saturday night rubbing my eyes in disbelief at Al Wasl's second half drubbing by Dubai club. The score stood at 0-0 up until the 53rd minute, then the flood gates opened....
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