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The Annoying Trumpets of Doom
While watching the Confederations Cup final last night and in the midst of all those trumpets (they are trumpets right?) tirelessly playing, a scary thought crossed my mind. What if we bottle it? What if we fail and instead of visiting South Africa come next summer, we end up watching the worlds most prestigious sporting event enjoying the cozy indifference the neutral spectator is blessed (or rather cursed) with. And the only buzzing sound we hear is coming from our modest TV speakers, rather then the real deal of being there, on the stands. Beer in one hand, remote in the other, and our red & white kit tucked away in the closet yearning for some merrier times. Just what would happen, if God forbid, we fail to qualify?
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Who’s On The Move?
It’s been a fairly rich month or so of transfer gossip and actual business getting done, so let’s make a brief summary of who’s going where and why. I mentioned earlier in this post that Pranjic is Munich bound and it’s only the medical exam routine that’s keeping him away from all that German beer bliss. But, it turns out ... [read]
Setback, Outbreak
Lock, Stock and Two Freaking Crossbars. That there’s a thin line between bliss and agony we were once again convinced on Saturday, when in the dying seconds of what was a fairly even contest we managed to hit woodwork twice. In. The. Same. Freaking. Spot. If only one of those made it into the back of the net, today we’d ... [read]
Match Preview: Ukraine
I’m a bit late, but let’s see what we can expect in this pretty much a crucial qualifier.
The stakes: Well it’s a situation rather untypical for us, as we have had much smoother rides in the last couple of qualifying cycles. Basically, anything shorter than victory puts us in real danger of missing out the runners up place behind ... [read]
Wanted
To clarify, Srna is a wanted man, while Pranjic was a wanted man. Makes no sense at all, I know. My failure to elaborate aside, what matters is that yesterday we got another man wearing the stripes of the most prestigious German club that is Bayern Munchen! (more…)
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Eduardo Update
Yesterday afternoon a certain Niek van Dijk of Amsterdam performed a routine surgical procedure (oxymoron if you ask me) on our Eduardo, removing the leftover metal parts in his ankle. So besides the fact he’s now less Terminator, the removal of these parts is just a signal that Eduardo’s ankle is now as fully recovered and once he sits out ... [read]
List For Ukraine
Bilic announced his 24 today, so lets see who goes and who stays:
Goalkeepers: Pletikosa, Runje, Subasic
Defenders: Corluka, Kovac, Simunic, Drpic, Vejic, Cale, Pranjic
Midfielders: Juric, Vukojevic, Pokrivac, J. Leko, Modric, Srna, Kranjcar, Rakitic, Gabric
Forwards: Olic, Petric, Klasnic, Mandžukic i Kalinic
(more…)
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He’s Fine, Don’t Worry About It
Funny thing happened. Apparently, Ivica Olic was browsing through the net and stumbled upon news that he had just tore his knee ligaments and was gonna be sidelined for the next 6 to 9 months. (more…)
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Injury Woes
As if Martin Taylor wasn’t mean enough to our Crozillian (that’s Brazil + Croatia for those unworthy among you), lady luck seems to have turned it’s back on our Eduardo, as he’s picked up yet another injury. (more…)
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@Tamim: Glad you liked it, even with not being familiar with all the characters :) @Ivan: Headach ...[read more] - Who's On The Move?
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To Everyone about to read Marios Story... "DONT, its depressing, just read the last paragraph. I re ...[read more] - The Annoying Trumpets of Doom
nice article.....really enjoyed it despite not being able to read the names or figure out who they a ...[read more] - Who's On The Move?
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@Ivan: Aye, looks like Mandzukic might be packing his bags after all. An interview popped up on Dina ...[read more] - Who's On The Move?
Finally some rumors about Srna... Chelsea to offer €17M for Dario. According to a croatian paper, ...[read more] - Who's On The Move?
The Pranjic move to Bayern is now official. Looks like three years and Bayern paid 7 mil. Likin how ...[read more] - Who's On The Move?
HaHa Great picture in the story Mario. I will disagree with you on a few things. Mandzukic will ...[read more] - Setback, Outbreak
I do see your point, but I'm afraid it would be just the opposite with time if he were to take the s ...[read more] - Setback, Outbreak
Yes the timing isnt perfect as it relates to our national team but I never understood why a national ...[read more] - Setback, Outbreak
Thanks for commenting guys. While I agree that it'd be nice to see Bilic in the Premiership (it's bo ...[read more] - Setback, Outbreak
I wouldn't mind seeing Bilic try his luck for Portsmouth in the Prem either. Especially because I li ...[read more] - Setback, Outbreak
I thought Rakitic did well in the 1st half. He is an attacking midfielder and thats what he did. I ...[read more] - Match Preview: Ukraine
Mario... I believe the game against Belarus was moved to the 19th of August. ...[read more]
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