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August 31st, 2008

An Inauspicious Beginning

By: wan | Comments 3 Comments

 
You cannot say that you didn’t see it coming…
Once again the incompetence of the Betis management has caused grief on the pitch. It appears that the optimism of the pre-season has all disappeared in the course of one match.



August 31st, 2008

The Perils of being a Fan

By: wan | Comments 2 Comments

 If you are wondering why there was no preview of Betis’s opening game or any post at all regarding football in general, it was because I was in mourning.
I cannot believe that over the course of two days I moved from being in euphoria to despair and this with regards to a footballer whom I [...]

August 25th, 2008

The Times They Are A-Changin’

By: wan | Comments 4 Comments

                
One of the best things about being a football fan is that no matter how dire the situation, no matter what the result is, there is always the next match to look forward to, a new possibility that things will change or be different and that our team will win the next match [...]

August 24th, 2008

Disaster? Not !!!

By: wan | Comments 2 Comments

If you have been reading the press reports and websites on Betis-related news, you would have thought that the club is heading for a disaster this season, if it is not already embroiled in one by now.
Nothing though could be further from the truth. I understand the nature of the beast that is the media [...]

August 18th, 2008

Edu Injured!!! Out for a Month

By: wan | Comments 2 Comments

As if things could not get any worse for Betis, what with the financial situation of the club still uncertain and new players not coming in, now comes the news that Edu is going to be out of action for a month after injuring his hamstring in a friendly against Elche (which Betis won 3-0).
The [...]



August 18th, 2008

New Tactics need New Faces (2)

By: wan | Comments 1 Comment

 
 
 
 
 
 
Just last week I touched on Betis’s quest for a new striker and how it fitted into the new plans and tactics of coach Paco Chaparro. Now I would like to highlight the other area that the team seems to be desperate to bring in new blood: the full-backs.

August 13th, 2008

New Tactics need New Faces

By: wan | Comments No Comments

 
 
 
 
 
 
Apologies for the lack of updates recently…I’ve been away overseas on a business trip and the lack of sleep and very slow Internet connections mean that I have not been able to do my due dilligence as a Betis fan.
Still things have been bubbling along nicely on the Betis front as I have managed to [...]

August 3rd, 2008

What Price Loyalty?

By: wan | Comments 4 Comments

Things are certainly getting hotter in the footballing world that is Real Betis even for this one-week old fan.
Just last night, a 3-1 win for Betis represented their fourth consecutive victory on the trot and these statistics are certainly not something any Betis fan would be used to.
What would be of more interest to any [...]




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