Comments for The armchair sports fan http://thearmchairsportsfan.com I sat, I watched, I commented Wed, 12 Sep 2012 09:03:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Reflections on the Lance Armstrong endgame by gold account http://thearmchairsportsfan.com/2012/08/24/lance-armstrong-endgame/#comment-5085 Wed, 12 Sep 2012 09:03:12 +0000 http://thearmchairsportsfan.com/?p=17209#comment-5085 There are those who say this is the final nail in Armstrong’s coffin. They say there is no smoke without fire. They will point to Armstrong’s alleged failed drugs tests at the 1999 Tour and 2001 Tour de Suisse, and subsequent cover-ups by cycling’s authorities, including the most senior figures at the UCI, who were supposedly desperate to avoid such a big scandal so soon after the Festina affair of 1998. They will say that another ex-teammate, Floyd Landis, also made similar accusations a year ago.

]]> Comment on Contador ‘Chain-gate’ controversy as Voeckler wins by Tour de France; reasons you should love it | Sporting vitriol http://thearmchairsportsfan.com/2010/07/20/contador-chain-gate-controversy-as-voeckler-wins/#comment-5070 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 20:16:54 +0000 http://thearmchairsportsfan.wordpress.com/?p=1198#comment-5070 [...] mad Italians and aggressive Australians to sneaky Spaniards and super-human Americans, the Tour de France has, and has had, them [...]

]]> Comment on 24 hours from the Tour de France by Richard Tulloch http://thearmchairsportsfan.com/2012/06/29/24-hours-from-the-tour-de-france/#comment-5060 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 06:33:04 +0000 http://thearmchairsportsfan.com/?p=17199#comment-5060 For once I have three weeks in the one spot and will be able to watch it unfold, Tim. And I will still be relying on your expert commentary of course. Keep up the great work!

]]> Comment on About me by Adam Stone http://thearmchairsportsfan.com/about-me/#comment-4971 Sat, 09 Jun 2012 21:42:45 +0000 http://thearmchairsportsfan.wordpress.com/#comment-4971 I have nominated you for this blogger award

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]]> Comment on Arsenal do it the hard way to secure Champions League football by davespagnol http://thearmchairsportsfan.com/2012/05/13/arsenal-wba-champions-league-football/#comment-4957 Tue, 15 May 2012 16:45:58 +0000 http://thearmchairsportsfan.com/?p=17175#comment-4957 Happy St. Totteringham’s Day, Tim!!

]]> Comment on Arsenal do it the hard way to secure Champions League football by Tim http://thearmchairsportsfan.com/2012/05/13/arsenal-wba-champions-league-football/#comment-4955 Mon, 14 May 2012 17:19:14 +0000 http://thearmchairsportsfan.com/?p=17175#comment-4955 It was a fraught afternoon, that was for sure!

There’s no love lost between us Arsenal fans and McLeish after last year’s Carling Cup final, and he has never been one to play an expansive brand of football, despite the not inconsiderable attacking talents at his disposal at Villa Park.

]]> Comment on Arsenal do it the hard way to secure Champions League football by Sheree http://thearmchairsportsfan.com/2012/05/13/arsenal-wba-champions-league-football/#comment-4954 Mon, 14 May 2012 17:01:12 +0000 http://thearmchairsportsfan.com/?p=17175#comment-4954 Congratulations and to think I was saying the best AVFC could hope for was mid-table mediocrity – I wish! Still, I think they took the correct decision today and said good bye to this season’s manager.

]]> Comment on Battling draw sees Arsenal edge ahead in the fight for third by RockyLives http://thearmchairsportsfan.com/2012/04/28/battling-draw-sees-arsenal-edge-ahead-in-the-fight-for-third/#comment-4941 Sat, 28 Apr 2012 22:30:51 +0000 http://thearmchairsportsfan.com/?p=17143#comment-4941 Good, balanced report. I thought it was a good point, well earned. Admittedly, if Newcastle had won it might have looked more like two points dropped, but in the circumstances it keeps matters in our own hands.

]]> Comment on Arsenal draw creates three-horse race for third by Battling draw sees Arsenal edge ahead in the fight for third « The armchair sports fan http://thearmchairsportsfan.com/2012/04/21/arsenal-draw-creates-three-horse-race-for-third/#comment-4940 Sat, 28 Apr 2012 20:10:21 +0000 http://thearmchairsportsfan.com/?p=17095#comment-4940 [...] Wenger made two changes to the side that played out a goalless draw with Chelsea last weekend. Gervinho replaced the injured Theo Walcott on the right side of attack, while [...]

]]> Comment on Van Persie’s fourth quarter magic lifts misfiring Gunners by Battling draw sees Arsenal edge ahead in the fight for third « The armchair sports fan http://thearmchairsportsfan.com/2011/10/24/van-persies-fourth-quarter-magic-lifts-misfiring-gunners/#comment-4939 Sat, 28 Apr 2012 20:03:51 +0000 http://thearmchairsportsfan.com/?p=14872#comment-4939 [...] October, Robin van Persie came off the bench to score twice in the last 18 minutes to give Arsenal a 3-1 win over Stoke at Emirates [...]

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