ALL POSTS TAGGED "Jean-Francois Gillet"
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/ 5708 days agoSerie A Preview – Is Bari in Relegation Danger?
In mid-July, I posted a story on this site proposing that Bari, if they played their cards right, could be poised for a top six finish. In the intervening four weeks, they lost a top-flight defender and whiffed on a major signing, leaving the club in worse position than they were just a month ago. […]
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/ 5735 days agoBari Positioning Itself for a Top Six Finish
Bari, a city on the heel of the Italian boot, is an excellent market for Serie A and Italian soccer and the type of club that should be a mainstay in Serie A. The metropolitan area is home to over 1.6 million Italians and Stadio San Nicola was one of the modern stadiums built prior to the […]
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/ 5785 days agoThe Most Surprising Clubs of 2009-2010
In this aggravating time between the end of the Serie A season and the beginning of the World Cup, we can bide our time by looking back at the past Serie A season. As expected by many, Inter Milan won the title. In my series of posts reviewing the season, however, I want to begin […]
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/ 5918 days agoLessons Learned From Giornata 19
We have reached the halfway point of the season, and it seems like the race for the scudetto is over (whether it is or not you can debate). The big story from this past weekend was Milan's thumping of Juventus but of course there are numerous subplots and stories that have come out of the […]
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/ 6050 days agoWill AS Bari Stay Up?
Introducing the Fearsome Chickens of AS Bari. Promoted side Associazione Sportivo Bari are not too attractive. But you could have said that about Hull, or Stoke, for that matter. In each case, the Premiership club became more attractive with exposure. Despite the horror fashion-mistake of the kit, Bari took two points from Inter last week. […]