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un’estate italiana / chapter one
“Come inside, I’ll show you something you’ve never seen before”, said the old man I was interviewing. The year is 1997 and I’m in the town of Las Acequias, just under 40 km away from the city of Rio Cuarto, in Argentina. The old man invited me to his home, asked me to sit down…
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un’estate italiana / chapter zero
Notti magicheInseguendo un goalSotto il cieloDi un’estate italiana “Magic nights, chasing a goal, under the sky of an Italian summer”. For a World Cup that was played two years before I was even born, I sure know those lyrics by heart. The thing is, there is something truly magical about Italia 90. It’s hard to…
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The Dartboard Journeyman – Part 10
“Come on man, you’re leaving me hanging here”, I said. “I’m sorry boss, it’s just I don’t know if it’s a good move for me right now”, replied the voice on the other side of the phone. I sighed. “José, it’s been almost ten years, you can call me by my name” “I’m sorry, force…
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The Dartboard Journeyman – Part 9
No more distractions Grahame Park is quiet at night. Walking around the offices, making the rounds around the pitch, nobody is there, nothing is there. Just the sound of the waves of the Brisbane Water crashing against the coast on the other side of the A49, again and again and again. I had just wrapped…
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The Dartboard Journeyman – Part 8
Enough Silver Medals As I sat in my office, I watched the smoke from the tobacco go up in the air, twisting and turning, and I reminded myself of a cheesy action movie where the villain got killed as a heat tracking missile followed his cigarette. I had taken to smoking a week or so…
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The Dartboard Journeyman – Part 7
Feel Good Mojo You can tell how important football is for a country by how much sense their football season makes; at least, that’s one way I see it. Going by that metric, it’s clear to see that football, association football that is, is a relatively new phenomenon in a country ruled by Aussie rules…
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The Dartboard Journeyman – Part 6
There was an unnerving tapping noise in my ears. It was late on a Monday night and I couldn’t do anything but stare at the emptiness of my laptop’s screen. “What time is it?”, I pondered. 7:44 PM. I didn’t think a moment more irrelevant could exist in one’s life. I got up and did…
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The Dartboard Journeyman – Part 5
The Question It’s from a Pearl Jam song. And it’s one of the questions I was pondering more often than not. Sitting in my office, my actual office, I watched the Under 23s training under José through a small gap I had opened in the shades. He barked orders just like any of the other…
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Guide to the 92/93 DB – Bravely and (Un)Responsibly
Our search for the best saves on The MadScientist’s 1992/93 Database for Football Manager 2022 carries on, diving into the story of some of the most interesting teams and players of the era and telling you why you should manage them. We leave continental Europe and fly back to the British Isles; this time we…
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Guide to the 92/93 DB – Magic Even When There is No Hope
The Guide to The MadScientist’s 1992/93 Database for Football Manager 2022 continues to dive into the story of some of the most interesting teams and players of the era, looking for the best saves to enjoy the database. This time, we move over 1,000 kilometres across central Europe to the shores of the Main in…
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