J1 – Page 18 – J.League Regista

Opinion: Goodbye & Good Riddance to Two Stages

As the dust settles on another epic Urawa Reds collapse, their defeat at the hands of Kashima Antlers ushers in the return of the single stage season – and not…

J1 Championship stage

We’ve had the first stage (winners: Kashima), the second stage (winners: Urawa) so we might as well get set for the Championship Stage. This is when the J.League champions of…

R-Day…..

As @AgentOrange2009 will soon say, screw the niceties, and let’s dig deep into the relegationistan roulette…. On the surface, week 33 offered no change in terms of the Relegation…

Relegationistan: Party Crashers

There’s always one. Someone who walks past a party and thinks “I haven’t been invited, but you know what that party needs? Me.” In J.League terms, that someone is Jubilo…

A Goalkeeper’s Tale

It isn’t easy being a goalkeeper. The last line of defence is always the loneliest, and there is no hiding place.

Weekend J1 primer

It seems we spend a lot of time here on Regista focusing on the bottom of the table, but with us coming towards the business end of the season, we…

Relegationistan – The final countdown

…but we’re not heading for Venus. We are heading in the other direction (down, not up, in case you were wondering). Some are heading for the capital of Relegationistan: J2….

Relegationistan in Autumn

It is a beautiful time of year in Relegationistan. Leaves are falling, teams are falling, supporter morale is falling. Looking at the foot of J1, we see more reds, maroons…

“The best player never to play for Japan”

The title is a bold claim, so why don’t we let regular Regista contributor @NelloSplendor explain why he wants to give one man the respect he deserves. Take it away,…

Relegationistan – “Droppers”

Conspiracy theories. Utter drivel spouted by neurotic imbeciles? Or people who can see past the obvious and into the glorious realm of truth? Whichever one of these descriptions you subscribe…