The Sendai-gnosis
What is going on at Vegalta Sendai this year? From afar, it looks like the club are in trouble, but what do people close to the club think? In his…
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Relegationistan
Enough of this Golden Week frivolity, there’s misery to be shared. And when it comes to sharing J.League misery, @AgentOrange2009 is the most generous man around….. 2 rounds ago,…
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The J2 Roundtable (Part 1)
It is relatively simple premise – ask supporters what they think about the club they support. In the first of what I hope is many roundtables to come, I asked…
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The Rough (football) Guide to Kyoto
By @sushi_football Kyoto, the ancient capital of Japan, is high on the bucket list of many world travelers. And for good reason. It is a city full of cultural treasures,…
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J.League Worldwide #4
Love for culture, videogames, and some family ties: that’s how Gabriele followed the J.League from Italy.
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Talking point: Dewa Soul-Searching
These are not pretty times in the northern prefecture of Yamagata. Relegated from J1 last year, Montedio Yamagata find themselves second bottom of J2 and without a win in their…
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Out with the old….JEF United 2016
No-one quite went at the winter transfer market like JEF United. They cleaned out almost an entire squad, and went about replacing them – cosmetic surgery on a stunning level,…
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Relegation? It’s never too early….
Yesterday marked the first road marker in the race for relegation. A couple of caveats. First, it’s very early. We could see one, two, or three different teams stuck in…
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Yokohama F.Marinos raised a few eyebrows this off-season when they introduced a new all pink away uniform. But last Saturday at Gamba Osaka’s brand new Suita Stadium, the pink only…
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The Mito Predicament
Mito. You know, in Ibaraki. North east of Tokyo. You know! Famous for……erm, that weird spiral building. Come on, Mito….. It always seems that J2 Mito Hollyhock are one of…
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