J1 League – Page 22 – J.League Regista

Less isn’t always more…

He’s back. And this time, @AgentOrange2009 isn’t enamoured with plans to contract the Japanese top flight and is sticking up for the little kids in the J.League playground. Strap yourself in…….

Raising the Tricolore

Supporting a football club is one of the natural things in the world, at least it is to me. But, have you ever thought what it would be like to…

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…

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,…

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…

Pretty in pink

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…

Relegationistan: Speed Kills

Spring. The time when everyone is positive. New shoots of life spring from the ground. New pearls of beautifulness blossom from the trees, and everyone in Japan is looking forward…

Talking point: Sendai Spirit

“Football isn’t about life and death. It’s much more important than that.” So said Bill Shankly, the legendary Liverpool manager. But it isn’t. That isn’t to say though, that…

Welcome (back) to Relegationistan

You think relegation is easy? You think it is just as simple as being bad? Wrong. There are rules & regulations to follow (and to be broken….cheers Cerezo) in this…

Talking point: Kyushu calling

Lots of talking points from the first round of J1 & J2 games. We could talk about what is surely a statistical anomaly of only one home win in J1….