http://argentinos.theoffside.com News from Argentinos Juniors Argentina football team Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:36:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 1. Happy birthday to me. You're welcome for reminding everyone. Don't worry, I had a great time. 2. Congratulations to River Plate, the latest champions of Argentina. Don't kid yourself, they couldn't have done it without the three points they took from Argentinos in, sadly, perhaps the best match Argentinos played ... http://argentinos.theoffside.com/team-news/various-news-and-notes.html What? it's too soon? Fine, I got two-year-old Barbaro jokes that I've never been able to use. Anyway, the idea is "down the stretch we come", etc. The season is finishing up and Argentinos Juniors is (for once--and probably last) in the thick of something, though it's not the title. Summary ... http://argentinos.theoffside.com/team-news/looking-to-avoid-eight-belles-fate.html No, Alejandro Delorte and Sergio Escudero will never have sack. Nestor Ortigoza definitely has sack, it just happens to make bad decisions, trip often, and be really really bad at soccer, just like him. Everybody else, though...gold star day! First off, I need to acknowledge the fact that I ran away ... http://argentinos.theoffside.com/summary/yesterday-12-men-grew-one-sack-aaaj-2-casla-1.html Tonight Argentinos (and I) will travel south to face off with Banfield. Anything can happen, really. Banfield will be debuting a new coach, Miguel Jerez, after a disappointing start to the campaign led to the firing of their old coach, the awkwardly pronounced Juan Manuel Llop (what?).So, Banfield can "rally ... http://argentinos.theoffside.com/summary/divergence-point.html The team is coming together (somewhat), due to the two-match winning streak and the three-match streak with no losses. This past Saturday night they took it pretty hard to Olimpo de Bahía Blanca and actually disgraced themselves by only winning 1-0.Here are the important things to know about the plastering ... http://argentinos.theoffside.com/team-news/finally-bigger-things-to-worry-about.html They did it!It had been 11 painful and embarrassing matches over the course of more than 6 months, but Argentinos finally walked onto foreign turf and walked away with all 3 points. I wish the match had been a little more memorable than the anxious and plodding 90 minutes that ... http://argentinos.theoffside.com/summary/babysteps-colon-de-santa-fe-0-argentinos-1.html Only one match has taken place since the last post and here's the summary of everything you missed, Argentinos lover located so far away...Here is the truncated version of the 1-1 tie against Huracán: Gabriel Hauché scored perhaps the greatest goal of his life in the fifth minute and then proceeded ... http://argentinos.theoffside.com/team-news/at-least-were-not-racing.html These things write themselves but I am the unfortunate messenger, a Pythia communicating messages from the cruelest god of all: the god of sports fandom. And here I was, thinking I was just pithy. Germán Denis added to his impressive goal-scoring tally with a well-fought goal in the box halfway ... http://argentinos.theoffside.com/summary/i-really-hate-these-independiente-2-argentinos-0.html Another road match beckons the boys tomorrow, which more than likely means that I will not be able to stomach writing up a report about a painful 3-0 loss next week. Independiente will play host on what is supposed to be a rainy Saturday evening match.Injuries and suspensions have ... http://argentinos.theoffside.com/preview/argentinos-v-independiente.html Yes, there is a pun in the title involving our (least) favorite oversized disaster of a striker. That is most important and will come last. I have the obligation of reviewing what has happened over the past two weekends first.The trip to La Bombonera was a urine-soaked disaster. ... http://argentinos.theoffside.com/summary/a-loss-a-win-and-a-big-change.html