A Clutch of Dynamos
17 Top-Flight Teams From Around The World With 'Dynamo' In Their Name
1. Dynamos (South Africa)
2. Dynamo Moscow (Russia)
3. Dynamo Stavropol (Russia)
4. Lusaka Dynamos (Zambia)
5. Samarqand-Dinamo (Uzbekistan)
6. Power Dynamos (Zambia)
7. Dinamo Minsk (Belarus)
8. Dynamos (Zimbabwe)
9. Dynamo Makhachkala (Russia)
10. Dynamo České Budějovice (Czech Republic)
11. Dynamo Dushanbe (Tajikistan)
12. Dynamo Berlin (Germany)
13. Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine)
14. Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia)
15. Houston Dynamo (USA)
16. Dynamo Dresden (Germany)
17. Dynamo Bryansk (Russia)
Friday, October 05, 2007
Thursday, October 04, 2007
Champions League
After a week of tough fixtures for some British clubs, congratulations have to be given to both Rangers and Celtic for their impressive results.
Rangers 3-0 result away to Lyon has to be the result of the week, although most Celtic fans would argue the case for their 2-1 victory over holders AC Milan.
Add to that the Chelsea result. Most people were expecting them to fail - the rest were hoping it. A 2-1 win at Valencia is a very good scoreline, especially given the current circumstances.
High flying Liverpool hosted fourth from bottom Marseille... with Manchester United and Arsenal also winnning their respective ties 1-0.
Rangers 3-0 result away to Lyon has to be the result of the week, although most Celtic fans would argue the case for their 2-1 victory over holders AC Milan.
Add to that the Chelsea result. Most people were expecting them to fail - the rest were hoping it. A 2-1 win at Valencia is a very good scoreline, especially given the current circumstances.
High flying Liverpool hosted fourth from bottom Marseille... with Manchester United and Arsenal also winnning their respective ties 1-0.
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
When Saturday Comes
I can remember when I was young lad (everything was in black and white) and how much I loved Saturdays.
In the afternoon I would go over the park with my friends to play football, then back home in time for tea. Food was usually dished up at around the time all the ‘final scores’ would be coming in. My Dad would be putting X’s on his pools coupon, I’d be eating my toasted crumpets, peeking through my fingers to see how many Spurs lost by before sitting through a wealth of family entertainment – the usual suspects being Jim’ll Fix it, Doctor Who, Tripods, Generation Game, Allo Allo, News and Weather – before finally getting to Match of the Day.
How times have changed.
Now, I’ll come home from the park with my children and sit down in front of the TV as all the final scores get bounced off a satellite. The pools coupon has been replaced by the national lottery so it’s a case of just sitting down to eat my toasted crumpets, peeking through my fingers to see how many Spurs lost by.
But not this weekend – and not just if you support Spurs. Fans of most Premiership teams won’t be able to see their teams results whilst chomping on there Saturday evening crumpet. Why? Because there are only TWO Premiership games this Saturday – only ONE of which kicks off at the traditional time of 3pm.
The feast of football this Saturday consists of Man United v Wigan (12:45pm) and Aston Villa v West Ham (3pm).
Great.
What am I supposed to do whilst eating my crumpet now? Take a keen interest in the Championship? “Crikey, look at that Scunthorpe result.” Perhaps the Scottish Premiership? ”Oh look, the wife, I see Glasgow Rangers won...”
Match of the Day should be ‘interesting’ too. Let's see the BBC fill that show with those two corkers of matches. Doubtless Mark Lawrenson will still say Liverpool deserved to win, even though they weren’t playing.
Unlikely I know, but imagine if both games are goalless. If that’s the case, the BBC should scrap Match of the Day for the night and show a repeat of “Jim’ll Fix It”, just for old times sake.
How I miss the 3pm kick-offs on a Saturday.
In the afternoon I would go over the park with my friends to play football, then back home in time for tea. Food was usually dished up at around the time all the ‘final scores’ would be coming in. My Dad would be putting X’s on his pools coupon, I’d be eating my toasted crumpets, peeking through my fingers to see how many Spurs lost by before sitting through a wealth of family entertainment – the usual suspects being Jim’ll Fix it, Doctor Who, Tripods, Generation Game, Allo Allo, News and Weather – before finally getting to Match of the Day.
How times have changed.
Now, I’ll come home from the park with my children and sit down in front of the TV as all the final scores get bounced off a satellite. The pools coupon has been replaced by the national lottery so it’s a case of just sitting down to eat my toasted crumpets, peeking through my fingers to see how many Spurs lost by.
But not this weekend – and not just if you support Spurs. Fans of most Premiership teams won’t be able to see their teams results whilst chomping on there Saturday evening crumpet. Why? Because there are only TWO Premiership games this Saturday – only ONE of which kicks off at the traditional time of 3pm.
The feast of football this Saturday consists of Man United v Wigan (12:45pm) and Aston Villa v West Ham (3pm).
Great.
What am I supposed to do whilst eating my crumpet now? Take a keen interest in the Championship? “Crikey, look at that Scunthorpe result.” Perhaps the Scottish Premiership? ”Oh look, the wife, I see Glasgow Rangers won...”
Match of the Day should be ‘interesting’ too. Let's see the BBC fill that show with those two corkers of matches. Doubtless Mark Lawrenson will still say Liverpool deserved to win, even though they weren’t playing.
Unlikely I know, but imagine if both games are goalless. If that’s the case, the BBC should scrap Match of the Day for the night and show a repeat of “Jim’ll Fix It”, just for old times sake.
How I miss the 3pm kick-offs on a Saturday.
Monday, October 01, 2007
Champions League 'You Bet' - Week 2
It's Week 2 of SPAOTP's Champions League You Bet and what a great start we made last time around!Two weeks ago, you asked us to put our £1 bet on Arsenal and Seville sharing three goals in 90 minutes, and joy of joys, Arsene Wenger's men popped up with all three to earn us £3.75!
That means we go into Week 2 with £12.75 in the kitty, bursting at the seams with confidence and not a little amount of cockyness. Let's now see if you can pick us another winner as we look at the following three choices relating to this Wednesday's Champions League games:
Bet A
Valencia v Chelsea
Chelsea to win
Potential winnings: £2.80
Bet B
Celtic v Milan
Kaka to score the first goal of the match
Potential winnings: £7.00
Bet C
Liverpool v Marseille
Marseille to win 1-0
Potential winnings: £15.00
Don't forget, all proceeds we make from the Champions League campaign this season go to Little League Football, a charity which gives kids the chance to play the beautiful game in a local team where otherwise it wouldn't be possible.
For more details about that, visit the Little League Football website, and for a recap on what this whole crazy You Bet thing's about, check out our Week 1 article.
UPDATE...
Time's now up for you to cast your votes. With 75% of the share, we can now tell you that we'll tonight be hoping that Bet B comes up trumps, so keep your fingers crossed that Kaka weaves his magic against Celtic before they do! Thanks for all your votes, and watch this space to find out how we got on...
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