Category Archives: Descenso

Apertura 2011: San Lorenzo get a big win in Tigre relegation clash, and the round’s scores & scorers (video)

Posted on Tuesday, 6 December 2011 by

After Sunday saw Boca Juniors win the title, Monday saw a match that could prove just as important come the end of the season (i.e. Clausura); the relegation battle between San Lorenzo and Tigre. The resurgent visitors were beaten by … Continue reading →

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Apertura 2011: Tigre get a win to keep the fight going (video)

Posted on Saturday, 19 November 2011 by

Tigre beat Newell’s Old Boys by a goal to nil on Friday afternoon, to keep their battle against relegation alive and, incidentally, move joint second of the 2011 Torneo Apertura (albeit temporarily). Carlos Casteglione got the goal with nine minutes … Continue reading →

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Apertura: San Lorenzo ease the pressure, Olimpo & Tigre draw (video)

Posted on Saturday, 15 October 2011 by

San Lorenzo de Almagro got a 1-0 win over Banfield on Friday evening that lifts some of the pressure that was coming down on manager Omar Asad’s head, thanks to a goal from Juan Manuel Salgueiro halfway through the second … Continue reading →

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In the thirty-fifth episode of Hand Of Pod Sam, Dan, Dan and Seba begin with a discussion of just how much of a massive idiot Carlos Tevez is, and conclude with a reflection on Cristian Fabbiani’s suitability for the second division … Continue reading →

Posted on Wednesday, 28 September 2011 by

Hand Of Pod end of season review with special guest Tim Vickery

Posted on Wednesday, 29 June 2011 by

The end of season special of Hand Of Pod is an epic – an hour and three quarters – for which I apologise, but there’s good reason: South American football broadcasting legend Tim Vickery was talking to us in person over … Continue reading →

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River Plate: the rebuilding begins, and next season’s new horizons

Posted on Monday, 27 June 2011 by

The morning after the night before, River Plate are being forced to adjust to life as a Nacional B institution. J.J. López is gone as manager, and might leave the club altogether. Ramón Díaz, who watched the game on television … Continue reading →

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Bad luck, or karma? River Plate relegated for the first time in their history

Posted on Sunday, 26 June 2011 by

Sunday afternoon was bright and sunny in Buenos Aires, but there’s a metaphorical black cloud hanging over the Estadio Monumental as, against what everyone expected back at the start of the Apertura, the unthinkable has actually come to pass: River … Continue reading →

Posted in 2011 Torneo Clausura, Argentine football, Argentine league, Ascenso, B Nacional, Belgrano de Córdoba, Descenso, Domestic, Football, Football clubs, Football managers, Goal videos, J.J. López, Primera A, Results, River Plate | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 10 Comments

There’s only one topic for this week’s Hand Of Pod, and we make no apologies for that. Dan, Dan, Seba and River fan Sam try to make some sense of what none of us quite thought would come to pass: … Continue reading →

Posted on Thursday, 23 June 2011 by

Argentine relegation 2011: Huracán down & River hang by a thread (video)

Posted on Thursday, 23 June 2011 by

Wednesday saw two key clashes in the relegation struggle in Argentina’s Primera División. First, in La Bombonera, Huracán and Gimnasia La Plata faced off in a one-match, winner-takes-all (or rather, loser-gets-nothing) tie-breaker to decide who was relegated and who gets … Continue reading →

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River travel to Córdoba, and the goals & scores from Sunday (video)

Posted on Tuesday, 21 June 2011 by

Monday saw River Plate’s squad travel to Córdoba for the first leg of their relegation playoff against Belgrano de Córdoba. River will be without Diego Buonanotte, who was given a plaque by president Daniel Passarella before Saturday’s game in what … Continue reading →

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