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switches back to conventional mode after managing to escape to a real pub last week. This week, the relegation battle heats up what with the “make up” games getting played since our last pub visit, it’s just too… Read More
Unless you are currently under a footballing rock, you will be well aware that Cristiano Ronaldo is a bit sad at Real Madrid. The poor guy who only gets an estimated €11 million per year after his move… Read More
Didier Drogba and Nicolas Anelka’s short Shanghai Shenhua careers may already be over due to an imminent financial crisis at the club, according to an alarming story in today’s Oriental Sports Daily. The Shanghai-based newspaper today alleges that… Read More
Shandong Luneng and ten-man Shanghai Shenhua played out a pulsating 3-3 draw in Jinan on Saturday night in a match marred by a very poor refereeing performance. Shenhua players and management both spoke out after the match which… Read More
This week Guangzhou is dominating the agenda in the pub, as the clubs foreign-player revolving door spins furiously on – who will leave who will stay? It’s too late for any changes until the end of the season,… Read More
It’s time for yet another mid-table clash, Shenhua fans. Can the boys from Hongkou come away with all three points from Jilin? Luneng’s goals for and against columns at least suggest that we shouldn’t see a third consecutive… Read More
A disappointing 0-0 draw was the final score at Hongkou Stadium on Saturday night as Dalian successfully thwarted Shenhua’s multi-million international strike force. Shenhua boss Sergio Batista told local media after he was “disgusted” by Dalian’s time-wasting tactics,… Read More
This week in the pub Bcheng and Shanghai Ultra talk semantics and relegation as some big wagers are thrown about. Attention is focused more and more on not only the bottom but also the top as Guangzhou Evergrande… Read More
It’s time for another mid-table CSL battle at Hongkou this week, with Dalian Shide the visitors for the latest clashto pull clear into the top half. Last Time Out Shenhua continued their recent trend of following impressive home… Read More
A half-season on from one of their lowest ebbs, can Shanghai Shenhua continue their progress into the CSL’s “great entertainers” in the north while avoiding an Ars-kicking? Last Time Out Shenhua saved their most complete performance of the… Read More
