Dennis Barton's Page

"I've just finished watching Beleza-Sendai (thanks Ken) and it was the third of three very average televised games from the weekend.  A bit disappointing because the previous week's two matches were both excellent. For 10 minutes…"

"I've just signed the petition.  Donny were involved in the first women's Cup Final I saw on television (against Fulham when Mohammed Al Fayed was pumping money into women's football rather than memorials for Michael Jackson).…"

"@Ken Aren't the Bunnys your local team?  Do you ever go down to watch them? I hope you enjoy it at Iga.  I take it you won't be wearing a Ninja outfit. "

"@Ken Very in depth.  You obviously love Shibata as much as I love Hasegawa. One thing I've noticed in both Urawa's and Beleza's matches (and particularly when they played each other) was how congested the midfield can get, making…"

"I finally got around to watching the whole of Sendai vs Urawa Reds (I was away all day yesterday).  Both televised games were a great advert for the league. I feared the worst for Beleza when I saw Sudo wasn't in their starting eleven.…"

"My feelings were different to those of Gromit's.  I thought it was much more spirited performance from Urawa than the one we saw against Beleza.  3-0 was flattering to INAC and they were just about worthy of a 1-0 win. Although it…"

"I've already got my ticket(s) reserved.  I don't think they've printed any yet.  I have to pick them up on the day. At first, I was disappointed in the choice of venue (it's small but it's close to England's…"

"Beleza lose another 16 year old today as it's the 17th birthday of Mayo Doko. Mayo's calm persona and understated 'Bobby Moore' style often means she goes unnoticed but not with me. Considering she was two years younger than…"

"Taking nothing away from Iga.  I'm not watching Monday's match solely for Hasegawa and Beleza.  I've been impressed by all three mid-table teams (if that's what I can call them): Iga, Chiba and Niigata."

"@Ken @Hiroshi Many thanks both @Ken I hadn't noticed the Osaka-Chiba match.  I'll have to watch that one tonight - well at least the last 15 minutes.  I need to start deleting after downloading them and then I'll notice…"

"I notice that Iga vs Beleza is the only match on Monday (29th April) and is a holiday in Japan (Showa no hi).  Does this mean it may be on television?"

"@Hiroshi Thanks for the link to the interview. I've found her on Facebook. She only joined a few weeks ago. "

"@Hiroshi Thanks Is this Mai dribbling through the hoop???? "

"@Hiroshi I'd like to see Mai.  She sounds wonderful!  Anyone know of any 'action' photographs or a video clip? "

"@Hiroshi Thanks for the information.  Aya's signing did create a huge amount of media interest so it certainly deserved to be a professional contract. "