http://junior.theoffside.com News from Junior de Barranquilla Colombian football team Sun, 06 Apr 2008 17:44:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As you may know, the colombian blog is up and running now and it will be fully integrated to the interface within days. I already moved my latest posts over there and Daryl has informed me that this blog will stay open should interest from  any Junior fan arise. So ... http://junior.theoffside.com/junior/blogger-needed.html At the time i'm writing this, Junior is drawing 0-0 against Envigado. Hopefully the sharks can get a good result. In this case, trust me, this away draw would be a good result. But whatever this result is, i have to confess that I've had it with this team. Not ... http://junior.theoffside.com/junior/a-farewell-not-really.html Going to Bogotá has never been an easy task for Junior and yesterday was no exception. Junior lost 3-1 to Millonarios in Bogotá and now this team is bottom last in the standings and a serious candidate for relegation. Hard to believe that a few months ago we were ... http://junior.theoffside.com/team-news/sharks-fail-at-ambassadors-visit.html With a ludicrous twist: The Front Office actually backed Escobar 24 hour before sacking him. I know this is a tropical country, but darn... Atletico Junior back coach Escobar, then fire him BOGOTA, March 11 (Reuters) - Atletico Junior, bottom of the Colombian championship, fired coach ... http://junior.theoffside.com/team-news/the-expected-consequence.html And my comment got deleted... unbelievabable. The point is that this blog was down due to problems with my internet conection. But as you can see, it is up and running again. http://junior.theoffside.com/team-news/sorry-were-having-technical-difficulties-and-so-is-this-team.html Playing at the Jaime Morón stadium in Cartagena, because the Metropolitano is suspended and the city is in carnival frenzy, Junior had a good season start by getting a home victory against Once Caldas. At the 23rd minute, right wing Hayder Palacio, who returned to the team after ... http://junior.theoffside.com/team-news/sharks-start-on-the-right-foot-yeah-i-know-but-is-a-cool-title.html It may seem a little late for this, after 6 posts into the blog but thanks to the feedback that I've been receiving and with the intention of keeping this blog junior-related (at least for now), it's necessary to deliver this background piece about all things Junior, with much ... http://junior.theoffside.com/club-blogs/an-introduction-to-junior.html Due to the lack of comments and feedback I've been getting I am beginning to wonder if a blog on a specific Colombian team in English was indeed a good idea or if it would have been better to write about Colombian soccer in general which could be more appealing ... http://junior.theoffside.com/club-blogs/is-this-blog-too-local.html Despute losing 1-0 to Bucaramanga in the final game, The sharks prepare the return to Barranquilla (right in the middle of carnival, god help us...) to get ready for their first match agains Once Caldas in Cartagena. Why in Cartagena? Because the Metropolitano Stadium is suspended because last season some ... http://junior.theoffside.com/junior/feria-del-sol-wraps-up-spirits-are-high.html After its inaugural 4-2 loss to Maracaibo and its yesterday 1-0 victory at Trujillanos, Junior continues it's Venezuelan tour heading now to Merida. Coach Sachi Escobar is still assembling the squad and while star signing Giovanni Hernandez has yet to feature even from the bench, Escobar has given the chance ... http://junior.theoffside.com/team-news/the-venezuelan-tour-one-up-one-down-and-no-gio.html