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• One-sided European matches and one-sided training ground scraps

  "So how is it that this team managed to win the league last year?" The million dollar question I was asked by a fellow journalist during the Valencia – Bursaspor match on Wednesday evening. By... Posted Nov 26 2010, 09:30 AM by Sefa Atay with | with no comments Tags: Bursaspor, Trabzonspor, Galatasaray, Fenerbahce, Besiktas, Caner Erkin, Fabio Bilica

• Two milestones for Alex as Bursa close in on unwanted record

  Twenty three minutes. The time it took for Alex De Souza - if he hadn’t done so already - to write himself into the history books at Fenerbahce. The club’s captain, and greatest player of recent times... Posted Nov 24 2010, 10:15 AM by Sefa Atay with | with no comments Tags: Bursaspor, Fenerbahce, Besiktas, Alex De Souza, Bernd Schuster

• Jaja no laughing matter for Bursa ahead of Spain trip

  Anybody who has ever spent time in Spain will surely know that the Spanish way of describing laughter through text is to write ‘jaja’. Ironic then that, with a trip to Valencia looming next week, Bursaspor... Posted Nov 16 2010, 10:41 AM by Sefa Atay with | with no comments Tags: Bursaspor, Trabzonspor, Galatasaray, Besiktas, Gheorghe Hagi, Guti, Riccardo Queresma, Jaja

• Guti far from spot on as Trabzonspor reach the summit

  And then it happened...with two strikes of Umut Bulut’s right boot, Trabzonspor were propelled to the top of the league, displacing Bursaspor, and opening a chasm of 10 points between themselves and their... Posted Nov 11 2010, 10:44 AM by Sefa Atay with | with no comments Tags: Bursaspor, Trabzonspor, Galatasaray, Fenerbahce, Besiktas, Emre, Bernd Schuster, Guti

• Bursaspor take giant leap as the Big Three falter historically

  Turkey's titanic trio are all outside the top three for the first time after 10 games, reveals Sefa Atay ... They say there's a fine line between success and failure. If that line can be crossed... Posted Nov 02 2010, 10:10 AM by Sefa Atay with | with 1 comment(s) Tags: Bursaspor, Trabzonspor, Galatasaray, Fenerbahce, Besiktas, Gheorghe Hagi, Manchester United, Semih Senturk, Kasimpasa, Mateja Kezman, Kayserispor, Ivan Ergic, Alex De Souza, Yilmaz Vural, Sivasspor, Nicolas Anelka, Emre, Dani Guiza

• Derby day looms for...somebody

  Outraged, abused and let down - three phrases to sum up the blog’s feelings right now. Having slaved away on Tuesday evening, one eye on Ronaldinho in Madrid and the other on the computer screen, Galatasaray... Posted Oct 21 2010, 11:54 AM by Sefa Atay with | with no comments Tags: Bursaspor, Galatasaray, Fenerbahce, Besiktas, Gheorghe Hagi, Fatih Terim, Manchester United, Porto, Frank Rijkaard

• Big three not having things their own way

  If TD was a betting blog, it would most certainly have not won any money this weekend. A surprise is not uncommon in the Super Lig, however, even with an aggressive scratch of the head, the blog is failing... Posted Aug 25 2010, 12:45 PM by Sefa Atay with | with 1 comment(s) Tags: Bursaspor, Trabzonspor, Galatasaray, Fenerbahce, Besiktas