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Richard Lee
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10/04/2008
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By Richard Lee on
03/08/2008
A disappointing week on the field for the lads after suffering defeats to Barnet and MK Dons.
I went up to Milton Keynes on Wednesday and despite the defeat there were some encouraging signs for the Palace game next week - although from what I understand there were less promising signs from the Barnet game yesterday.
That being said I remember years gone by where our pre-season games haven't quite gone to plan, in terms of results, and then we've started the sea ...
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By Richard Lee on
27/07/2008
A busy week at WFC with Darius making the move up north and with the club and the local paper at war with each other - there's not a moment's peace right now!
Regarding the Darius transfer, it's a shame on a personal level because Darius was a popular figure amongst the lads and the fans alike. I can only assume the offer was too good to turn down and with football how it is, money talks so to speak. Again we wish him all the best.
On a personal note this has be ...
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By Richard Lee on
20/07/2008
We’re back in the UK after what was, for most, a gruelling week in Austria.
Unfortunately this wasn’t the case for me. Within a couple of days of training over there I woke up to feel that my knee was stiff and quite swollen. It’s a problem I’ve been dealing with for some months now; it meant that I trained very little towards the end of last season and it was just a case of doing enough to get by without aggravating it.
Being at the start of the season I don’t ...
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By Richard Lee on
13/07/2008
First week of pre-season under our belts, four more weeks until our first game away at Palace.
It's been a tough week as expected; those who are familiar with the bleep test will understand that's a tough start to any week. There were also many other speed and endurance drills to check the level that we are all at and to make sure we haven't let ourselves go over the summer break.
Everyone has come back in decent shape and the results were, on the whole, very go ...
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By Richard Lee on
06/07/2008
With pre-season round the corner it meant a tough week's training in an attempt to prepare myself for the five or six weeks ahead. I reported to the training ground along with a few other lads to do some work in the gym and to do some light goalkeeping work.
I'm also in the process of moving at the moment so spent most of Monday and Friday packing up my house preparation - not the most enthralling of tasks!
Once more, very little to report on the football front, ...
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By Richard Lee on
29/06/2008
The last diary entry I wrote after Spain made the semi-finals and today I write this after they clinched the cup.
I think, like most, I felt they were very much worthy winners, not only on the night but in the competition as a whole. I mentioned Iker Casillas last week but once again, although he didn’t have much in terms of outstanding saves, his game was impeccable and it was great to see a keeper that isn’t necessarily your stereotypical keeper in terms of size etc.show that he’s a ...
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By Richard Lee on
22/06/2008
Again little to report on the football front this week, although I'm writing this just after seeing Spain defeat Italy and I was especially pleased to see my personal idol Iker Cassillas coming out the hero after making two penalty saves to ensure a semi-final place.
It's very odd watching games in this tournament without England’s participation. I gotta be honest in that I’ve only watched a few games in their entirety which ...
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By Richard Lee on
14/06/2008
I’ve written this week’s diary as of the 14th June as tomorrow I will be jetting off to Spain with Ben Foster and Alec Chamberlain for a few days' golf before returning and getting back into full swing (mind the pun) with next season.
I decided to cram all of my holiday time into three weeks this year - it’s usually the case as once the season begins you know it’ll be 11 months before you’ll be able to do it again.
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By Richard Lee on
07/06/2008
I've bought some credit for the internet in the hotel that I'm staying in so the length of this piece could have a lot to do with the speed of my typing!
Firstly, I've been keeping up to date with developments back home and I want to wish good luck to both Nathan and Jordan. At Watford we're quite a close bunch so it's always a bit sad when someone leaves. I'd like to send them my best wishes and I'm sure they'll both do well at Derby.
I've been here a w ...
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By Richard Lee on
24/05/2008
A week and a half since my last entry and it's been a funny 10 days.
It literally took me five days to get up to anything productive once the season finished. I really felt drained - all of a sudden my body wasn’t needed to perform and I certainly felt the effects of that.
We were required to report to the training ground last Friday to have a meeting with Aidy and collect our individual schedule for the summer break. As you could imagine the mood a ...
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