View from abroad: Scoring for fun
Signing off 'View from Abroad' for the season, Barney Pell returns to round up his thoughts from his vantage point from across the channel.
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View from Abroad – Sky Blue Walloons
Sky Blues Blog's very own culture vulture Barney Pell returns to offer a second round of genial insight into his intriguing world as a Sky Blues supporter living in France.
In this edition of View from Abroad, Barney ponders the perception of English football from his new home, and pops (metaphorically) across the border to Belgium to explore its sky blue links.
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View from Abroad, ou, la chronique de l’étranger
It's a personal business being a Coventry City fan. Our situation throws up complexity at every corner, provoking decisions and natural feelings; ones which are often led by cultural expectation, but are also driven by factors relevant solely to our own perspective.
Barney Pell is a Sky Blues supporter living in France. Like all of us, he holds a unique perspective and back story providing the context for his affinity with Coventry City. In the first of his articles from abroad, Barney begins by pondering his own recognition of the value and meaning of "identity".
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