illya mclellan (Analyst)

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illya's Bio

Have an active interest in association football more as a fan of the game than individual teams. though supported manchester united right through my youth and still enjoy watching them play, am a great fan of alex ferguson and his continuing dedication to maintaining his brilliant managerial record. However I am also a fan of arsene wenger for the same reason which may sound strange to some. Still play myself in a far flung footballing corner of the world, hawkes bay, new zealand and am actually looking at going into coaching. I have actually in the last few months grown to despise manchester united after the large amount of idiotic fans they attract.

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by Benjamin
1 day ago

Hi Dude

You may be interested in my new article Ten Darkhorses from the Bundesliga.

I would appreachiate your comments.

Cheers

Benjamin

by Ricky
2 days ago

Manchester City: Why It's All Going Wrong Already - The first artlce on B/R to reveal some shocking home truths about the real ramifications of what's going on at the Eastlands club.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/53523-manchester-city-why-its-all-going-wrong-already

Be sure to check it out, I'm sure you'll have an opinion.

Ricky

by Benjamin
3 days ago

hi mait,

ive just write a new Article and would appreaciate your comments, its named Man City are the new Chelsea if your intrested check it out as it has some good points.

Thanks and Cheers

Benjamin

by Anthony
4 days ago

POTD for the whole site, congratulations!

Nice to see something a bit different get a bit of recognition. Give's me a bit of hope!

by Saraswathi
4 days ago

illya,

Congrats on winning the site POTD.

Bests,
Sarah

by L.J.
4 days ago

Love your pic.

by Stefan
5 days ago

Hi, Illya.
I think this would be of interest to you. Check it if you want to.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/52696-a-fan-of-it-is-time-to-choose
Thanks,
Stefan

by Benjamin
6 days ago

hi Mait, check out my latest article Ten Dark horses from La liga it may be of intrest to you?

Cheers

Benjamin

by Benjamin
8 days ago

Hi Mait, My Latest article 10 dark horses from Serie A may be of intrest u dude

Cheers

Benjamin

by John
9 days ago

Hey man, I caught your comments on Alby Jnr's page and an article he had written, I edited that article and made some mistakes, I did not realise what Alby had intended, he wrote about the Guardian and his colleagues he worked with there and he encouraged people to listen to the Guardian etc this I did not quite understand and I edited the article and took that intro off and edited the article in the first person I didn't quite understand as I was not aware of the podcast etc I apologised to Alby and have wrote to Bleacher about it all.

Just wanted to update.

by Barney
9 days ago

Hey,

The latest Player Duels is out! This time two Man Utd legends go head to head - Bryan Robson v Paul Scholes. Leave a comment to vote as usual!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/51170-player-duels-bryan-robson-vs-paul-scholes

Cheers,
Barney

by Anthony
9 days ago

Hey Illya,

I've written an article and you might enjoy.
Let me know what you think.

Anthony

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/50980-perus-re-occuring-world-cup-nightmare

by Stefan
10 days ago

Hi,Illya.
I just wrote this. I'm interested what you think.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/50772-arsenals-style-why-have-so-many-players-fallen-for-it
Thanks,mate.
Stefan

by Stefan
12 days ago

Illya, thank you for your note. Coming from a writer such as yourself it means a lot. I appreciate it.

by Benjamin
13 days ago

hay mate, checkout my latest artcle it may be of interest to u dude?

by S
14 days ago

Nice read

Hi...I am for some reason unable to edit.

Could you please change `joga` to `jogar`

SB

by Barney
14 days ago

Illya!

The latest Player Duel is out! This time it's between Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard. Leave a comment and vote!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/49722-player-duels-steven-gerrard-vs-frank-lampard

Cheers,
Barney

by Keith
16 days ago

Your right, that vid was crazy.....

by Barney
16 days ago

Hey,

The next Player Duels is out. This time it's Les Ferdinand vs Teddy Sheringham. Leave a comment to vote!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/49059-player-duels-les-ferdinand-vs-teddy-sheringham

Cheers,
Barney

by Salaar
23 days ago

Well, I was frustrated..Thanks for the touch up Illya, no offence taken.

by Shyam
28 days ago

Hey Illya,

Check out the first part of Rivals' Views - Pre-Season Edition, where top writers of BR will share their views about Arsenal and their teams with me.

The first part of the pre-season edition features our very own, Salaar Shamsi and what he makes of Arsenal and Manchester United this season.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/45359-rivals-views-pre-season-edition-arsenal-and-manchester-united

Thanks,
Shyam.

by Salaar
29 days ago

Hey..

I just wrote on 300th article for B/R..Another edition of my Rules of Journalism series, would mean alot if you had a look.

Cheers,
SS

by Salaar
about 1 month ago

Hey Illya,
Be sure to check out, Rules of Journalism, Part II...
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/44192-rules-of-journalism-part-ii-learn-from-your-mistakes

and the fourth of edition of Who's the Best In the Premier League, Left Wingers.

Thanks
SS

by Khalid
about 1 month ago

Hey man,

Thanks for the Pick of the Day Vote. I really appreciate it.

by Salaar
about 1 month ago

Hey Illya,

I just wrote a piece that is very, very special to me, have a look and a leave a comment.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/43888-rules-of-journalism-part-i-every-dog-has-its-day

Thanks,
SS

by John
about 1 month ago

check your email

by John
about 1 month ago

Ilya,
leave your email on my profile page and I'll send you an email from the Fantasy League.
John

by Ronaldo
about 1 month ago

Hi Ilya,

I know articles are ranked depending on your own ranking and editors also get to give ratings to each article.

I thought your Manchester City piece was great and gave it a high rating, but I guess there are other factors at play here.

Keep doing what you are doing is my best advice, your writing is top notch...

Cheers

by Zahi
about 1 month ago

Hey.

Take a look and leave a comment:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/41455-rumors-and-realities-tevez-signs-permanent-man-utd-deal

Cheers,

Zahi

by Amartey
about 1 month ago

thanks for the positive comments, I've kjust posted up an article about Adebayor - unfortunately it's probably still too long but I'll work on cutting it down in my next article. let me know what you think if you get the chance...

by Johnny
about 1 month ago

Soccer/futbol is great, and it is the world sport, and I don't DISLIKE it...
as for few people caring, I refer to general US sports watching. Not the world. But you're right, there's an enormous market for soccer on a worldwide level.

by Zahi
about 1 month ago

Hey!

Take a look and post a comment if you wish.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/37539-have-your-say-on-ronaldinho-to-milan

Thanks!

Zahi

by Marc
about 1 month ago

alri illya

take a look and leave a comment
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/36245-barcelona-revolution-points-the-way-to-a-new-era

cheers

Marc

by Salaar
2 months ago

Hey.

First off,have a look at this article on the Euro 2008 Awards! and kindly leave a comment.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/33641-world-football-my-euro-2008-awards

Secondly,the 5th Round Table will be published soon.Anyway,after a collection of votes it appears the topic "What would be your all time World XI and why" has got the most votes.

This is the topic for the next round table..Kindly ensure your format is as follows we don't want you to create a formation..It should be like this :
(THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE)
My Formation 4-4-2

Manager-Scolari : because....
GK-Casillas : because he is very consistent.
RB-Garincha: because.....

So create your all time World X1 and email it to worldfootball@post.com,latest by 3rd July (Thursday)
Kindly email it from your permanent email address so you can be given future round tables discussions as well..

Cheers,
SS

by S
2 months ago

Hey mate. New Zealand rules. I got a friend or two down there. All Blacks all the way!!

Yeah as you can tell I got a bug up me arse about Cristiano. The thing is I think the media overrate him. Funny thing is if they did not overrate him so much I might actually like him.

That header he scored in the Champs league final was one of the finest, especially how he found the space to do it. I think he`s good but far from the best. I think the EPL is amongst the best but not the absolute best either.

I love all kinds of football and I love football not winning as one of my favourite games of all times was Nigeria beating Brazil in Atlanta. We lost, but I loved it, fantastic football and Kanu has done it again this year in England I see. Champion he is.

Great to hear from you.

by Salaar
2 months ago

Hey Mate,

Our First 4 Round Tables have been published,after giving the writers a deserved break,we return with another World Football Round Table..

The Topic this time round is :
"Which system do you prefer, golden goal or penalties and why".This topic was suggested by S and I'd like to thank him for that.

You have till 30th June (Monday) to send in a contribution..If you wish to participate,send in a contribution 50-150 words to worldfootball@post.com

After you done the above...leave some spaces..write "MY PICK" and choose from one of the following topics..the topic which gets the most votes will be the topic for our next Round Table..

The Topics are :
1.Which club or country do you think has the most intriguing uniform and why?

2.What is your Best World 11 of all time and why?

3.What do you think is the most annoying thing in football and why?

Till then..it's a wrap..

Cheers,
SS

by S
3 months ago

Hey mate...don`t get me wrong. I`m not saying that EPL is not good.
All I`m saying is that people should not overstate its importance and get carried away.
It`s especially disturbing when people try to brush aside South America as no good when this is the place where the stars are born.

You can`t brush aside Brazil either when you consider that since the FIFA club word cup started Brazil has won three out of four.

Beating the likes of ManU, Liverpool, Barcelona and Real Madrid. Remember your Champs League and UEFA champs go and get beaten by South American teams. Different Brazilian teams not just one or two.

The only Euro club to win the tourney is Milan...ironically laden with Brazilians.

Also please don`t give me that drool about we do not care about that tourney....(we can`t win).
That`s a childish excuse I get a lot.
The Chaps League and UEFA winners should be able to beat some teams from the so called weaker leagues shouldn`t they? Fact is the other leagues are not that weak at all.

by Zander
6 months ago

Hey illya,

I just wanted to let you know that Bleacher Report has launched out of beta with an updated look and feel and some great new features. Check out the "Game On" link in the header to find out more.

Next week we'll be launching the site to the world with some public announcements—and it'd be great to get a contribution from you between now and Tuesday to make Bleacher Report's launch a success.

Let me know if you need any help with ideas or have questions. Have a great weekend illya!

Zander

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