"He is a different kind of player to James with his power and strength all round the pitch, allied to a very good football brain, " said MacDonald, who was handed temporary charge of the club following Martin O'Neil's shock decision to quit.
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Although Berkeley would win the competition, the team from the University of Virginia made it into the final round with their pitch of LQDT.
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As well as in the stands, the hosts did their bit on the pitch by reaching the second round, where they lost 1-0 to the eventual champions.
The NYU Entrepreneurs Challenge semi-finals are at the half-way point and contestants are busy preparing their business plans and pitch decks for the last round of submissions (and eliminations).
The Football Association has launched an investigation after one man was stabbed as fans clashed outside the ground, and there were three pitch invasions during the second-round tie.
Thursday pitch inspections ruled out the fourth-round ties being hosted by Albion Rovers, Ayr, Edinburgh City, Forfar, Raith Rovers and Ross County.
Congratulations to energy entrepreneur and PITCH 2012 speaker Danielle Fong for closing the Series D round of venture financing for her Berkeley-based startup (working out of the former Scharffen Berger chocolate factory) to pursue a solution to the energy storage problem with compressed air.
But the Swiss outfit overcame Turkish Champions League regulars Fenerbahce in the previous round and have a formidable home record on their artificial pitch.
Portugal went on to lose 2-1 in the next round to eventual winners England and a tearful Eusebio left the pitch.
My friend Melissa Pierce is running the Pitch Refinery, a two-day live event and a year-round online peer-review network, kicking off in Chicago on September 22nd and 23rd.
At SXSW, you never know who might share your elevator or literally bump into you as you round a corner, so look your best, have your pitch down, and always carry your product or something to demo.
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Incidentally, Rutgers would make the final round in 2011, so not only did they have a great pitch, but their stock had fantastic returns.
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Today, I am involved with a local tech founders group in New Haven, have been a judge at start-up weekends and pitch competitions, and have participated in incubators, mentoring programs, and CEO Round Tables.
But, on a pitch still offering plenty of assistance to the seamers, the Gloucestershire batsmen, bowled out for just 86 first time round, will need to bat a lot better than on Thursday to amass the 259 still required.
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