Five years? Already?
This week marks Clint Dempsey’s fifth year with Fulham FC. To honor him and celebrate his FA Cup hat trick
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Dear Readers,
The time has come for me to leave Avoiding the Drop.
I would like to thank you for your loyal support and your always civil, insightful, and witty participation in the site- it has made every minute of the last three years worthwhile.
I would also like to thank my fellow writers for always setting the bar at the site high both in terms of content and tone- both have set, and I’m sure will continue to set, ATD apart from other sites.
I hope that in addition to remaining frequent visitors to Avoiding the Drop you will also find time to visit my new project, The Tanner Ba’.
-Fuse
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Not so much a clue as a statement
Allow me to begin with an apology for the vagueness of the first question of this week’s challenge. The life and accomplishments of the individual in question are so singular and so impressive that even giving you a single additional fact would have made it too easy for all of you Google jockeys to answer the question. If you manage to find the answer anyway, read up on this guy. Every time you think you’ve found out about all of the amazing things he accomplished you’ll stumble across another one. Continue Reading »
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While listening to “As It Happens” (from the Canadian Broadcast Corporation) the other night, I caught a short blurb about the World Cup that starts tomorrow in Nantes, France. That’s the Foosball World Cup, if the picture above didn’t give you a hint…
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County old boy Conor Gethins makes good
There was only on entrant this week- Andrew M.- but he did well, missing only one of eight questions. Click through to see what Andrew discovered when he a) should have been working, b) was ignoring his girlfried, or c) should have helping the less fortunate. Continue Reading »
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BA!!
Liverpool F.C. v. Newcastle United F.C. (Friday)
The title race is down to two clubs and these are not the two clubs. A place in Europe, however, is still very much up for grabs and these two clubs are in the thick of the race for it. Separated by only a single point, Liverpool and Newcastle probably don’t need to worry about Stoke City or anyone else catching up to them, but they will need to catch Arsenal to sneak into the Europa League. Thus, a draw will not suit either club. Even if Arsenal lose to Q.P.R. on Saturday Liverpool would need a win to pass them and Newcastle would need a win just to match them on points. Given this scenario, this match could be a pretty dramatic affair and one in which the key may be whether or not Liverpool can find a way to contain Demba Ba (how good of a signing was he?!) and his 14 goals in 17 matches.
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. v. Bolton Wanderers F.C. (Saturday)
I like Owen Coyle- not just because he once played for Ross County!- but I have a feeling that if he comes out on the wrong end of this relegation battle he’ll be out of a job. Mick McCarthy, conversely, seems to have a knack for surviving just this kind of situation personally and Wolves have done just the same as a club in recent years. One reason Wolves will probably avoid the drop this year is midfielder Matt Jarvis. If there’s a player in the Premier League whose form has been better in the last few months I’d like to know who it is. In recent weeks Jarvis has been rampaging up and down his wing no matter the opponent that’s been matched against him. He’ll be adding to his single England cap very soon. Fun Fact: Wolves won the NASL International Cup in 1967 playing as the “Kansas City Spurs.” Continue Reading »
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This week’s challenge is mostly about scoring goals- lots of them, and over a long period of time. Sprinkled in among them are a few questions about odd tournaments and cups- it’s a perfect combination. Or it isn’t. I honestly don’t know. Whatever the case, the questions themselves are pretty interesting and that’s all that really matters. Click through to see what you’re made of…or not made of as the case may be. Continue Reading »
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Estas botas pertenecen a David Villa
I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again, one of the best parts of putting together the Thursday Challenge every week is seeing the commenters come up with answers (and correct ones at that!) that I never anticipated. This week was no exception. Not only did Andrew M. and Dennis W. both answer all of the questions correctly, they also added quite a bit of new information as well. Click through and we’ll take a look at my answers as well as those that Andrew and Dennis discovered. Continue Reading »
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Video of young Matty to follow...
Aberdeen F.C. v. Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. (Saturday)
As I may have mentioned a few weeks ago I feel I have to start watching the bottom of the Scottish Premier League table as the club that finishes last could be the one that Ross County replaces in the top flight. Aberdeen are probably safe, but ICT, Hibernian, and Dunfermline Athletic are probably not. While ICT lead the other two clubs by a single point, they’ve also played an additional match. There are those who would like to see ICT stay up so that the Highland Derby could take place between two SPL clubs next year- I am not one of them. Sure, that would be great, but I’d rather it was County that swapped places in the top flight with their rivals. There’s just something wonderful about the idea of ICT having to play away to a newly-promoted Arbroath while County are kicking off at Ibrox or Celtic Park…
S.C. Freiburg v. F.C. Augsburg 1907 (Saturday)
Things are bunched tightly enough in the bottom half of the Bundesliga that this match won’t seal either club’s fate, but with Freiburg in last place and Augusburg only one place and two points above them, both clubs are in desperate need of the three points. All of that being said, it’s going to take a run of a few good matches (and some help from those above them) for either of these clubs to climb up the table at all. If you’re thinking of putting a few marks on one of these clubs I’d recommend backing Augsburg- their defense is much less horrible than Freiburg’s and their form has been much better recently- as good as any club outside of the top four, actually. Fun Fact: Augsburg’s midfielder Lorenzo Davids is the younger brother of Ajax, Juventus, and Dutch legend Edgar Davids. Continue Reading »
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Shiny!
You’ll be happy to know that this week’s challenge has a little something for everyone: some questions require just some common sense and a bit of digging on the web, while others will require you to have a bit of knowledge about football culture so that you’ll at least know where to begin. There’s no prize this week, but if participation is good there might be next week! Continue Reading »
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