This is the first in a series outlining the clubs in the running for when I pick a “second club” to root for, for the backstory check here. Blackpool wasn’t even on my radar when I first put up my post, but I suppose that was one of the reasons I put the post up, [...]
Archive for April 30th, 2009
Choosing a New Club: Blackpool FC
Posted in Choosing a new Team, tagged Blackpool on April 30, 2009 | 6 Comments »
UEFA Cup: Semifinal Preview
Posted in UEFA Cup, tagged Dynamo Kyiv, Hamburger SV, Shakhtar Donetsk, UEFA Cup, Werder Bremen on April 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
It’s Ukraine vs. Ukraine and Germany vs. Germany today in European action. None of the teams facing off today has ever played their opponent in European competition, and yet they should still be intimately familiar with the challenges each presents. The winners of these two-legged ties will go on to the UEFA Cup final; that [...]
The administration wave has not crested yet
Posted in Financials, League One, tagged Administration, League One, Stockport County FC on April 30, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Today’s entry: Stockport County FC The Hatters will sustain a 10 point deduction either this year (if it will relegate them, a scenario that’s unlikely given the current League One standings), or next season (along with the other relegated/in administration club, Southampton). They have been unable to pay back less than 1 million pounds of [...]
Olympique de Marseille May Win League, Will Lose Coach
Posted in Ligue 1, tagged Eric Gerets, Ligue 1, Olympique de Marseille, Pape Diouf, Robert Louis-Dreyfus on April 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
In an interview with FIFA.com two weeks ago, Olympique de Marseille president Pape Diouf presented the noble goal of using football to fight racism and break down cultural ill feelings. “This sport brings people together and that’s its beauty,” he told the site. Unfortunately for Diouf, life back in Marseille isn’t all about using the [...]
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged Arsenal, Civil Defense Alarms That Time Forgot, Cristiano Ronaldo Is An Ass, Everton, Manchester United, Manuel Almunia, MLS All-Star Game, Rio Ferdinand, The KKK Took My Footy Away, UEFA Champions League on April 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What you missed while trying to figure out how to turn off that damn civil defense alarm…
