While browsing through todays news, I ran across this article which states that Middlesbrough, Newcastle, and Sunderland are not planning on suing Manchester United if the field a weakend side against Hull this weekend. Which I’m happy about, because that would be the stupidest lawsuit since the Sheffield United v. Carlos Tevez one.
Archive for May 20th, 2009
Relegation trio not planning on suing Manchester United
Posted in English Premier League, tagged Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Newcastle United, Silly Lawsuits, Sunderland on May 20, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Football And Physics: When Oxford Professors Get Bored
Posted in Whimsy on May 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m just going to throw this out there for fun, because it’s a Wednesday and there isn’t much else happening. The Guardian “Knowledge” column has been running what’s now become a two-part feature analyzing Jens Lehmann’s ascertation that the new balls speed up in mid-air when kicked. I don’t know anything about physics, but the [...]
UEFA Cup Final Preview: Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Werder Bremen
Posted in UEFA Cup, tagged Shakhtar Donetsk, Werder Bremen on May 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The UEFA Cup is a minor trophy to some clubs; most seem to prefer being knocked out of the Champions League Round of 16 (or, if you prefer, the Octofinals) to winning in the undercard tournament. Money’s a big part of that; in 2007, Sevilla earned a total of €6.25 million for winning the UEFA [...]
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged Arsenal, Arsene Wenger, Aston Villa, Celtic, J-League, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Rio Ferdinand, Shunsuke Nakamura, Sir Alex Ferguson, Stiliyan Petrov, Yokohama Marinos on May 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
What you missed while not understanding the “duty” part of “jury duty”…
