The drama next weekend in the Barclay’s Premier League will be confined to the battle for 7th place and the Europa League spot expected to be associated with it, and the relegation battle between (as of right now) five clubs. While yesterday’s nil-nil at Old Trafford could have had a bit more quality to it, [...]
Archive for May, 2009
In a real dark night of the soul, it is always three o’clock in the morning – F. Scott Fitzgerald
Posted in Weekend Open Thread on May 17, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Every man has the right to a Saturday night bath – Lyndon Johnson
Posted in Weekend Open Thread, tagged Arsenal, Handbags, Manchester United, Posh and Becks, Saturday open thread on May 16, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Good morning. YOU would become my best friend in the world (a highly coveted position, mind) if you were to send us your vote for our year-end “Droppy” awards! There are times when I wonder how these seasons just drift away like this. It’s September and things are just getting started. It’s Christmas and there [...]
Your Weekend Preview: Dial Up Internet Edition
Posted in Weekend Preview, tagged Bundesliga, English Premier League, La Liga, Ligue 1, MLS, Serie A on May 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
New England Revolution v. Colorado Rapids (Saturday) Whether injuries are an “excuse,” or a “reason” (and there is a difference) is becoming less and less important as the season moves along. At some point, the Revolution need to start adding to their point total or they’re going to be too far behind to catch up [...]
MLS Pick’em Week 9
Posted in MLS Pick'em, tagged MLS, MLS Pick'em on May 15, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Wow, its already week 9 of the MLS Season, but we almost forgot about this one. Ok I forgot as I’ve been the one to make the post for the last 5-6 weeks. You’d think I’d remember it this far into the season, but alas, I did not. Maybe its because you didn’t get your [...]
Of course last week went like that
Posted in Wild Ass Guesses on May 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »
So two weeks ago everyone did pretty good so last week I declared that for the rest of the season it was going to be so easy to pick and we’d all be happy and smiling and so on. I was wrong, dead wrong. But to be fair, who thought West Brom would wake up [...]
The Punks vs. the Godfathers
Posted in Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics, tagged Arsenal, Manchester United on May 15, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Manchester United will probably win the title tomorrow morning before most of us are even out of bed, in a game that will only be seen on Setanta against Arsenal. And, like every time Arsenal gets thrown out there, the audience will be reminded that the relative youth of their team compared to the team [...]
Friday Funday Shirt News
Posted in Football Shirts, Whimsy, tagged Arsenal, Blackburn, Chelsea, Manchester City, Stoke City, West Ham United, Wigan on May 15, 2009 | 10 Comments »
One of the most talked about parts of the summer besides the transfer market is the release of new shirts. Everyone loves seeing the new designs and hating/praising them. So I figured I’d go ahead and give you a little bit of an early preview of what’s been released for this season so far.
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged Aston Villa, Carlsberg, Kirk Broadfoot, Lampshades of Death, Liverpool, Manchester City, Mark Hughes, Martin Laursen, Michael Owen, New Anfield, Newcastle United, Rangers on May 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
What you missed while either submitting your Droppy nominations or being evacuated over an exploding lampshade threat…
Florentino Pérez Announces Candidacy for Real Madrid Presidency
Posted in La Liga, tagged Florentino Pérez, Galácticos, Ramón Calderón, Real Madrid on May 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Today, Florentino Pérez finally pulled the trigger and announced his candidacy for the Real Madrid presidency; the post was vacated by Ramón Calderón earlier this season after Calderón smuggled in unregistered voters for a company meeting. Pérez is best known for being the architect of the (ultimately failed) “Galáctico” transfer policy, where Real Madrid would [...]
