When I’m looking for something to write about, one of my first stops is the complete schedule of games being played on whatever given day I’m having issues. Usually, you’ll find that there’s something happening somewhere, and you’ll be able to find a way to milk something out of that. Sometimes a quirky story will [...]
Archive for June, 2009
UEFA Champions League: Round One, Day One Recap
Posted in Champions League, tagged UEFA Champions League on June 30, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Confederations Cup Postmortem
Posted in Confederations Cup, tagged Bob Bradley, Confederations Cup, USMNT on June 29, 2009 | 6 Comments »
(Note: I started this around the same time that Adam actually posted his earlier piece on the Confederations Cup. I wrote too much to let it just die, and I think that mine’s different enough from his that it’s fresh. You should definitely read his, too. – MH) Two weeks ago, most of us didn’t [...]
MLS Pick’em: Week 15 Results
Posted in MLS Pick'em, tagged MLS, MLS Pick'em on June 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Houston should have won. They really, really should have. They’re the best team in the west, have more points than anyone else, and are probably the most well-rounded team in MLS. Yet, somehow, they lost 1-0 to the Donovan and Beckham-less L.A. Galaxy last night. Nobody here predicted a Houston loss to the Galaxy; the [...]
It sucks now, but it’s worth it in the long run.
Posted in Weekend Review, tagged Brazil, Confederations Cup, USMNT, World Cup 2010 on June 29, 2009 | 6 Comments »
If you’re reading this, you know the US lost in the Confederations Cup Final to Brazil. If you didn’t know that and you’re reading this site, you got some splainin to do! It doesn’t really matter, every single person said they’d be happy with 2 to 3 points from this affair before the tournament (if [...]
Do you believe in miracles?
Posted in Confederations Cup, USMNT, Weekend Open Thread, tagged Brazil, Confederations Cup, USMNT on June 28, 2009 | 252 Comments »
“Before you attempt to beat the odds, be sure you could survive the odds beating you.” – Larry Kersten The argument can be made that today’s match against Brazil in the 2009 Confederations Cup Final is the most important match in modern US Soccer history. There have been some big matches in the World Cup, [...]
1994 wants to kill 2009
Posted in Weekend Open Thread, tagged Alexi Lalas and John Harkes can bite my rather large ass, Saturday open thread on June 27, 2009 | 4 Comments »
A big thank you to my co-authors here for covering for my large, lumbering ass this week. Work interfered tremendously with my ability to write anything other than tiny posts for a tumblr that I used as a mind-dump. Being in a group that’s tasked with turning two offices into one, figuring out seating charts, [...]
…and I’ll be in Scotland afore ye!
Posted in Financials, News, Ross County, Scottish Premier League, tagged Ross County F.C., Scotland, Setanta, SPL on June 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
With the “close season” comes the inevitable question- how do you keep your footie website “content-rich” when most of the footballing world (players and supporters alike) is sunning its pasty carcass in places like Marbella and most of the rest has disappeared into the unheard and unseen world of SuperLiga 2009? Actually, it’s pretty easy- [...]
Where are all the cool new shirts?
Posted in Football Shirts, tagged Liverpool, Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Newcastle, Olympique Lyonnais, Standard Liege, Tottenham Hotspur, VfL Wolfsburg on June 26, 2009 | 10 Comments »
In my quest to find new shirts the last two weeks, it’s been kinda hard to find a lot of shirts of interest. Sure there are shirts being released, but not a lot from clubs who’s name you’d even recognize. Sure we had the whole Manchester United shirt thing, but that’s one team and might [...]
