Fresh off the news that only THREE people turned up for the release of the oft-maligned new yellow-striped away kit, Newcastle United’s full strength team was thoroughly whipped by League One side Leyton Orient 6-1 in a friendly today. The starting lineup included Habib Beye, Stephen Taylor, Fabricio Coloccini, Jonas Gutierez, Joey Barton, Alan Smith, [...]
Archive for July 25th, 2009
Baltimore turns BLUE
Posted in Weekend Open Thread, tagged Saturday open thread on July 25, 2009 | 5 Comments »
I got called the “C” word several times last night by several blue-clad Chelsea supporters. I loved every minute of it. An Arshavin kit will draw that type of response. 71000 strong, the crowd poured into M&T Bank Stadium, and they were rewarded with quite a display of world class football. Ronaldinho is still a [...]