It was a rather humbling Thursday for the fearless writing staff of this fine blog. Thursday marked the first time in 21 weeks that we actually forgot to post the Pick’em; frankly, I’m kind of amazed that it took that long, but since most of the Pick’em is over the summer we’ve been able to [...]
Archive for August 10th, 2009
MLS Pick’em: Week 21 Results
Posted in MLS Pick'em, tagged MLS, MLS Pick'em on August 10, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Season Preview: Stoke City
Posted in English Premier League, EPL Season Previews, General, tagged Stoke City on August 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last Season: 12-9-17, good enough for 45 points and 12th place in the Premier League, tied with Wigan on points, but worse goal differential. Transfers: In: Ben Marshall (Crewe Alexandria, undisclosed), Matthew Lund (Crewe Alexandria, undisclosed), Dean Whitehead (Sunderland, £3 million) Out: Seyi George Olofinjana (Hull City, £3 million), Danzelle St Louis-Hamilton (Loan, Vauxhall Motors), [...]
U.S. Names Squad For Mexico Match
Posted in USMNT, World Cup Qualifiers, tagged USMNT, World Cup 2010 Qualifiers on August 10, 2009 | 12 Comments »
With all the Premier League excitement going on lately, it’s easy to forget that there’s also an important World Cup qualifier on Wednesday. This game is, of course, Mexico vs. USA; it’s kind of a big deal for both teams. This time out, though, it’s a particularly interesting match. Mexico is sitting in fourth place [...]
Soft in the Center
Posted in English Premier League, tagged English Premier League, Injuries on August 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Obviously, the big news around the soccer community is that we’re on the threshold of being in full-blown club season. The Championship and Bundesliga started this weekend, the Eredivisie started a few weeks back, and the English Premier League starts up on Saturday. The offseason is usually spent bolstering a team’s core weaknesses, so it’s [...]
Fantasy EPL Preview: Forwards
Posted in Fantasy Premier League, tagged Fantasy Premier League on August 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As we near the start of the season, I’ll be taking a look at each position in fantasy and giving you a breakdown on the top players, who to look for, etc. as well as how the position scores points and other important things new players should know. Remember you can get all your info, [...]
Season Preview: Wigan Athletic
Posted in English Premier League, EPL Season Previews, General, Wild Ass Guesses on August 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last Year’s Record: 12 wins, 9 draws, 17 losses for 45 points and 11th place in the Premier league Transfers (In): Garcia-Penche Jordi Gomez (Espanyol, £1.7m), James McCarthy (Hamilton Academical, £1m), Jason Scotland (Swansea City, £2m), Hendry Thomas (Olimpia, Honduras, undisclosed) Transfers (Out): Antonio Valencia (Manchester United, £16m), Henri Camara (free), Antoine Sibierski (free), Amr [...]
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged Argentine Primera Division, Chelsea, Community Shield, David James, English National Team, Eredivisie, John Terry, LA Galaxy, Manchester United, Michael Ballack, Michael Owen, MLS, Nani, New England Revolution, Patrice Evra, Peter Crouch, PSV on August 10, 2009 | 8 Comments »
What you missed while waiting on your plane for the damn TSA inspectors to show up…
