We got distracted by the kickoff of the real European soccer season and almost forgot all about this again. Fortunately, we didn’t forget completely. Picks are after the jump. Enjoy not watching because Everton-Arsenal’s on! I’m actually kind of interested in the Seattle-L.A. game, but I’m almost positive I can’t squeeze it into my weekend [...]
Archive for August 14th, 2009
MLS Pick’Em: Week 22
Posted in MLS Pick'em, tagged MLS, MLS Pick'em on August 14, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Your Weekend Preview: The Sassenach Premier League Is Back Edition
Posted in English Premier League, MLS, Ross County, Scottish Football League, Weekend Preview, Western Mass Pioneers on August 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »
D.C. United v. Toronto F.C. (Saturday) It seems like at least once a week there is a match between teams in the Eastern Conference that has implications for the clubs involved, but also for every other team in the East. This week it is United and the Reds in third and fourth places respectively, and [...]
Meet Your New Derbies!
Posted in English Premier League, tagged Birmingham Derby, East Lancashire Derby on August 14, 2009 | 4 Comments »
When Newcastle, West Brom, and Middlesbrough went down, they left a huge hole in the fixture list. Sure, the teams were all replaced with Championship sides, as per promotion and relegation rules; there are still going to be 38 games. For Sunderland and Aston Villa fans, however, a crucial piece of the season is missing: [...]
Season Preview: Wolverhampton
Posted in EPL Season Previews, tagged Wolverh on August 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Last Season: Wolves are currently the reigning champions of the, um, Championship; they finished last season with 27 wins, 9 draws, and 10 losses, 90 points on the table, and the second best goal difference in the league. Transfers (In): Kevin Doyle (Reading – £6.76 million), Marcus Hahnemann (Reading – Free), Greg Halford (Sunderland – [...]
Season Preview: Birmingham City F.C.
Posted in English Premier League, EPL Season Previews, Wild Ass Guesses, tagged Birmingham City, Season Previews on August 14, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Last Year’s Record: 23 wins 14 draws 9 losses for 83 points in the Coca-Cola Football League Championship, good for 2nd place in the Championship and automatic promotion to the Premier League. Transfers (In): Scott Dann (Coventry City, around £3.5m), Giovanny Espinoza (Barcelona, Ecuador, £.385m), Roger Johnson (Cardiff City, £5m), Christian Benítez (Santos Laguna, Mexico, [...]
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged Argentine Primera Division, Arsenal, Arsene Wenger, Bears in Cleveland, Cristiano Ronaldo, Diomansy Kamara, Fernando Torres, Fulham, Landon Donovan, Liverpool, Marouane Chamakh, Marta, Rafael van der Vaart, Real Madrid, Santos, Swine Flu, West Ham, WPS on August 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
What you missed while re-enacting a bear visiting someone’s backyard on the local news…
