Yesterday Bob Bradley popped out the squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against El Salvador and Trinidad & Tobago. There are a couple of changes, and I’ll probably get to them on Monday; I usually would cover the whole team first, but special circumstances have come up that warrant a special post devoted to [...]
Archive for August 28th, 2009
Conor Casey: 15th Time’s The Charm!
Posted in USMNT, tagged Bob Bradley, Conor Casey, USMNT, WTF? on August 28, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Football Cup Primer: The FA Cup
Posted in Football Cup Primer, tagged Football Cup Primer, The FA Cup on August 28, 2009 | 6 Comments »
The following conversation occurred between my wife and I earlier this week. Me: Hey, that’s cool. Jozy Altidore scored his first goal today. Mrs. Haaskivi: Oh, good for him. Who was it against? Me: Southend United. Mrs. Haaskivi: Who? Me: Southend. They’re in like League One. Mrs. Haaskivi: Why were they playing Hull? Me: It [...]
Fantasy Preview: Dropping the Dead Weight
Posted in Fantasy Premier League, tagged English Premier League, Fantasy Premier League, Fantasy Preview on August 28, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Every Friday I’ll be taking a look at our fantasy league, a few fantasy players you might want to drop, and a few fantasy players you might want to pick up, as well as some talk about tactics. Things are starting to pan out: We’re far enough along in the season to see which players [...]
Your Weekend Preview: Pan-European Edition
Posted in Bundesliga, English Premier League, La Liga, MLS, Ross County, Scottish Football League, Serie A, Weekend Preview on August 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
New England Revolution v. San Jose Earthquakes (Saturday) The Revs will hope to make it three wins on the trot when they take on a fading San Jose side this weekend. New England has crept to the edge of the playoff picture and a win this week combined with some favorable match-ups in the next [...]
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged Amr Zaki, Arsenal, Arsenal Victimes, Arsene Wenger, Bolton, Cesc Fabregas, Dutch National Team, Eduardo, Everton, Gary Megson, Kevin Nolan, Liverpool, Manchester United, Newcastle, Owen Hargreaves, Portsmouth, Rafa Benitez, Ryan Babel, Sylvin Distin, UEFA, UEFA Champions League, Zamalek on August 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
What you missed while sculpting Yoda out of butter…
