Regular readers of Avoiding the Drop may recall the inaugural entry in the “Football Cup Primer” series from a couple weeks back. That entry discussed the FA Cup, one of the oldest and largest competitions in the world for any sport. The Football League Cup is not that competition. The confusion between the League Cup [...]
Archive for September 22nd, 2009
Football Cup Primer: The Football League Cup
Posted in Carling Cup, Football Cup Primer, tagged Carling Cup, Football Cup Primer, Football League Cup on September 22, 2009 | 4 Comments »
The Playoff Rankings: Week Six
Posted in MLS, MLS Power Rankings on September 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The changes in the playoff picture were not quite as dramatic this week, but things continue to sort themselves out, particularly at the top of the heap where Columbus- and Houston to a lesser extent- have pretty much locked up automatic berths, if not quite locked up conference titles. At the bottom of the heap [...]
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged Alfio Basile, Boca Juniors, Club vs. Country, Craig Bellamy, FC Bunyodkor, Gary Neville, Jonathan Wilson, Luiz Felipe Scolari, Manchester United, Mark Hughes, Paul Hart, Portsmouth, The Libero, Time Keeping Irregularities, World Cup 2018, World Cup 2022 on September 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
What you missed while NASA was finding water on the moon…
