I try to think like a reader when I choose subjects to write about. What are YOU interested in hearing about, what can I deliver to you that will make you think or react or (hopefully) feel the need to respond to me with a comment. Today, though, you will have to settle for some [...]
Archive for October, 2009
“I am aware of the rivalry.” – Arsene Wenger
Posted in Weekend Open Thread, tagged Arsenal, Saturday open thread, Tottenham Hotspur, two yellows on October 31, 2009 | 9 Comments »
Fantasy Preview: Double action for Villa and West Ham this week.
Posted in Fantasy Premier League, General, tagged Aston Villa, English Premier League, Fantasy Premier League, Fantasy Preview, West Ham United on October 30, 2009 | 5 Comments »
The most important thing to note this week as the title says, Villa and West Ham play each other on Wednesday and it counts for this week. While I wouldn’t reccomend transfering half your squad away for players from either team, it’s not a bad idea to look at 1-2 players from those teams, especially [...]
Your Weekend Preview: North of the Border Edition
Posted in Bundesliga, English Premier League, MLS, Ross County, Scottish Football League, Scottish Premier League, Weekend Preview on October 30, 2009 | 3 Comments »
F.C. Porto v. C.F. Os Belenenses (Friday) I feel like, at some point, you kind of have to feel for Freddy Adu- there’s no way he could have ever lived up to the hype. Just keep in mind, however, he’s still only 20, and he has scored the same number of goals for the USMNT [...]
Poll: Who’s Your World Player of the Year?
Posted in FIFA, tagged FIFA World Player of the Year on October 30, 2009 | 9 Comments »
That fine trophy up there goes to the winner of FIFA’s World Player of the Year, the player who is, in theory, the best player in the world. Of course, it typically only acknowledges European-based players, particularly those in the Champions League, and also tends to skew a little Brazilian (8 of the 18 awards [...]
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged Abby Wambach, Arsenal, Atletico Madrid, Boca Juniors, Brazilian National Team, Chicago Fire, Copa del Rey, Cuauhtemoc Blanco, Dinamo Zagreb, Emmanuel Adebayor, English National Team, Europa League, FC Timişoara, Financial Disasters, Fran Merida, Girondins de Bordeaux, Houston Dynamo, International Friendlies, Le Mans, Ligue 1, Manchester City, Marouane Chamakh, MLS Playoffs, Olympique Lyonnais, Portsmouth, Puertollano, Riquelme, Seattle Sounders, Shakthar Donetsk, Sir Alex Ferguson, Veracruz, Villareal on October 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What you missed while using your Tesla coil to play the Imperial March…
MLS Pick’ems – Playoff Edition
Posted in MLS, MLS Pick'em, tagged MLS Pick'em on October 29, 2009 | 7 Comments »
We’ll get a quick post up so you can make your picks for this week’s contests, and we’ll post results at some point (maybe this weekend if I can hunt them up and I’m not climbing the walls with the North London Derby). EDIT: The picks are for this week’s games ONLY, not the winner [...]
Those Brazilians All Look the Same Anyways
Posted in English Premier League, tagged English Premier League, Fabio da Silva, Rafael da Silva, Refereeing on October 29, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Typically speaking, there’s only one way a card can be overturned after it’s been given: when that card is a case of mistaken identity. And leave in to the referee’s favorite antagonist, Sir Alex Ferguson, to get himself into just that situation.
The “Avoiding the Drop” Tweak Guide for Football Manager 2010
Posted in Whimsy, tagged Football Manager on October 29, 2009 | 12 Comments »
I know that “FIFA ’10″ came out sometime within the last couple of weeks, but I have to be 100% honest: it’s not really my thing. FIFA’s fun and all, but the only gaming platform I have is the PC, and my version of the game’s pretty much the same year in, year out; I [...]
The Thursday Challenge: Get A Job!!
Posted in Trivia, Whimsy, Wild Ass Guesses on October 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Yes, this is from a tie I own, from, you know, when I had a career. Sometimes I get an idea for a challenge in my head and I just can’t let it go…so here I am asking you to find the players whose non-footballing second occupations are on the list below. There are only [...]
The Money-Go-Round
Posted in Commentary, English Premier League, Financials, General, News, Off the Pitch, Television Rights, They've Fallen on October 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This week saw the arrival of two news stories concerning the financial health of football. First came the news that Portsmouth F.C. is for sale- again. If I am not mistaken, should the club be sold, it will be for the third time this year. Today brought the news that Stirling Albion F.C. has [...]
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