K.F. Tirana v. K.S. Dinamo Tirana (Friday) That’s right, the Tirana Derby kicks off our weekend!! Unfortunately, this match is probably not going to be as competitive as one might like. Dinamo are in first place in the Kategoria Superiore, a dozen points ahead of second place Besa Kavaje, and K.F. Tirana are a further [...]
Archive for January, 2010
Your Weekend Preview: Obscurity and Italics Edition
Posted in Argentine Primera Division, CONMEBOL, English Premier League, Europa League, FA Cup, Ligue 1, Ross County, Scottish Football League, Serie A, South America, The Championship, The Football League, USMNT, Weekend Preview, World Cup 2010 on January 22, 2010 | 2 Comments »
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged AC Milan, Atletico Madrid, Bob Bradley, Bundesliga, Chinese Football Association, David Beckham, Eduardo Salvio, Eintract Franfurt, Everton, Galatasaray, Houston Dynamo, Hull City, Internazionale, Jô, KILLER JELLYFISH!, Lanús, Manchester City, Manchester United, Match Fixing, Maurice Edu, Nan Yong, New York Red Bulls, Paul Duffen, Ricardo Clark, Rio Ferdinand, Santos FC, USMNT, Wesley Sneijder, World Cup 2010 on January 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
What you missed while snacking on some jellyfish-flavored caramels…
The Thursday Challenge: Fuse Gets Medieval On You Edition!
Posted in Trivia, Whimsy, Wild Ass Guesses on January 21, 2010 | 3 Comments »
This week’s challenge is a two part exercise. First, the easy part, identify the club crests. Some of them even have the names right on them! Second, tell me what common thread links all of these clubs? Not quite as easy. A. B.
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged AC Milan, Alan Wiley, Aldo Duscher, Arsenal, Arsenal Victimes, Aston Villa, Bill Gates Loves "High School Musical", Blackburn, Boca Juniors, Bolton, Carling Cup, Copa del Rey, Deportivo la Coruna, Dirk Kuyt, Fernando Gago, Gramozi, John O'Shea, Kieran Gibbs, Leeds United, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Mark Davies, Mathieu Flamini, Owen Coyle, Portsmouth, Real Madrid, River Plate, Roberto Mancini, Sam Allardyce, Sevilla, Stuart Holden, Sulley Muntari, Tottenham Hotspur, Udinese, William Gallas on January 21, 2010 | 3 Comments »
What you missed while Bill Gates was following Ashley Tisdale’s Twitter feed…
Last Call
Posted in Last Call, tagged Last Call on January 20, 2010 | 45 Comments »
Good evening. It’s Wednesday, so it must be our little corner of the world hosting the almighty Last Call. What’s gone on today? Let’s find out. Brock Lesnar will be back in the octagon this Summer. The Ben and Mr. Brady are out of the Pro Bowl. Black Mamba still leads the NBA in jersey [...]
The Thursday Challenge: The Answers
Posted in Trivia, Whimsy, Wild Ass Guesses on January 20, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The questions last week were a bit easier last week, but it was still only Andrew and Andrew who stepped up and submitted their answers- both of which were spot-on, mind you! Here are the correct answers for the rest of you- Group One: All of these players have served time in prison/jail. George Best [...]
Clint Dempsey’s Knee is Gonna Be Fine
Posted in English Premier League, USMNT, tagged Clint Dempsey, Fulham, USMNT on January 20, 2010 | 7 Comments »
Fans of the U.S. Men’s National Team can rest easy today: Bob Bradley will not have to rely on Conor Casey to be the creative pacy striker in the 2010 World Cup after all. The Fox Soccer Channel is reporting today that midfielder/forward Clint Dempsey, thought to be out for the season and the World [...]
The Beer and Footie Mailbag: Oktoberfest is only 9 months away!
Posted in Whimsy, tagged Beer!, Franck Riberry, Mailbag on January 19, 2010 | 2 Comments »
It’s time for the mailbag, I don’t have any sort of entertaining introduction to add to this, so lets just get right down to it, shall we. Prederick asked: First, the beer. I’ve become a fan of Stone Brewing Co’s Arrogant Bastard and Stone Pale Ale recently, but i’m trying to figure out where to [...]
The Red Devils are in Financial Hell
Posted in English Premier League, Financials, tagged Financial Disasters, Manchester United, The Glazer Family on January 19, 2010 | 4 Comments »
“The board has considered it appropriate to operate the business since its flotation in 1991 on a largely debt-free basis principally to ensure that the company would not come under financial pressure in the event of poor playing performance . . . “When a football club is under financial pressure, some of the key assets [...]
