It’s mostly going to be Newsy Notes today, but I did want to say a couple things this morning. First, to Ryan Shawcross’ terrible tackle on Aaron Ramsey in yesterday’s charged Stoke City-Arsenal clash. Here’s the thing regarding “malice” in tackles. Most players at the top level are professional enough to have respect for their [...]
Archive for February, 2010
“Football’s a difficult business and aren’t they prima donnas. But it’s a wonderful game.” – Queen Elizabeth II
Posted in Weekend Open Thread, tagged Sunday open thread on February 28, 2010 | 8 Comments »
“It may have been going wide, but nevertheless it was a great shot on target.” – Terry Venables
Posted in Weekend Open Thread, tagged Saturday open thread on February 27, 2010 | 6 Comments »
In a short time, Wayne Bridge will get on a bus with his Manchester City team-mates, put on his headphones, sink into a plush seat, and take a short ride from one of the numerous hotels in West London for a fairly short ride through the raucous streets on the way to Stamford Bridge. Bridge [...]
Your Weekend Preview: Grainy Black and White Picture Edition
Posted in Bundesliga, Champions League, English Premier League, Europa League, MLS, Ross County, Scottish Football League, Serie A, The Championship, The Football League, USMNT, Weekend Preview on February 26, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Sir Stanley Matthews Ross County F.C. v. Partick Thistle F.C. (Saturday) I’ve had a while to come to grips with County’s draw in their last match and I’ve accepted that being eight points behind league leaders Dundee with three games in hand is still a pretty good situation to be in with a third of [...]
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged Ajax, Anderlecht, Athletic Bilbao, Athletico Madrid, Chester City, Cleveland Winters Suck, Club Brugge, Djibril Cisse, Dutch National Team, Edwin van der Sar, Europa League, Everton, FC København, FC Red Bull Salzburg, FC Twente, Fenerbahce, Fernando Torres, Financial Disasters, French National Team, Fulham, Galatasaray, Hamburger SV, Hapoel Tel Aviv, Juventus, Kaká, Lille, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Olympique de Marseille, Panathinaikos, Portsmouth, PSV Eindhoven, Real Madrid, Roberto Mancini, Roma, Roy Hodgson, Rubin Kazan, Shakhtar Donetsk, Spanish National Team, Sporting Clube de Portugal, Standard Liege, Stoke City, Tottenham Hotspur, Unirea Urziceni, Valencia, VfL Wolfsburg, Villareal, Werder Bremen on February 26, 2010 | 2 Comments »
What you missed while realizing that it’s colder and snowier in Cleveland than it is in Vancouver…
Swimming the Channels – D-day is Monday and it’s fast approaching
Posted in Swimming the Chanels, tagged swimming the channels on February 25, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Despite what others are reporting, there is still no OFFICIAL word from DirecTV regarding the addition of Fox Soccer Plus, other than this cryptic non-answer on their website. Now, of course, it could be that this HAS been settled and there will be no interruption of programming, but for DirecTV/Setanta subscribers (of which I am [...]
The Thursday Challenge: Fuse is on a Road Trip Edition
Posted in General on February 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Between dealing with my beloved Corolla being vandalized last weekend* and some pressing business of a family nature causing me to have to cross state lines today (never a good idea for somebody in my “situation”) Ol’ Fuse has been a little bit pressed for time this week so I hope these questions all make [...]
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged Anderson, Aston Villa, Bolton, Chelsea, Claude Makelele, Crystal Palace, CSKA Moscow, El Salvador National Team, English National Team, FA Cup, Howard Webb, Internazionale, Jermaine Pennant, John Terry, Kansas City Wizards, KILLER JELLYFISH!, Luis Gil, Manchester City, Manchester United, MLS, Olympiacos, Paris Saint-Germain, Petr Cech, Portsmouth, Reading, Real Salt Lake, Real Zaragoza, Rio Ferdinand, Sevilla, Stoke City, Tottenham Hotspur, UEFA Champions League, USMNT, Wayne Bridge, West Brom on February 25, 2010 | 5 Comments »
What you missed while jellyfish were invading South Beach…
Last Call is casting a critical eye, USMNT
Posted in Last Call, tagged Last Call on February 24, 2010 | 155 Comments »
Tonight, the US Men’s National Soccer team has a friendly against CONCACAF rivals El Salvador. For the US, this match will be used essentially as a last tryout for many second-tier type players to see if they might make the back seats on the flight to South Africa in June 2010 for the World Cup. [...]
The Thursday Challenge: The Answers
Posted in Argentine Primera Division, Champions League, English Premier League, FA Cup, La Liga, Scottish Premier League, Serie A, UEFA Cup on February 24, 2010 | 2 Comments »
As most of you determined, the groups listed below were all members of famous club teams, national teams, or in some cases, members of famous front or back lines. Oh yeah, and there were a couple that were, well, famous to me. Also, some of these groups went by multiple names The usual suspects- Andrew, [...]
The Last Days of Pompey?
Posted in Commentary, English Premier League, Financials, Off the Pitch, The Championship, They've Fallen on February 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
One of the things that separates a “good” website from a “bad” website is being careful not to overestimate the scope of your ability or expertise. One of our jobs here is to keep you informed on the “goings on” in the world of football. Another is to give you our opinions on these happenings. [...]
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