What you missed while NASA was shutting down manned spaceflight…
Archive for February, 2010
“Working with people on a field turns me on.” – Graeme Souness
Posted in Weekend Open Thread, tagged Sunday open thread on February 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Sunday matches always held more intrigue for me, especially as a kid, because it just seemed more important somehow. There were not too many mid-week matches, I felt like I never got to go to those anyway because of school responsibilities. Saturday matches happened all the time. Today’s slate of matches, especially on television and over [...]
“I do go to football sometimes but I don’t know the offside rule or free-kicks – or side kicks – or whatever they’re called.” – Victoria Beckham
Posted in Weekend Open Thread, tagged Saturday open thread on February 13, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I think it’s fair to say that in looking at the current situation in soccer, there is a major crisis looming. I believe that the things that you are seeing now with clubs like Crystal Palace going into administration and other clubs such as Portsmouth, Chester City, Southampton, and now Notts County on the brink [...]
Your Weekend Preview: Fuse Jonas and the Administration Edition
Posted in Argentine Primera Division, Champions League, CONMEBOL, Copa Libertadores, English Premier League, Europa League, FA Cup, Financials, General, Hyundai A-League, League One, League Two, Ross County, Scottish Football League, Scottish Premier League, South America, Swiss Super League, The Championship, The Football League, Weekend Preview on February 12, 2010 | 1 Comment »
LDU Quito v. C.S.D. Independiente Jose Teran (Friday) How have I gotten to the 49th (!) edition of the Weekend Preview and not previewed a match from Ecuador’s Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Futbol Serie A? Shame on me! This is only the second week of the season in Ecuador so one can’t read too much into [...]
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged Andrei Arshavin, Arsenal, Avram Grant, Copa Libertadores, English Premier League, Estudiantes, FC Zürich, Financial Disasters, FK Moscow, Glen Johnson, Grasshopper Club-Zurich, Indonesia National Team, Juan Aurich, KILLER CRABS!, Letzigrund, Liverpool, Portsmouth, Premier League, Russian Premier League, World Cup 2022 Bids on February 12, 2010 | 1 Comment »
What you missed while HOLY CRAP THAT CRAB IS HUGE!
Swimming the Channels – Champions League, World Cup and FSC Update
Posted in Swimming the Chanels, tagged swimming the channels on February 11, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Fox will be broadcasting the Champions League Final this year on May 22, marking the network’s first foray into the world of major club football. This is an announced change from their previous intentions to broadcast the match on FX. The major developments here are that the match will be played on a Saturday (which [...]
The Thursday Challenge: “Theme? I don’t need no stinking theme!” Edition
Posted in Trivia, Whimsy, Wild Ass Guesses on February 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Welcome. Many of you are house-bound due to Snowpocalypse/Snowmageddon/Snowtastrophe/Snowlocaust, so use your time wisely and submit your answers promptly. Bon chance. 1. In which country’s top league will you find the Scorpions, the Eagles, the Crocodiles, the Cocks*, the Canaries, the Lions, the Falcons, and the Bulls? *Referring to birds…I hope. 2. Which country’s top [...]
Last Call – Snowmageddon has struck
Posted in General, Last Call, tagged Last Call on February 10, 2010 | 38 Comments »
It’s been a ridiculous day in my neck of the woods. In the last five days including today, we’ve gotten over forty inches of snow. Now I realize that some of you live in much worse areas for snow than this, but around here, it’s a major major thing. My road hasn’t been plowed since [...]
A Brief Ross County/Scottish Cup Update
Posted in Homerism, Ross County, Scottish Football League, Scottish Premier League on February 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
First, a big thank you to all of those who had kind things to say regarding my last (much longer) Ross County post. For those of you who haven’t jumped onto the bandwagon yet, there’s still plenty of room. In more important news, the quarterfinal draw of the Scottish Cup was made today and County [...]
