What you missed while spending six months taking a picture…
Archive for April, 2010
“The Nigerians are raping us in midfield.” – Terry Butcher
Posted in Weekend Open Thread, tagged Sunday open thread on April 25, 2010 | 2 Comments »
It was sort of a sad realization for me yesterday when I checked the upcoming fixtures list to find out that we’re just two weeks away (in England, anyway) from that magical Sunday morning when all sides play at the same time, and everything is on the line. Yesterday’s results told a number of stories [...]
“I like to breed players that attack people.” – David O’Leary
Posted in Weekend Open Thread, tagged Saturday open thread on April 24, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Yeah, yeah, I still work here. I’ve been on (and continue to be on) a project at work that is just eating my life away completely. It’s a good thing the lads are understanding, because eventually I’m going to have to bring a few kegs into the offices to placate everyone. At any rate, as [...]
Your Weekend Preview: Let’s Go Dutch Edition!
Posted in Champions League, English Premier League, Eredivisie, Europa League, General, MLS, Ross County, Scottish Football League, Scottish Premier League, Weekend Preview on April 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Ross County F.C. v. Partick Thistle F.C. (Saturday) The Staggies’ hopes of promotion to the SPL next year ended at midweek, and while this is disappointing, when a team- Inverness Caledonian Thistle- goes on a 19 match unbeaten run in the second half of the season you just have to tip your cap to them. [...]
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged AC Milan, Adriano Galliani, Atletico Madrid, Ben Foster, Controversial Referee Decisions, Dimitar Berbatov, Europa League, FC Dallas, Fernando Torres, Fulham, Hamburger SV, Klaas Jan Huntelaar, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Mario Balotelli, MLS, Rafa Benitez, Roberto Mancini, Roy Hodgson, Seattle Sounders, Sir Alex Ferguson, Yossi Benayoun on April 23, 2010 | 7 Comments »
What you missed while putting the “coke” back in cola…
Europa League Preview: Semifinal First Leg
Posted in Europa League, tagged Atletico Madrid, Europa League, Fulham, Hamburger SV, Liverpool on April 22, 2010 | 1 Comment »
A few weeks ago I wrote a piece on how the Europa League could be made more interesting. I included some things I’d been banging around for awhile, but I failed to include the biggest thing that has made this year’s version a success. That thing: Knock all of the English teams out of the [...]
The Thursday Challenge: The Commenters Weigh In Edition
Posted in English Premier League, Football Shirts, General, La Liga, League One, League Two, Ligue 1, Russian Premier League, Scottish Football League, Scottish Premier League, Serie A, The Championship, The Football League, Trivia, Whimsy, Wild Ass Guesses on April 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This week’s challenge is, indeed, a challenge. There are no “right” answers. I’m going to throw down the proverbial gauntlet and see if you can do better. 1. What professional footballer with the longest name? Fuse says: Hull City striker Jan Johannes Vennegoor of Hesselink. 2. What professional footballer with the shortest name (no nicknames!)? [...]
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged Aston Villa, Bayern Munich, Bobby Zamora, Chinese FA, CONCACAF Champions League, Copa Italia, Cristiano Ronaldo, Cruz Azul, English National Team, English Premier League, Europa League, FA Cup, Franck Ribéry, Fulham, Herculez Gomez, Hull City, Internazionale, Lisandro Lopez, Mario Balotelli, Olympique Lyonnais, Pachuca, Portsmouth, Puebla, Roma, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Serie A, Space Stuff, The FA, UEFA Champions League, USMNT, World Cup 2010 on April 22, 2010 | 6 Comments »
What you missed while NASA was looking directly at the sun…
Last Call: Complete with Painted Ladies
Posted in Last Call on April 21, 2010 | 29 Comments »
Champions League Preview: Bayern Munich v. Olympique Lyonnais
Posted in Champions League, tagged Arjen Robben, Bayern Munich, Champions League, Frank Ribery, Olympique Lyonnais, Volcanic Ash Clouds on April 21, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Yesterday’s Champions League matchup didn’t quite go as planned. Most people had Barca picked to make it to Madrid, but now Inter are in control. A Barca/Bayern final was a foregone conclusion to a lot of folk, and now those hideously orange-clad Catalans are making us all look stupid. Messi was finally stopped by someone, [...]
