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Archive for May, 2010
Swimming the Channels – Let’s kiss and make up, Max Bretos
Posted in Swimming the Chanels, tagged swimming the channels on May 18, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I want to make up with ESPN, I honestly do, but they keep doing things like putting Max Bretos and Alexi Lalas on MLS pre-game and World Cup preview shows and my Patrick Bateman-like rage just starts rising and rising. I thought when Bretos left Fox Soccer Channel for the greener pastures of Bristol and [...]
Bursaspor, Green Crocodiles, World War I, And Why It All Matters
Posted in Turkish Super Lig, tagged Alltime Upsets, Besiktas, Bursaspor, Fenerbahce, Trabzonspor, Turkish Süper Lig on May 17, 2010 | 7 Comments »
Yesterday was the final day of La Liga and Serie A. While both races were technically still on, La Liga was settled before halftime and there really wasn’t much doubt to begin with, and in Serie A once Milito scored for Inter it was all over really. Two races that went to the wire but [...]
“They were building the team without Beckham. I don’t think David not being there has affected them at all” – Sigi Schmid
Posted in MLS, Weekend Open Thread, tagged FC Dallas, Philadelphia Union, Sunday open thread on May 16, 2010 | 6 Comments »
25,000 souls joined with my mate and I at Lincoln Financial Field yesterday afternoon, as the struggling Philadelphia Union hosted FC Dallas. The Union’s only win had come at the Linc against Eastern Conference also-rans DC United, so the crowd was definitely hopeful that they could inspire the lads onto better things. The Sons of [...]
“They didn’t change positions, they just moved the players around.” – Terry Venables
Posted in FA Cup, The Scottish Cup, Weekend Open Thread, tagged Chelsea, Portsmouth, Ross County F. C., Saturday open thread on May 15, 2010 | 1 Comment »
It’s a busy Saturday, despite the lack of the Premier League. We’ve got seven MLS matches (I’ll be at Philadelphia – Dallas later), the Scottish Cup Final (UP THE STAGGIES! – our Ross County homerism knows no bounds), the FA Cup final, half of La Liga going, two Serie A matches (including AC Milan – [...]
They’re Off!
Posted in General, Homerism, Ross County, The Scottish Cup on May 14, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Coming Out of the Closet with Fuse: In which the author discuss Platonic philosophy
Posted in Commentary, English Premier League, Football Shirts, General, League One, League Two, Off the Pitch, The Championship, The Football League, Whimsy on May 17, 2010 | 5 Comments »
When I was a senior in high school I thought it would be a good idea to take a one-on-one independent study class with my history teacher. After some negotiation we decided that gaining a basic understanding of Western Philosophy might aid my further studies in European history. Thus, I spent a semester covering everything [...]
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