I don’t know what it is with me and Sundays lately, but I’m late again, so please do accept my apologies. United and Liverpool are doing battle right now so I won’t bother you with any sort of commentary on it, I’m sure if you’re watching it you’re seeing the same things I am. It’s [...]
Archive for September, 2010
“There is no chance (MLS) will survive. Absolutely no chance whatsoever.” – Nye Lavalle
Posted in Weekend Open Thread, tagged MLS, Sunday open thread on September 19, 2010 | 9 Comments »
“Before the match there was all this stuff about anti-racism and anti-bullying. It would be a good idea to start wearing wristbands for anti-diving.” – Roy Keane
Posted in English Premier League, Weekend Open Thread, tagged ESPN Sucks, Saturday open thread on September 18, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Evolution is a mystery, honestly. Looking back at history offers up some sort of comparison with what was once as opposed to what is happening now. There have been a raft of high-profile injuries very early in this Barclay’s Premier League season, and it’s gotten some columnists wondering things like “what’s happened?” to beautiful English [...]
Rumor Mongering and Sloppy Journalism: The Harry Harris Files
Posted in General, Transfer Rumors, tagged Chelsea, Fernando Torres, Harry Harris, Javier Mascherano, Kia Joorabchian, Liverpool, Manchester City, Mark Hughes, Rafa Benitez on September 17, 2010 | 6 Comments »
It’s no secret that I dislike ESPN. This is not uncommon amongst bloggers (I will NOT refer to us as the blogosphere) as there seems to be a rather large anti big-media contingent for a variety of reasons. My first dip into blogging was a piece over at Unprofessional Foul about how I didn’t want [...]
Money in Europe: Looking Back on 2009-10 and Ahead to 2010-11
Posted in Financials, UEFA, tagged Europa League, Finance, UEFA Champions League on September 17, 2010 | 1 Comment »
One of the most frequently visited articles ever written for this site was the piece Adam wrote last year breaking down the money in the Champions and Europa leagues. Now that the group stages are underway for 2010-11, however, that piece’s information is unfortunately a bit dated. With that in mind, then, let’s take a [...]
Your Weekend Preview: Barcelona are 8th!? Edition
Posted in Bundesliga, English Premier League, Eredivisie, General, Homerism, La Liga, Ligue 1, MLS, Ross County, Scottish Football League, The Scottish Cup, USMNT, Weekend Preview, World Cup 2010 on September 17, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Ross County F.C. v. Stirling Albion F.C. (Saturday) After struggling to a 1-2-2 start to the league season Stirling Albion are just the side that the Staggies need to face this weekend. The Binos are two spots below County in the SFL First Division table and, more importantly, they are a club that County beat [...]
The Thursday Challenge: Questions…
Posted in CONCACAF Gold Cup, FIFA, General, Gold Cup, MLS, Off the Pitch, Trivia, Whimsy, Wild Ass Guesses on September 16, 2010 | 7 Comments »
Here we go again, eight difficult- or not- questions to get your Thursday started can be found after the jump-
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged AC Milan, AJ Auxerre, Ajax, Antonio Valencia, Arsenal, Arsene Wenger, Aston Villa, Árabe Unido, Bayern München, Cesc Fabregas, CFR Cluj, Chelsea, CONCACAF Champions League, Cruz Azul, FC Basel, FFF, Gerard Houllier, German National Team, Jô, Jose Mourinho, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Michael Ballack, Michael Owen, MŠK Žilina, Newcastle United, Nicolas Anelka, Olympique de Marseille, Partizan Belgrade, Pepe Reina, Portuguese National Team, Puerto Rico Islanders, Radomir Antic, Real Madrid, Roberto Mancini, Roma, SC Braga, Serbian National Team, Shakhtar Donetsk, Sol Campbell, Spartak Moscow, Thomas Muller, Toluca, UEFA Champions League, Vladimir Petrovic, Weird Homemade Inventions on September 16, 2010 | 1 Comment »
What you missed while riding your lawnchair monster truck around town…
Bahrain 3-0 Fake Togo
Posted in FIFA, tagged Bahrain National Team, International Friendlies, Togolese National Team on September 15, 2010 | 1 Comment »
International friendlies are, for most managers, a chance to learn something about your squad. With few international dates, and with limited time to train, each one of these matches can show you something about how your team responds to a situation. Good friendlies challenge your team and make them play beyond their means; win or [...]
Last Call: Is this thing on?
Posted in Champions League, Commentary, General, Last Call, MLS, Off and Running, Off the Pitch, Whimsy on September 15, 2010 | 120 Comments »
Well, well, well, it looks like there’s nobody around but me tonight and that’s never a good thing. Join me after the jump and we’ll see if we can get this party started.
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