Week 29 was a week full of surprises. The best anyone did at their picks was 1/3 correct, and there was plenty of that to go around. With the playoffs pretty much decided, it seems that perhaps players may have been either taking it easy in preparation, and playing for a spot on next year’s [...]
Archive for October, 2010
MLS Pick’Em – Week 30
Posted in MLS Pick'em, tagged Chicago Fire, Chivas USA, Colorado Rapids, Columbus Crew, DC United, FC Dallas, Houston Dynamo, Kansas City Wizards, Los Angeles Galaxy, New England Revolution, New York Red Bulls, Philadelphia Union, Real Salt Lake, San Jose Earthquakes, Seattle Sounders FC, Toronto FC on October 19, 2010 | 13 Comments »
Fun with Wenger: Jack the Lad comes up RED.
Posted in Whimsy, tagged Arsenal, Birmingham, Fun with Arsene Wenger on October 18, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Dear Arsenal Supporter, ARNIE! How are you doing, pally? What’s new?
2010-11 UEFA Champions League TV Schedule: Matchday #3
Posted in Champions League, tagged Television Schedules, UEFA Champions League on October 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Tomorrow starts the midway point of the group stage. This is the time where, if you haven’t seen any separation, you should start to. Some groups have it already; in Group F, for instance, Chelsea and Spartak Moscow are each on six points while Marseille and MŠK Žilina are on zero. Group H is the [...]
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged Ajax, Alex MacLeish, Andy Carroll, Arsenal, Aston Villa, Avram Grant, Birmingham, Blackpool, Bolton, Chelsea, Chicago Fire, Chivas USA, Colorado Rapids, Columbus Crew, DC United, English Premier League, Eredivisie, Everton, FC Dallas, FSV Mainz 05, Fulham, Hamburger SV, Houston Dynamo, Joe Cole, John Henry, Kansas City Wizards, Liverpool, Los Angeles Galaxy, Manchester City, Manchester United, MLS, New England Revolution, New York Red Bulls, Newcastle United, Pablo Guerrero, PAOK Salonika, Pavlos Dermitzakis, Philadelphia Union, PSV Eindhoven, Real Madrid, Real Salt Lake, Ryan Giggs, San Jose Earthquakes, Seattle Sounders, Stoke City, Toronto FC, Tottenham Hotspur, Wayne Rooney, West Brom, West Ham, When Animal Sacrifices Go Bad, Wigan Athletic, Willem II Tilburg, William Hesmer, Wolverhampton on October 18, 2010 | 3 Comments »
What you missed while your Indian goat sacrifice was going awry…
“I didn’t study; I live.” – Eric Cantona
Posted in General, Weekend Open Thread, tagged Sunday open thread, USMNT on October 17, 2010 | 13 Comments »
Football is a funny old game sometimes, it truly is. Most people that follow this blog know that I’m English by birth, and have lived in America for a long time now. My passions are American and English footy, plain and simple. I will always be rooted in the English top flight because it’s what [...]
“I sincerely believe blogging can save America.” – John Jay Hooker
Posted in Matchday is for Homerism, Weekend Open Thread, tagged Matchday, Saturday open thread on October 16, 2010 | 5 Comments »
You don’t sleep the night before. It’s simply not possible. It’s incredible to get anything done on Friday, quite frankly. There’s an electricity in the air. It doesn’t matter what the weather person says. You’ve got your kit, your scarf, your hat, everything with your beloved crest sewn onto it, ready to go. You [...]
Your Weekend Preview: Former SSR Edition
Posted in Bundesliga, Champions League, English Premier League, Europa League, General, Homerism, MLS, Ross County, Scottish Football League, USMNT, Weekend Preview on October 15, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Ross County F.C. v. Dunfermline Athletic F.C. (Saturday) After an exciting penalty kick victory over Partick Thistle that propelled them into the finals of the ALBA Challenge Cup (they won it 2006-2007) the Staggies have a chance to make a move in the SFL First Division this weekend. Dunfermline are in first place and nine [...]
Coming Out of the Closet with Fuse: Let’s Go Shopping!!
Posted in Commentary, English Premier League, Europa League, Football Shirts, General, Homerism, Introductions, Off the Pitch, Ross County, Scottish Football League, Whimsy on October 18, 2010 | 1 Comment »
With today’s edition this column has reached the six month point and that seems…significant? Important? Well, whatever it is, I thought I’d change things up to mark the occasion and share some information with you about where to get new shirts, old shirts, how to identify shirts you might already have, just how [...]
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