It doesn’t seem possible that we are getting close to being six months gone from the opening ceremony in South Africa. If it weren’t for some convenient distractions every few months on the international stage (the fun ones like actual tournaments, not qualifiers and friendlies) the gap between tournaments would be worse than it already [...]
Archive for November, 2010
Where I Hope the World Cup goes if England and the USA get Jobbed
Posted in Corruption, Wild Ass Guesses, World Cup Bids, tagged How did we not have a "corruption" tag?, Sepp Blatter, World Cup 2018, World Cup 2022 on November 30, 2010 | 12 Comments »
“He can be as good as he wants to be; that’s how good he can be.” – Mark Lawrenson
Posted in Weekend Open Thread, tagged Dimitar Berbatov, Manchester United, Sunday open thread on November 28, 2010 | 3 Comments »
I think a lot of us chuckled when we saw the scoreline from Old Trafford on Saturday. Manchester United 7-1 Blackburn Rovers, with FIVE of United’s seven tallies coming from Dimitar Berbatov. Berbatov is a classic case of a ton of talent that only comes out occasionally. He’s a guy who you will never be [...]
…and the winner is? (UPDATE)
Posted in Commentary, General, Homerism, Introductions, League of Ireland, News, Off and Running, Off the Pitch, Ross County, Scottish Football League, Scottish Premier League, The Scottish Cup on November 27, 2010 | 2 Comments »
The pool of applicants for the managerial vacancy at Ross County’s created by Derek Adams’ move to Hibernian to become their assistant manager was rumored to have include as many as forty names, but in the end only five candidates were interviewed. The interviewees including current County assistant manager Craig Brewster, former St. Mirren boss [...]
“Winning one trophy is good, I tell you. No matter what trophy it might be, you’ve got to take it.” – Sir Alex Ferguson
Posted in Weekend Open Thread, tagged Saturday open thread on November 27, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Simmons had a chat the other day on ESPN, and this moment happened. It really made me think about how accessible we have tried to be with this site. I think we expect that if you come to visit us and read our stuff, that you have some interest in the game and that you [...]
Your Weekend Preview: Derby Crash Edition*
Posted in Bundesliga, English Premier League, General, Homerism, La Liga, Matchday is for Homerism, Refereeing, Ross County, Scottish Football League, Scottish Premier League, South America, Weekend Preview on November 26, 2010 | 9 Comments »
Defensor Sporting Club v. Club Nacional de Football (Friday) The opening match of the weekend takes us to the Uruguay’s Liga Profesionel Primera Division where first place Defensor battles second place Nacional. After thirteen matches Defensor have opened up a four point lead on Nacional, making this a must win for Nacional if they hope [...]
The Thursday Challenge: There Can Be Only One! Edition
Posted in Trivia, Whimsy, Wild Ass Guesses on November 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I have only one question for you this week, and you will find it after the jump…
Last Call: Only Turkeys Have Left Wings
Posted in Last Call on November 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Ahoy ahoy friends. Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, or as Frank Lampard calls it “why wasn’t I born American? day.” While the focus tomorrow may be on the American version of football — I dare someone to find a soccer player with more effeminate hair than Tommy Brady, by the way — there is still the other [...]
Coming out of the Closet with Fuse: On the road again… Edition
Posted in Commentary, Football Shirts, General, Homerism, Off the Pitch, Whimsy on November 29, 2010 | 3 Comments »
As I believe I’ve mentioned in at least one earlier installment in this series, the kit of Scotland’s national team has really only had on consistent feature- a predominantly navy/dark blue home shirt. Believe it or not, it took me about half an hour to construct that first sentence because every time I thought I [...]
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