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Archive for November, 2010
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged AC Milan, Andy Carroll, Ashley Cole, Aston Villa, Avram Grant, Boca Juniors, Colorado Rapids, David Beckham, David Platt, English National Team, English Premier League, FC Dallas, Food That Will Kill You, French National Team, Gabriel Agbonlahor, Glen Johnson, Internazionale, John Terry, Laurent Blanc, Liverpool, Los Angeles Galaxy, Manchester City, Mark Albrighton, Matt Jarvis, Mick McCarthy, Milan Derby, MLS Playoffs, River Plate, Roberto Mancini, Roy Hodgson, Russian Premier League, San Jose Earthquakes, West Ham, Wolverhampton, Zenit St. Petersburg, Zlatan Ibrahimović on November 15, 2010 | 2 Comments »
“To be honest with you, I never looked at soccer as a sacrifice.” – Brandi Chastain
Posted in English Premier League, Weekend Open Thread, tagged Manchester City, Sunday open thread on November 14, 2010 | 2 Comments »
A lot of times I think the English press goes incredibly overboard when it comes to publishing instantaneous “he should be sacked” or “how is this team even in this league” reactions, but they just might have a point with Manchester City. How a team that’s spent close to half a billion dollars in the [...]
“In all of my career this is maybe one of the most abnormal results I have witnessed. It was just one of football’s accidents.” – Carlos Alberto Parreira
Posted in USMNT, Weekend Open Thread, tagged Landon Donovan, Saturday open thread, USMNT on November 13, 2010 | 5 Comments »
We’re nearing the time when one of the biggest decisions for the future of the United States Men’s National Team will take place. I will now state my case, and let the hate wash over me. Landon Donovan should stay here, and finish out his career for the Los Angeles Galaxy. Now, quit shaking your [...]
Your Weekend Preview: No Mention of Derek Adams Edition
Posted in Blue Square Premier, Bundesliga, English Premier League, General, Homerism, La Liga, Matchday is for Homerism, MLS, MLS Playoffs, Ross County, Scottish Football League, Serie A, Weekend Preview on November 12, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Ross County F.C. v. Dundee F.C. (Saturday) This week sees newly-relegated (well, not quite, but you know what I mean…) Dundee travel to Dingwall to face one of the teams that has directly benefited from the Dark Blues going back into administration. So far County have taken advantage of this situation, moving up from ninth [...]
And then THIS happened!
Posted in Commentary, Homerism, News, Off the Pitch, Ross County, Scottish Football League, Scottish Premier League, The Scottish Cup on November 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
He and his wee gray jumper are off to Auld Reekie For much of the last two years Ross County fans have quietly wondered just how long it would be before the lure of a job in the Scottish Premier League would become too tempting for Derek Adams, the Staggies’ precocious young manager, to resist. [...]
MLS Playoffs Pick’Em – Round 2
Posted in MLS Pick'em, MLS Playoffs, tagged Colorado Rapids, Columbus Crew, FC Dallas, Los Angeles Galaxy, New York Red Bulls, Real Salt Lake, San Jose Earthquakes, Seattle Sounders FC on November 11, 2010 | 14 Comments »
Round Two of Major League Soccer’s playoffs have ended and we are now down to the last four teams. We are also finished with home/away legs and from now on, it is “win or go home” for San Jose, Colorado, Dallas, and Los Angeles. For the second year in a row, the Eastern Conference champion [...]
Coming out of the Closet with Fuse: The Honest Men
Posted in Commentary, Football Shirts, General, Homerism, Off the Pitch, Ross County, Scottish Football League, Whimsy on November 15, 2010 | 4 Comments »
I’ve been going to Scotland every 2-3 years since the mid-1990s and every trip has been planned- at least in part- around football matches. At first my priority was national team matches (hence traveling in the early spring or late fall when qualification matches always seem to be held) and any other match I might [...]
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