As a Liverpool fan, I was really hoping that something like yesterday’s 2-0 win over Chelsea was coming. Liverpool have (for those of you that haven’t been paying attention) been off to their worst start since something like 1950, and have been flirting with the relegation zone for most of October. There’s still talent on [...]
Archive for November, 2010
When is a Loss Just a Loss?
Posted in English Premier League, tagged Chelsea, English Premier League, Liverpool on November 8, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Coming out of the Closet with Fuse: Thank you, Mr. Burns.
Posted in Football Shirts, General, Scottish Premier League, Whimsy on November 8, 2010 | 1 Comment »
No, not that Mr. Burns, this one- The best-laid plans o’ mice an ‘men Gan aft agley… An’lea’e us nought but grief an’ pain, For promis’d joy! Thank you, Bobby, that was rather apt for this week’s topic. One of the best things about writing this series is that it has given me a chance [...]
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged Los Angeles Galaxy, Porto, Arsenal, Roma, Manchester United, Liverpool, Real Madrid, Chelsea, Juventus, Aston Villa, Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur, West Brom, Sunderland, Newcastle, Stoke City, Bolton, Wigan, West Ham, Blackburn, Everton, Fulham, Blackpool, Internazionale, Seattle Sounders, English Premier League, Sir Alex Ferguson, Real Salt Lake, Columbus Crew, Cristiano Ronaldo, Colorado Rapids, Lazio, Fernando Torres, Arsene Wenger, Tony Pulis, MK Dons, FC Dallas, AFC Wimbledon, Wolverhampton, Birmingham City, Benfica, Gianlugi Buffon, Owen Hargreaves, MLS Playoffs, Andy Carroll, Footballers Behaving Badly, Marcus Hahnemann, Lost in Translation, Walter Samuel, Malmo, Mjallby on November 8, 2010 | 3 Comments »
What you missed while trying to translate “mamihlapinatapei” from Yagan into English…
“We have recovered our essence, this is the way, hopefully we can continue like this. We had a fantastic second half.” – Pep Guardiola
Posted in MLS, Weekend Open Thread, tagged MLS Playoffs, Sunday open thread on November 7, 2010 | 6 Comments »
So I wake up this morning to find out that your MLS EASTERN Conference finals will be conducted between those major East Coast rivals, San Jose and Colorado. Thank you, MLS, for continuing to provide all of us with plenty of material for columns. I’m sure that Don Garber and the powers that be within [...]
“What happens on the pitch stays on the pitch, it was a bit of handbags, that’s all.” – Wayne Rooney
Posted in Weekend Open Thread, tagged Lazio, Saturday open thread on November 6, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Without looking, do you know off the top of your head who is currently atop the Italian Serie A table? I bet you would say AC Milan or Inter Milan. Some of you may go for Juventus. You would be wrong if you went with any of those three footballing super-powers. Leading the Italian league [...]
The Failure of the Designated Player
Posted in MLS, tagged Designated Player Rule, MLS on November 5, 2010 | 5 Comments »
The waning minutes of New Yorks’s MLS Playoff loss to San Jose delivered what was, perhaps, the perfect metaphor for the designated player rule. In the 75th minute, San Jose subbed off Designated Player Geovanni and were promptly rewarded with two goals; to chase those goals, New York threw on their third designated player (Thierry [...]
Your Weekend Preview: You’re deducting how many points?! Edition
Posted in Champions League, English Premier League, Europa League, General, Homerism, La Liga, Ligue 1, Matchday is for Homerism, MLS, MLS Playoffs, Ross County, Scottish Football League, Serie A, Weekend Preview on November 5, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The solution- or just another problem? Ross County F.C. v. Falkirk F.C. (Saturday) County got an early Christmas present at the beginning of the week when Dundee F.C. were docked 25 points for going into administration. Not only did it move the Staggies up a place in the table, it also means that they need [...]
The Thursday Challenge: Isidro Langara Edition
Posted in General, Trivia, Whimsy, Wild Ass Guesses on November 4, 2010 | 2 Comments »
My secret? Brylcreem. Welcome back, trivia question answerer-types! This week I’ve got some questions for you from the olden days of football as well as a few from modern times. So, fire up the TRS-80 Model III with dual 178K 5.25″ disk drives, 12″ black and white screen, and 16K of RAM and get cracking!
Troy Polamalu Can Eat Me
Posted in Whimsy, tagged Commentary on November 4, 2010 | 15 Comments »
Allow us to take a brief repose from our usually scheduled soccer discussion to visit the sport’s rarely-discussed (on this site, anways) cousin, American football. American football, lately, is having a crisis of conscience: the sport, which has gradually increased the size, speed, and strength of it’s players, is now coming to grips with the [...]
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