Section 11.a.i of the official FA Cup rules reads as follows: When a first match has resulted in a draw, it shall be replayed on the ground of the Club drawn second. Replays are a classic element of the FA Cup; they could make a tie stretch on forever (Fulham’s eleven games in the 1975 [...]
Archive for January, 2011
Stuck on Replays
Posted in FA Cup, tagged FA Cup, Rants on January 20, 2011 | 5 Comments »
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged Ajax, Aris Thessaloniki, AS Nancy, Aston Villa, Avram Grant, Benfica, Blackpool, Charlie Adam, Chelsea, Clint Dempsey, Darren Bent, David Gill, David Luiz, FC Twente, Fulham, Heracles Almelo, Jose Bosingwa, Juan Pablo Angel, Liverpool, Los Angeles Galaxy, LOSC Lille Metropole, Luis Suarez, Manchester City, Manchester United, Mark Janko, Nery Castillo, New York Red Bulls, Oguchi Onyewu, Paul Konchesky, PSV, Shakhtar Donetsk, Sunderland, Video Games, West Ham on January 20, 2011 | 7 Comments »
What you missed while playing a side-scrolling, 8-bit “Halo”…
The Thursday Challenge: The Answers
Posted in Bundesliga, English Premier League, General, League One, League Two, Ross County, Scottish Football League, Scottish Premier League, South America, The Football League, Trivia, Whimsy, Wild Ass Guesses on January 19, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Last week your challenge was to use the first names I provided and the following rules and hints to a) identify the players that I had selected and b) to identify the “theme” I had used to put together the team: 4-4-2 formation w/goalkeeper Not all players are active Most players were born in the [...]
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged Aris Thessaloniki, Arsenal, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Bayern München, Branislav Ivanovic, Cesc Fabregas, Chelsea, Court of Arbitration for Sport, Cristiano Ronaldo, Demba Ba, Denilson, Eric Cantona, FA Cup, Hamburg, Hector Cuper, Hoffenheim, Iker Casillas, Leeds United, Liverpool, Manchester United, Match Fixing, New York Cosmos, Oleg Oriekhov, Owls Vs. Chihuahuas, Real Madrid, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Ryan Giggs, Salvador Cabanas, Simon Grayson, Steve Gerrard, Theo Walcott, UEFA, Valon Behrami, West Ham on January 19, 2011 | 1 Comment »
What you missed while regretting that this fight between an owl and a chihuahua wasn’t caught on film…
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged AFC Asian Cup, Ajax, Alexis Sanchez, Archaeology Is Fun!, Aston Villa, Avram Grant, Bayern München, Blackburn, Borussia Dortmund, Brazilian National Team, Chelsea, Darren Bent, Djurgården, Everton, Gale Agbossoumonde, Japanese National Team, Jermaine Jones, Joe Cole, Joe Hart, Kenny Cooper, Lionel Messi, Liverpool, Luis Suarez, Manchester City, Manchester United, Mark van Bommel, Nasser al-Johar, Neymar, Portland Timbers, Portuguese National Team, Rafael, Roberto Mancini, Ryan Babel, Santos, Saudi Arabian National Team, Shinji Kagawa, Steven Pienaar, Sunderland, Tim Howard, Tottenham, Udinese, West Ham on January 18, 2011 | 2 Comments »
What you missed while accidentally finding Caligula’s tomb…
Coming out of the Closet with Fuse: The Year Ahead
Posted in Commentary, English Premier League, Football Shirts, General, Homerism, MLS, Off the Pitch, Ross County, Scottish Football League, USMNT, Whimsy on January 17, 2011 | 8 Comments »
There were no commenter submissions this week so, it being a new year, I thought I’d let you in on my shirt-related plans for 2011. 2010 was a “down year” for my kit collection: I added a new Ross County home shirt, new Ross County away shorts, the full new Scotland home kit, a few [...]
“Aim for the sky and you’ll reach the ceiling. Aim for the ceiling and you’ll stay on the floor.” – Bill Shankly
Posted in Weekend Open Thread, tagged Everton, Liverpool, Sunday open thread on January 16, 2011 | 3 Comments »
If there is a winner in today’s Merseyside derby featuring 13th place Liverpool and 12th place Everton, both on 25 points and just four points above the drop zone, could the loser be well and truly in the relegation hunt? For one club, the answer is amazingly, yes, and for the other, it’s unlikely.
“The ref was vertically 15 yards away.” – Kevin Keegan
Posted in USMNT, Weekend Open Thread, tagged ESPN, Saturday open thread, USMNT on January 15, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Did you know that there was a USMNT match next Saturday night? It’s hardly been mentioned, honestly. It’s a friendly against Chile, who were just put into the 15th spot in the FIFA World Rankings this past Wednesday. The USA stayed static in their 18th spot.
Dundee, the SPL, the National Team, and of course, the County.
Posted in Commentary, Financials, General, Homerism, Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics, News, Off the Pitch, Ross County, Scottish Football League, Scottish Premier League, Television Rights, The Scottish Cup, Transfer Rumors, Transfers on January 18, 2011 | 4 Comments »
The best way to start this most recent round-up of the goings-on with Ross County and beyond is to start with a few words about what is going on 150 miles down the A9 in Dundee. It was announced last Friday that the Scottish Football Association had rejected Dundee F.C.’s appeal of the 25 point [...]
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