Lekhwiya Sports Club v. Al-Gharafa Sports Club (Friday) Whether we like it or not the World Cup is going to be played in Qatar, so we might as well get used to it. First off, the top flight in Qatar is called the “Stars League,” and at present first place Lekhwiya hold a one point [...]
Archive for February, 2011
Your Weekend Preview: The Centenary Edition…WHOA!!
Posted in CAF, Champions League, English Premier League, Europa League, FA Cup, General, Homerism, League One, Ligue 1, Matchday is for Homerism, Ross County, Scottish Football League, Serie A, The Championship, USMNT, Weekend Preview on February 11, 2011 | 7 Comments »
The Thursday Challenge
Posted in English Premier League, General, MLS, Trivia, Whimsy, Wild Ass Guesses on February 10, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Alright readers, lurkers, and commenters, I went out of my way to try come come up with some questions to do justice to the high standard I established last week- now it’s time for you to do your part. Below are questions about players, clubs, kitmakers, records, leagues, and what I think is our first-ever [...]
The Thursday Challenge: The Answers
Posted in Bundesliga, English Premier League, FA Cup, General, Ligue 1, The Scottish Cup, Trivia, Whimsy, Wild Ass Guesses on February 9, 2011 | 3 Comments »
I am happy to report that my earnest pleas (also known as “whinging”) in recent weeks has resulted in not one, but two submissions this week! Though neither Jeff Q. or Andrew B. got all of the right answers, they both did exceptionally well with what I thought was a pretty tough group of questions. [...]
Chasing Amy
Posted in English Premier League, tagged Amy Bent, Darren Bent, Steve Bruce on February 8, 2011 | 10 Comments »
Let’s say for a minute that you are a star striker, and that you’re not really a fan of your manager. Being the proactive type, you demand a transfer out (which is approved, hypothetically, for somewhere in the area of £24 million). You score on your debut with your new club. You talk about how [...]
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged Arsenal, Ashley Cole, Blackpool, Bright Dike, Canadian U-20s, Charlie Adam, Charlie Davies, Chris Hughton, DC United, English National Team, Frank Lampard, Hugo Lloris, Ice Volcanoes, Ledley King, Malaga, Manchester United, Nicklas Bendtner, Pepe Reina, Portland Timbers, Real Madrid, Roberto Di Matteo, Roy Hodgson, Sam Allardyce, Sergio Asenjo, Tottenham Hotspur, West Brom on February 8, 2011 | 4 Comments »
What you missed while ice volcanoes were attacking Lake Michigan…
Fun with Wenger: Debacle at St. James
Posted in Whimsy, tagged Arsenal, Fun with Arsene Wenger, Newcastle on February 7, 2011 | 8 Comments »
Dear Arsenal Supporter, Arnie. I guess we’ve got some talking to do, don’t we? Abou Diaby’s sending off changed the game on Saturday. Getting right into it, are we? You got one part of it right, because when Johann Djourou had to leave the match, we lost a lot of our defensive intensity. You are [...]
In Case You Were Wondering, that Arsenal Match Wasn’t Fixed
Posted in English Premier League, tagged Arsenal, Match Fixing, Whimsy on February 7, 2011 | 6 Comments »
So last night I was sitting on my couch, tweeting away through the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl, when the following tweet appeared in my feed: I dutifully followed the link, to find that a French website had reported that Interpol was looking into the possibility that Tomas Rosicky and Phil Dowd were to [...]
Our First Reader/Commenters Survey
Posted in Commentary, English Premier League, Financials, First Timers, General, Guest Post, Homerism, Introductions, Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics, Mailbag, MLS, News, Off the Pitch, Official Site Business, Power Poll, Ross County, Scottish Football League, Television Rights, USMNT, Whimsy on February 10, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Believe it or not, Avoiding the Drop is about two weeks away from beginning its third year on the internet. That might not seem like much, but consider this: the average life expectancy for a blog/website is about a year. So, doing a a little quick math, we’re about a 157 years old in “human [...]
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