What you missed while the CIA was declassifying their invisible ink recipe…
Archive for April, 2011
MLS Pick’Em – Week 6
Posted in CONCACAF Champions League, MLS Pick'em, tagged Chicago Fire, Chivas USA, Colorado Rapids, Columbus Crew, DC United, FC Dallas, Houston Dynamo, Los Angeles Galaxy, Monterrey, New England Revolution, New York Red Bulls, Portland Timbers, Real Salt Lake, San Jose Earthquakes, Seattle Sounders FC, Sporting Kansas City, Toronto FC, Vancouver Whitecaps on April 20, 2011 | 25 Comments »
Apologies to all for this being posted late, but I have been swamped this week with personal stuff. With that in mind, this summary will not only be late, but also short. Congratulations to ATD’s own Green Eggs who picked six games correct to win the weekly table. There were a number of pickers with [...]
I’ve Seen The Lights Go Out On Palmerston Park
Posted in Ross County, Scottish Football League, tagged Palmerston Park, Queens of the South, Ross County, Scott Parker on April 20, 2011 | 11 Comments »
Palmerston Park in Dunfries, Scotland is generally known for having a well-maintained pitch. Formerly a farmer’s field, the Queens of the South stadium is probably best known to non-Scottish League fans as one of the filming locales for A Shot at Glory. Outside of the pitch, the ground is also known for one other, interesting [...]
The Thursday Challenge: The Answers
Posted in English Premier League, General, MLS, Scottish Football League, South America, Trivia, Whimsy, Wild Ass Guesses on April 20, 2011 | 6 Comments »
Note: Due to unpleasant circumstances beyond my control I was not able to check the site’s email account after 7pm on Tuesday for submissions. If you submitted your answers at anytime after that feel free to pat yourself on the back/rake yourself over the coals in the comments section. The only thing I enjoyed more [...]
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged Los Angeles Galaxy, Atletico Madrid, Arsenal, Manchester United, Liverpool, Real Madrid, Chelsea, Bundesliga, Hamburg, Manchester City, Sunderland, Newcastle, West Ham, Harry Redknapp, Jose Mourinho, FA Cup, English Premier League, Sir Alex Ferguson, Cesc Fabregas, Real Salt Lake, Carlo Ancelotti, Fernando Torres, Michael Owen, Getafe, Carlos Tevez, FC Schalke, New England Revolution, CSKA Moscow, Sergio Agüero, Benny Feilhaber, Leonardo, Pepe Reina, Craig Gordon, Club World Cup, Jack Wilshere, Javier Hernandez, Manuel Neuer, Steve Clarke, Fraizer Campbell, Alfredo di Stefano, Weird Clothing, Angel Torres, Michael Oenning, Mark Gonzalez on April 20, 2011 | 2 Comments »
What you missed while making a prom dress out of Starburst wrappers…
Hoffenheim Director Bails Out Fifth-Tier Club
Posted in Bundesliga, tagged Dietmar Hopp, Financial Disasters, Oberliga Baden-Württemberg, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, Waldhoff Mannheim on April 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Hoffenheim story is one of the happier instances of money changing a club. Dietmar Hopp, former Hoffenheim youth player, decided to return to the club back in 2000. Instead of coming back as a player, however, he came back as one of the richest men in the world; he’d bombed out as a footballer [...]
County Watch: Episode 3
Posted in Commentary, General, Homerism, Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics, Matchday is for Homerism, Ross County, Scottish Football League, The More You Know... on April 18, 2011 | 8 Comments »
Welcome back to our third look at the trials and tribulations of Ross County F.C.’s relegation battle. The question this week was “What would the Staggies do with the momentum they gained in winning their second ALBA Challenge Cup in five years by defeating Queen of the South F.C.?” Did they make the most of [...]
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