Ah, the Seventies… I think I may have finally- after 82 attempts by myself and a few guest challengers- found the sweet spot for this series. We had good participation this week and the questions that were guessed correctly/guessed incorrectly were the ones that should have been. As usual, I’d like to take a moment [...]
Archive for May, 2011
The Thursday Challenge: The Answers
Posted in English Premier League, General, Homerism, MLS, Scottish Football League, Scottish Premier League, Serie A, Trivia, Whimsy, Wild Ass Guesses on May 11, 2011 | 8 Comments »
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged AC Milan, AS Saint-Étienne, Ashley Young, Aston Villa, Ben Foster, Benfica, Birmingham City, Blackburn, Blackpool, Carlos Tevez, Cesc Fabregas, Chelsea, Copa Italia, Cristiano Ronaldo, Darren Flethcer, Edinson Cavani, English Premier League, FA Cup, FIFA, Gennaro Gattuso, Getafe Team Dubai, Ghanaian National Team, Jody Craddock, Kaká, KILLER JELLYFISH!, Lionel Messi, Liverpool, LOSC Lille Metropole, Manchester City, Manchester United, Michael Essien, Napoli, Olympique Marseille, Palermo, Philippe Mexes, Real Madrid, Roberto Mancini, Roma, Roque Santa Cruz, Simon Kjaer, Sir Alex Ferguson, Taye Taiwo, Tottenham Hotspur, Wolfsburg, Wolverhampton, World Cup 2022, Zlatan Ibrahimović on May 11, 2011 | 6 Comments »
(Sorry about the last week; I was in the hospital with a bit of a health issue, but I’m recovered (recovering) and back now. I thought about going back and doing all the stuff I missed, but I figured Fulham fans would rather not relive Monday.) What you missed while getting ready for a future [...]
Dipping My Toes into the Mill Pond
Posted in Bundesliga, Champions League, English Premier League, Euro 2012, FA Cup, General, Homerism, La Liga, Ligue 1, MLS, News, Off the Pitch, Scottish Premier League, Transfer Rumors, Transfers, Turkish Super Lig, UEFA, UEFA Cup, Wild Ass Guesses, World Cup 2010, World Cup Qualifiers on May 10, 2011 | 8 Comments »
Under normal circumstance I refrain from getting involved in transfer speculation and the rumor mill here on ATD in anything but the most light-hearted manner. At worse, I might report on what the rumors are around a given player or club, but I’m always careful to state that, in the end, they are only rumors. [...]
MLS Pick’Em – Week 9
Posted in MLS Pick'em, tagged Chicago Fire, Chivas USA, Colorado Rapids, DC United, ESPN2, FC Dallas, Fox Soccer Channel, Houston Dynamo, Los Angeles Galaxy, New England Revolution, New York Red Bulls, Philadelphia Union, Portland Timbers, Real Salt Lake, San Jose Earthquakes, Seattle Sounders FC, Sporting Kansas City, Toronto FC, Vancouver Whitecaps on May 10, 2011 | 20 Comments »
Well, after a couple weeks where winners and losers reigned, Major League Soccer decided to throw a curve ball and give us a week where half the games were draws. And since all of those draws occurred on Saturday, I would be interested to see if that helped or hindered MLS’s free Match Day Live [...]
The 2010-2011 Ross County F.C. Season Review
Posted in Commentary, General, Homerism, News, Off the Pitch, Ross County, Scottish Football League, Scottish Premier League, The Scottish Cup, Transfer Rumors, Transfers on May 9, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Given all of the rumors swirling around the players, the manager, and Ross County F.C. as a whole at the conclusion of the 2010-2011 season the temptation is to look forward, to become preoccupied with what might happen rather than to analyze what has happened. I am not going to ignore all of these rumors [...]
“Once a Blue, always a Blue.” – Wayne Rooney
Posted in Weekend Open Thread, tagged Sunday open thread on May 8, 2011 | 6 Comments »
I bet you thought you would be reading 700 words on Wolves-West Brom today, didn’t you? That match is certainly important for Wolves, as they try to escape relegation, but there is only one match in the English top flight to talk about today. Manchester United hosts Chelsea at 11:10 AM EST. This match is [...]
“Danny should be embarrassed at being voted man-of-the-match.” – Neil Warnock
Posted in Weekend Open Thread, tagged Saturday open thread, The Championship on May 7, 2011 | 12 Comments »
Today is the final day of the league season of England’s second division, the nPower Championship. As of now, Queen’s Park Rangers are the champions of the division and will be automatically promoted, along with second place finishers Norwich City. The matches today all kick off at 7:45 AM EST, so likely by the time [...]
Free Match Day Live Weekend
Posted in MLS, tagged Free Stuff!! on May 6, 2011 | 1 Comment »
This weekend Major League Soccer is offering a free preview of their on-line service: Match Day Live. Read on after the jump to find out how to get your free preview.
Your Weekend Preview: Mmmm…Pie! Edition
Posted in Bundesliga, Champions League, English Premier League, Eredivisie, Europa League, General, Homerism, Ligue 1, Matchday is for Homerism, MLS, Ross County, Scottish Football League, The Championship, Weekend Preview on May 6, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Ross County F.C. v. Cowdenbeath F.C. (Saturday) It’s party time in Dingwall- the club is staying up, ticket prices have been reduced for the final home match, and supporters have already started speculating who’s staying, who’s going, and whether or not the club is going to need a new manager. One thing that isn’t up [...]
The State of the Game: USWNT and WPS
Posted in Commentary, CONCACAF Gold Cup, Financials, General, Homerism, Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics, MLS, News, Off the Pitch, They've Fallen, USMNT, World Cup Qualifiers, WPS on May 10, 2011 | 12 Comments »
Yesterday morning, when the final U.S. roster for this summer’s Women’s World Cup was released some of you were probably too busy Tweeting about how long the line was at Starbuck’s to even notice- I was doing the laundry. I only found out that it had happened because an old coaching colleague emailed me to [...]
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