Very truncated post today. I’m moving out this morning so I’m a bit out of it, meaning I’ve had a bit to drink and dont have a desk or bed anymore. So what I’m going to do is my super irresponsibly early picks for the European qualifiers for Brazil 2014. COME ON FAROE ISLANDS! Eastern [...]
Archive for July, 2011
“Pele is king of the soccer field. To be king of your kitchen, use Crestfield wax paper.” – Pele
Posted in Weekend Open Thread, World Cup 2014 on July 31, 2011 | 1 Comment »
“Tell the Kraut to get his ass up front.” – Some guy, on Der Kaiser
Posted in General, USMNT, Weekend Open Thread on July 30, 2011 | 11 Comments »
Yeah so I’m not too terribly thrilled with the appointment of Klinsmann as the USMNT boss. I wasn’t too thrilled with the dismissal of Bob Bradley either. I wouldn’t say I was celebrating it as many were, but I wasn’t exactly sad when I heard the news. I think that Bradley’s time had run out, [...]
And the new USMNT coach is…
Posted in General on July 29, 2011 | 8 Comments »
…Jurgen Klinsmann. More details to follow, but the USSF now has the man they’ve been coveting for several years and that puts the pressure on both Klinsmann and Sunil Gulati. UPDATE: I believe Klinsmann will be the first USMNT head with any (meaningful) international experience as a player- do you think this will help him [...]
Your Weekend Preview: God bedring, Norge!! Edition
Posted in Champions League, English Premier League, General, Homerism, League Two, Matchday is for Homerism, MLS, Ross County, Scottish Football League, Scottish Premier League, Serie A, Weekend Preview on July 29, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Crawley Town F.C. v. A.F.C. Wimbledon (Friday) I think it’s fantastic that the opening round of England’s League Cup features two teams who will begin their first seasons in league football this year. I also like the way that both of these clubs came into the league (League Two in this case). AFC Wimbledon decided [...]
Major League Soccer Pick’Em – Week 20 (Better Late than Never Edition)
Posted in MLS Pick'em, tagged Chivas USA, Colorado Rapids, Columbus Crew, DC United, FC Dallas, Houston Dynamo, Los Angeles Galaxy, New England Revolution, Philadelphia Union, Portland Timbers, Real Salt Lake, San Jose Earthquakes, Seattle Sounders, Sporting Kansas City, Toronto FC, Vancouver White on July 29, 2011 | 19 Comments »
First, apologies to everyone who was looking for this earlier in the week. I was called out of town at the last minute to deal with a personal matter. Second, Week 19 was a big week for our pickers. There were 17 games to pick and we had three, count’em three, of our pickers who [...]
The Thursday Challenge: I may be trying too hard Edition
Posted in General, Trivia, Whimsy, Wild Ass Guesses on July 28, 2011 | 12 Comments »
I am going to do my best to explain this week’s challenge, but if you find that you’ve read it three or four times and still have no idea what I’m getting at, please ask me any questions you need to in the comments section or via email at avoidingthedrop@gmail.com
The Thursday Challenge: The Answers
Posted in CAF, Champions League, English Premier League, FA Cup, General, Homerism, Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics, MLS, South America, Trivia, Whimsy, Wild Ass Guesses on July 27, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Consider yourselves lucky to be reading theses words. Only a month after hurricanes touched down in the “World of Fuse” a freak thunderstorm arrived bringing down power lines on three of the four sides of my block yesterday afternoon and it was over 12 hours before power was restored. It rained hard enough for long [...]
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged Bursaspor, Cardiff City, Chivas USA, Colorado Rapids, Columbus Crew, Copa America, Diego Forlán, Edin Dzeko, FC Basel, FC Dallas, FC Lucerne, Fun with the Large Hadron Collider, Houston Dynamo, Jose Enrique, Kenny Miller, Liverpool, Los Angeles Galaxy, Manchester City, Mario Balotelli, MLS, Neuchatel Xamax, New England Revolution, New York Red Bulls, Newcastle, Nigel de Jong, Paraguayan National Team, Portland Timbers, Real Salt Lake, Roberto Mancini, Rodrigo Galatto, San Jose Earthquakes, Sporting Kansas City, Steven Gerrard, Toronto FC, Uruguayan National Team on July 25, 2011 | 8 Comments »
What you missed while the Higgs-Boson was dropping hints that it might actually exist…
“I’m not disappointed – just disappointed.” – Kevin Keegan
Posted in Weekend Open Thread on July 24, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Cup Final day again! Two Sundays in a row and I must say this has all been a nice distraction in the build up to the European seasons kicking off. It’s unfortunate that the game isn’t being broadcast in English in the states, but Setanta has been broadcasting it in England and if you want [...]
Buh-bye, Bob.
Posted in Commentary, Homerism, News, Off the Pitch, USMNT, Wild Ass Guesses on July 28, 2011 | 11 Comments »
A little over an hour ago USSF president Sunil Gulati issued a press release stating that Bob Bradley had been “relieved of his duties” as USMNT coach. So, it looks like we’ve all gotten what we pretty much wanted. I don’t think anyone (here at ATD anyway) actually disliked Bob on a personal level, I [...]
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