Ross County F.C. v. Kilmarnock F.C. (Saturday) The undefeated Staggies’ final preseason match will be the only one in which they will face an opponent who are as good or better than they are, Scottish Premier League side Kilmarnock F.C.. This match should tell the County players and staff two things: How much they have [...]
Archive for July, 2011
Your Weekend Preview: USA!! USA!! USA!! Edition
Posted in Champions League, CONMEBOL, General, Homerism, Matchday is for Homerism, MLS, MLS Pick'em, Ross County, South America, Transfers, Weekend Preview, World Cup 2010 on July 15, 2011 | 1 Comment »
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged Aston Villa, Blackburn, Carlton Cole, Charles N'Zogbia, FC Porto, Ian Ayre, Kenny Dalglish, KILLER JELLYFISH!, Liverpool, Manchester City, Mariano Pavone, Radamel Falcao, Seattle Sounders, Sergio Agüero, Sigi Schmid, Stewart Downing, Stoke City, West Ham, Wigan on July 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
What you missed while jellyfish were taking out power plants…
Major League Soccer Pick’Em – Week 18 (On the Road Edition)
Posted in MLS Pick'em, tagged Chicago Fire, Chivas USA, Colorado Rapids, Columbus Crew, DC United, FC Dallas, FIFA Women's World Cup, Houston Dynamo, Japan Women National Team, New England Revolution, New York Red Bulls, Philadelphia Union, Portland Timbers, Real Salt Lake, San Jose Earthquakes, Seattle Sounders, Sporting Kansas City, USWNT, Vancouver Whitecaps on July 14, 2011 | 18 Comments »
This is the “Vacation Edition”. Unfortunately, I am not able to give a full report on last week’s games. Please read on after the jump to see this week’s games and make your picks.
The Thursday Challenge: The Ol’ Switcheroo!! Edition
Posted in General, Trivia, Whimsy, Wild Ass Guesses on July 14, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Normally when we have a football crest-oriented challenge around these parts I just give you a group of obscure crests and let you have at it. In those cases a little bit of knowledge and proper use of Google Image Search will get you halfway home. This week I’ve decided to switch things up a [...]
About Last Night
Posted in General, tagged Alan Pardew, Aston Villa, Atletico Madrid, Axel Witsel, Bayern München, Benfica, Blackburn, Borussia Dortmund, Bouna Coundoul, Brazilian National Team, Chelsea, Copa America, Ecuador National Team, El-Hadji Diouf, Frank Rost, Hamburger SV, Jerome Boateng, Jose Enrique, Kieron Dyer, KILLER SPIDERS!, Liverpool, Luka Modric, Manchester City, Massimo Busacca, Nathan Delfouneso, New York Red Bulls, Newcastle, Paraguayan National Team, Patrick Vieira, Queens Park Rangers, Scott Parker, Sergio Agüero, Shinji Kagawa, Standard Liege, Stewart Downing, Tottenham Hotspur, Venezuelan National Team, West Ham on July 14, 2011 | 3 Comments »
What you missed while finding out that tarantulas have two hearts…
David Bingham 1-0 Boaz Myhill
Posted in English Premier League, MLS, Whimsy, tagged Boaz Myhill, David Bingham, San Jose Earthquakes, West Bromwich Albion on July 13, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Yesterday, San Jose played a friendly against West Brom. This is, hands down, the highlight of the match.
The Thursday Challenge: The Answers
Posted in English Premier League, First Timers, General, Homerism, Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics, Ross County, Scottish Football League, Scottish Premier League, Trivia, Whimsy, Wild Ass Guesses on July 13, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Welcome back, folks! There’s lots of good news to report this week. First off, we had (at least to the best of my spotty memory!) a “first-timer” take a crack at the Thursday Challenge, so everyone please welcome Noah B.! Second, we had four participants this year and they all answered five of the six [...]
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged Alex McLeish, Argentine National Team, Arsenal, Arsene Wenger, Aston Villa, Birmingham City, Carlos Tevez, Catania, Chelsea, Christian Zapata, Copa America, Corinthians, Costa Rican National Team, Jonathan Woodgate, Jose Mourinho, KILLER SPIDERS!, Ledley King, Luka Modric, Manchester City, Margaret Thatcher, Michael Essien, Niko Krancjar, Novara, Per Mertesacker, Real Madrid, Sam Allardyce, Samir Nasri, Stoke City, Takayuki Morimoto, Tottenham Hotspur, Udinese, Villareal, Werder Bremen, West Ham on July 12, 2011 | 4 Comments »
What you missed while a Brazilian Wandering Spider was wandering around a German supermarket…
