Last Year’s Record: 19 wins, 11 draws, and 8 losses got Arsenal 68 points last year; in spite of the fact that only one team lost fewer games (Manchester United), Arsenal finished three points behind both Manchester City and Chelsea in fourth place. They were knocked out of the Champions League by Barcelona in the [...]
Archive for August, 2011
Season Preview: Arsenal
Posted in EPL Season Previews, tagged Arsenal, Season Preview on August 12, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Season Preview: Manchester United
Posted in Champions League, English Premier League, EPL Season Previews, General, Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics, Wild Ass Guesses on August 12, 2011 | 8 Comments »
Last Year’s Record: 23 wins, 11 draws, and 4 losses for 80 points and the league championship. United also won the Community Shield and qualified for the Champions League. Transfers (In): David de Gea (Atletico Madrid), Phil Jones (Blackburn Rovers), and Ashley Young (Aston Villa) Transfers (Out): Paul Scholes (Retirement), Edwin Van Der Sar (Retirement), [...]
Your Weekend Preview: And so it begins… Edition
Posted in English Premier League, Eredivisie, General, Homerism, Matchday is for Homerism, MLS, Ross County, Scottish Football League, The Championship, USMNT, Weekend Preview on August 12, 2011 | 11 Comments »
New England Revolution v. Columbus Crew (Saturday) The big news last week should have been the debut of the Rev’s first “DP,” Milton Caraglio, but it wasn’t. Instead, the Argentine had his spotlight stolen- much to his chagrin, I’d imagine- by a Uruguayan. 16 year old Diego Fagundez, the first product of the club’s youth [...]
Season Preview: Bolton Wanderers
Posted in English Premier League, EPL Season Previews, General, tagged Bolton Wanderers, Season Previews on August 11, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Last Season’s Record: Fourteenth place in the Barclays Premier League (12 wins, 10 draws, 16 losses), 46 points. Owen Coyle’s side started the season as the league’s surprise package, threatening for a top seven finish, but once Stuart Holden was injured, their blistering pace slowed, and the club finished comfortably in mid-table. Transfers (In): Darren [...]
Major League Soccer Pick’Em – Week 22
Posted in MLS Pick'em, tagged Chicago Fire, Chivas USA, Colorado Rapids, Columbus Crew, DC United, FC Dallas, Houston Dynamo, New England Revolution, New York Red Bulls, Philadelphia Union, Portland Timbers, Real Salt Lake, San Jose Earthquakes, Seattle Sounders, Toronto FC, Vancouver Whitecaps on August 11, 2011 | 16 Comments »
Week 21 was an interesting week for the Pick’Em. We had twelve games and when it came to picks, it was win or lose. Out of the eleven who placed picks for week 21, congratulations to jjf3 and daneekasghost, who were both winners with six correct picks. Read on after the jump to find which [...]
Season Preview: Manchester City
Posted in EPL Season Previews, tagged Manchester City, Season Previews on August 11, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Last Year’s Record: 28 wins, 8 draws, and 9 losses gave them 71 points, which tied Chelsea’s haul for the season; Chelsea’s superior goal difference gave them second place, leaving Manchester City in third and qualifying them for their first berth into the Champions League. City’s also won the FA Cup, beating Stoke City 1-0 [...]
Season Preview: Tottenham Hotspur
Posted in EPL Season Previews, tagged Tottenham Hotspur on August 11, 2011 | 10 Comments »
Last Year’s Record: 16 wins, 14 draws, and 8 losses for 62 points and 5th place. Transfers (In): Brad Friedel (Free from Aston Villa), Cristian Ceballos – Unattached (Free), Souleymane Coulibaly -Siena (£2 million)
Season Preview: Aston Villa
Posted in English Premier League, EPL Season Previews, General, Scottish Premier League, The Championship, Wild Ass Guesses on August 11, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Last Year’s Record: 12 wins, 12 draws, and 14 losses for 48 points and 9th place. Transfers (In): Shay Given (Manchester City), Charles N’Zogbia (Wigan Athletic) Transfers (Out): John Carew (West Ham United), Carlos Cuellar (Rangers), Stewart Downing (Liverpool), Michael Bradley (Borussia M’gladbach), Kyle Walker (Spurs), Ashley Young (Manchester United), Brad Friedel (Spurs), Isaiah Osbourne [...]
A Bit On That Samuel Eto’o Move to Anzhi Makhachkala
Posted in Russian Premier League, tagged Anzhi Makhachkala, Idiot Fans, Samuel Eto'o on August 11, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Anzhi Makhachkala is probably not a club that’s really on most people’s radar. For one thing, it’s in the Russian Premier League, which (outside of Russia) nobody really watches. Also, Anzhi Makhachkala have never actually won anything, so even if you make a point to watch Russian teams in the Champions League you won’t have [...]
