I will regret this statement within the week, but I think I may stump you with this week’s challenge. I’ve given you challenges similar to this one before, but I don’t think I’ve ever found a person who was so obscure and yet, so well-known at the same time. He has also led a very [...]
Archive for August, 2011
The Thursday Challenge: Mystery Man Edition
Posted in General, Trivia, Whimsy, Wild Ass Guesses on August 11, 2011 | 6 Comments »
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged Anthony Pilkington, Arsenal, Athletic Bilbao, Birmingham City, Bolton, Bradford City, Carlos Vela, Carson Yeung, Cesc Fabregas, Chelsea, Chivas USA, Everton, FC Schalke, Fernando Llorente, Fernando Torres, Freddy Adu, John O'Shea, Jordan Henderson, Jose Enrique, Kenny Dalglish, KILLER BEARS!, Klaas Jan Huntelaar, La Liga, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Mario Balotelli, Matt Derbyshire, Napoli, Newcastle, Norwich City, Nottingham Forest, Plymouth Argyle, Robbie Keane, Samir Nasri, Scott Dann, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Spanish National Team, Sunderland, Tom Cleverley, Tottenham Hotspur on August 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
What you missed while playing Monopoly with a bear…
Season Preview: Blackburn Rovers
Posted in EPL Season Previews, Wild Ass Guesses, tagged Blackburn Rovers, EPL Season Previews, Terrible owners, Venkys on August 10, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Last Season’s Record: 11 wins, 10 draws, 17 losses. 43 points and 15th place, a poor season that saw Big Sam ridiculously get the chop and a backlash against the new ownership regime. Transfers (in): David Goodwillie (Dundee United, £2.8mil [ah heh heh heh heh]), Myles Anderson (Aberdeen, free), Radosav Petrovic (Partizan Belgrade, undisclosed), two [...]
MLS Says Goodbye to FSC, Hello to NBC
Posted in MLS, Television Rights, tagged MLS, Televison Rights on August 10, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Last November, MLS commissioner Don Garber was asked by Sports Illustrated about the state of the relationship between MLS and television provider Fox Soccer. Garber, ever the diplomat, answered thusly: We continue to be engaged deeply in conversations with Fox on the renewal of our agreement. I know we’re hopeful we can renew it at [...]
Your official 2011/2012 Avoiding the Drop Fantasy Leagues
Posted in English Premier League, Fantasy Premier League, tagged Fantasy Premier League, IKTS on August 10, 2011 | 2 Comments »
We’ve always had fun with fantasy leagues of some form here on ATD, and what would this season be without a couple more to get yourself involved in? It’s always fun to sit there and think that you know what players will be the best or that you know who will win what games. The [...]
Season Preview: Fulham
Posted in English Premier League, EPL Season Previews, tagged Fulham, Season Previews on August 10, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Last Season’s Record: Eighth place, Barclays Premier League (11 wins, 16 draws, 11 losses), 49 points. Mark Hughes was in serious danger of being fired as the Cottagers were in a relegation dogfight at Christmas, but Fulham fought their way up the standings to finish at the top of the second tier of Premier League [...]
Season Preview: Everton F.C.
Posted in English Premier League, EPL Season Previews, General, Wild Ass Guesses on August 10, 2011 | 9 Comments »
Everton F.C. Last Year’s Record: 13 wins, 15 draws, and 10 losses, for 54 points and 7th place. Transfers (In): None. Transfers (Out): James Vaughn (Norwich City), Kieran Agard (Yeovil Town), and Iain Turner (Preston North End). Season Outlook: Let me ask you to take another look at who the club signed during the off-season. [...]
The Thursday Challenge: The Answers
Posted in General, Homerism, Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics, Trivia, Whimsy, Wild Ass Guesses, WPS on August 10, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Welcome. You may remember that last week I gave you a list of five USWNT veterans and asked you to tell me the four things these players had in common, as well as which of these things might have proved a hindrance to their football careers. Speaking of hindrances, I hope nobody was thrown off [...]
Season Preview: Norwich City F.C.
Posted in EPL Season Previews, tagged Bradley Johnson, James Vaughn, Kyle Naughton, Norwich City, Paul Lambert, Ritchie De Laet, Zak Whitbread on August 10, 2011 | 8 Comments »
Last Year’s Record: 23 wins, 15 draws, and 8 losses for 88 points and 2nd place in the Championship for automatic promotion.
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged MLS, Atletico Madrid, Porto, Arsenal, Manchester United, Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur, West Brom, Stoke City, West Ham, Everton, Fulham, Houston Dynamo, Vancouver Whitecaps, Internazionale, Galatasaray, English Premier League, Cesc Fabregas, Arsene Wenger, Reading, Mark Schwarzer, Marouane Chamakh, Samir Nasri, Wesley Sneijder, Sylvain Distin, Carolina Railhawks, Robbie Keane, Arda Turan, Hulk, Bébé, Matthew Upson, Ryo Miyaichi, Phil Jagielka, Paraná Clube, Shane Long, Luiz Camargo, Martin Rennie on August 10, 2011 | 3 Comments »
What you missed while feeling bad for me after my plans for Saturday morning changed dramatically…
