Statistically speaking, every group of people is probably going to contain a few idiots- except, apparently, among the readers, commenters, and voters here at Avoiding the Drop. While pouring over the results of this year’s voting I often found myself thinking, “Really? You voted for him?!” Upon reflection, however, I realized that I was reacting [...]
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The 2011 Droppie Awards: The Results
Posted in Awards, Bundesliga, English Premier League, General, La Liga, Ligue 1, MLS, The Droppies, The Football League, Whimsy, World Cup 2010 on June 7, 2011 | 9 Comments »
It’s time for the 3rd Annual Droppies!!
Posted in Awards, General, Official Site Business, The Droppies, Whimsy, Wild Ass Guesses on May 25, 2011 | 24 Comments »
That’s right, it’s once again time for you weigh in on the best and the worst in the world of football over the past year! Anyone who has played or anything that has happened since the last Droppies is eligible, so cruise around the site to refresh your memory, spend some time at YouTube watching [...]
The Thursday Challenge: Random Awards Edition
Posted in Awards, English Premier League, General, Indoor Soccer, League One, League Two, Ligue 1, Scottish Football League, Scottish Premier League, The Championship, The Football League, The Scottish Cup, Trivia, Whimsy, Wild Ass Guesses on December 9, 2010 | 8 Comments »
Unlike last week, I’ve never met any of the players involved in the questions below, never mind had tea with them! Last week’s questions were, no doubt, a bit Dingwall-centric, so I’ve gone out of my way to cast my net a little wider this week. That being said, they aren’t necessarily any easier. Finally, [...]
You’ve all seen this, right?
Posted in Awards, Commentary, General, News, Soccer Video Games, Whimsy, World Cup 2010 on December 7, 2010 | 10 Comments »
Matty Burrows ups the ante Today FIFA released the finalists for the 2010 Puskas Awards, a.k.a., the “Goal of the Year.” The finalists are: Hamit Altintop Matty Burrows Linus Hallenius Lionel Messi Samir Nasri Neymar Arjen Robben Siphiwe Tshabalala Giovanni van Brockhorst Kumi Yokoyama I urge you not be swayed by the big names on [...]
2010 Ballon d’Or: Who’ve You Got?
Posted in Awards, tagged Ballon d'Or on October 26, 2010 | 7 Comments »
Today, FIFA announced the shortlist of possible winners for the 2010 Ballon d’Or. This is the first time that FIFA will actually present the award; in previous years, FIFA gave out their own “World Player of the Year”, while France Football gave out the Ballon d’Or. The merger makes sense, though; from 2005 on, the [...]
The Thursday Challenge: Who Am I?
Posted in Awards, General, Off the Pitch, Trivia, Whimsy, Wild Ass Guesses on August 26, 2010 | 8 Comments »
This week I’m going to on a little musical mystery tour. Should you complete it successfully you’ll be introduced to one of the coolest bands around. So, join me after the jump and I’ll get you started!
A Quick Look at the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year Shortlist
Posted in Awards, UEFA, tagged UEFA Club Footballer of the Year on August 18, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Awards in sport, for the most part, are meaningless. The only trophy most fans really care about is the kind that’s won on the field; individual awards don’t really matter in the long run. If a team’s already won a treble, their fans will probably not be more excited because one of their own is [...]
The Droppies: And the winners are…
Posted in Awards, Bundesliga, Champions League, Commentary, Confederations Cup, English Premier League, FIFA, General, La Liga, News, Off the Pitch, Serie A, South America, The Droppies, UEFA, UEFA Cup, USMNT, World Cup 2010 on July 22, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Ladies and Gentleman, welcome to the much anticipated second annual Droppies! Once again commenters from near and far have cast their ballots for the best of the best in ten different categories, including our newest category, “League of the Year.” The results and some insightful analysis from yours truly after the jump.
The Droppies Are Coming!! The Droppies Are Coming!!
Posted in Awards, Commentary, General, Introductions, News, Off the Pitch, Official Site Business, The Droppies, Transfers, Whimsy, Wild Ass Guesses, World Cup 2010 on July 14, 2010 | 3 Comments »
We delayed them for a few weeks to allow for this summer’s World Cup, but now that the tournament is over it is time for the second annual Droppies!! All of the important details are after the jump…
Don’t Forget the Droppies!!
Posted in Awards, Commentary, General, Introductions, Off the Pitch, Official Site Business, The Droppies, Wild Ass Guesses on May 31, 2011 | 7 Comments »
There was a lot of great discussion last week when the third annual Droppies were announced, but unfortunately all of the spirited back-and-forth only generated three actual submissions! So, this is a little reminder of the categories (after the jump) both old and new as well as an announcement that the deadline for submitting your [...]
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