Ross County F.C. v. Albion Rovers F.C. (Saturday) There was plenty of news at Ross County in the run up to this Scottish Cup match. The main news was that former Ross County youth player Alex Cooper, who was sold to Liverpool several seasons ago, has been signed by the Staggies for the remainder of [...]
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Your Weekend Preview: MLS Cup Edition
Posted in English Premier League, Homerism, Matchday is for Homerism, MLS, MLS Playoffs, Ross County, Scottish Football League, Scottish Premier League, The Championship, USMNT, Weekend Preview on November 18, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Major League Soccer Pick’Em – Conference Finals
Posted in MLS Pick'em, MLS Playoffs, tagged Eastern Conference, Houston Dynamo, Los Angeles Galaxy, Real Salt Lake, Sporting Kansas City, Western Conference on November 4, 2011 | 12 Comments »
We’re down to the final four. And around 11:00pm(EST)/8:00pm(PST) on Sunday night, we will know who is playing for this year’s MLS Cup. Read on after the jump for the current Pick’Em standings and to make your picks for the conference finals.
The Thursday Challenge: Super Long Club Name Edition
Posted in English Premier League, Eredivisie, General, Homerism, League One, Matchday is for Homerism, MLS, MLS Playoffs, Ross County, Scottish Football League, Scottish Premier League, The Championship, The Football League, USMNT, Weekend Preview on November 4, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Ross County F.C. v. Partick Thistle F.C. (Saturday) Five wins in a row and another week in first place- not much to complain about if you’re a Staggies supporter! There’s good news on the horizon too- joint top-scorer Steven Craig has this match and one more before his convoluted (and unfair!) red card suspension ends. [...]
The Marquez Experiment
Posted in MLS, MLS Playoffs, tagged MLS, New York Red Bulls, Rafa Marquez on October 31, 2011 | 3 Comments »
When David Beckham came across the pond five years ago, it prompted all kinds of hand-wringing. Would Beckham take the league seriously, or was he just here for a paycheck? Would he be a divisive prima donna? Would his precent upstage MLS, turning it into a retirement plan for players from abroad? Beckham’s stay hasn’t [...]
MLS Playoffs: Still Not Quite Right
Posted in MLS Playoffs, tagged MLS, MLS Playoffs on February 24, 2011 | 10 Comments »
That’s right, folks: just when you thought you were getting the hang of the MLS playoff structure, they had to go and change it. Above is the bracket (stolen liberally borrowed from MLSSoccer.com) that explains just how the playoffs will work for the upcoming 2011 season. Your big changes: The three top seeds in each [...]
Your Weekend Preview: Franco-American Edition
Posted in Bundesliga, English Premier League, Eredivisie, Europa League, General, Homerism, League One, Ligue 1, MLS, MLS Playoffs, Ross County, The Championship, The Football League, Weekend Preview on November 19, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Ross County F.C. v. Deveronvale F.C. (Saturday) The Staggies take a welcome break from SFL First Division action this weekend as they host Highland League side Deveronvale in the third round of the Scottish Cup. While County should be favored to progress in the Cup- they were runners-up last year, after all- Deveronvale have made [...]
The Thursday Challenge: The Answers
Posted in Argentine Primera Division, Bundesliga, English Premier League, Eredivisie, General, La Liga, Ligue 1, MLS, MLS Playoffs, Russian Premier League, Scottish Premier League, Serie A, Trivia, USMNT, Whimsy, Wild Ass Guesses on November 17, 2010 | 3 Comments »
It’s Yevgeny Starikov- duh!! I am happy to report that just like last week my questions for you this week were so good that they once again caused some of you to respond with anger and profanity. It’s always nice to know that I am appreciated. It’s also nice to know that even though we’re [...]
Your Weekend Preview: No Mention of Derek Adams Edition
Posted in Blue Square Premier, Bundesliga, English Premier League, General, Homerism, La Liga, Matchday is for Homerism, MLS, MLS Playoffs, Ross County, Scottish Football League, Serie A, Weekend Preview on November 12, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Ross County F.C. v. Dundee F.C. (Saturday) This week sees newly-relegated (well, not quite, but you know what I mean…) Dundee travel to Dingwall to face one of the teams that has directly benefited from the Dark Blues going back into administration. So far County have taken advantage of this situation, moving up from ninth [...]
MLS Playoffs Pick’Em – Round 2
Posted in MLS Pick'em, MLS Playoffs, tagged Colorado Rapids, Columbus Crew, FC Dallas, Los Angeles Galaxy, New York Red Bulls, Real Salt Lake, San Jose Earthquakes, Seattle Sounders FC on November 11, 2010 | 14 Comments »
Round Two of Major League Soccer’s playoffs have ended and we are now down to the last four teams. We are also finished with home/away legs and from now on, it is “win or go home” for San Jose, Colorado, Dallas, and Los Angeles. For the second year in a row, the Eastern Conference champion [...]
The Thursday Challenge: Veteran’s Day Edition
Posted in Argentine Primera Division, Bundesliga, English Premier League, Eredivisie, General, La Liga, Ligue 1, MLS, MLS Playoffs, Russian Premier League, Scottish Premier League, Serie A, Trivia, USMNT, Whimsy, Wild Ass Guesses on November 11, 2010 | 4 Comments »
I was going to make this week’s questions a little less challenging than last weeks, but I just couldn’t do it. So, instead, I reduced them in number. This week there are only six of them and I consider two of them to be the kind that you could answer without doing any research. The [...]
