The “find the crest” challenges always bring out the best in our commenters and this past week’s challenge was no exception. Three commenters submitted answers this week- our own Kevin and Andrew B. as well as commenter Andrew M.- and both Andrews identified all of the crests correctly. Click through to see the answers.
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The Thursday Challenge: The Answers
Posted in CONMEBOL, General, South America, The More You Know..., Trivia, Whimsy, Wild Ass Guesses on October 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The New Scotland Kit Is Here….Almost.
Posted in Football Shirts, Homerism, Mailbag, News, The More You Know... on October 9, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Every once in a while a little tartan birdie deposits some information in my mailbox regarding Scotland kits. The new home kit will be revealed on Tuesday morning, and while I’m not allowed to share the picture with you prior to that, I can provide you with a detailed description. Click through if you’re [...]
The Thursday Challenge: The Answers
Posted in General, The More You Know..., Trivia, USMNT, Whimsy, Wild Ass Guesses on September 7, 2011 | 4 Comments »
The man on the left is Walter Bahr. This native of Philadelphia- who is still going strong at 84 years old- played (winning four championships) and coached in the American Soccer League (ASL), was on the 1948 USA Olympic team, and his appearances for the United States included the famous 1-0 victory over England in [...]
Apparently a leopard CAN change its spots!
Posted in Commentary, General, Homerism, News, Off the Pitch, Scottish Football League, Scottish Premier League, The More You Know... on June 8, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Has this man just saved football in Scotland? In April and December of 2010 the Right Honourable Henry McLeish (pictured above), Former Scottish First Minister (and former professional footballer) released a two part report on the state of football in Scotland from the youth level up to the national team. The first part of the [...]
The Thursday Challenge: The Answers
Posted in English Premier League, FA Cup, General, Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics, Odd Soccer News, Off the Pitch, The More You Know..., Trivia, Whimsy, Wild Ass Guesses on June 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Last week’s challenge was perhaps the most difficult or time consuming one I’ve presented to you in recent weeks, but I hope you enjoyed it for the same reasons I enjoyed creating it- it uncovered some pretty interesting stuff, especially about Ferenc Deák, Andrew Watson, and Donald Bell. We had three excellent submissions from Ben [...]
The Thursday Challenge: The Answers
Posted in General, MLS, NASL, The Football League, The More You Know..., Trivia, USMNT, Whimsy, Wild Ass Guesses, World Cup Qualifiers on May 18, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Participation in the Thursday Challenge dropped off a bit this week with only Harry J. and Keith C. submitting answers by the deadline. Neither Harry or Keith were perfect, but they both did quite well and I thank them for their efforts- even if they did make a few of the questions harder than they [...]
The Thursday Challenge: If at first…
Posted in General, Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics, The More You Know..., Trivia, USMNT, Whimsy, Wild Ass Guesses, World Cup Qualifiers on May 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
No time for a wordy preamble this week- I’ve got people to see (I have no friends), things to do (nap time), and places to go (if only…)! So, you kids have fun and don’t make too much noise, your mother is still sleeping.
The Thursday Challenge: The Answers
Posted in General, Off the Pitch, The More You Know..., Trivia, Whimsy, Wild Ass Guesses on April 27, 2011 | 6 Comments »
Welcome back. Did you enjoy that? I know I did. Join me after the jump and I will reveal all.
The Commenter Survey: Part Deux
Posted in About Last Night, ATD Dropcast, Bundesliga, CONCACAF Gold Cup, English Premier League, First Timers, Football Shirts, General, Gold Cup, Guest Post, Indoor Soccer, La Liga, League One, League Two, Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics, Ligue 1, MLS, MLS Pick'em, News, Official Site Business, Ross County, Scottish Football League, Scottish Premier League, Serie A, The Championship, The Football League, The More You Know..., The Weekend Wrapup, Transfer Rumors, Transfers, Transfers Rules and Legalese, Trivia, USMNT, Weekend Preview on April 21, 2011 | 12 Comments »
I’d like to begin by thanking everyone for their patience with the long delay between the publication of the first half of the commenter survey results and this, the second half of those results. Normally this would be the place where I made some sort of humorous excuse for why this has happened, but the [...]
The Thursday Challenge: The Answers
Posted in Commentary, General, Ross County, Scottish Football League, The Championship, The More You Know..., Trivia, Whimsy, Wild Ass Guesses on September 21, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Hello all! I am back from the River City and ready to resume my normal duties here at ATD. Whether you like it or not you’ll now be stuck with me on a continuous basis until next spring when I return to the ancestral homeland for a cultural booster shot which will include three football [...]
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