Good morning, afternoon or evening, whenever you’re reading this. I wanted to let everyone know that I’m going to leave AtD for personal reasons. The lads will carry on, as far as I’m aware, and may be looking for some new help. It’s been a lot of fun for me to get this endeavor up [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Saturday open thread’
“At the end of the season you can only do as well as what you have done.” – Bryan Robson
Posted in Official Site Business, Weekend Open Thread, tagged Saturday open thread on June 25, 2011 | 15 Comments »
“I don’t think our finishing has been as sharp as it can be.” – Bob Bradley
Posted in USMNT, Weekend Open Thread, tagged Jamaica, Saturday open thread, USMNT on June 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The USA will face Jamaica tomorrow at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. and to say that we’re now at the stage where every match is a referendum on Bob Bradley’s future as manager of this outfit is not an understatement. In the last FIFA rankings, Jamaica was 55th overall, the USA 22nd. It should be [...]
“We played like a real team.” – Frankie Hejduk
Posted in Weekend Open Thread, tagged Saturday open thread on June 11, 2011 | 3 Comments »
The USA takes on Panama this evening in what will likely be a steamy atmosphere in Tampa’s Raymond James Stadium. This match will be important in terms of the likely advancement of the side into the knockout rounds of the Gold Cup. It’s clear that Panama is the next best side in the USA’s group. [...]
“I’m worried about the quarrels between my players during these clasicos, which I hope don’t find their way into my dressing room.” – Vincent Del Bosque
Posted in USMNT, Weekend Open Thread, tagged Saturday open thread, Spain, USMNT on June 4, 2011 | 5 Comments »
I think if you had said to me just a short time ago that the titans of Spain would be potentially sharing pitch time with Freddy Adu, I would have said you were crazy. Yet, here we are. I am going to plea with you all to not over-react to the result from today’s match [...]
“In the first-half we were like the Dog and Duck, in the second-half we were like Real Madrid.” – Ian Holloway
Posted in USMNT, Weekend Open Thread, tagged Saturday open thread, USMNT on May 21, 2011 | 2 Comments »
How important is the upcoming Summer for the US Men’s National Team? It’s more important than you might think. It starts with a vanity clash with Spain in Foxborough on June 4th. This is strictly being used as a warm-up for the Gold Cup. The Cup squad gets named Monday, so presumably it will be [...]
“I hate newspapermen. They come into camp and pick up their camp rumors and print them as facts.” – William T. Sherman
Posted in Weekend Open Thread, tagged rumors, Saturday open thread on May 14, 2011 | 9 Comments »
To start today, good luck to both Manchester City and Stoke City as they do battle for the FA Cup at Wembley. I anticipate a terrific match and fully expect that it will live up to the billing of a Cup final. Now, to the point of today. At this time of year, usually either [...]
“Danny should be embarrassed at being voted man-of-the-match.” – Neil Warnock
Posted in Weekend Open Thread, tagged Saturday open thread, The Championship on May 7, 2011 | 12 Comments »
Today is the final day of the league season of England’s second division, the nPower Championship. As of now, Queen’s Park Rangers are the champions of the division and will be automatically promoted, along with second place finishers Norwich City. The matches today all kick off at 7:45 AM EST, so likely by the time [...]
“I think football would become an even better game if someone could invent a ball that kicks back.” – Eric Morecambe
Posted in Weekend Open Thread, tagged Saturday open thread on April 30, 2011 | 4 Comments »
I find myself thinking too much about the negative aspects of the game we all love. This season has not lent itself to a ton of positivity in terms of the teams I support. In terms of the game as a whole, though, things really are looking much more positive. It was a shame how poor [...]
“Confidence is not very high at the moment.” – Alan Shearer
Posted in MLS, Weekend Open Thread, tagged MLS, Saturday open thread on April 23, 2011 | 5 Comments »
There is a lot going right for MLS at the moment, which is a very good thing for American soccer supporters. Let us all hope that it continues to build slowly and that those with the power to control the league understand that their techniques for getting to this current position need to stay in [...]
