there’s been some great readings over the last week and a half, many of which i don’t have time or patience to elaborate on. and i’ve dug out a few of my favorites that i felt warranted further discussion. st. pauli’s newest player is the club press officer – dirty tackle @ yahoo.com in the […]
Month: February 2011
raising the dead
Not that I’m telling you anything new, but your average American sports fan’s knowledge of association football is extremely limited. Many, if not most, have literally zero knowledge about soccer. But if they do have just a bit of room in their brain for it after squeezing in as much knowledge about American idol, the […]
ten words or less #17
After a week of spectacular (and high stress) Champions League football, I feel like we need a break from the serious. So today’s TWOL will focus on the lighter side of the world of football. Well, I think the following links are light… A.C. Milan fans might disagree. Kanye/soccer post? Love it, even if a […]
a long overdue goodbye
On Monday, it felt like a part of my childhood died. No, I’m not referring to a footage leak of what will undoubtably be an awful theatrical edition of one of my favorite shows growing up. Instead, the part of my childhood that died this week did so when when of my favorite childhood players […]
it’s t-shirt time!
as of late, while surfing around the blogosphere — or whatever it’s refered to these days — i’ve tried to ignore a lot of the barcelona hype-mongering that has been pervasive in the press the last few years. part of that is logically due to my long following of their bitter rivals in the spanish capital, but […]
ten words or less #16
looking back over my last few posts, and i feel like i’m a scouser all of the sudden. if it weren’t for all of the other postings being about tottenham, i would understand it if you thought i had switched allegiances. though you have to admit: those boys in red have been quite the soap opera […]
kind words for the king
when the king of the kop rode back into liverpool on what i’m guessing was a red stallion, he was literally hailed as the knight in shining armor here to save the day of the liverpool faithful. he was the only man who could save the club from its impending doom. it all felt like […]
round up #28
there’s just enough time for me to squeeze out another round-up for your reading enjoyment this saturday. i’m sure you’ll find my rants to be quite entertaining today: niall quinn ‘despises’ sunderland fans who watch foreign broadcasts – guardian.co.uk oh cry me a river mr. quinn; apparently being a club chairman does not require you […]
Wrong Side of the Pond 