ten words or less #105

on February 6, 2015February 6, 2015 by D.J. Switzer

You might have noticed the slight uptick in activity on the site over the last week, with four new posts going up. That’s not that busy, but it is when compared to the previous few barren weeks that preceded it. Things have finally slowed down a bit at work after the turn of the new year, […]

WSOTP pod: season 2 episode 6

on September 23, 2014September 23, 2014 by D.J. Switzer

Premier League weekend recap: check. Champions League rundown: check. #MLSNEXT and MLS playoff hunt thoughts: double check. This week’s WSOTP Podcast has football discussion in ample supply. Listen in as D.J. and Jeremy pontificate on Özil’s resurrection, Manchester United’s capitulation, and Leicester City’s adulation. The guys also share their thoughts on the new MLS Logo — which D.J. wrote […]

pic of the week 9/15-9/21

on September 22, 2014September 22, 2014 by D.J. Switzer

Football is a manly sport. It’s played out by hard men, running around on a field doing battle with one another for glory, fame and fortune. But every so often, the game provides us with a momentary glimpse of its soft underbelly, and one of those moments took place this weekend in Italy in Roma’s […]

jaw dropper

on January 10, 2014February 10, 2014 by D.J. Switzer

Now that it’s official, we may as well talk about it. I would have liked to talk about it before it was official, but the news kept flying out so fast there wasn’t really enough time to keep up. Anyway, let’s get on with it. After spending most of the week dealing with the aftershocks […]

ten words or less #80

on September 13, 2013September 13, 2013 by D.J. Switzer

I’ve been a little USA-Mexico heavy in this space for the last week or so, and understandably so. And predictably, a little bit of that spills over into this weeks TWOL posting. If you’re feeling a little burnt out on the subject, don’t worry… there’s still a further six links below that aren’t related to […]

cutting off the nose to spite the face

on August 17, 2013September 5, 2013 by D.J. Switzer

In a world of ever increasing change, many of the passionate followers of the church of football often depend on their clubs and national teams to be their “ever-constants”. Particularly in the traditional strongholds of the sport — Europe and South America — many sides are 100-year-old-plus institutions whose fans have long looked to for […]

ten words or less #77

on July 19, 2013July 19, 2013 by D.J. Switzer

It’s Friday and nearly four days since my last post on the site, so I’m feeling a little panicked. I have four pieces in the works, but all aren’t quite ready for the big time for one reason or another: one needs more research, another needs editing, the next one is still a rough draft […]

i want: objectivo’s love michael, hate bob tee

on August 3, 2012August 6, 2012 by D.J. Switzer 1 Comment

I know it’s been around for a while, and it’s not really relevant now that Bradley the Elder is no longer at the helm of the National Team. But seeing how I’m beaming with pride over Bradley the Younger’s career progress over the last twelve months, I don’t think it’s so bad to want the […]

ten words or less #43

on December 25, 2011December 25, 2011 by D.J. Switzer

Despite the fact that the holidays are generally a festive time of the year, we have extra reason to celebrate on Christmas 2011: wrongsideofthepond.com crossing the 20,000 unique visitor milestone. I devoted an entire post — and even unveiled an official URL — to commemorate eclipsing the 10,000 mark, so I lament to report that I’ve only […]

wrong side XI: holding center mid

on July 27, 2011February 22, 2012 by D.J. Switzer 4 Comments

this is part VII in the “wrong side XI” series, where i’ll be selecting my very own starting eleven, assuming of course that i could choose any player from any team in the world. you can read the rules i’ll be following to make my team selection, and what formation i’ll be squeezing them into, […]

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