19 January 2008

Ten Things You Should Know About Non-League Football

Over at Pitchinvasion.net (quickly becoming one of our favorite football sites/blogs on football culture) they ran an excellent piece on Ten Things You Should Know About Non-League Football. I've tried to explain the English Football Pyramid to my friends here who want to know more about Football, but they can't seem to get around the minor / major league franchise thinking of baseball and hockey.
It normally goes like this, especially after I tell them that no I don't support Manchester United.
"You mean there's TWO clubs in Manchester? "
"Well no actually there are several in the Football League alone and a gazillon more when you get into Non-League"
*Friends eyes roll back and friend asks me what I think about Beckham in the US"

Along with the Wikipedia page that explains the basics of the structure, I will give people links to the excellent Pitch Invasion piece to friends interested in knowing more about what these differences actually mean

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18 January 2008

WOW I actually DREAMT about my fantasy team!

This morning, I read the story that RVP isn't coming back after all and I log onto my pub's fantasy league to offload him. I notice I still (thankfully) have Sami Hyypia (did I just say thankfully about Hyypia??) and not Agger whom I remember putting in and arguing about with FootieGeeza. It turns out that was a dream. I'm not sure what's more sad: Dreaming about my fantasy league or being happy that I still have that Finnish goof on my team.

Oh boy, off to look for another striker--I can afford Adebayor now but everyone has him and it won't help me win. Such hard decisions. ETA: I chose Robbie Keane the striker with the most points that isn't in the top 5 list. The top 5 list being the top 5 players chosen at a position.

By the way I'm 8th in the local league ;)

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17 January 2008

Croatians Dream of WEMBLEY??


Corluka's cup dream - Manchester City - Football - Sport - Manchester Evening News
Corluka's cup dream

16/ 1/2008

VEDRAN Corluka was just 13 when he vowed to himself that he would one day play in an FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.


It's a bit of posturing of course, but there is no way that City will make it to Wemberley if they don't get rid of the load in their pants from last night. They won't even beat Sheff Utd that way.

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16 January 2008

American Gridiron Players Crazier than Joey Barton

I know this isn't strictly the theme of this blog, but oh my goodness me--everyone would excuse me.

Dante Stallworth from the Future Superbowl Champion New England Patriots.

But no one was harder on Stallworth than himself. Immediately after Mathis made the tackle, Stallworth pounded the ground and then started punching his legs as if they were defective.



Stallworth said that was punishment from his alter ego, Nicco, whom Stallworth has described as an extra terrestrial being that resides on Mars when the receiver is off the field.


that is WAY weirder than anything Joey Barton said on Inside Sport.

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Kevin Keegan! Are you kidding me!?

Toon Army forces the club into stupid sentimental decision. The BBC and Sky Sports both call it a shock. RTE called it sensational so that's the article I'll link to.

Keegan returns to the Magpies
Wednesday, 16 January 2008 16:58
Kevin Keegan will sensationally return to Newcastle United as the club's manager.


He's done so well in management since leaving Newcastle. Next he'll replace Fabio Capello as England Manager!

The one thing about Kevin Keegan, at least he gets better looking the older he gets.


I mean asides from the fact that he looks too old for 55 and a bit like Nick Lowe.

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Well, There's Richard Dunne Sold Then

From Skysports this morning:

Blues chief executive Alistair Mackintosh:
"Richard has made it clear
that he is very happy at Manchester City, and we are very happy with him. The
talks we are having are very constructive.



very

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14 January 2008

Souness, Keegan, Houllier, Shearer--don't the Geordies want to WIN?

I am extremely underwhelmed with the names that Newcastle have been linked with for their now vacant managerial post. I'm not sure what I'm expecting but two former managers, a former player that doesn't want it, and an idiot Frenchman ain't it. (Discounting Mark Hughes because he's linked with every empty post in England).

It's club football's poison chalice, isn't it? You have deluded fans wanting the glory of just losing the title 15 years ago, a history of revolving door for managers since then, and new leadership that just sacked the best man for the job.

Reading the press today makes it look like Houllier may be the man for the job... God help us all.

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13 January 2008

Jimmy Bullard

I let out a small cheer yesterday when I saw Jimmy Bullard subbed in. Hopefully there will be some hilarity from him as Fulham are on their way to the League Championship.

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