League update -- 8th December

Relevant to Tom's post below ...

I was just about to add this when I saw Tom's post -- maybe a decision that'd be reversed on appeal?

Technology - friend or foe?

I've been hearing a lot of talk about adding a 4th official or an all seeing eye, especially to help with offsides calls. Personally, I think it's a good idea. If there's a big play that results in a goal, take 5 seconds to review it up on the booth. Not sure what to do if the ref stops the play but it should have been let go.

So what does everybody think? Just a few seconds to get the call right, or the next phase moving us closer to "Big brother"?

Discuss.

- Tom "Have I really led this leage from day 1" Lorusso

League update -- 2nd December

League update -- 24th November

That's more like it!

We've all scored goals like this one ...

League update -- 17th November

Gah! I continue my slide into mid-table obscurity, despite what I thought was a fool-proof strategy of sticking with a rag-tag army of injured and suspended players. Maybe it's time for a rethink ...

League update -- 10th November

Slipping down the table ... gah.

Very important election news...

Fox news at its best

League update -- 27th October

Sucker punched! While I was busy kicking a man while he was down, establishing an insurmountable 4-point lead over Guus Bumps, Dena's Corner Kicks have quietly surged past me into 3rd place. What an exciting league this is! (Except for Tom's continued dominance at the top.)

League update -- 20th October.

Too hot for Guus Bumps in the Boot Room!

Video of the day (new link)

From Scotland vs. Norway at the weekend -- what a miss!!!

Yes folks, it's time!

Time to put on your PREDICTing hat and roll up your PREDICTing sleeves, cos it's the PREDICTION CUP!!!

The rules are simple: Each week 2 players FACE OFF in a gladitorial PREDICTION gore-fest. Both make score PREDICTIONs for each premiership game that weekend. Points are scored for predicting the correct outcome (home win, away win, draw), with a bonus for spot-on score predictions. Points are lost for every wrongly predicted goal. Then, by some Excel miracle, a winner is declared, who moves onto the next round of PREDICTION GLORY!!!

Alright, so who wants a piece of tasty PREDICTION PIE???

Here are the games to PREDICT this week:

Arsenal v Everton
Aston Villa v Portsmouth
Bolton v Blackburn
Fulham v Sunderland
Liverpool v Wigan Athletic
Man Utd v West Brom
Middlesbrough v Chelsea
Hull v West Ham
Stoke City v Tottenham

When men were men and hairdressers were busy

The title of this article is worth posting alone. And it goes nicely with the post on crazy outfits from the other day.

http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/09/25/when-men-were-men-and-hairdressers-were-busy/

When men were men and hairdressers were busy
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Posted by: Kevin Fylan
Tags: Reuters Soccer Blog, Bundesliga, haircuts, mullets, Panini, stickers

This one is too good to miss: Bild newspaper in Germany takes an affectionate look at the best Panini Bundersliga stickers down the years, and they’ve even translated the page into English.

Friday afternoon fun

Sportswear we can all love

Numbers 14 and 17 are particularly worth a look.

As you were.

Liverpool / Man City

Wow. That was a game. Rich must have been through the roof. Man City goes up 2-0 and they come back with 3 goals? Who has Torres in our league? He had a couple of beauties. I dream about headers like that.

League update

Up to 4th. I'm not kidding around here. Watch out Guus Bumps, you're in my sights.

Palin on the Galaxy

This was a joke posted in another blog but I figured it was funny enough to repost here. Plus it's MLS related and I'm trying to use MLS as much as possible on my way to the Boot Room Title. That reminds me, is there a golden boot or some other trophy that I'm going to win?

- Boondock Saints Management

The VP debate: Soccer moms are a barometer
Courtesy Sarah Palin:
Asked about the economy, Palin suggested talking to a parent at a soccer game. "I'll betcha you're going to hear some fear in that parent's voice," she said. Asked who was to blame for the subprime lending crisis, she said, "Darn right it was the predator lenders."
But Palin was totally at sea when she was asked why the LA Galaxy despite having Beckham and Donovan are struggling to make the play offs. When pressed on the reasons, she punted, “I’ll try to find you some, and I’ll bring ‘em to ya.”
Well, its hard for a hockey mom in five weeks to bone up on why the Galaxy suck. But she did manage a wink and a nod.

Top 4

I'm sure this has been discussed to death in the UK press and blogs and what not. But it kind of hit me in the last few months so i thought I'd bring it up here... why do football fans put up with the "top 4" as if it's a divine right? I mention this becuase I found myself extremely excited about the prospect of Villa breaking into the top 4 (or man city, or pretty much any team). Then something else occurred to me... as bad as it in for most american sports, and as much as we talk about dynasties and what not, I can't think of another sport where at the beginning of each season it's pretty much understood and 1st, 2nd 3rd and 4th place are locked up and everybody else is fighting for the UEFA cup spots or the Carling cup trophy (and fulham is trying not to get relegated).

So I guess the question is this - do you guys over in the UK feel the same way? Is it impressive that these top 4 teams stay on top? Are people excited about other teams breaking in? Do you all want to see Man U drop to 5th the same way baseball fans want to see the yankees miss the playoffs?

Again, it's probably an old topic but indulge a new football fan if you will.

- Tom "Boondock Saints" Lorusso
(aka: Imperialist American Sitting Atop the Table)

League table 29th September

I hate to blog-block excellent posts by CT and Tom (see below), but I'm duty bound to update you all with the league table. I'm not duty bound to point out again that the Miracle of Istanbul continues its inexorable rise up the table, but I'm going to do it anyway, so: Hey! Did you notice that my team, the Miracle of Istanbul, has continued its INEXORABLE RISE up the table? Good.