tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57563662011-04-21T19:02:13.118-04:00"...and if you are a Tottenham fan, surrender or you'll die..."Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.comBlogger2451100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1146454416991984942006-04-30T23:30:00.000-04:002006-04-30T23:33:37.003-04:00

I've finally managed to wrestle with register.com's awful interface well enough to get my new website up for real this time - all the archives of my old stuff are up with no problems, and I did my first new entry just now (don't bother if you're not a hockey fan though...it's about the atrocity that was tonight's Montreal game).So, keep checking back there for any and all writing output from me.

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1142299762119604992006-03-13T20:14:00.000-05:002006-03-13T20:45:38.136-05:00

In the wake of Arsenal's 2-1 win over Liverpool on Saturday, I can't help but think that we're starting to peak at absolutely the right time. Sure, the blue cunts have the Premiership wrapped up, and it's also true that neither the FA Cup nor the League Cup will grace the marble halls of Highbury before our final move to Ashburton Grove. However, arguably the biggest one of all is still out there

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1141959805528336562006-03-09T21:58:00.000-05:002006-03-09T22:03:57.913-05:00

So, Red Bull bought the New York-based Major League Soccer franchise, the Metrostars, and renamed them Red Bull New York. I've been a Metro supporter since day one, regardless of how much I loathed the name, and despite the fact that they were one of the most comically inept franchises in all of sporting history. They owned MLS' worst-ever single-season record (I believe it was the 1999 season),

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1141520578095100802006-03-04T19:59:00.000-05:002006-03-04T20:02:58.106-05:00

Of course, Arsenal gives a performance like that, and they're not televised at all this week. Wonderful. Thanks guys. That said, the second leg of our date with Real Madrid is this week, and I for one can't wait. That's right, hermanos...come back to our place so we can give you a good fucking. *smirk*Sure, Fulham aren't exactly Madrid, but they are a team that (like Madrid) won't try to kick

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1140656860523590492006-02-22T20:03:00.000-05:002006-02-22T20:07:40.533-05:00

Ha! I fucking KNEW we were going to get a result against Real Madrid - the all-guns-blazing style they play (combined with the fact that they are really 11 individuals out there) always meant that they were going to have a tough time with us...playing at home or not. I'd be lying if I said I was 100% that we were going to win, but I easily could have seen 1-1 or 2-2. Of course, I'll take a 1-0

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1139981896980565612006-02-15T00:37:00.000-05:002006-02-15T00:38:16.990-05:00

Well, the good news is that if we significantly strengthen our squad in the offseason, the UEFA Cup should be ours for the taking. *sigh*

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1138847423867783412006-02-01T20:01:00.000-05:002006-02-01T21:30:23.930-05:00

Fuck's sake...it just keeps getting worse and worse, doesn't it?With this loss, we have 8 on the season. In the previous 3 seasons before it, we had a total of 11 defeats. With that in mind, it's easy to bitch and moan and stamp your feet about how this isn't good enough. Well, actually, people who say that are right in one respect - we are a big club, and you do expect to go most seasons without

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1137732427301858442006-01-19T23:20:00.000-05:002006-01-19T23:47:07.346-05:00

Arsenal 7-0 MiddlesbroughYou know, this isn't entirely unexpected...from our end, anyway. We have had a pretty shite season by our standards, but we still have a team that can skullfuck a bad team if all the requisite moving parts are doing so in perfect unison. But, you don't expect that bad team to be Middlesbrough (or Everton in the midst of their excellent season last year, but that's another

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1137265503177713322006-01-14T14:04:00.000-05:002006-01-14T14:05:03.190-05:00

Full match report of the Boro game coming on Sunday night after I get a chance to watch it.Henry = FUCKING LEGEND.

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1134849603792855322005-12-17T14:56:00.000-05:002005-12-17T15:00:03.803-05:00

1. So, it's Real Madrid. Excellent, Smithers...this is EXACTLY the type of tie we can win. Of course, we'll have to hope that the defense can cope with their attacking firepower, and a lot of that will depend on whether they get any help from the midfield. Whoever is playing (be it Gilberto or Flamini), they need to step up and put a little scare into all their flair players. However, on the

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1134248586591135662005-12-10T15:06:00.000-05:002005-12-10T16:03:06.646-05:00

Three things to talk about...1. Dear Manchester United: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Sincerely, Sean Swift.2. It would probably be easier to just C&P my thoughts on the Newcastle-Arsenal match from a post I made at the Arseblog forums:"Pat's is right...if you disagree with the Cunting Doomed brigade, you should explain why.I missed the first 13 minutes or so of the match, but from

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1133758736965349722005-12-04T23:53:00.000-05:002005-12-04T23:58:56.976-05:00

Well, yes, I'm still alive. But, as you can see, I haven't really had the energy or the motivation to blog much lately. Part of it is the depression of seeing Cuntski buy another title, but mostly it's the fact that I am obsessed with poker, and am basically studying it and practicing it as much as bloody possible. Between that and having an actual life, well, you can see where the lack of

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1130606717178988102005-10-29T12:49:00.000-04:002005-10-29T13:25:17.240-04:00

Tott'scum 1-1 ArsenalOn a day that looked as grim as the Reaper himself in the first half, Arsenal came back and showed no small amount of bottle in order to scrape a draw against our nearest and dearest. Many will say that the Scum asked a lot of questions against us, and they'd be partially right. I would say to that claim many things...not the least of which being our injury crisis vs.

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1130127282268375602005-10-24T00:01:00.000-04:002005-10-24T00:14:44.310-04:00

All the ink for the next couple of days is going to be about the ridiculous Fawlty Towers-esque "penalty" perpatrated by M. Pires and M. Henry. Whatever.Call it arrogance if you like, but then at least mention in the same breath that Chelsea is leading the league in that respect. Call if shambolic if you want, but at least mention in the same breath that if we win our game in hand, we're SECOND

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1129433452890462942005-10-15T23:30:00.000-04:002005-10-15T23:30:52.896-04:00

First off:I have registered to play in theOnline Poker Blogger Championship! This event is powered by PokerStars. Registration code: 6693947 Second, I didn't see the West Brom game, but I suppose that's what happens when half your full-time squad is out injured.

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1128307723596606432005-10-02T22:21:00.000-04:002005-10-02T22:48:43.653-04:00

Arsenal 1, Birmingham 0On a day where Liverpool completely capitulated against last year's purchaser of the Premiership title, this was a match that Arsenal definitely needed to win in order to keep pace with those fuckers in blue. Thankfully, a fortuitous bounce ensured that all three points ended up with the Gunners, although it turned out to be exceedingly harsh on the Brummies.However, before

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1128256971408941692005-10-02T08:41:00.000-04:002005-10-02T08:42:51.416-04:00

I swear, I'll have something up here for the Birmingham match after it's over. I've just been laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazy, really.In short: Everton match good (SOL~!), West Ham match OK - I'll take a point on the road against a club that is better than most people think.And, nice work beating Ajax in Amsterdam, lads. Well done!

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1126463078767517002005-09-11T14:14:00.000-04:002005-09-11T14:24:40.170-04:00

A crappy bounce off the wet pitch, an unlucky bounce off the post, a penalty not called by Mike "I'm the biggest cunt in the world" Riley. That was the difference between Boro and us...we're hardly doomed or anything.That said, I think Arsene is going to have to stop relying so much on the old guard. After the Thun game, this is what I'd like to see as our first-choice lineup:-------------Lehmann

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1126052491405538242005-09-06T20:20:00.000-04:002005-09-06T20:21:31.410-04:00

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=341643&root=us&cc=5901Money quote:"After the match, Donovan smiled wide and practically shook as he finally said two words he had been waiting to say. "They suck." Two simple words to describe Mexico, the team he despised and the team whose fans and media have adopted him as their most hated player. Donovan later added, "Hopefully this shuts them up

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1125848563598897442005-09-04T11:27:00.000-04:002005-09-04T11:42:47.493-04:00

Sorry for the lack of updates lately...I've just been tired and overworked.Anyway, I present to you an Open Letter to the Mexican National Football Team.Dear Mexico:Good morning! We hope this letter finds you well, and your plane safely arrived home from Ohio. Hopefully you enjoyed the trip...we certainly enjoyed having you. That said, we just wanted to address that whole thorny issue about who

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1124646546998728972005-08-21T13:48:00.000-04:002005-08-21T13:49:07.003-04:00

Long-form post later, when I've calmed down.Short-form: Dogbag was offside, and he didn't know a bloody thing about his goal. Congratu-fucking-lations, you lucky, lucky fucks. Last season, the Red Scum beat us twice and still finished below us. We're not out of this thing yet.

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1124580842274701802005-08-20T19:29:00.000-04:002005-08-20T19:34:02.280-04:00

There will, of course, be a detailed report here tomorrow outling out big win over the Chavs.But, that said, I thought I'd take a minute to state that the White Scum just may have to be taken seriously as rivals again. I watched most of their match against Boro today, and I grudingly admit that they aren't your older brother's S***s. They attacked well, they defended better than they have in the

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1124065750191080672005-08-14T19:48:00.000-04:002005-08-14T20:29:10.263-04:00

Arsenal 2-0 Newcastle UnitedThierry Henry (pen 81)Robin van Persie (87)The Gunners: Jens Lehmann - Ashley Cole, Philippe Senderos, Kolo Abib Toure, Lauren Bisane-Etane - Robert Pires (Mathieu Flamini 84), Francesc Fabregas (Aleksandr Hleb 72), Gilberto Silva, Fredrik Ljungberg - Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp (Robin van Persie 72)The Magpies: Shay Given - Steven Taylor, Celestine Babayaro,

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1123447708225470062005-08-07T15:55:00.000-04:002005-08-07T16:48:28.256-04:00

Arsenal 1-2 ChelseaDidier Drogba - 8'Didier Drogba - 57'Francesc Fabregas - 65' You know, despite the English press tripping over themselves to poetically fellate this Chelsea side (and to anoint them champions of this season already), and despite the at-times humbling nature of this contest, I still come away from this with perhaps more hope and determination then many of my colleagues would.

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1122336356223315162005-07-25T20:05:00.000-04:002005-07-25T20:05:56.230-04:00

Anyone else beyond tired of this "offseason" bullshit?I want my football back in the WORST way.

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1121394593598022422005-07-14T22:17:00.000-04:002005-07-14T22:29:53.606-04:00

I know, I know. I've been meaning to write more. I have since become an assistant manager at my job...and, while it's been rewarding and even kind of fun, it completely drains me of all my energy most days. That said, I'm trying to get back to the two things I've been neglecting the most - playing my bass and writing. Anyway, the news recently is that Juventus seems to have wrapped up the

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1120016823924524042005-06-28T23:45:00.000-04:002005-06-28T23:47:03.930-04:00

Memo to some Arsenal supporters:Let Aleksandr Hleb put on the fucking shirt first before slagging him off as a shit signing. If the guy can hang on one of the Bundesliga's better teams, he should do just fine with us. For fuck's sake, stop acting like we signed a backup from Sheffield United, OK?

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1118615783167453702005-06-12T18:26:00.000-04:002005-06-12T18:36:23.173-04:00

I hope that this will slow down soon, but I've been doing mad overtime in an attempt to have some kind of spending money for my impending vacation (which unoffically kicks off at 7 PM this Friday, and officially kicks off on Saturday). So, in short:USA 3-0 Costa Rica -- Nice win, though the scoreline ultimately flattered us quite a bit. Kasey Keller was a golden god in the second half, and if it

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1118286615335787952005-06-08T23:05:00.000-04:002005-06-08T23:10:15.340-04:00

First off, work has been kicking my ass, eating my soul, and then kicking my ass some more. But, I hope to do a dual mini-report for the USA's matches against Costa Rica and Panama (which is on tape-delay, but I accidentally saw a score).Anyway, new link over in the Arsenal section...the Adventures of Mike is a multi-purpose site, but the man's a Gooner, so he goes in there. Thank you for linking

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1117349196255102112005-05-29T00:52:00.000-04:002005-05-29T02:46:36.310-04:00

USA 1-2 EnglandKieran Richardson - 4'Kieran Richardson - 43'Clint Dempsey - 79'United States: Kasey Keller -- Greg Vanney, Eddie Pope (Carlos Bocanegra 73), Cory Gibbs, Steve Cherundolo -- Clint Dempsey (Clyde Simms 90), Kerry Zavagnin, Landon Donovan, Brian Rolston -- Brian McBride (Conor Casey 82), Josh Wolff.Subs not used: Marcus Hannehman, Bobby Convey, Gregg Berhalter, Jonathan

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1116706290691019682005-05-21T15:05:00.000-04:002005-05-21T16:11:30.750-04:00

Thank you, Arsenal Football Club.I write this having come off one of the worst weeks I've had to endure in quite a long time...mainly job-related stress, but anyway. For 120 agonizing minutes, it seemed like the misery would continue as the black-clad Dark Side of the Force attacked the Arsenal goal in waves, always seemingly inches away from driving the dagger into our hearts once again. But,

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1116187639957010062005-05-15T16:04:00.000-04:002005-05-15T16:07:19.963-04:00

West fucking Brom? Really?Fuck's sake...did the WORST fucking team out of the four have to stay up? I think this clinches Bryan Robson as Manager of the Year. I don't think I could keep West Brom up in Championship Manager, and I've just got finished taking Arsenal to their second straight Treble!

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1115949260106877362005-05-12T21:51:00.000-04:002005-05-12T21:54:20.110-04:00

The worst thing is that I still have not seen highlights or anything of that game. Either way, you can offically say that we have Everton's number, yeah? 11-0 on aggregate this season? I'd like to see the Blue, Red or White Scum accomplish that against anyone...the simple truth is that at if you take everyone in the EPL and put them on absolute top form, nobody is in our league. NOBODY.

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1115697145581246932005-05-09T23:32:00.000-04:002005-05-09T23:52:25.716-04:00

I'm having one of those awful periods where work and other stuff have combined to completely drain most of my will to do anything extraneous. Unfortunately, this can be counted in that category.That said, the Arsenal have played very well over the last two matches...and have been defensively brilliant while doing so (the one goal conceded coming off an unlucky deflection). Give West Brom credit..

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1114479692495112732005-04-25T21:34:00.000-04:002005-04-25T21:41:32.496-04:00

No long match report...The Scum really aren't worth it in the end.The big story is that, a few amazing misses aside, Jose Antonio Reyes seems to have broken out of his stretch of poor form. Sure, those misses were almost comical in scope, but he tucked away his chance when he really, really had to. His pace and skill kept the Scum off-balance the whole game. I still don't like the guy, but if he

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1114136464608568622005-04-21T22:19:00.000-04:002005-04-21T22:21:04.610-04:00

1. Please put your pin in the world guestmap over there on the right. I'd love to know where the regulars that read this come from.2. New link: Club Soccer, in the other soccer section.3. What the hell happened to www.red-geezer.co.uk, anyway? Did their disappearance off the face of the planet ever get explained?

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1113890410693560272005-04-19T01:52:00.000-04:002005-04-19T02:00:10.696-04:00

First off, I want to thank everyone who has stopped by my humble corner of cyberspace in the last few days. By my count, my virtual doorstep has been crossed by people from India, Trinidad, Poland, England, Canada, the Philippines, Singapore, and many different parts of the United States. Thank you for taking the time to read my stuff, even if you think it's horseshit.If I'm missing anyone, feel

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1113796389272954142005-04-17T23:22:00.000-04:002005-04-17T23:53:09.276-04:00

Between both teams, there had only been one instance in the earlier rounds where one faced Premiership opposition. I have two things to say about that. First, it seems fitting that Arsenal (the team that did end up facing the Premiership squad) had to play the first set of untalented, psychotic hack-merchants in order to get through to face the even worse set of untalented, psychotic

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1112484420408534952005-04-02T18:17:00.000-05:002005-04-02T18:27:00.410-05:00

Thanks to the fact that I'm actually playing a fair bit of football now (including two matches back-to-back yesterday), I haven't really had the time or the energy to write about it. Since the debacle down in Mexico City...USA 2-0 Guatemala: This was much, MUCH better. As far as the teams in the hex go, the Guatemalans are probably the least dangerous. They did have that 5-1 win over Trinidad,

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1111955319367625992005-03-27T15:05:00.000-05:002005-03-27T15:28:39.373-05:00

Mexico 2-1 USAJared Borgetti - 32'Antonio Naelson - 35'Eddie Lewis - 59'USA: Kasey Keller - Carlos Bocanegra (Pat Noonan 76), Gregg Berhalter, Oguchi Onyewu, Steve Cherundolo (Brian McBride 83), Eddie Lewis, Claudio Reyna, Pablo Mastroeni (Steve Ralston 70), Landon Donovan, DaMarcus Beasley - Eddie JohnsonMexico: Naaaaaah...I'm lazy and have things to do today. Being a big boxing fan, and with

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1111894092787915922005-03-26T22:26:00.000-05:002005-03-26T22:28:12.786-05:00

USA. Mexico. Estadio Azteca.You damn right there'll be a match report up in here tomorrow after the game...that is, unless we get stuffed by those green bastards. If so, I'll be far too pissed off to write anything coherent. Heh.

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1111359465001947092005-03-20T17:32:00.000-05:002005-03-20T17:57:45.006-05:00

USA 1-0 HondurasEddie Johnson (45)USA: Joe Cannon (Kevin Hartman 46) - Chris Albright, Chad Marshall, Pablo Mastroeni (Kerry Zavagnin 85), Nat Borchers - Pat Noonan (Bobby Convey 63), Clint Mathis (Kyle Martino 63), Steve Ralston - Eddie Johnson, Brian Ching. Subs not used: Jon Busch (GK), Brian Mullan, Taylor Twellman.Honduras: Junior Morales - Milton Reyes (Mauricio Sabillon 46), Maynor

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1111264532550306852005-03-19T14:20:00.000-05:002005-03-19T15:35:32.560-05:00

Blackburn Rovers 0-1 ArsenalRobin van Persie (43)The Rovers: Brad Freidel - Ryan Nelsen, Dominic Matteo (Nils-Eric Johansson 42), Andy Todd (Kerimoglu Tugay 45), Lucas Neill - Aaron Mokoena - Morten Gamst Pedersen, Steven Reid, Garry Flitcroft (Brett Emerton 60), David Thompson - Paul Dickov. Subs not used: Peter Enckleman (GK), Jonathan Stead.The Gunners: Jens Lehmann - Ashley Cole, Philippe

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1111203635262774942005-03-18T22:35:00.000-05:002005-03-18T22:40:35.266-05:00

Sorry about the lack of posts...just one of those general bouts of laziness and complete lack of motivation.In short, it is of course unfortunate that we're out of Europe, especially because Bayern is a team we should have turned over with relative ease. But, what's done is done, and I have a feeling that next season is going to be far different in that particular tournament.Speaking of

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1110051753932493382005-03-05T14:35:00.000-05:002005-03-05T14:42:33.936-05:00

No big report, as:1. I didn't see the game2. I'm upstate for the weekend on a dial-up connection.But, it was excellent to see Henry go nuts in a 3-0 seeing-off of Pompey, and it's even better to see the Red Scum held by Crystal Palace (need any more proof that they're staying up? And, do you need any further proof that they deserve it?)I'm also well pleased for Manuel Almunia, who had his finest

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1109447443720574952005-02-26T14:50:00.000-05:002005-02-26T14:50:43.730-05:00

Our title hopes are dead and gone...that we knew. But, at this rate, our hope of finishing second seems to be falling by the wayside as well. Everton also won, so now they're just seven points behind us...now, I certainly don't believe that the Toffees will catch us, but can we completely discount it at this rate now? Anyway, the pertinent info:Southampton 1-1 ArsenalFredrik Ljungberg (45)Peter

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It's funny...for all the cliches about how the internet brings the world together and all, sometimes it turns out that it actually does. A routine check of my Site Meter tells me that a Gooner from Poland has actually put a link to this humble corner of cyberspace on his site. Call me simple, but that blows my mind. One day, I would love to see and be part of a webring of Arsenal blogs that spans

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Bayern Munich 3-1 ArsenalWe're NOT out. I didn't see this one, being stuck at work and all. But, thanks to a kind soul on the Arseblog forums, I have seen the three Bayern goals. Thoughts follow:Regarding The 1st goal: Don't believe the announcers...when the ball ends up beating you that close to your body, you always have at least a chance to save it...if your positioning and reflexes are there.

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Arsenal 1-1 Sheffield UnitedRobert Pires (78)Andy Gray (pen 90)A bit controversial this one, eh? But, before I get to all that, I have to say...this was an absolutely cracking match. In fact, I'd go so far as to say that this was the most fun I've had watching in quite a while...I only wish I had gotten up early enough to make the trip to the pub. As a matter of fact, I hope Sheffield United get

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1108530090105750562005-02-16T00:00:00.000-05:002005-02-16T00:01:30.123-05:00

(Palace match report is down some, in case you get here late.) Football is a business. It always has been (romantic notions of the past aside)...the sport is now just more honest about what it's always been about. As in any business, having more available money (hard capital) than your competitors is an advantage not to be taken lightly. Today, the question on the minds of many supporters is

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1108448861721454592005-02-15T00:19:00.000-05:002005-02-15T01:27:41.730-05:00

Arsenal 5-1 Crystal PalaceDennis Bergkamp (32)Jose Antonio Reyes (35)Thierry Henry (39, 77)Patrick Vieira (54)Andrew Johnson (pen 63)The Gunners: Jens Lehmann -- Gael Clichy, Pascal Cygan, Kolo Abib Toure, Lauren Bisan-Etane -- Jose Antonio Reyes, Edu (Mathieu Flamini 61), Patrick Vieira, Robert Pires (Francesc Fabregas Soler 80) -- Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp (Robin van Persie 79)The Eagles:

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Aston Villa 1-3 Arsenal Fredrik Ljungberg - 10' Thierry Henry - 14' Ashley Cole - 28' Juan Pablo Angel - 74' The lineups: The Gunners: Jens Lehmann -- Ashley Cole, Pascal Cygan, Philippe Senderos, Lauren Bisane-Etane -- Jose Antonio Reyes (Francesc Fabregas Soler 82), Edu (Mathieu Flamini 74), Patrick Vieira, Fredrik Ljungberg - Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp (Robert Pires 74). Subs not used:

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My internet is out. Again. I drunkenly slept through the repairman's last visit...this weekend, I'm not going out at all, so I should be OK. I just wanted to take a second here after work to mention that I'm absolutely fucking gutted about Tuesday's result. I didn't watch the game...I don't want to. I was actually flicking onto Fox Sports World to record one of the replays, and they were showing

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Arsenal 1-0 Newcastle United Dennis Bergkamp (19) This was, in short, a top-class performance from the Arsenal -- if you took away the brilliance of Shay Given and the fact that our finishing still is something short of lethal, then you could easily say that this showing had some of the characteristics of the Mega Arsenal we're used to seeing these days. Details to follow, but the lineups

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Shit. Bolton Wanderers 1-0 Arsenal Stelios Giannakopolous - 41' The Gunners: Manuel Almunia -- Ashley Cole, Sol Campbell, Kolo Abib Toure, Justin Hoyte -- Robert Pires, Patrick Vieira, Francesc Fabregas Soler (Jose Antonio Reyes 66), Fredrik Ljungberg -- Thierry Henry, Robin van Persie (Dennis Bergkamp 66) The Trotters: Jussi Jaaskelainen -- Nicky Hunt, Bruno N'Gotty, Tal Ben Haim, Ricardo

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1105502544925780092005-01-11T23:01:00.000-05:002005-01-11T23:02:24.926-05:00

Sorry...I really am a lazy prick sometimes. There will be a match report for our upcoming trouncing of Bolton Wanderers. Promise.

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1104379979337801062004-12-29T22:09:00.000-05:002004-12-29T23:12:59.336-05:00

First off, I apologize again for my absence. My crappy Internet provider (a gigantic corporation whose name I won't mention, but it begins with Time and ends with Warner) went out AGAIN for four or five days. So, belatedly, I'd like to wish everyone the happiest of holidays, whatever it is you celebrate. Now, the match report: Newcastle 0-1 Arsenal Patrick Vieira (45) The Champions: Manuel

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Yes, I know it's been a bit slow around here lately. But, until Setanta gets it through their skulls that many of us are not going to pay 10 bucks to see us play mid-table shite on the road, then things won't change...I can't report on what I don't see. Or, if I ever make an actual livable wage, that'll naturally change. The Cliff Notes version is that I'm happy with how things are going. It

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1103004175036868772004-12-14T01:32:00.000-05:002004-12-14T01:02:55.036-05:00

No big, long match report this time. Because of the nature of this past weekend (mainly the head injury I sustained on Friday), this one's going to be kind of short. Also, I can't really give any kind of deep analysis when I only saw about 60-65 minutes of the match, plus the extended highlights on the EPL Review Show. That said, the best thing we can take away from this match is that we pierced

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1102566821541047502004-12-08T23:32:00.000-05:002004-12-08T23:33:41.540-05:00

Dammit. For the last week or so, my cable modem decided not to work. I tried everything I could think of, nada. I spent 20 minutes on the phone with Time Warner, nada. Know what ended up working? Unplugging and plugging back in the actual cable. You're fucking KIDDING me, right? Sigh.

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1101964384268192242004-12-02T01:09:00.000-05:002004-12-02T00:13:04.266-05:00

1. I've added a link to The Mighty Boro over there on the right. Hope you guys are treating Ray Parlour well over there! 2. To the guy who found this by searching for "eat your soul blogspot", umm, did you really need an internet search to get from Point A to Point B? That's kind of like taking an inner tube from here to London instead of the Concorde. 3. My site meter tells me that in the past

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1101673209763106642004-11-28T14:17:00.000-05:002004-11-28T15:20:09.763-05:00

Well, shit. Shit, shit, shit, shit, shit. Xabi Alonso - 41' Patrick Vieira - 57' Neil Mellor - 90' The Champions: Jens Lehmann -- Ashley Cole, Sol Campbell, Kolo Abib Toure, Lauren Bisane-Etane -- Robert Pires, Patrick Vieira, Francesc Fabregas Soler, Fredrik Ljungberg -- Thierry Henry, Jose Antonio Reyes (Robin van Persie 67). Subs not used: Manuel Almunia (GK), Justin Hoyte, Philippe

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1101566812327023972004-11-27T09:44:00.000-05:002004-11-27T09:46:52.326-05:00

Tooling around the net today, I've come across several blogs that I haven't seen before that are linking to my site. I'm both amazed and thankful...I much appreciate it. If anyone out there is linking to me and I haven't yet returned the favor, please e-mail me (link is on the right, up at the top), and I'll get that sorted out straightaway. Thanks!

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1101513015293748402004-11-26T18:42:00.000-05:002004-11-26T18:50:15.293-05:00

Now that I've been able to get my Site Meter to work without it cutting my page in half, some helpful hints for people who got here via specific search threads: Jenna Jameson Hell on Heels: Ummm...not that I mind, don't get me wrong. I enjoy her work, like most other males. Am I missing something here? Is Arsene going to put her up top with all the striker injuries we've had? Maybe she could use

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1101301256282744232004-11-24T07:54:00.000-05:002004-11-24T08:00:56.283-05:00

I have certainly enjoyed my time in the Arseblog forums so far...there have been quite a few interesting and fun arguments so far. However, the downside is that I've been so busy arguing in there, I've forgotten about blogging entirely. It also didn't help that FSW didn't show the Arsenal-WBA match, and that last weekend was the weekend from hell (thus I couldn't make it to Nevada's). Despite

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1100917787128172052004-11-19T19:48:00.000-05:002004-11-19T21:29:47.126-05:00

By now, every possibly drop of coverage has been wrung out of the Spain-England racism story, and with good reason -- it's a horrific situation based out of one of the most vile of man's failings. However, in the wake of all this, let's not all pile on Spain and the Spanish, and assume that they are the only villans here. Like almost anything else in life, it's not that simple. First off,

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1100362721420705292004-11-13T09:58:00.000-05:002004-11-13T11:18:41.420-05:00

Disclaimer: if any of my analysis is silly or incorrect, I blame sleep deprivation. Fucking 7 AM EST kickoffs. Naybet (37) Henry (45) Lauren (pen 55) Vieira (60) Defoe (61) Ljungberg (69) King (74) Pires (81) So, another boring North London derby then, huh? The lineups: The Champions: Jens Lehmann - Ashley Cole, Pascal Cygan, Kolo Abib Toure, Lauren Bisan-Etane - Jose Antonio Reyes (Robert

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1100055785878708322004-11-09T20:17:00.000-05:002004-11-09T22:03:05.876-05:00

Seeing what has gone down in the EPL the last few weeks, I thought I'd discuss some general football content for a bit. The thing about this greatest of sports is that because there are less scoring plays than in rugby or baseball or basketball or even ice hockey, every single one takes on far greater importance than almost any try or home run or three-point shot that you care to mention. To

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1099845748717884912004-11-07T10:36:00.000-05:002004-11-07T11:42:28.716-05:00

Palace 1 (Aki Riihilanti 65') Arsenal 1 (Thierry Henry 63') If you haven't seen the match, you'll have a pretty vivid picture of what this match was like based off the match reports and everything else. Of course, the picture is absolutely wrong, but when has that ever stopped the English sporting press before? I'll get into that for a second, but first, here were the lineups. The Champions

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1099677481017369302004-11-05T13:46:00.000-05:002004-11-05T12:58:01.016-05:00

Time Warner is coming tomorrow to install my very own cable modem. It's worth the expense at this point. In the meantime: -- Portsmouth beats Man United: Karma comes in strange forms sometimes. The oddly misshapen form of Harry Redknapp may be one of the strangest of all, but I certainly am not complaining. -- Arsenal 2-2 Southampton: Not the best result, but people often incorrectly assume

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1098832382157116062004-10-26T19:05:00.000-04:002004-10-26T19:13:02.156-04:00

All right...I'm past the stage where I want Riley's head on a pike and van Nistelrooy's skull to drink beer out of. I'm almost past the point where I want to hang Sir Alex Fuckhead to my cubicle wall so I can punch the shit out of him at my leisure (OK, I'm never past THAT point). This loss burns, and I don't mind admitting it. But, that's the sport...sometimes you get bad breaks. And, you can't

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1098310590270990812004-10-20T18:05:00.000-04:002004-10-20T18:22:29.343-04:00

Well, it's hard to concentrate on the early stages of this season of The Beautiful Game while baseball is having such a wondrous theatrical feature unfold in its American League Championship Series (and a pretty good National League Championship Series that nobody is paying attention to because the ALCS has been so amazing), but a quick note on what I've been thinking about lately. Oh, quick

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1097116089037617562004-10-06T21:52:00.000-04:002004-10-06T22:28:09.036-04:00

Thanks to the wonders of DVR and Fox Sports World showing a replay, I did indeed see the game. The weird thing is, this could have turned out so different...a pretty good side ended up shooting themselves in the foot against us, and hey, I'll take it (especially with "One-Nil To The..." Chelski continuing to stockpile points). Without further ado: Arsenal 4-0 Charlton Athletic Fredrik Ljungberg

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Woke up on Saturday, and then it was like two in the afternoon before I remembered that it was indeed the day that Arsenal was playing. Whoops. My bad. That said, Arsenal 4-0 Charlton is not only a great result for us, it's making me have a rethink on just how good Athletic is these days. I don't think they're anywhere near as good as they were two seasons ago. I'm beginning to think that Scott

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Supposedly, Time Warner is coming on Wednesday to hook me up with the sweet, sweet Internet connection (it's worse than fucking crack, I tell you)... So, next weekend's match match against Charlton Athletic will likely see the return of my match reports. I certainly hope so, anyway...I'm desperate to write SOMETHING at this point. In the meantime: Win over Fulham: Why Fulham don't get better

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1095356636158534802004-09-16T13:42:00.000-04:002004-09-16T13:43:56.160-04:00

...but I should be back soon. I have recently moved house (to Brooklyn, hence the name of the blog), and I'm hoping to have internet and cable (read as: internet and Fox Sports World) in the next week or so. Please be patient with me...I assure you that I'll bring the match report goodness the millisecond I have the means to. Thanks, and fuck Tottenham.

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Comments finally added. Anyway, since new content will be a little slow until I complete my move (although, in this move, *I* have to pay the transfer fee) to Brooklyn, here's something I posted about English goalkeepers on the comments page for the excellent East Lower: Stuart Taylor had his chance in that weird time period where Safe Hands was entering the twilight -- remember, there was

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Jose Antonio Reyes (22) Thierry Henry (36) Robert Pires (40) Darren Huckerby (pen 50) Dennis Bergkamp (90) Ladies and gentlemen, this may have been the most boring 4-1 game in history. From the first whistle to the final one, this was essentially a procession. For all the "who the hell is THAT guy?" evident in the Norwich teamsheet, they really aren't a bad side at all, and I can imagine why

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1093519851434707602004-08-26T07:28:00.000-04:002004-08-26T07:30:51.433-04:00

Because I was trapped at work, I didn't get a chance to see the record-breaking game. However, anything I might have said has already been gone over very, very well here , by the always fantastic All Things Footie.

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It feels like centuries ago, but it actually wasn't in the too-distant past where soccer was maybe my 5th or 6th favorite sport. I could actually name more than 2 people on my favorite American football team. I knew waaaaaay too many batting averages in baseball. Hockey was far and away my favorite sport, two labor battles ago (assuming the inevitable this offseason). Why the change, then? Well,

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Thierry Henry (25) Joseph-Desire Job (43) Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (50) Franck Queudrue (53) Dennis Bergkamp (54) Robert Pires (65) Jose Antonio Reyes (65) Thierry Henry (90) About a month or so ago, my manager at work insisted that the Double-winning 1997-1998 Arsenal side was better than last year's undefeated league champions. Besides being completely wrong in general, that year's team would

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1092974368037889582004-08-19T23:53:00.000-04:002004-08-19T23:59:28.036-04:00

I Will Eat Your Soul is no more, to say the very least. Very occasionally, I will still comment on the Metrostars, or Glasgow Celtic, or other sports. However, heading into my blog's second birthday, I think it's time to find a real focus and latch onto it. When everything is said and done, my favorite team in any sport is Arsenal FC. Now, don't get me wrong -- I love my San Francisco Giants,

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Arsenal 3-1 Manchester United Gilberto Silva - 49' Alan Smith - 55' Jose Antonio Reyes - 59' Mikael Silvestre (og) - 79' In what feels like a million and a half years ago, I stood in Nevada Smith's and watched the mighty Arsenal put the finishing touches on Leicester City -- and the second-ever unbeaten season in English history (of course, Preston North End only played 20-something games in

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Smug owner of Chivas USA unsurprisingly overconfident about his team's chances The quote in question: ""Of course, we're going to be the best team in the United States,'' Vergara said." OK, shitbag...let me break it down for you. Mexico's national team used to think they had a divine mandate to rule over all of CONCACAF with an iron fist...and I think you know what happened there. The USA

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1091672394634773062004-08-04T22:18:00.000-04:002004-08-04T22:19:54.633-04:00

Let's see if I have this figured out. Ricky Williams is pilloried in every corner for retiring from the Miami Dolphins so soon before the start of training camp. But, the Oakland Raiders can release a guy in Tim Brown who has been one of their best players so long...even closer to training camp, but that's OK? Right...is it a mystery why I hate the NFL so much?

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http://soccernet.espn.go.com/headlinenews?id=305485&cc=5901"> Porto player admits that they were a bunch of diving, cheating cunts PORTO? DIVERS? NO FUCKING WAY! Seriously, this is news in the same way as "Giants pitching staff: not so good" is news. This was a minor headline on Soccernet, but it underlies a major problem with the modern game. The sport is exponentially faster than it was

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Well, I'm starting about 3 minutes in, so to catch up: 2' -- Alex makes a brilliant run into the penalty area and is taken down by about four Argentine defenders. Even this early, it should have been a penalty. OK...ready to go (keep in mind, I'm completely neutral here...bring on Brazil "B" vs. Argentina "B"!!!) 4' -- Javier Zanetti's shot is poorly palmed away by Julio Cesar (he should

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1090459266510970322004-07-21T21:16:00.000-04:002004-07-21T21:21:06.510-04:00

Turns out I actually got a response from this Dominic Raynor guy. "It's just as segue from Euro 2004 to domestic football (we switched back tothe regular site the same day).I wanted to cause some controversy and I have certainly done that, judgingby my mailbox. I won't be going to Greece any time soon. Cheers, Dom"   Great. THIS is the site I depend on for my soccer news. Awesome.   Speaking

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1089331560122295702004-07-08T19:01:00.000-04:002004-07-08T20:06:00.123-04:00

Mr. Raynor: While I understand that you have to write about the talking points of the day (I have a degree in journalism, so I do know the score in that respect), I hope that you privately understand the fact that the Greece system is not and never will be the Holy Grail of Minnow Football...it's just too dependent on too many factors for it to be a trustworthy and dependable style of play. To

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...this about sums it up nicely, I think. "As every Greek takes a break from the all-night celebrations and attempts to recover from the over-abundance of dancing, cheering, and ouzo, there is a question that is popping up occasionally, one that I have even asked. As Zagorakis lifted the trophy and we were crowned European champions, I asked my dad, "How did we do it?" Full of pride and not

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Portugal 0-1 Greece I've been thinking for five minutes on how to even start this, and........I just don't know. I don't know how to process this information right now. I don't mean that in a bad way. What I mean is that this is one of the most gloriously dumbfounding results in soccer history. It's a shock without being a fluke. It's rocked the foundations of the game, but it won't change much

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1088704523261762282004-07-01T13:39:00.000-04:002004-07-01T13:55:23.260-04:00

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/euro2004/feature?id=304310&cc=5901 Going position by position: David James: The Zidane thing is fine, especially because he's probably full of shit in the fact that Zizou was not on the set pieces videotape. However, slagging a guy off for diving the wrong way on penalties? The FUCK?! Something like 75% of all penalties are converted, and many of the ones that miss

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1087945613495911912004-06-22T18:59:00.000-04:002004-06-22T19:06:53.496-04:00

...but I'm SHOT, and not feeling really well at all. Actually, I feel kinda woozy, but I'll get one thing out before I lay down. Sweden and Denmark needed a 2-2 tie to eliminate Italy from Euro 2004, and send the both of them through to the quarterfinal no matter what the Italy-Bulgaria result was. Oddly enough, the Scandanavian derby indeed ended 2-2, but it very likely should have been 3-2

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1086888802071330502004-06-10T13:31:00.000-04:002004-06-10T13:33:22.070-04:00

From Soccernet : Russia voice refereeing concerns MOSCOW, June 10 (Reuters) - Russia are worried they won't receive equal treatment from referees in their Euro 2004 games against Portugal and the hosts' neighbours Spain. The Russians play Spain in their opening Group A game on Saturday when Portugal take on Greece. Asked about his main concern ahead of Euro 2004, Russia captain Alexei

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1086867577797758922004-06-10T07:22:00.000-04:002004-06-10T07:39:37.796-04:00

Some quick things before I go to work in this mind-numbing heat: -- My god, the Giants lost to the fucking Devil Rays. And, from what I saw when ESPN was bouncing around during the Sox-Padres rain delay, the G-Men had the bases loaded in the 9th, and scored the tying run on a 6-4-3 double play. If THAT doesn't define this team outside of Bonds.... -- Arsenal is apparently going to shell out 2.1

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I was long gone by the time the third goal was scored (it had to have been in about the zillionth minute of extra time, anyway), so I'm going to treat this like it was the 2-0 game that I left in the 90th minute. If it had stayed 0-2, then I think this would have been about the one billionth soccer match where the visitors have won by that scoreline. You see, there are certain match templates,

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1086030617503376832004-05-31T15:03:00.000-04:002004-05-31T15:10:17.503-04:00

While I love Championship Manager '01-'02 and Winning Eleven 7, it isn't *quite* the same as being able to watch my teams (and all the other various games) every weekend. However, while I'm still relegated to playing on Easy, I AM getting better at WE7...I had my best offensive game with it so far when I beat Perugia 2-0 with my Carmel United side. My friend from high school Greg had a

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1085899658134125982004-05-30T02:06:00.001-04:002004-05-30T02:47:58.330-04:00

I have been rightly called out about not updating...I definitely haven't been eating enough souls lately. So, since I have no one overwheming thing to talk about, it's random grab-bag time. Crystal Palace 1-0 West Ham So yeah, did even the most fervent Eagles supporter see THIS coming when the season started? Always on the bring of administration, always on the brink of relegation to Division

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1085610766114847512004-05-26T18:29:00.000-04:002004-05-26T18:32:46.113-04:00

You know why I hate sappy movies where the good guy always wins in the end? Because, in reality, cheating, diving, hack artist thug teams like FC Porto can win the Champions' League. Sure, they've got talent, but the only reason they even got past Manchester United (and this is ME saying this) is because they're some of the most reprehensible fucks in the entire sport (not named Galatasaray)...

Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274768303369158007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756366.post-1085249535213591212004-05-22T13:41:00.000-04:002004-05-22T14:12:15.213-04:00

Truly world-class soccer players don't come down the pike that often...far fewer find their way to the Scottish Premier League. Fair's fair -- it's not one of the top leagues, and elite players tend to be just too good for the rest of the competition. A man who played his last game for Celtic FC this morning was not only too good for the Dunfermlines and Dundee Uniteds of the world -- he was way,

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