tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49145310297671267112011-04-21T23:03:14.200-05:00Personal Reactions to Association (and American) FootballWillnoreply@blogger.comBlogger531100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914531029767126711.post-53514467616701985802009-01-15T18:47:00.003-06:002009-01-15T18:53:21.597-06:00

Yes. The Dread Pirate Roberts is now in Hoops!

Willnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914531029767126711.post-47559599020318095072009-01-14T08:15:00.001-06:002009-01-15T18:49:19.072-06:00

It's GREAT!To be!A FLORIDA GATOR!(Even if the system is completely unbalanced and corrupt and should be completely overhauled)

Willnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914531029767126711.post-48614829195287217222009-01-02T16:12:00.001-06:002009-01-15T18:48:53.705-06:00

There has been an ongoing debate in the college football blogosphere about the proper weight to be given to each side in the 2008 Big 12's great offenses/mediocre defenses ratio. Through three quarters, The Ole Miss-Texas Tech Cotton Bowl is helping to clarify that debate.Looking for signs in the Polish SASS-SAGE... UF 92... OU Negative 3. Unless OU hires DIT-KA, in which case UF 86, OU 11.

Willnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914531029767126711.post-76749421558037392132008-12-17T15:09:00.003-06:002008-12-17T15:11:29.808-06:00

Having Tim Tebow on your team is like being the only country with nuclear weapons. You're glad it's you, but it's still kinda creepy.

Willnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914531029767126711.post-49092306798055374212008-12-07T15:22:00.001-06:002008-12-17T15:09:13.819-06:00

Your SEC Champion Florida GatorsThe creepily impressive football machine has led the Gators to an SEC championship! Bring on the Okies! The preceding assumes the computers cooperate, of course.

Willnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914531029767126711.post-66629097690647911552008-12-01T20:20:00.001-06:002008-12-17T15:08:56.767-06:00

Jacksonville versus Houston on MNFTune in now! The Jaguars are putting on a clinic for the entire country on the fine art of sucking at football.

Willnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914531029767126711.post-54441227010736840702008-11-30T12:39:00.001-06:002008-12-17T15:08:37.045-06:00

FSU Safety accepts Rhodes scholarship.You won't see me sending many kudos out to the Maroon rejects out in Tallahassee, but when somebody juggles being a Division 1A (Sorry, Football Bowl Subdivision) football player with pulling off a Rhodes scholarship, that deserves notice. I won't feel too bad when he goes to Med School at UF.

Willnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914531029767126711.post-11511565496731439982008-11-27T13:28:00.001-06:002008-12-17T15:07:54.176-06:00

Can we please find a buyer for FC Dallas?I have to say I am getting pretty frustrated with the ownership of FCD. First, Kenny Cooper seems likely to move on, possibly to Eintracht Frankfurt in the German Bundesliga. As sad as it is, it is an understandable move, but what is galling is the ownership's apparent refusal to offer more than $325,000 to $350,000 per season, when he has clearly produced

Willnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914531029767126711.post-29992555836226392382008-09-23T15:53:00.007-05:002008-09-23T16:34:07.293-05:00

This post should start a new and (very?) occasional series of posts that come to me when I realize a forum response I think I'd want to write is careening off the rails, both in regards to length and content; here we go.There are apparently four new American Football ("Gridiron") leagues planning to start up in the next year, and I have to admit I'd only heard of the first two on the list:-The

Willnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914531029767126711.post-4076092206727609212008-07-31T11:52:00.004-05:002008-07-31T11:55:42.983-05:00

While I test this method of blogging, I also want to note that match reports for every single match are just not a realistic option for the immediate future, mostly because I don't want to do them. Also, we're about to enter the window where where we have two soccer leagues and two football leagues going on at the same time, and I almost pooped my pants. I plan to keep this blog around though,

Willnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914531029767126711.post-88699836271521947452008-07-15T16:26:00.005-05:002008-07-15T16:44:22.761-05:00

Houston Dynamo 1 - 1 FC Dallas --- We got the Cannon! Suck it Houston!FC Dallas 1 - 2 CD Guadalajara (Chivas) (Friendly) --- Late goals are a killer.FC Dallas 2 -1 Miami FC (US Open Cup) --- Slow Abe Parts One and Two.FC Dallas 1 - 1 Kansas City Wizards --- Slow Abe Part Three.FC Dallas 1 - 3 Charleston Battery (US Open Cup) --- The wheels come off. Holy hell.In other news, Kenny might go to

Willnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914531029767126711.post-30668077157457954562008-06-26T17:00:00.006-05:002008-06-26T17:23:46.289-05:00

Wow. 3 hours before kickoff of the next game. I'm cutting these things close.Well, that was a clusterfuck. I understand Schellas wants a four-man backline. I think it could work. I think it could work this season, even. It could not work in this game, when the new boss had what, two practices with the team? It could not work when the team, already thin at pure defenders due to playing with a

Willnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914531029767126711.post-6013177419156513612008-06-21T07:45:00.004-05:002008-06-21T08:02:27.475-05:00

I suppose I should get this one up before the next game kicks off, huh?Yes, Chicago was missing players. Yes, It was ridiculously hot. You know what, though? None of that matters, because this was the best approach the Hoops have taken into a game all year, and it paid off with an entertaining game and a solid win that puts them halfway to winning the season series and the fan-created Brimstone

Willnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914531029767126711.post-33053541226532789832008-06-11T19:11:00.004-05:002008-06-11T19:34:12.082-05:00

I only caught the last thirty minutes of this game. From what I understand, they were the only thirty minutes worth watching. the Hoops just couldn't come back from an early two-goal deficit.As unfortunate as the loss was, those thirty minutes really were some of the best soccer the team has played all year, and if not for New England's keeper Matt Reis making more saves than the Red Cross, the

Willnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914531029767126711.post-56806015804382257112008-06-03T20:10:00.003-05:002008-06-03T21:27:47.706-05:00

So, Marco Ferruzzi finally lost one. There were defensive breakdowns and a lack of creativity, but I'm not going to get all butt-hurt about it. It was away, and there were quite a few players missing for the Hoops. Frankly, given all the crap this team's wading through, they're doing pretty well. With eight of fourteen teams making the playoffs and the summer transfer window about to open, I'm

Willnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914531029767126711.post-60694615077280426562008-05-30T06:56:00.004-05:002008-05-30T07:57:09.595-05:00

New (interim) coach. Same shit.For the second time this year, the Evil Orange Menace manages a last-second goal to salvage a point against the Hoops. Also, for the third consecutive game, FC Dallas has a player sent off for a straight red, this time for a very silly Drogba-light face slap. Still, we're back up to second place in the (very weak) Western Conference and at least the swamp-dwellers

Willnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914531029767126711.post-61442421210734188102008-05-27T21:13:00.003-05:002008-05-27T21:32:02.827-05:00

So, did something happen this past week?Fortunately, the Hoops decided to that they did in fact have some heart, beating Real Salt Lake in the first game after the surprise firing. If this year is salvaged, then Steve Morrow, wherever he ends up, will deserve a large amount of the credit for putting together the young, talented roster. As for this game, Dominic Oduro deserves a lot of the credit

Willnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914531029767126711.post-71939673740876123322008-05-19T18:42:00.004-05:002008-05-19T19:08:34.550-05:00

So, my post yesterday has generated a pretty animated response in my estimated readership of one. My wife has told me in no uncertain terms that she is disappointed in the defeatism of the post, and especially the bit about looking forward to the gridiron season. She even went so far as to imply the "FF phrase."I must insist that a downcast blog post written in the lingering hangover of a weekend

Willnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914531029767126711.post-91991547057933475722008-05-18T18:24:00.006-05:002008-05-18T19:01:11.263-05:00

Not a good soccer weekend for me. At least Cardiff kept it respectable and had some chances, but the magnitude of the loss is still quite the bummer. The Hoops, on the other hand, have me doubting the legitimacy of MLS as a competitive entity. Seriously... 5-1? I can't be the only FC Dallas fan who found himself wondering if the fix was in. The silver lining, if there is one, is to here the (

Willnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914531029767126711.post-41013195814685753672008-05-14T06:25:00.005-05:002008-05-14T06:52:48.186-05:00

What's worse than a sister-kisser? Losing last Saturday because of a defensive clusterfuck on the worst artificial turf used for professional soccer since, well, since ever; it's bad. This game is a confusing one, as RSL may actually be getting better, and injuries screwed with the FCD lineup a bit, but it's still frustrating. Next up is Goldenballs and the Galaxiscrubs (featuring Landycakes).

Willnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914531029767126711.post-14948997757943517722008-05-05T19:16:00.002-05:002008-05-05T19:35:22.700-05:00

This is a game the Hoops should have won. San Jose is a brand new expansion team wrapped in the garb of the old Quakes, most of the roster of which now constitutes the unholy Orange Menace. FC Dallas once again failed to pick apart a defensive-minded opponent, and dropped points against a club that should end up on the bottom of MLS. Still, the play of young Anthony Wallace was impressive, and

Willnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914531029767126711.post-74848615594724114692008-05-05T18:46:00.002-05:002008-05-05T19:14:10.649-05:00

No revenge for Barnsley.In a meaningless but fun end to the league season, Cardiff climbed a little higher up into mid-table mediocrity. Frankly, I'm ready for the next game.Anyway...

Willnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914531029767126711.post-87819669495683978952008-04-27T18:50:00.002-05:002008-04-27T19:10:19.367-05:00

When does the post-game action eclipse the events of a 6-goal match? When a player victimized by a clumsy tackle chases the perpetrator down the tunnel! The match itself was crazy, with the Bluebirds coming back from 2 goals down to save a point for pride as they coast to the end of the League season. Darren Purse may miss the FA Cup, but perhaps that's not the worst thing in the world.Anyway...

Willnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914531029767126711.post-5434945115164263312008-04-26T07:38:00.007-05:002008-04-26T08:08:14.822-05:00

Well, it was bound to happen. This team was obviously not going to win every game. Still, it's a might frustrating to lose at home to a team missing a lot of starters. Dallas looked good in midfield and on defense, the goal excepted, of course, as it was an ugly thing that skipped along the ground and somehow magically found its way into the net. The finishing was awful, as the Hoops just

Willnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914531029767126711.post-82656229109543458112008-04-22T19:49:00.003-05:002008-04-22T19:59:25.091-05:00

Tough away game + Virtually no shot at playoffs + Looking ahead to FA Cup final = pwnage.Anyway...

Willnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914531029767126711.post-20144309772761717782008-04-22T18:53:00.003-05:002008-04-22T19:47:25.697-05:00

Holy crap Kenny Cooper! This is exactly what we all hoped you'd do as the primary target.Holy crap Abe Thompson! Who can say you're too slow now?Holy crap FC Dallas! What a win.This is what I had hoped to see when FC Dallas chose to deal away Carlos Ruiz. This team is truly coming together as a unit. This time, they not only got an early lead against a supposedly superior opponent, but closed

Willnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914531029767126711.post-40170433255202271592008-04-19T16:14:00.003-05:002008-04-20T08:22:02.941-05:00

With apologies to T. S. Eliot,This is the way the playoff chase endsNot with a bang but a whimper.Really, guys? Really? Three to two loss to already-relegated Scunthorpe? Something very bad happened to the defense today, and it must be fixed. Fortunately, I suppose, the rest of the League season is now a series of warm-ups for the FA Cup final against Portsmouth.Fix this.Anyway...

Willnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914531029767126711.post-21871469211348810212008-04-13T20:51:00.004-05:002008-04-15T07:00:28.877-05:00

Belatedly continuing the good news, The Hoops dispatched a short-handed Team Energy Drink at Pizza Hut Park on Saturday night. This team is starting to show me that the season may be less a rebuilding one than many have feared. Kenny Cooper Jr. needs to be encouraged not to wander too far from the goal, but when he is managed properly, as he is when paired with a strike partner whose skill and

Willnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914531029767126711.post-27722667365335259372008-04-13T20:25:00.002-05:002008-04-13T20:51:13.635-05:00

A (league) win at last, a win at last! Thank God almighty a win at last!Cardiff once again opened scoring in the first ten minutes, a trend that is for the most part satisfying, but which is made slightly frustrating by my tendency to remember to turn on the audio feed five minutes into the game. Not that I'm giving those goals back. It looks like Cardiff's form in the FA Cup run may finally be

Willnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914531029767126711.post-45311528545375771452008-04-12T07:16:00.003-05:002008-04-12T07:35:38.308-05:00

Ah, the joys of following a Championship club in America. A little bit of real life, and I completely miss that there was a midweek game. It's good to know young Aaron Ramsey is playing well, but another tie? I like to fancy myself an egalitarian type of guy, but the FA Cup Semi notwithstanding, this is getting ridiculous.Anyways (a classic this time):

Willnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914531029767126711.post-71036811055975265162008-04-08T20:21:00.004-05:002008-04-08T21:23:36.672-05:00

Lost in all the FA Cup hubbub, was the fact that FC Dallas tied at Houston on Sunday. This is a good-news-bad-news situation.Good, because until this game, Dallas had never taken a point in Houston. Admittedly, that amounts to two seasons and one game, but still, it's a start against the awful orange menace. Also, this means that in two games against the teams that finished above them in the

Willnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914531029767126711.post-22973007390602631032008-04-07T16:17:00.004-05:002008-04-08T20:19:59.953-05:00

Okay, I can calm down now. Wait, no I can't.Cardiff are in the FA Cup final! HO-LEE SHIT!The best part of this may be that the winning goal was scored, brilliantly, I might add, by Joe Ledley, a product of the club's academy and a Cardiff native and Cardiff City fan. Something like this is why you root for a team outside the big four. This is the apotheosis of the romance of an open cup

Willnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914531029767126711.post-5551770715952982762008-04-06T11:56:00.002-05:002008-04-06T11:58:33.228-05:00

More later, for now, I am just happy. Bluebirds in the FA Cup final!YIPPY-KYE-YAY, MOTHERFUCKERS!

Willnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914531029767126711.post-70292257184640305802008-04-01T18:51:00.004-05:002008-04-01T21:10:26.528-05:00

Another sister-kisser.This one saw the Bluebirds fail to close in on Wolves, and the playoffs seem less likely, though in the grand scheme of things one can't get too upset over tying the Championship's Arsenal, with their gaudy goal-difference of 27, a full nine more than their closest competition, and if they win their next game in hand, that goal difference would put them into first place.The

Willnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914531029767126711.post-44054002259540847352008-03-31T19:49:00.002-05:002008-03-31T20:23:46.564-05:00

Opening day. Games that matter. The start of a new season, full of hope -- and ties. Damn, dirty, point-dropping, soul-gutting ties.Well, not really. You see, Chivas USA, now that they have been made aware of the fact that the best available American players are better than rejected Mexican players, are a very good team. They had the best regular season record in the Western Conference last year

Willnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914531029767126711.post-37380166649019788462008-03-29T17:45:00.003-05:002008-03-29T18:11:07.513-05:00

Listened to this one on the internet audio feed, though of course logging on 6 minuets into the game means I missed the Paul Parry goal (to my American ears, the crowd's chant still sounds like "Potpourri! Potpourri!" I'm sure that would please Paul.). The rest was a bit "meh," but that also meant there was no serious threat by Southampton, which is good enough for me.There are two scenes in

Willnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914531029767126711.post-29417344244885578352008-03-27T08:36:00.006-05:002008-03-29T17:42:40.918-05:00

So, I am reading Goff's blog, and I see that Dick's Sporting Goods (Heh heh -- I bet I'm the first person to notice that the company's name includes a funny word for "penis."), a sponsor of MLS and the named sponsor of Colorado's home stadium, has finally started selling MLS gear on its website, including a very nice selection of FC Dallas gear. This is a nice step in the right direction for MLS

Willnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914531029767126711.post-63847259676442877422008-03-23T16:43:00.007-05:002008-03-23T20:13:34.123-05:00

UPDATE: Great posts on 3rd Degree here and here.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Sorry, didn't catch this one either. What can I say, real life is actually more important than soccer (Shhhhh, don't tell anyone!).Clube Atlético Paranaense ("CAP") has partnered with FC Dallas to share business and soccer practices and to help each other out in training. Many MLS clubs have such partnerships, but

Willnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914531029767126711.post-31716498644692510952008-03-23T15:27:00.006-05:002008-03-23T17:57:55.822-05:00

I didn't get to listen to this one, as I was participating in that most American (and Texan) of pastimes, shooting semi-automatic firearms. What were you expecting? Rounders? Fortunately, the Bluebirds didn't need my psychic assistance, as they beat promotion-challenging cross-border rivals Bristol City. This win goes a long way towards insuring that Cardiff won't have to sweat any kind of

Willnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914531029767126711.post-24062823816805946112008-03-21T21:23:00.005-05:002008-03-21T22:01:55.701-05:00

By now it's old news that Cardiff won their hearing versus the shady Langston company, though Cardiff's lawyers did their part to light up the cockroach-ridden tenement flat that is Cardiff's front-office situation, naming former chairman and Wimbledon-succubus Sam Hammam as the power behind the "throne" of Langston. The basics are this: Langston loaned the club 24 million pounds while Hammam was

Willnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914531029767126711.post-53561639067378061862008-03-16T08:47:00.007-05:002008-03-16T09:53:57.986-05:00

Mr. Beckham (finally) comes to North Texas.First, here's a little background. Last season, FC Dallas played in Superliga, a made-for-TV tournament pitting MLS teams against Mexican teams. For a variety of reasons, these two leagues' futures are intertwined, though there is still much more money in the Mexican game right now. It ended up being a fun tournament, with in-season MLS teams holding

Willnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914531029767126711.post-68160245898124359292008-03-15T20:45:00.002-05:002008-03-15T20:55:27.049-05:00

Cardiff dropped points today to Colchester. Colchester is currently in 24th place. That's dead last in the biggest friggin' soccer league in the solar system. I don't care that the game was in Colchester, this was 2 points that shouldn't have been dropped and will be very missed. Of course, it didn't help that Jimmy Floyd left the game about an hour in, which is not unusual, but doing so by

Willnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914531029767126711.post-41473340480180641852008-03-13T16:49:00.005-05:002008-03-13T16:56:27.025-05:00

This weeknight special came on yesterday while I was at work, but I did remember to pull up the Soccernet Gamecast, which is really quite nice these days. A Stephen McPhail goal very early on gave Cardiff the win over top-6 team Hull, as they try to take advantage of the games-in-hand they have to claw their way back into playoff contention.If they really want it, that is.Anyway...

Willnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914531029767126711.post-84513969201523061432008-03-12T14:35:00.006-05:002008-03-12T16:08:09.577-05:00

Cardiff City, of course, is headed to new Wembley for a semi-final in the craziest FA Cup this side of 1980. They'll be playing Barnsley, the giant-killers (great example in that link of an American journalist having to write for an unfamiliar audience, by the way). Fortunately, Cardiff are not giants, so the Bluebirds have a reasonable chance of advancing to the final, a game in which a win

Willnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914531029767126711.post-81942535154458635982008-03-09T13:44:00.011-05:002008-03-16T09:54:32.201-05:00

Man U beaten by Portsmouth. Liverpool AND Chelsea beaten by Barnsley. Every Premier League club EXCEPT Pompey and Boro beaten by SOMEBODY. Frankly, it feels like Cardiff were just fulfilling their destiny. It's been said elsewhere, but this is the Soccer gods throwing a bone to fans of every single non-Big-Four team out there. Peter Whittingham's and Roger Johnson's goals were like the final

Willnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914531029767126711.post-78740623757739930482008-03-06T11:34:00.007-06:002008-03-06T11:58:43.837-06:00

Oh the majesty, oh the history, oh the glory of the FA Cup. Professional team sports are big business around the world, and as businesses, they naturally fall into the category of "Entertainment," a field that inevitably follows trends and hides its past. For that reason alone, it's wonderful and to me a bit amazing to see some of our favorite "Entertainment companies" (i.e. football clubs)

Willnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914531029767126711.post-8981065054578706882008-03-04T17:20:00.004-06:002008-03-04T17:56:51.721-06:00

Well, at least a midweek draw on the road is better than a Saturday loss at home. Trevor Sinclair is back for the first time in quite a while, and Riccy Scimeca is back for (I believe) the first time since I've been following the club. I am assuming (or is that hoping) that starting them both means the Bluebirds are desperately trying to build up some usable depth in preparation for the FA Cup

Willnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914531029767126711.post-85434115986223206212008-03-03T10:19:00.005-06:002008-03-03T10:57:24.190-06:00

So I finally have Linux working well on my laptop. The most recent Ubuntu actually gives me 3d acceleration and a stable Wireless internet connection, and I know the workaround I need to get sound working. The only things not working are Blackberry-as-bluetooth-modem and DRM'd digital media like my Cardiff City World audio feed. I was still basking in the glow of technological freedom on

Willnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914531029767126711.post-70194130053151181162008-02-28T10:42:00.014-06:002008-02-28T12:28:38.230-06:00

First, let me just say that as an American who didn't grow up in a soccer-loving household, and DID grow up in the South, American football was almost pre-determined to be my first sporting love, and it was.I was never really one for organized activities as a kid, much preferring to go play games with my friends in the street or the yard, but when I was younger my parents did insist that I do one

Willnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914531029767126711.post-32144443896366884512008-02-25T11:20:00.011-06:002008-03-13T16:58:06.663-05:00

I am a firm believer that the one of the best ways to truly internalize universal lessons is to glean them from very particular narratives. I may have relatively little to add to the discussion on broader cultural trends and themes surrounding sports and why we love them, but I do see those trends and themes at work in my own experiences, which I offer as a few more data points for the

Willnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914531029767126711.post-72217293239077050512008-02-23T08:54:00.006-06:002008-03-13T16:57:00.488-05:00

The wife and I are in Seattle for the weekend, staying downtown. Beautiful city, and so far seems more of a soccer town than I've seen before. So far in one day, spotted in the wild, in locations with no direct soccer connection:-Guy in a Man U windbreaker at the airport.-Gazzetto Dello Sport (12 days old) in a newsstand.-Guy in a US Mens National Team jersey in Pikes Place Market.-Guy in a

Willnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914531029767126711.post-6368054693023865292008-02-21T18:09:00.002-06:002008-02-21T18:17:39.429-06:00

I saw Dave's post at his very excellent blog, and it got me thinking that I might want to talk about how I chose my own club in the league of a foreign country to which I have precious few links (this subject has been discussed here, as well as elsewhere). After my father-in-law dragged me to enough FC Dallas games that I finally realized how wonderful soccer might be, I dived in. I was

Willnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914531029767126711.post-7983722561486260592008-02-21T18:07:00.002-06:002008-02-21T18:09:30.926-06:00

Welcome to the new blog. I don't know it will go, if anywhere, but I felt like I had just barely enough to say to go ahead and create a forum for myself. Such is the vanity of teh interwebs age. Anyway, I will find my voice eventually, or else this blog will peter out, so if you're here, read.

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