WVHooligan 28 October @ 01:05 PM EST
Ryan Johnson was one of the few bright spots for San Jose in 2009. (Getty Images)
It's hard to decline as a club after being an expansion team in 2008 but the 2009 version of the
San Jose Earthquakes did just that. They became the first team to lose more in their second season
than in their expansion season.
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Colorado's Jacob Peterson goes flying after colliding with Andre Luiz in the first half
Wednesday. (photo by Tom Auclair/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)
You've got to be kidding. For the second time in less than a week, Conor Casey scored on a
penalty kick deep into extra time as the Colorado Rapids tied the San Jose Earthquakes 1-1.
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WVHooligan 07 August @ 06:35 PM EST
Time to round out the end of the work week with some links and thoughts. I have a couple MLS
thoughts and one US national team item to discuss tonight.
DC Plays For Trophies
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I love DC United and how they market their club. They've put little stickers on newspapers
throughout DC with the date of the US Open Cup final against Seattle.
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I used to be a big Bobby Convey fan and so did a lot of other people a few short years ago. Along
with Cam Weaver, I thought he was going to be a big story in San Jose this year but this season has
been something of a disappointment for me...and the San Jose Mercury News.
He still a youngish guy so he's got a bit of time turn it all around but maybe a change of scenery
to somewhere that doesn't also have Darren Huckerby on the flank would help him out.
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Seattle travels down to the Bay Area to face San Jose for the third match this season with the
Heritage Cup on the line, while many would think this is a match made for victory it is not. What
it is is an average home team hosting an average road team. While victory [...]
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Like a lot of other bloggers out there today, I'm tipping my hat to Santino Qauranta for the goal
against Honduras last night at RFK. To score your first international goal in front of your family
and home crowd after all the sh*t he's been through has to feel amazing. The only thing that would
make it better would be for him to have a vajeen so that the Lifetime Original movie "Pills, Tats
and Balls: The Santino Qauranta Story" could be greenlit by Monday.
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Is this an American thing?
If you can't even win ugly, at least lose cheap.
Maybe it is Win Ugly's uglier cousin.
Here's the back drop:
The San Jose Earthquakes, rebuilding their franchise in their 2nd year back in the MLS, are at
the bottom of the table. Out of a dozen games they've lost 7 and only picked up 9 points.
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Game preview at American Soccer News:
Luxury buses serving beer are available to take Fire fans to home games, but let's stay sober
for a moment. The two teams the Fire have beaten this season are at the bottom of the Eastern and
Western conferences, respectively, and have a single point between them.
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MLS Rumors 22 March @ 11:40 PM EST
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The Offside 22 March @ 03:00 PM EST
First, to MLS fans: Stop by this post and make your guesses, then come back here for the answers.
(Click here for better resolution.) I expected this quiz to be hard, because we don#8217;t play the
MLS game very much with the Weekend Quizzes. And it was hard. So I [...]div
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If you want fireworks in the MLS you set off roman candles before kick-off. A slippery pitch,
sleepy Revolution, and poor Earthquakes finishing did little to raise the standard of MLS
football on this opening night in San Jose. In a game that saw more sliding and body checks
than the Sharks - Stars NHL game [.
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The Offside 10 March @ 12:46 PM EST
We're continuing our season previews today with a look at last year's whipping boys expansion team,
the San Jose Earthquakes, who are looking for more than they got out of last year. Our San Jose
blogger is Ian, who recently started his own Earthquakes podcast. Be sure to check it out. And
[...]
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Attacking 90 10 February @ 05:16 PM EST
The San Jose Earthquakes signed midfielder Bobby Convey, today, a veteran US International released
on February 6th from Reading F.C. "It is rare to be able to acquire a U.S. international in
the prime of his career," said General Manager of Soccer Operations John Doyle. "When he
became available we jumped at the opportunity to add [.
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The San Jose Earthquakes look set to continue a busy week of acquisitions by making one of the
biggest of the MLS off-season.
According to the San Jose Mercury News, the Earthquakes are closing in on a deal to sign
midfielder Bobby Convey. The long-rumored move comes on the heels of San Jose completing the
acquisition of American striker Cam Weaver from Norwegian club Haugesund.
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The battle for American winger Bobby Convey is going to be waged on the West Coast.
While the San Jose Earthquakes' interest in Convey has been well documented this month, now
there is word that the Los Angeles Galaxy also want the former World Cup midfielder.
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by ISIphotos.com
Good afternoon folks. Apologies for the lack of posts today. I'm using the relatively slow news
day to take care of some SBI business.
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by ISIphotos.com
Good afternoon folks. Apologies for the lack of posts today. I'm using the relatively slow news
day to take care of some SBI business.
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Remember Bobby Convey? I'm not trying to be funny when I say that I completely forgot that he's at
Reading. But I bet I would think of him more often if he were at San Jose. I hope it's just gossip
though; hopefully he can hang on in England until he can be Philly's first signing.
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MICHAEL BRADLEY TRANSFER SAGA Nothing materializing yet as far as an actual bid, but Goal.com
reported today that Bradley is "In Talks with Boro." Conversely, Southgate is denying
that he will make any moves before the window shuts. BBC reported earlier today: "Gareth
Southgate says he will be expecting a hectic transfer deadline day, but only because [.
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France's Ligue 1 got underway tonight as 19 teams try to break Olympique Lyon's 7-year grip on the
championship. American defender Carlos Bocanegra anchored the central defense for Stade Rennais in
a battle with traditional power Olympique Marseille. It did not help matters that going into the
match, star striker Sylvain Wiltord had been suspended after criticizing coach Guy LaCombe in an
interview with
L'Equipe.
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Marcus Hahnemann told the
Reading Evening Post this week that he plans on Reading having a
short stay in the Championship. The American keeper acknowledged the tough time the Royals had last
year against the bigger clubs but believes they can earn their way back to the Premiership this
season.
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Having been on hand in Houston for Wednesday's mammoth and exciting clash and now having had
over 24 hours to digest the outcome and impact let's go through what we learned:
- Mexico has better talent and more skill than the U.S.
No real surprise here. With Carlos Vela, Mexico has a player who could be among the world's best
in a few years.
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Tickle Bobby Convey looks to have completed his long journey back from injury. Phew, just in time
to step into the vacant left wing spot left open by DaMarcus Beasley's unfortunate long-term
injury. US National Team left wingers - the new Spinal Tap drummers! Ohhhh, and the traditional
left winger number is "11".
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STANDINGS Saturday, December 8th Portsmouth 3, Aston Villa 1 Pompey is starting to look like the
squad I had originally predicted at the beginning of the year. Both Sulley Muntari and Niko
Kranjcar have almost full adapted to EPL play and are now driving that midfield to productivity.
It was Muntari's day though scoring two in the 40th and 61st minute and putting the [.
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Hot on the heels of Saint Bobby's good deeds for the little ones being brought to light came a
pretty decent outing for the former United midfielder in Reading's 3-1 shocker over Rafa's Reds.
Con-vee, Con-vay, or possibly Con-way (the crack Brit announcing crew tried all three), knocked the
ball into space that lead to Carragher continuing his mission to maul anybody who dares enter the
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If I had to make a list of my ten favorite players ever to play for Liverpool, Igor Bišćan would
certainly find a way on there. The Bišćuit Man was one of limited talent and physical ability,
but had the heart of Hektōr which almost justifies his £5.5m transfer fee. The oft-injured and
even more frequently misplayed defensive-minded player has returned to his roots, signing a
three-and-a-half year deal with Dinamo Zagreb, the club where he spent his youth.
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Saturday, December 1st, 2007 Chelsea 1, West Ham 0 Jon Spector played the last 10 minutes, but he
came on too late to stop former Hammer Joe Cole from spoiling a decent West Ham performance. Steve
Sidwell is starting to get starts for Chelsea - who have now moved past Man City in the standings.
Sunderland 1, Derby [.
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DaMarcus Beasley's injury for Rangers in this week's Champions League action
open the door for several left footed players in the US National Team setup while Beasley is
nursing his injury over the next several months.
Eric Wynalda pointed out on CSRN's "Around the League" this week that during
the during the qualification process it is beneficial to have veteran players in the squad who can
handle hostile atmospheres and understand the critical nature of getting a result.
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I was watching this bit on Biography about Bobby Convey and it reminded me of one of the best
American abroad moments I've ever seen. It wasn't his strike against Liverpool or his breakaway
wonder goal that he put past Millwall, but something that didn't even occur during a game.
After defeating some crap team or other to earn Reading promotion to the Premiership, BC runs over
to the corner to show love to the supporters.
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US national and Reading winger Bobby Convey finally looked ready to challenge for a club roster
spot after spending most of last season healing from injury, but then his lucked turned bad,
again.
During training today, Convey 'tweaked something right at the top of his leg' and looks very
unlikely for this Saturday's match against Portsmouth.
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The US finish off their waning from the homeland suckle tour with a trip across the pond to
Scandinavian Sweden. This will be their fourth straight match away from the crib with the previous
three being unceremonious defeats in Copa America. Unfortunately, this match will not be much
easier.
On the good side, the US will be featuring a predominantly European-based squad, as only four of
the nineteen selected will come from the MLS.
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The US finish off their waning from the homeland suckle tour with a trip across the pond to
Scandinavian Sweden. This will be their fourth straight match away from the crib with the previous
three being unceremonious defeats in Copa America. Unfortunately, this match will not be much
easier.
On the good side, the US will be featuring a predominantly European-based squad, as only four of
the nineteen selected will come from the MLS.
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