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With the news this week of two new nuclear reactors to be built in Augusta, Georgia, The Masters
Tournament's golf holes could get new nicknames.
For the first time since the famous accident at Three Mile Island, Pennsylvania in 1978, the U.
Like the SuperDraft... just less Super... and more MentalNo we aren't being all
streets with French crazy people - we are being all streets with the 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft!
And honestly, what's a draft if it's not a wee bit mental? And hey, Montreal's in it now so l
vous allez.
The Torontos had five picks today in the annual hunt for gold (not Matt Gold) that slipped through
the two rounds of last week's SuperDraft.
Now THAT'S a SuperDraft!Wow that's a lot of punnage in one title. With reason
though, as something is definitely going on behind the scenes which will help explain Toronto FC's
two First Round draft picks at the MLS SuperDraft. (Don't you just hate those non-Super Drafts? So
boring.) With their braintrust gathered in Kansas City, TFC did their best to confound those who do
mock drafts.
When doing research on U.S. midfielder Jeff Larentowicz, we kept coming across the nickname 'Ginger
Ninja" written in stories here in the United States. It even followed him abroad when he went to
train with Bolton.
So where did the comic-book, action-hero type nickname come from?
"Back in 2007, I scored a goal against the Chicago Fire," Larentowicz recounted.
Date: Tuesday Oct 04 2011
Ground: Oak Park
Comp: Midland Combination Premier (step six)
Match: Walsall Wood 1 Bolehall Swifts 3 HT: 1-2
Sequence: 1-0, 1-1 1-2, 1-3
ATT: 80 (headcount)
Additional: Entrance £4.00, Programme £1.00
Oak Park in pictures
Ground Statistics (marks out of ten, maximum 40)
Character 6, Structures/Terracing 6, Hospitality 7, Backdrop/Scenery or aesthetics for larger
stadiums 6
Total 25
Another WWFC exists to the north of Birmingham - Walsall Wood FC; my third of the 'Walsall
Quartet' of Pelsall, Rushall, Walsall Wood and Bloxwich.
Date: Tuesday Oct 04 2011
Ground: Oak Park
Comp: Midland Combination Premier (step six)
Match: Walsall Wood 1 Bolehall Swifts 3 HT: 1-2
Sequence: 1-0, 1-1 1-2, 1-3
ATT: 80 (headcount)
Additional: Entrance £4.00, Programme £1.00
Oak Park in pictures
Ground Statistics (marks out of ten, maximum 40)
Character 6, Structures/Terracing 6, Hospitality 7, Backdrop/Scenery or aesthetics for larger
stadiums 6
Total 25
Another WWFC exists to the north of Birmingham - Walsall Wood FC; my third of the 'Walsall
Quartet' of Pelsall, Rushall, Walsall Wood and Bloxwich.
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- Just Missed the Anniversary! Forty Years ago, QPR's Rodney Marsh his England Debut!
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Throughout the day, the QPR Report Messageboard has news updates,
comments and perspectives - even links to other board comments of interest re QPR matters (on and
off the field) along with football (and ONLY football) topics in general.
Got, Not Got: Celtic and Scotland Legend Ate Fruit – Shocking Picture
Proof
Players today don't have names like Jimmy or Bobby or Nobby. And they don't have nicknames like
‘Jinky'. Players today don't wear goalie tops with quilted fronts and elbows. Not even the
goalies, let alone wingers.
Welcome to Arsenal FC 2011 home of the £9.90 burger. That's what is cost me to fill my face at
half-time yesterday as the glorious Gunners crusied to a 3-0 win over West Brom. Admittedly, I was
in Club Level. Admittedly, it was a gourmet version with a few chips and a smattering of salad and
relish.
Football has a habit of re-writing history. If it isn't trotting out statistics with the prefix
"since the Premier League began", then it's defining a relatively arbitrary cut-off point of
"post-war". Despite these handy devices it has not stopped Manchester United supporters claiming
superiority over Liverpool with their 19 titles (first title won in 1908), one ahead of Liverpool's
18 (first one won in 1921).
Because nicknames are.... bad names, yeah? Footballers are often an unintelligent bunch, but
occasionally they have sparks of innovation and create amusing nicknamesfor their peers. When this
is cobined with the dry humour of fans and pundits, the results are impressive. Here are ten of the
best from the Premier League: 10.
Talking Tactics: Where is De Ro best deployed?
Click on the headline for this week's Talking Tactics column, where I look at DDR and his
various roles. (Dwayne De Rosario is so good, he gets TWO nicknames: De Ro and DDR. So top
that!)
Full Name: Oud-Heverlee Leuven
City: Leuven
Founded: 1957 (2002)
Stadium: Stadion Den Dreef (8000)
Colors: White
Previous: Zwarte Duivels Oud-Heverlee (1957-2002)
Nicknames: OHL, OH Leuven
Oud-Heverlee Leuven was formed by the merger of three clubs in the Leuvens area - K.
Wait, even the Nicaraguans have a roof?One of the great joys of CONCACAF Champions
League is the opportunity to tour some of the stadiums of Central America. If the "always fair and
balanced" officiating wasn't enough to contend with, clubs of TFC's ilk have to be introduced to
"exuberant" fans, pitches that resemble the surface of the moon and projectiles filled with all
types of joyful human gifts.
Pre-season training starts today, and I am sure that you, much like me, are overjoyed as this
brings us one step closer to the regular season. I imagine that the players and coaching staff are
even more excited to get back to it, if only because they can share the wild stories of their
summer holidays with the rest of the class.
Good morning to you.
The reaction to yesterday's post was quite conclusive. The vast majority of you think that yes,
Arsenal players need to be electrocuted on the top of the penis. I shall prepare a proposal
immediately and send it to the club. I expect they'll ignore it but should we go through next
season without a trophy then it won't be anything to do with what we do in the transfer market this
summer, it will be entirely because they have not opened their minds to new methods.
Ronaldinho's still just the business.
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- Dutch delight. (Left Back In The Changing Room)
- Manchester City's minute men. (The Best Eleven)
- Truth in fiction. (Studs Up)
- Find the nicknames/win a tee. (Twitter)
- Reputations are there for a reason.
The National Football Team of Indonesia is called by several nicknames:
Timnas Tim Nasional, National Team in English
Merah Putih Red and white
Tim Garuda the Garuda Team, garuda is a mythical bird of Hindu origin.
"It's nevah you, Jim." -- Mike Francesa, WFAN host/sports talk radio icon.Highly recommend clicking
on that link. Not sure who's got the more unassailable ego, in their own mind at least, Francesa or
Arsene Wenger? Both are two men who've never admitted they've made a mistake, earning the
respective nicknames of the Sports Pope and the Professor.
Eric Kronberg talky about playing in the Open Cup qualifier and some of his new nicknames...Eric
Kronberg pouncing on a shot in practice...
Which Seems Like A Better Nickname?FC should not be associated with any MLS nickname. Too many sports fans don't know what it stands
for and it makes them feel further separated from Soccer than is really the case. Reality is that
there is
not a big divide between U.
When the Wizards changed their name to Sporting KC I was a little upset, but I quickly got over
it. I kept telling myself that the ownership group will still embrace the Wizard name as a
nickname. Then I started talking to other people in the area. The response I got was not as
optimistic as expected.
We've always called Adebayor K2 because: He is tall as a mountain, and reminiscent of former
Arsenal striker Kanu in his stature and playing style. Hence K2 or K2.0, or K2.6.But now we learn
that it was more appropriate than we ever knew. Adebayor added: "I left frustrated. I loved
Arsenal. "When I was young, one of my dreams was to play for them because my idol, Kanu, played
there.
LONDON, England Holy Mount Zion of England's all-Jewish Maccabi Southern Football League has been
suspended for league play after allegations were made that the team was using non-Jewish players.
According to England's The Jewish Chronicle, the team has been under suspicion for using non-Jewish
players after complaints had been made to the league by [.
There was nothing amazingly special from the US-Chile game other than probably the goal call for
Teal Bunbury's PK shot. Gotta love the Spanish announcers sometimes for their wacky nicknames for
the US players.
I only have a few notes to discuss from the US-Chile game.
- Dax McCarty looked great.
