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A Flock of Seagulls had better hair than a herd of Swans. "I'm not afraid any more." -- Kevin
McAllister. Is there parity in the (English) Premier League in 2011-12? Should it matter? Do we
care? Do we even want it? Here's some evidence for parity, using the old "Big Four" prism, with
Manchester City replacing Liverpool.
Not a lot of time this week -- a mid-week earthquake and an impending hurricane scenario will do
that to you. Makes more sense to take stock of things next week when the transfer window is closed
shut. Anyway, with teams seemingly spending less on old players in the Premier League and focusing
on youth -- whether by force from Michel Platini or not -- let's examine where the "Big Six" clubs
Odds are not even someone who's logged over 1,000 hours on "Championship Manager," owns a different
soccer shirt for every day of the month, or rearranges their schedule around live game action from
around the globe -- aka a genuine soccer nerd -- raised an eyebrow when then-West Bromwich Albion
manager Roberto di Matteo signed Peter Odemwingie in August from Lokomotiv Moscow for a little
under
Admittedly, this is probably 100 percent a contrarian, 20/20 hindsight judgment, 20 years after the
fact opinion, but is "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana really that great a song? At least from a
musical standpoint? If it came up on shuffle on your iProduct, would you listen all the way through
it?
"I'm going down. I'm going down, down, down. Down, down." -- Freddie King, "Going Down."Yes, I'm
aware of the irony of using the theme song to "Eastbound and Down" to start off a post about
relegation from the English Premier League, what with Kenny Powers moving to the top of the
worldwide soccer-haters chart.
Oh where have you gone English Premier League?A nation turns its relegation-starved hearts to
you.Woo, woo, woo.Doesn't it seem like weeks, nay months since our beloved Prem was in
action?Actually, it was only two weeks ago, but between the FA Cup weekend and International break
sandwich effect it feels like a long and distant time ago, allowing the NCAA tournament and the
start of the 2011 Major
Why do we plop down on the couch to watch a sporting event? Wait, don't say boredom, general
malaise or apathy to do anything else productive with your life that doesn't involve holding a
remote in one hand and a Bud Light in the other.Beyond my general cynicism, it's a simple question
to answer when you have a vested rooting interest in one of the participants.
"What's happening to our hood?" -- Jack Black, "Be Kind, Rewind."Who was it that complained about
midweek Premier League fixtures?That's right, me, the same guy who thought Joe Cole and Roy Hodgson
would lead Liverpool back to their rightful place -- in the minds of Scousers worldwide -- atop the
Premier League table.
