I confess, I again wrote soccer musings at other sites. Please, don't cry too many tears. Instead, read my ramblings at these fine places.
First, everybody made a fuss about Klinsmann not picking Jozy Altidore. Why? Well, superficially, Jozy has played well for his Dutch club and we want to see him succeed for the US.
Joey, we can cope with your occasional tantrums, esoteric and downright confusing Twitter ramblings
and even your dodgy hair-do. But the moustache is too much. Please stop it. Image: Alex
Livesey/Getty Images/Daylife.
So we arrive at the hateful day when the approaching empty oceans of a no-football summer is at
hand. Normally, it a day of deep depression but following the events post- Birmingham, there is a
sense of relief that the disappointments of the past 3 months have come to an end. Such are the
slings and arrows of supporting an Arsenal team in "development.
So we arrive at the hateful day when the approaching empty oceans of a no-football summer is at
hand. Normally, it a day of deep depression but following the events post- Birmingham, there is a
sense of relief that the disappointments of the past 3 months have come to an end. Such are the
slings and arrows of supporting an Arsenal team in "development.
"I've been doing this job for almost 36 years and you learn an awful lot of things," said Roy
Hodgson when he was officially unveiled as manager of West Bromwich Albion yesterday and held his
inaugural press conference. And for a moment, as he spoke, it felt unpleasantly as though he might
never have left Liverpool.
If you scour the Arsenal blogosphere on a daily basis the name Critic will
need no introduction. He's a passionate Desi Gooner like yours truly and has contributed the
following piece. I hope you will find it a nice change from my usual analytical ramblings.
It has been a crazy transfer month, with even crazier rumors.
My U7 Girls team had a pretty good season. Their first match was probably one of the most
exciting and fun U7 matches I've ever coached. Pullbacks, crosses, possession, passing, feint
moves, passing back to the defender, dribbling AWAY from the swarm, staying spread out. You name it
they were doing it.
One of the neat experiences I've had coaching youth soccer is having a player who can do a flip
throw. We actually have two players on our 96 girls team that can do it, though one is a striker
and only throws in on occasion. The other is one of our starting defenders and was a competitive
gymnast before she started playing soccer.
Twiggster reflects on only our 2nd defeat in 21 games and although Leeds got trashed, Twiggs is
still in a positive mood regarding promotion...but he does have a couple of rants! Loads of
listener emails this week bring a balance to our host's ramblings and a couple of managerial
interviews round off this week's Glory Glory Leeds Show!
A long, long time ago we tried to start a soccer website; thought we were writers or
something.... It was called "Snorting the Endline" named after Robbie Fowler's
infamous goal celebration and one of our favorites of all-time. That site failed miserably. I mean
who would want to read our ramblings!
There's a piece of accepted truth in the blogging world, one of those bits of conventional wisdom
impossible to verify, that the average blog's lifespan is three years. I'm not sure if this is
meant to apply to all blogs, sports blogs, or specifically to soccer blogs, but it's a "fact" I've
heard repeated more than a few times during the span of Match Fit USA's existence, and by
extension, the time I have been penning my overwrought missives on the state of American soccer.
A long, long time ago we tried to start a soccer website; thought we were writers or
something....
It was called "Snorting the Endline" named after Robbie Fowler's infamous goal celebration and one
of our favorites of all-time. That site failed miserably. I mean who would want to read our
ramblings!
A long, long time ago we tried to start a soccer website; thought we were writers or
something....
It was called "Snorting the Endline" named after Robbie Fowler's infamous goal celebration and one
of our favorites of all-time. That site failed miserably. I mean who would want to read our
ramblings!
Woolwich Arsenal, the club that changed football. Have your name in the book as an official
sponsor. Updated information here
By Tony Attwood
If you have a long memory, and take note of the occasional ramblings of mine on this site you
might recall that I've written a few things about the Redknapp [.
By Tony Attwood If you have read any of my ramblings on the FFP issue you'll know I did hope that
it might have an impact. I was encouraged by Chelsea pulling back on expenditure, until last
January when they went wild. I have been discouraged by the way Man City is spending its billions
[...]
Kickettes, do you recall the veiled threat we (and many, many other members of the media)
received from legal firm, Schillings, on behalf of their clients, the Gerrards, requesting privacy
from the paps whilst out with their kids?
If not, read about it here.
Well recently, and as we rightly predicted, Lourdes made her grand entrance into the public
world via the same pages that pay Alex for her brainless ramblings, which OK!
It was a bright March morning two years ago when Liverpool fans were rising and preparing for the
massive game against Manchester United. The trip to Old Trafford, the pub or even to the armchair
is sometimes a nervy experience before games like this but the excitement and adrenaline always
prevail.
It was a bright March morning two years ago when Liverpool fans were rising and preparing for
the massive game against Manchester United. The trip to Old Trafford, the pub or even to the
armchair is sometimes a nervy experience before games like this but the excitement and adrenaline
always prevail.
Crunch time. This one could not be much bigger if it were written in size 72 font, stretched in
a rack and then injected with muscle-steroid-type-things by that Russian giant of a chap David Haye
beat a couple of years back. It's not just the three points, which would give us a five-point
platform from which to wave down at Chelski, with a game in hand.
We broke the curse. That's all you need to know. Well, not really. Once again I'm taking you on
a running diary odyssey of sorts. The madness, after the jump:
No Church in the Wild
Much like the last go around, I woke up on Saturday morning, broke out the laptop, and did my
best to track the madness of the match in whatever fashion I could surmise.
It's that time of the week you've all been waiting for - Diary of an MLS Convert is back,
and the converts have, as usual, got plenty to say this week. Topics covered by supporters of
Eastern teams include doing just enough, a newconvert still looking for a first win, how transfers
differ between Premiership and MLS, meeting a former MLS head coach (and current director of player
development), a replacement DC United convert and Danny Dichio's legendary status in North America.
According to ramblings in this morning's Sun, Chelsea are gearing up for a hefty summer
clear-out to help 'balance the books' (if that's possible when you're owned by an oil-swathed
Russian oligarch) after their monolithic, record-obliterating deadline day splurge.
The World Cup is going back to Brazil, which means we're surely due for an unforgettable
atmosphere, but it also means we're going to be subject to Pele's ramblings on the entire universe
for the next three years. Not that he ever needed an excuse, , but as the tournament's ambassador,
he's just not going away.
The frozen ice water. The booneyliga. Schalke City. We will miss the ramblings of Raul
Gonzalez's German adventure. Please enjoy this last entry in a series dubiously subtitled "Real
Madrid legend meets 10th place Bundesliga team." Au revoir. Right here.
In my last contribution to LTLF, a call for a bit of pragmatism from the fans in the face of
difficult circumstances, I made the bold statement, ‘I don't think Southampton will find us an
easy game on Saturday.' And what goes and happens? A pathetic 3-0 defeat at home, as easy as they
come for the Saints.
Just a heads up that tomorrow, January 18th, On The Pitch will go dark in protest of the pending
SOPA and PIPA legislation. If you haven't heard about this legislation, you need to educate
yourself, as the major media companies are trying to get Congress to pass legislation that will
allow for government censorship of the Internet under the guise of copyright infringement.
I've spent a lot of time using social media to expand the reach of various organizations,
non-profits, and even our own soccer league. So it made me laugh when I realized I had Facebook
pages for just about everything except On The Pitch. What a silly oversight.
PLAYOFFS ARE HERE As we all know. Anything goes in the playoffs and anything can
happen. and often anything WILL happen. so here we are the bloggers unite and bring you yet another
session of fantastic insights, witty comments and often some absolute bull S**t. but here we go
again!
You may have noticed that every transfer window, Pav has something to say about whether he is
staying at Spurs or is leaving the lane. Below you will find the definitive chronological time line
of genuine Pav related transfer headlines from Sky Sports. ITK rubbish, or the ramblings of a split
personality mad man?
It seems every week there is speculation about an Arsenal player leaving the club.
Most of the time we hear that Cesc Fabregas is on his way out. His Barcelona DNA, alongside Xavi
and Iniesta, is dragging him back to Catalonia quicker than you can fart.
Nicklas Bendtner is always linked away with a move away too.
By Dru Boyer Fancy to see you back here again. I know it has been so long since you last took
some time out of your busy schedule to skim through my ramblings in your search for Yanks Abroad
highlights, thanks for returning. It feels good to be back...and the site redesign looks damn
good. [...
Shall we have the bad news first? We're still in the midseason slump I keep talking
about. I realise my previews are getting fairly repetitive. Every game I've been saying "This is
the one, we're coming out of it now, how could anything possibly go wrong?" Every game, things do
go wrong. It is Bolton after all.
