Like most of the Seattle Sounders web community this week's major topic is the First XI, the gameday 18 and who will make the roster 30. This week's guest was probably the most difficult booking ever for Jeremiah and Aaron as they had to convince Dave to join them in the new yet-to-be-named studio.

Well a few more (mostly) useless tidbits have come in since the last time I wrote, which I'll attempt to address today. Also, this blog will serve as our match thread for the first preseason match, where we take on the Malaysia XI. I might update this blog with some lineups and such, but I'll probably just leave it all for the comments section.

Just goes to show you how our 3-0 win over Bolton two weeks ago could have been quite different if Fabrice Muamba converted his early chance, no?

Rich is right, we were awful. But we were awful at moments. And in this league, good teams makes you pay at such moments. Especially by players that cost £4.

The facts: During the FA Cup game between Newcastle and Stevenage on January 8, some random ran onto the pitch and punched Stevenage defender, Scott Laird. The random also threw a half-eaten burger at him. Whether it had mustard or relish has not be verified.

My Mom is a dear, but she can be very trying at times. Aside from committing the marked blasphemy of not letting me watch the occasional match (some nonsense about ‘studying' and ‘making my career') she has also repeatedly advised me to ‘support the winning team no?

Ahead of our clash with Stoke City, Sir Alex Ferguson has been asked whether he shares the opinion of Arsenal's manager on Stoke's approach to the game.

This season, Wenger has accused Stoke of using rugby tactics and even went as far as criticising Stoke's captain Ryan Shawcross for a non-event in a game which didn't even involve Arsenal.