The Detroit Lions have defied physics. They have figured out how to blow and suck at the same time. They call it playing football. The Lio... Read More

Best performances…..Pride of place has to go to Barcelona and their 6-1 dismantling of Atletico Madrid. Atletico had a ... Read More

 You would be hard pressed in most circles to find many who support the government bailout of Wall Street. We are essentially bailing out misdirected companies who took advantage of regulations to get riche... Read More

According to an article in the Detroit News Bill Ford jr. says Matt millen should resign.  It appears that the son of the Lions owner reads my blogs.&nb... Read More

Best performances…..Making their Champions League debut FCR Cluj beat Roma 2-1 in the Olympic Stadium. Manchester City ... Read More

 Well it took just two weeks this year for many fans to become utterly disgusted with the disaster that is called the Detroit Lions. Usually the Motor City is given some hope towards the future early in the season. With each new coa... Read More

Chelsea v Manchester UnitedIt is true that if Manchester United does lose on Sunday to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge last season’s Champions will trail their opponents by nine points with September not even over. By a similar token - but less repeated – a United win would leave them three points in arrears with... Read More

Best performances…..Liverpool survived an awkward opening spell against their nemesis Manchester United before putting ... Read More

Three Premiership games, one after another on Saturday, together with a Monday night game between Spurs and Aston Villa offers up what looks to be an intriguing round of games. Liverpool vs. Manchester UnitedManchester United have owned Liverpool over the last few Premiership... Read More

  In 2007 Lions came out swinging in the first eight games. The Lions started the season 6-2 and then fell apart finishing 1-7 in the last eight games. One thi... Read More

  The Detroit Lions recently signed veteran back Rudi Johnson after the Bengals cut him.  This meant that someone had to go.  This happens on every team in the NFL right now.&nbs... Read More

Best performances…..Fulham’s win over Arsenal was no fluke. The Cottagers played high quality football and totally outp... Read More

  From the weird to the odd, from ythe very old to the last month there are some really odd stats. I grabbed some from all over the map looking through baseball stats through out history. I may have... Read More

  Yes, now you have heard of them all. Diets are as American as Credit Cards. Most Americans try at least one diet every year. Some seem t... Read More

Last Season: Finished 2nd in the Premier League – 85ptsManager – Luiz Felipe ScolariOdds of Winning Title – 15-to-8 INS:AMF Deco – 16m USRB Jose Bosingwa – 33m US OUTS:CDF Tal Ben HaimDF Khalid BoulahrouzCMF Steve SidwellCB Harry WorleyST Hernan CrespoDMF Claude MakaleleCDF Slobodan RajkovicST Ben Sahar (loan)AMF Jimmy Smith (loan) Possibles:MF Robinho – Real MadridST Obafemi Martins – NewcastleMF Bastian Schweinsteiger – Bayern MunichMF Diego – Werder BremenMF Kaka – AC MilanST Mario Balotelli – Inter Milan What’s Left in the Kitty – 151m US What Lies Ahead:Aug 16 Portsmouth (H)Aug 23 Wigan (A)Aug 30 Tottenham (H)Sep 13 Manchester City (A)Sep 20 Manchester United (H)Sep 27 Stoke City (A)Oct 4 Aston Villa (H) Possible Starting XI:GK Petr CechRB Jose BosingwaCB Ricardo CarvalhoCB John TerryLB Ashley ColeRMF Joe Cole/John-Obi MikelCMF Michael EssienCMF Deco/Michael BallackLMF Frank Lampard/Michael BallackFW Didier Drogba/Andriy SchevchenkoFW Nicolas Anelka/Florent Malouda How They’ll Stack Up:Chelsea missed out on the title last season by two points – in large part because of that home draw versus Wigan on April 14th.  Now, many Blues fans hope Scolari is the difference maker this term.  Our own Bobby McMa... Read More

Last Season – Finished 4th in the Premier League – 76ptsManager – Rafael BenitezOdds of Winning Title: 6-to-1 INS:ST Robbie Keane – 40m USST David Ngog – 3m USRB Emmanuel Mendy – FREEGK Diego Cavalieri – 6m USFW Vincent Lucas WeijlLB Andrea Dossena – 14m USRB Philip Degen – FREE OUTS:GK Scott CarsonMF Danny GuthrieST Peter CrouchFW Anthony LaTellecLB John Arne RiiseLW Harry Kewell Possibles:ST David Villa – ValenciaLMF Gareth Barry – Aston VillaMF Joao Moutinho – Sporting LisbonGK Antti Niemi – FulhamST Mario Balotelli – Inter MilanLW Stewart Downing – MiddlesbroughMF Michael Johnson – Manchester CityWG James Milner – NewcastleLMF Albert Riera – EspanyolMF David Silva – Valencia What’s Left in the Kitty – About 13.5m US What Lies Ahead:Aug 16 Sunderland (A)Aug 23 Middlesbrough (H)Aug 30 Asto... Read More

Last Season – Finished 7th in the Premier League – 58ptsManager:  Paul Ince INS:ST Julio Santa CruzST Robbie FowlerGK Paul Robinson – 7m USRB Danny Simpson - LoanFW Carlos Villanueva - Loan OUTS:RW David BentleyGK Brad FriedelLB Bruno BernerGK Peter EnckelmanCB Stephane HenchozFW Osahon Eboigne – LoanFW Maceo Rigters – LoanST Raffaele De VitaGK Zac Jones Possibles:RW Joaquin Sanchez – ValenciaCMF Anatoly Tymoschuk – Zenit St. PetersburgRW Jermaine Pennant – LiverpoolRW James McFadden – BirminghamRB Juliano Belletti – Chelse... Read More

Getting ready for your fantasy draft can be confusing and overwhelming. There are a few things to remember before making your picks. First you must qualify the player for ... Read More

Last Season – Finished 10th in the Premier League – 49ptsManager – Alan Curbishley INS:DF Holmar Orn EyjolfssonMF Valon Behrami – 10m USGK Jan Lastuvka – LoanST Balint Bajner – Undisclosed OUTS:FW Bobby ZamoraRB John PantsilFW Nolberto SolanoMF Fredrik Ljungberg Possibles:FW Eidur Gudjohnsen – BarcelonaLB Nicky Shorey – ReadingMF James Harper – ReadingMF Jimmy Bullard – FulhamGK Neil Alexander – RangersCB Mikael Silvestre – Man Utd What’s Left in the Kitty – 10m US What Lies Ahead:Aug 16 Wigan (H)Aug 23 Man City (A)Aug 30 Blackburn (H)Sep 13 West Brom (A)Sep 20  Newcastle (H)Sep 27 Fulham (A)Oct 4 Bolton (H) Possible Starting XI:GK Robert GreenRB Lucas NeillCB Matthew UpsonCB Anton FerdinandLB George McCartneyRMF Valon Behrami/Lee BowyerCMF Hayden Mullins/Kieron DyerCMF Mark Noble/Scott ParkerLMF Matthew EtheringtonFW Carlton Cole/Craig BellamyFW Dean Ashton How They’ll Stack Up:Alan Curbishley added some decent faces to the line-up last season – but due to injury issues we didn’t get a good look at Bellamy, Ljungberg, Parker and Dyer with Hammers.  Hopefully they can hold their fitness for most of the season this term – and if they do, look... Read More

  It has become very apparent that ESPN has officially "jumped-the-shark". The term comes from the TV show Happy Days when the Fonz jumped a shark and many fans said that was... Read More