The best and some of the rest.......
Aug 24, 2008 | 6:59PM | BobbyMcMahon
Best performances…..Fulham’s win over Arsenal was no fluke. The Cottagers played high quality football and totally outp... Read More
categories: Fulham, Arsenal, Stoke City, Aston Villa, Mamady Sidibe, USA, Guatemala, New York Red Bulls, Houston Dynamo, Andriy Shevchenko, Brazil, Argentina, Milan, Chelsea, Carlos Dunga, Chad Barrett, Steven Gerrard, Richard Garcia, Jakub Blaszczykowski, Real Madrid
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Euro 2008 - Day 4
Jun 10, 2008 | 5:57AM | BobbyMcMahon
I have been amiss in not thanking all the regular posters and from what I have seen a good number of new ones. I am constantly amazed the number of posts the blog receives and the quality. If it wasn't for you ... Read More
categories: Spain, Russia, Sweden, Greece, Lothar Matthäus, David Villa, Guus Hiddink, Diniyar Bilyaletdinov, Fernando Torres, Andres Iniesta, Luis Aragones, Real Madrid, Sergio Ramos
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Midweek Blog
May 13, 2008 | 8:03PM | BobbyMcMahon
Henry14 - I wanted to ask a couple of questions because we had a heated exchange with my friends q1 Do Arsenal need a striker?My argument was that as much as l like Ade you do not get the feeling that he will do it again and l think Wenger is with me when he said he over achieved. Walcott and Bendtner are not consistent and l agree with you he is more of a winger than striker an... Read More
categories: Adebayor, Arsenal, Manchester United, Owen Hargreaves, Gary Neville, Ron Saunders, Tony Barton, Rafa Benitez, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Jose Antonio Reyes, Toronto FC, Montreal Impact, Vancouver Whitecaps, David Conn
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Weekend Preview
May 09, 2008 | 4:25AM | BobbyMcMahon
United's financial losses from David Conn. Jonathan Wilson looks to the future of a Premiership-bound Luka Modric and compares his style to th... Read More
categories: Manchester United, Luka Modric, Juan Roman Riquelme, Stoke City, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, AS Nancy, Lyon, Bordeaux, Marseilles, Auxerre, Rennes, Sochaux, Lens, Chelsea, Wigan, Fulham, Blackburn Rovers, Steve Bruce, Birmingham City
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Speakers' Corner #82 Responses
Apr 29, 2008 | 6:00PM | BobbyMcMahon
Foolishmoose - I have a tough one for you. Since the majority of my TV time is spent watching FSC, Setanta, GOL and ESPN Soccer programming, a... Read More
categories: Fernando Gago, Real Madrid, Luis Suarez, Jahidi, Sebastien Larsson, Pepe Reina, Marc Overmars, Arsene Wenger, Carlos Vela, Theo Walcott, Paul Scholes, Gianluca Zambrotta, Barcelona, Liverpool, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester United, Norman Hunter
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Weekend Preview
Apr 24, 2008 | 8:16PM | BobbyMcMahon
The North American disease strikes again. The hockey play-offs are on and the great North American tradition of rioting when you win gets und... Read More
categories: Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Fiorentina, Torino, Cagliari, Roma, Arsenal, Everton, Aston Villa, Bolton, Reading, Wigan, Fulham, Blackburn Rovers, Lyon, Reggina, LA Galaxy, Chivas USA
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Weekend Preview
Apr 03, 2008 | 7:58PM | BobbyMcMahon
It will be interesting to see what sort of coverage and viewing figures the FA Cup semi-finals get when they go head-to-head with the Premiership this weekend. Portsmouth and Cardiff start as favourites but that is hardly an enviable position given the number... Read More
categories: Portsmuth, Barnsley, Cardiff, West Bromich Albion, Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City, Middlesbrough, Manchester United, Chelsea, Wigan, Birmingham, Fulham, Sunderland, Reading, Newcastle, Bolton, Mallorca, David Guiza, Real Madrid
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GREAT RIVALS TURNING INTO HATERS?
Mar 18, 2008 | 10:28AM | Lisa H
Let's be honest here, you really don't "hate" your rival, you just want to beat them, don't you? You want bragging rights, when it all comes down to it. You, the sports fan, are civilized. Certain teams get a lot of hate due to success in their respect... Read More
categories: MLB, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, College Basketball, Duke Blue Devils, North Carolina tar Heels, Los Angeles Lakers\, Oakland Raiders, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, USC Trojans, Arizona Wildcats, Arizona State Sun Devils, Straight Talk From the Left Coast, Lisa Horne, Real Madrid, La Liga, Ohio State, Michigan Wolverines, College Football
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Speakers' Corner #72 Responses
Feb 19, 2008 | 5:50PM | BobbyMcMahon
Craigy_f – 1. Your comment (on Friday) about the ‘top teams’ wanting the ties at this stage of the FA Cup to be ‘... Read More
categories: Juventus, Roma, Genoa, Sampdoria, Antonio Cassano, Barnsley, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Copa del Rey, Coppa Italia, Dennis Violet, Matthew Le Tissier, Rafa Benitez, William Gallas, Luis Figo, Ron Chopper Harris, Ronaldo, Spurs, Chelsea, Ronaldo
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Champions League : 2nd Round Predictions - 1st Leg
Feb 18, 2008 | 10:49AM | FinalKross
Well the Champions League returns on Tuesday and with that, the knock-out stage commences. There are a lot of wonderful ties to watch and there are only a few that you could look at and feel... Read More
categories: UEFA, Champions League, Schalke, FC Porto, Liverpool, Inter Milan, AS Roma, Real Madrid, Olympiakos, Celtic, Barcelona, Lyon, Manchester United, Fenerbahce, Sevilla, Arsenal, AC Milan
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Speakers' Corners #72
Feb 17, 2008 | 5:28PM | BobbyMcMahon
A Harry Pearson article that is worth reading just for the first two paragraphs.
More on Jack
Warner’s unsavoury allies. Graham Hunter
has a feature on... Read More
categories: Harry Pearson, Jack Warner, Andres Iniesta, Giovanni Trapattoni, Paul Gardner, Aiden McGeady, Liverpool, Inter Milan, Arsenal, Milan, Celtic, Barcelona, Sevilla, Fenerbahce, Olympiakos, Schalke, Chelsea, Roma, Real Madrid, Porto
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Speakers' Corner #71 Responses
Feb 12, 2008 | 4:57PM | BobbyMcMahon
Thierry_Henry - From your point of view, do you think Setanta Sport which charges $15/m in Canada will have any success? I think the Premier League might be squeezing its loyal subscribers out. I don't think there are many people in Canada who are soccer crazy enough to pay that kind of money... Read More
categories: Setanta, Inter Milan, Catania, Roma, Reggina, AC Milan, Siena, Liverpool, Harry Kewell, Jermaine Pennant, Yossi Benayoun, Javier Mascherano, Steven Gerrard, Barcelona, Diego Capel, Bernd Schuster, Real Madrid, Birmingham, DC United, Canadian Soccer Federation
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Speakers' Corner #69 Responses
Jan 29, 2008 | 4:31PM | BobbyMcMahon
Craigy_f – 1. Who do you rate more highly Best or Ronaldo? 2. What are your first football memories? 3. What mome... Read More
categories: George Best, Ronaldo, Dundee United, Aberdeen, Derby County, Birmingham City, Sunderland, Nicolas Anelka, Bolton Wanderers, Roy Keane, Wigan, Manchester City, Eric Cantona, Keith Hackett, Real Madrid, Juan Roman Riquelme, Boca Juniors, Villarreal, Barcelona, Michael Owen
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Weekend Preview
Jan 17, 2008 | 9:13PM | BobbyMcMahon
It is midnight in Baltimore and I have a ridiculously early flight tomorrow morning. The weekend preview is truncated for that reason.
There are a number of questions that have bee... Read More
categories: USA, Tommy Taylor, Garrincha, Newcastle United, Bolton Wanderers, Liverpool, Aston Villa, Udinese, AC Milan, Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid
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CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ODDS & COMMENTS
Dec 24, 2007 | 5:28AM | craigy_f
Champions League Groups; 2007/08.
My pick will still remain as Internaz ionale to beat either Barcelona or an English team... Read More
categories: Champions League, UEFA, UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, Arsenal, AC Milan, Barcelona, Celtic, Cheslea, Olympiakos, Inter####onale, Liverpool, Lyon, Manchester United, Porto, Schalke 04, Real Madrid, Roma, Sevilla, Fenerbache
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Weekend Preview
Dec 20, 2007 | 7:02PM | BobbyMcMahon
We will start off this week with a plug for the Canadian International Player of the Year as selected by Canadian fans at the Voyageurs website. To quote from the press release – “This award recognizes the Canadian international who, thro... Read More
categories: Atiba Hutchinson, Voyageurs, Bill Shankly, Athletic Bilbao, Barcelona, Lyon, AS Nancy, Bordeaux, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Espanyol, Vicente Calderon, Raul, Milan, Inter, Roma, Julio Cruz, Bologna, Jermaine Defoe, Andy Johnson
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Speakers' Corner #65 Responses
Dec 18, 2007 | 6:54PM | BobbyMcMahon
The BBC is reporting that a 19-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an alleged rape at a Manchester hotel early Tuesday morning.
No comment from the club on the incident which would lead a cynic to believe that a m... Read More
categories: Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal, Rio Ferdinand, Owen Hargreaves, Fabio Capello, Barcelona, Real Madrid, David Beckham, Aaron Lennon, Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor, Robin van Persie, Theo Walcott, Nicklas Bendtner, Eduardo da Silva, Alexander Hleb, Arsene Wenger, Sir Alex Ferguson, Ronaldinho
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Weekend Preview
Nov 01, 2007 | 9:26PM | BobbyMcMahon
Jonathan Wilson on the resurrection of Adrian Mutu.
A very interesting story on Afshin Ghotbi who started coaching at UCLA and has now returned to ... Read More
categories: Adrian Mutu, Afshin Ghotbi, USSF, Gerry Sutcliffe, Chelsea, John Terry, Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool, Spurs, Sevilla, Juventus, Inter Milan, Real Madrid, Blackburn, Atletico Madrid, Villarreal
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Rant on The Champions League
Oct 04, 2007 | 8:35AM | FinalKross
MatchDay 2 of the Champions League took place this weekend and while most people usually say that the Group Stage is uneventful, you have to admit that this season you already have some interesting situations. Group A : I doubt anyone would have thought that Marseille would be leading with maximum point... Read More
categories: Soccer, Champioons League, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United, Marseille, FC Porto, Sporting Clube de Portugal, Steaua Bucuresti, Slavia Prague, Schalke, CSKA Moscow, Fenerbahce, Inter Milan, Celtic, AC Milan, AS Roma, Real Madrid, Barcelona
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