Last Season – Finished 5th in the Premier League – 65ptsManager:  David MoyesOdds of Winning Title – 150-to-1INS:None as of August 11thOUTS:ST Andrew Johnson – 21m USDMF Lee Carsley GK Stefan WesselsDF Darren DennehyGK Jamie JonesPossibles:ST Vagner Love – CSKA MoscowMF Joao Moutinho – Sporting LisbonRW Aaron Lennon – TottenhamMF Dejan Stankovic – Inter MilanFW Alan Smith – NewcastleMF Michael Johnson – Manchester CityGK Guillermo Ochoa - Club AmericaMF Stephane M'bia - RennesWhat’s Left in the Kitty – 61m US (incl. Money from Johnson sale)What Lies Ahead:Aug 16    Blackburn (H)Aug 23   &n... Read More

10 Observations from The USA's 0-0 game with Argentina No offense, but did Argentina look completely uninterested in this game?  Thank you. If this is the best group of the USA's mostly European-based players, count me as unimpressed... Read More

The premise of this MLS Outsider experiment is to immerse myself in MLS and see if I’m hooked.  I wouldn’t say I’m hooked yet, but so far so good.  However, this week I’m finding it ha... Read More

Sunday afternoon at Goodison Park.  Hardly the proper time for football but nonetheless.  Tense game with some expansive a... Read More

Oop the East Lancs Road for a jaunt to the Eastlands Stadium.  Cra ppy weather in Manchester (no change there then really), and some pretty cra ppy footba... Read More

Traveling support loud and proud as the Blues win away from home in Europe again.  Less than brilliant but professional and mostly solid.    Brann Stadion in ... Read More

MIKEL ARTETA'S PLACE OF WORKGoodison Park on a sunny Saturday.  The expected three points didn’t come easy but the splendid performance of Phil Jagielka at ... Read More

Ewood Park bathed in the sun of a Saturday afternoon as the six or eight thousand traveling fans made the atmosphere sparkle.  Three decisons changed the game.  Despite the interference of the referee and his assis... Read More

West Ham fluffed three good chances and conceded a late goal in the first half. A lack of quality and a dodgy substitution doesn’t help their cause in the second. The Hammers l... Read More

Henry14 - 1 Bobby what do you learn about United's attack today (Sunday), and l remember you talking about how Samuel Eto'o is probably the most valuable player in the planet because he is so difficult to replace and we saw how it affected Barca, using your same argument do you feel than Tevez and Rooney will complement that well in against deep defending teams and good solid teams with good defenders?2 Bobby what did you make of the three promoted teams and their performance and especially Birmingham? l thought they look better than people think of them3 Can you help me about how Wenger is 13/2 to get fired and do you think martin Jol will be at spurs next season if they do not win a trophy or break into the top four?4 Do you think Ronaldo looks fat or there is something wrong with my TV5 There is talk of Alves going to Chelsea and l do not think he is a good defender he is just like Evra and Eboue , not good defenders but excellent going forward, how would you describe Mr. Alves Bobby 1. Rooney and Tevez will work fine together when the chance presents itself and they... Read More

Last week in London the annual PFA (Professional Footballers Association) team of the year was announced. Incredibly in the internet age, ballots are still collected months before the season ends which in ... Read More

The MLS will never be the biggest and best soccer league in the world ala EPL, La Liga and Serie A. Trying to create a league to rival such established leagues is only a pipedream. But... Read More

Venti_vidi_vici asks about the foul on John Terry versus Blackburn that led to a penalty kick.   Bobby – I did not see the penalty as a dive at all. If Ooijer is going to wrap his ar... Read More

Only one of the teams that finished 11th through 15th last season showed an improvement on the previous season. Even then, Fulham could only look to an improvement of one place from 13th to 12th and that was not... Read More