tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25555967.post115016366940298945..comments2024-02-09T08:07:26.090-08:00Comments on Dodgy At Best: Swindle On Soccer, Vol. 3: US-Czech RepublicKanuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02959256951835399304noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25555967.post-1150242699860071512006-06-13T16:51:00.000-07:002006-06-13T16:51:00.000-07:00Fact checking myself again, in fact, Dortmund aver...Fact checking myself again, in fact, Dortmund averages about 80,000 a match, outdrawing Bayern by 20,000+! Putting it in perspective, many top flight clubs in the big 4 don't even have stadiums with that capacity! This means, on average, they outdraw Real Madrid, Milan, Inter, Juventus, Arsenal, Liverpool, AND Manchester United! Though to be fair, Juventus and the English clubs' attendance numbers are stadium related (though even the new Anfield and Emirates Stadium aren't anywhere near 80,000).<BR/><BR/>Yes they are the first and only German club to go public but damn! What happened?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25555967.post-1150242293861506012006-06-13T16:44:00.000-07:002006-06-13T16:44:00.000-07:00solon,In that case somebody will pick up a fairly ...solon,<BR/>In that case somebody will pick up a fairly good deal for Ewerton as well.<BR/><BR/>How is Brussia in trouble? They have, BY FAR, the best support of all German clubs, outdrawing the nearest club by like 10,000+. And it's not like they've gone on a buying frenzy recently. There's gotta be some pretty big mis-management there going on if they are in financial straits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25555967.post-1150239865423975112006-06-13T16:04:00.000-07:002006-06-13T16:04:00.000-07:00How hard did Orson take that loss? EDSBS is down ...How hard did Orson take that loss? EDSBS is down today. I hope he didn't decide the USA needs a 12th man against Italy or anything.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25555967.post-1150218771119332942006-06-13T10:12:00.000-07:002006-06-13T10:12:00.000-07:00Europe = Yankee KryptoniteEurope = Yankee KryptoniteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25555967.post-1150213108932655882006-06-13T08:38:00.000-07:002006-06-13T08:38:00.000-07:00Moin--Word is that Arsenal got Rosicky on the chea...Moin--<BR/><BR/>Word is that Arsenal got Rosicky on the cheap because Dortmund are facing serious financial troubles (not the same as Leeds a couple of years back, but not too far off). No word on how they were able to beat out everyone else though. I guess BD just wanted the money ASAP and Arsenal were ready to pay it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25555967.post-1150208838062780362006-06-13T07:27:00.000-07:002006-06-13T07:27:00.000-07:00I can practically smell the vomit. I think that se...I can practically smell the vomit. I think that several of the people in the room watching the game yesterday might have lost control of their bowels, there were some strange gaits as people left the room.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25555967.post-1150208802842074922006-06-13T07:26:00.000-07:002006-06-13T07:26:00.000-07:00Vanilla: it's what's for dinner.Vanilla: it's what's for dinner.Kanuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02959256951835399304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25555967.post-1150200058943180402006-06-13T05:00:00.000-07:002006-06-13T05:00:00.000-07:00Someone (I believe it was the Dortmund manager at ...Someone (I believe it was the Dortmund manager at the time) said about 2 years ago that Rosicky does more for his team than Zidane. (Keep in mind this was 2 years ago.) I'm still sitting here wonder how Arsenal managed to get Rosicky for so cheap, and right under the noses of Barca and Chelsea too.<BR/><BR/>Anyways, I missed most of the action b/c of work and only saw the re-play late on ESPN2 until Rosicky's great goal. From what I saw, the defense wasn't bad. The marking was bad once and Koller jumped all over that shit, but the rest of the time it acquitted itself fairly well, if panickly. It's the midfield that's the problem. There's no imagination, no creativity, no option A, nevermind option B. Maybe that's why Reyna is important? Because without him the US has no way of maintaining possession in midfield? Talk about serious lack of flamboyancy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25555967.post-1150190985818479052006-06-13T02:29:00.000-07:002006-06-13T02:29:00.000-07:00Re: Rosicky - according to Arseblogger, this happe...Re: Rosicky - according to Arseblogger, this happened:<BR/><BR/><I>Afterwards Czech coach Karel Brueckner said: "I just want to congratulate Arsenal for having won such a wonderful player."</I><BR/><BR/>Awesome quote; someone buy that man a Bud. No, the real one. BTW, he (CZE coach) looks just like someone, but I cannot place it. Help me out...<BR/><BR/>As for Rosicky, I only saw Harry Potter during the match, but after looking at some still photos it's like Harry Potter with Phil Mickleson's face. Weird.Kanuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02959256951835399304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25555967.post-1150175259298619792006-06-12T22:07:00.000-07:002006-06-12T22:07:00.000-07:00Oh, and after eating every last coaster in the spo...Oh, and after eating every last coaster in the sportsbar today, I stormed through the ones here at the house like the cookie monster. <BR/><BR/>What will Rosicky's chant be? "One Harry Potter! There's only one Harry Potter!"Kanuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02959256951835399304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25555967.post-1150175095081717212006-06-12T22:04:00.000-07:002006-06-12T22:04:00.000-07:00Swindle - I thought centreback "Gooch" (I'm waaay ...Swindle - I thought centreback "Gooch" (I'm waaay to fucking tired to even try to spell his name) played very well, relative to the other shite on offer.<BR/><BR/>Solon - There's defintely something Kentucky-ish in the drinking water over here in the city the last few days, and it has actually led to an epiphany of sorts on my part about the origins of "Kanu in Kentucky" - we'll parse it out OTG.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and if you think anything on here is funny, then make sure to run out and stock up on the Depends. I hacked into EDSBS's mainframe, which incedentally is the one and only W.O.P.R. from <I>War Games</I> a little while ago, and watched the PowerPoint slideshow of ASU that is "coming soon". I am not being hyperbolic when I say that it is the single funniest thing in the veritable history of EDSBS. I'll wait a minute for that statement to sink in (assuming your head didn't just explode). Bottom line is suit up with 2 pairs of Depends before you mosey over there tomorrow: IT. IS. FUCKING. EPIC.<BR/><BR/>Hack - Welcome. First time caller, long time listener - you know what I mean.<BR/><BR/>Jeez, over the past few days I feel like the ugly ass girl in HS who spends a few years looking at all the dreamy boys on the football team who she'll never have a shot with, when suddenly in Senior year she goes on a bit of a beauty growth spurt, just enough for said dreamy boys to actually look at her from across the cafeteria as she put up her tray... <BR/><BR/>Blushing, humbled, and happy as hell...Kanuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02959256951835399304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25555967.post-1150173717706061762006-06-12T21:41:00.000-07:002006-06-12T21:41:00.000-07:00I flipped over at halftime, saw it was 2-nil and s...I flipped over at halftime, saw it was 2-nil and said, "Fuck it. Even I won't punish myself this much."<BR/><BR/>I've gone back to doing what is way more fun -- debating how long it'll take before England's choke artist nature catches up with them.Wes Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06549148529701278476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25555967.post-1150173229193053042006-06-12T21:33:00.000-07:002006-06-12T21:33:00.000-07:00Between the two of you jokers, I'm going to have t...Between the two of you jokers, I'm going to have to start wearing Depends before I click on the site, because I'm starting to piss my pants every time I click on it. <BR/><BR/>That said, Swindle, while I think most thought that if the US were to advance, it would be at the expense of the Czechs, I've long thought that if we were to advance it would be at the expense of Italy. <BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, today's results probably leave us with little hope for advancing unless we beat both the Italians and the Ghanans--draws will almost certainly not do. On today's evidence, this seems unlikely. <BR/><BR/>Fortunately, though, I suppose, the US always seems to start slow in Europe--in 1990, we were rolled by the Czechs 5-1, then recovered to lose to the host Italians 1-0 in our second match. In 1998, the Germans completely controlled the match against us, winning 2-0 in the opener; we then lost 2-1 to Iran, although arguably we were unfortunate to lose (sure, 1998 isn't the best analogy--although we were as out of it against Germany then as we were against the Czechs today). <BR/><BR/>I do expect the US to put up much more of a fight against the Italians--they might even eke out a draw. But, that said, I think the Ghanans will have our measure in the final group match and we will go home with our tail between our legs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com