Footy: Euro 2008

I’ve been quiet about the Euro 2008 tournament going on. 
http://en.euro2008.uefa.com/
It’s finally down to the knockout stages.  I’ve had the opportunity to see many of the matches and I’m happy to say that my two favorites are still in the mix.  At the outset (and with England failing to qualify) I threw my support behind Germany.  [...]

“We Spend All Day…”

What a Sunday.  Being the last day of the EPL season I spent the whole day (7:45am – 3:45pm) in my local pub watching footy and generally having a wonderful time.  I caught up on some newspaper reading and had a generally fantastic time.  The cinder in the stew, if there was one, was that the [...]

Shakeup at Upton Park

BBC is reporting that the Eggman is out. 
 
“Eggert Magnusson leaves his role as West Ham chairman and sells his stake in the club.”  Interesting.  The Icelandic biscuit magnate is no longer the money at the famed East London club that has my heart.  I hope this isn’t a sign of bad things to come.  I [...]

Mistakes

The following comes from 27 Feb. 2007.  The reference to the West Ham v. Charlton match is from the 2006/2007 season. 
It was Michel Platini who said “Football is made up of mistakes, because a perfect match is 0-0.”
By that logic West Ham only made 4 mistakes in their last match against Charlton.  However, it was a thrashing.  [...]

All I want for…

How to answer this question.  Snow?  A Dukla Prague Away Kit? http://www.toffs.com/icat/duklaprague  A decent curry?  Peace on Earth?  The possibilities are endless.
The snow is falling in the greater-Pittsburgh area.  Thoughts of all of the above are also on the list.  (Not that I’m a BIG Dukla Prague Supporter, but, c’mon.  Half Man Half Biscuit?  Brilliant.)
In [...]