February 2008
The Archives
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Patrick Kinmartin
American Berger
It was this exact week last year that the vibe about veteran midfielder Patrik Berger coming to Major League Soccer cooled off substantially. A big reason was his increased involvement in Martin O’Neill’s plans, bouncing back from a raucous fallout with O’Neill early in the year to be a regular contributor later on.
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Patrick Kinmartin
The Tuesday Way
I wonder if someone with time on their hands could get on top of for us how business in general fluctuates from Monday to Tuesday, and I guess the rest of the week for that matter — the Thursday/Friday relationship has always held some interesting chemistry as well. Anyway, just got rolled up in some […]
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Patrick Kinmartin
Carling Darling
This week (an eight-day one) may have been the international club scene’s answer to the conference title stretch leading to the NCAA Tournament, known to man as March Madness. There were more matches that held significant value for any different reason than will probably be seen until deep into fall.
It culminates today with a rather tasty […] -
Patrick Kinmartin
Fox Trot
Incredible, watching Newcastle-Manchester United today called to my attention that Fox Soccer Channel will be airing tonight’s Hyundai A-League Grand Final. For all you West Coasters, it’s a 9 p.m. live broadcast, meaning midnight Eastern and so on and so on. If it’s raining as much in your life as it is Northern California this […]
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Patrick Kinmartin
Saturday Homework
Make a concerted effort to watch for the following during today’s Premiership slate:
Some Access Forssell?
Striker Mikael Forrsell’s role as Birmingham’s on-again, off-again point man offensively looks like it’s taking yet another twist. He has made just three starts since Alex McLeish took over Nov. 28, the latest in the team’s last match — the 1-1 […] -
Patrick Kinmartin
Brand Name
Since England went unbeaten in seven European matches this week and is poised to account for almost half of the final 16 UEFA Cup and Champions League qualifiers, let’s give it up for British “soccer.”
This is a post that only true members of the sport’s community like Larry Lukas, Placentia’s powerhouse representative in Budweiser’s worldwide […] -
Patrick Kinmartin
Reaction United
Almost as predictable as walking into a local bar anywhere to watch Champions League and seeing strictly a Manchester United contingent, there was some static in the reader response to a post questioning the authenticity of the team’s (allegedly) bloated following.
Let’s set the record straight real quick. I don’t hate any Premiership teams, and if […] -
Patrick Kinmartin
Chico United
02.21.08 | Permalink | 4 CommentsI paid six bucks for a solid soup-salad combo at Bella’s Sports Pub while taking in Wednesday’s Arsenal-Manchester United double Champions Leaguer, but also got a side of that (typically) shameful Red Devils support for my money. I was mindful of the group’s effort, most of them did have backpacks strewn under tables in what […]
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Patrick Kinmartin
As Promised
These were the picks that had been submitted for the Champions League Challenge in regards to Wednesday’s matches (compare/contrast the actual outcomes and hammer away)…
Barcelona 2, Celtic 0
Man. United 2, Lyon 2
Arsenal 2, Milan 1
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Patrick Kinmartin
From The Home Office
Unfortunately, with the deadline for getting the column done this week, I wasn’t able to get in a response from Home Office representatives to an inquiry of mine about the timetable of work permits being issued to foreign players. We often hear about last-second mad dashes to get players eligible before a given transfer window […]
