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    posted 13 hours ago by Gamingboy to other sports, soccer, the empire's alliances, yankees  |  23 comment(s)

    Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber announced today that a partnership of global sports powers, Manchester City Football Club and the New York Yankees, has acquired the League’s 20th expansion club. The new team will be named New York City Football Club (NYCFC) and expects to begin play in 2015.

    Wait, I thought Manchester United was the Yankees’ fellow member of the Legion of Doom, not Manchester City!

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    1. Shooty is in the Trust Tree  posted on January 05, 2012 at 03:00 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    There are a lot of books about Millwall. Huh.
    2. Mefisto posted on January 05, 2012 at 03:04 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Yeah, and most of them include mug shots from the arrests.
    3. DA Baracus is gritty and hits with RISP posted on January 05, 2012 at 03:18 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Remember when Jermaine Jones stomped on Marco Reus's foot? He got an 8 week suspension out of it. Ouch.

    That Reus scored 2 goals in a 2-1 win is almost punishment enough.
    4. RB in NYC (Now Semi-Retired from BBTF) posted on January 05, 2012 at 03:32 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Yeah, and most of them include mug shots from the arrests.
    Beat me to that one.
    5. ursus arctos posted on January 05, 2012 at 03:42 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    There was a period when hooligan memoirs made up a significant proportion of all football books published in England. They evidently sold very well among the hoolies themselves and wannabees.

    Though Eamon Dunphy's "Only a Game" is a detailed account of a season at Millwall that doesn't talk much about hoolies at all.
    6. Shooty is in the Trust Tree  posted on January 05, 2012 at 03:50 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    There was a period when hooligan memoirs made up a significant proportion of all football books published in England.

    I was scouring Netflix for movies the other day and I made it through 10 minutes of a movie called The Football Factory. If you can believe it, there's actually a sequel--a sequel!--to Green Street Hooligans on netflix. I didn't even bother.
    7. Swedish Chef posted on January 05, 2012 at 07:35 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Roberto Mancini laments Manchester City's refusal to buy new players

    That poor, poor man. My heart bleeds for him. Why must life be so patently unfair?
    8. Shooty is in the Trust Tree  posted on January 05, 2012 at 09:01 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    9. Shooty is in the Trust Tree  posted on January 06, 2012 at 09:14 AM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Torino are killing me this morning. They went up a man in the first half only to have a man sent off themselves early in the second. They've hit the post about a thousand times, too. 3 minutes to disappointment.
    10. Shooty is in the Trust Tree  posted on January 06, 2012 at 09:22 AM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Torino finish up with 9 men and 2 points lost. They need to understand that I'm tired of watching them on these crappy feeds with Italian announcers. I want to see them play in HD on a big tv with English speaking--or at least Scottish speaking--announcers. I'm shaking my fist at you Torino. Shaking my fist!
    11. Jose Can Still Seabiscuit posted on January 06, 2012 at 09:28 AM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Shooty - Have you considered employing a stern look while shaking your fist? I know that's a harsh step but desperate times...
    12. Shooty is in the Trust Tree  posted on January 06, 2012 at 09:37 AM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Shooty - Have you considered employing a stern look while shaking your fist? I know that's a harsh step but desperate times...

    Well, Torino is Italian so I'm going to put both my hands together and bringing them close to my chest in a beseeching manner. How can you treat me this way, Torino? The injustice is too much to bear!

    Supposedly Ganso's agent is in London negotiating with Spurs. This rumor comes from the Telegraph so it may be only 98% BS instead of 100% BS if it were coming from The Daily Fail. In other Spurs news Sandro and Gallas both tore their calves and are out for a while. This has been a rough morning in Shooty Soccer World. If I knew how to get news for Partick Thistle I don't think I even would right now.
    13. FancyPantsHandle glistening with foreign substance posted on January 06, 2012 at 09:54 AM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    In other Spurs news Sandro and Gallas both tore their calves and are out for a while.


    You make it sound like some sort of suicide pact...
    14. Shooty is in the Trust Tree  posted on January 06, 2012 at 09:58 AM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    You make it sound like some sort of suicide pact...

    It's not?
    15. FancyPantsHandle glistening with foreign substance posted on January 06, 2012 at 09:59 AM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Also, Partick just got Darren Cole and Kal Naismith on loan from Rangers. It probably makes them a better team, but also makes them more evil...
    16. Swedish Chef posted on January 06, 2012 at 10:05 AM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    It probably makes them a better team, but also makes them more evil...

    As long as Ken Bates isn't involved it's probably fine.
    17. Mattbert posted on January 06, 2012 at 10:06 AM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    This has been a rough morning in Shooty Soccer World.

    Rough day for Omar Gonzalez as well. Tore his ACL in training and is now on his way back to the US for surgery. D'oh.
    18. Shooty is in the Trust Tree  posted on January 06, 2012 at 10:08 AM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Rough day for Omar Gonzalez as well. Tore his ACL in training and is now on his way back to the US for surgery. D'oh.

    Timmy Chandler was the one who took him out!
    19. Mattbert posted on January 06, 2012 at 10:30 AM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Suicide pact again?
    20. Shooty is in the Trust Tree  posted on January 06, 2012 at 10:35 AM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Ol' 'Arry on Ganso:

    “Ganso? I have never heard of him. I don't know him, where does he play? What position?
    “I don't get to Brazil much. We got Sandro from there but other than that, no.”

    Brazil? Do they play footie over there? Any decent players?
    21. Textbook Editor posted on January 06, 2012 at 10:39 AM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    In other Spurs news Sandro and Gallas both tore their calves and are out for a while.


    Ugh.
    22. Shooty is in the Trust Tree  posted on January 06, 2012 at 10:44 AM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Ugh.

    Can I interest you in a suicide pact?

    That Earnie Stewart story I linked above is really good, by the way. He seems to be doing very well for himself in Holland. Also...MONEYBALL!
    23. Shooty is in the Trust Tree  posted on January 06, 2012 at 11:35 AM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Bad news for Everton--Jagielka out for 6 weeks.

    Henry will play for Arsenal against Leeds in the Cup.
    24. RB in NYC (Now Semi-Retired from BBTF) posted on January 06, 2012 at 12:59 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Well, Torino is Italian so I'm going to put both my hands together and bringing them close to my chest in a beseeching manner. How can you treat me this way, Torino? The injustice is too much to bear!
    You joke, but this is actually how I got my cab driver to get me to my hotel in Rome the first night I was there.
    25. Mattbert posted on January 06, 2012 at 01:21 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    That Earnie Stewart story I linked above is really good, by the way. He seems to be doing very well for himself in Holland. Also...MONEYBALL!

    Seconded.
    26. Shooty is in the Trust Tree  posted on January 06, 2012 at 01:21 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    You joke, but this is actually how I got my cab driver to get me to my hotel in Rome the first night I was there.

    When in Rome...
    27. ursus arctos posted on January 06, 2012 at 01:55 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I'm surprised the guy didn't say "Ma dai, Pippo . . . "
    28. Mattbert posted on January 06, 2012 at 01:58 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Speaking of Moneyball, I know many people joke about the object of MLB not being to win the marginal win per dollar title...

    But here is just such an analysis for the Premiership last season.

    Blackpool were the best performers by their measure, Liverpool the worst. Tottenham were smack in the middle at tenth, perhaps lending credence to David Hirshey's assertion that without Luka Modric, Spurs are just "Stoke in prettier kits". (Stoke were eighth in the Points Per Pound table).
    29. Shooty is in the Trust Tree  posted on January 06, 2012 at 02:02 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Blackpool were the best performers by their measure, Liverpool the worst. Tottenham were smack in the middle at tenth, perhaps lending credence to David Hirshey's assertion that without Luka Modric, Spurs are just "Stoke in prettier kits". (Stoke were eighth in the Points Per Pound table).

    No doubt Spurs are punching above their weight right now. I do wonder what Arsenal would be without Robin van Persie now. The 1992 Mets?
    30. Obi One Kenobi Nil  posted on January 06, 2012 at 03:49 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Did they adjust for the fact that the the marginal value of a point is huge if it means finishing 17th rather than 18th?
    31. Obi One Kenobi Nil  posted on January 06, 2012 at 06:23 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Ugh. Watching Liverpool Vs. Oldham and it looks like they could have another "incident" on their hands as it appears some Liverpool supporters have been racially abusing a black Oldham player and when he went mental/reduced to tears started up a Suarez song :facepalm:
    32. Shooty is in the Trust Tree  posted on January 06, 2012 at 08:46 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    The new Liverpool incident

    This is why you need to act like up grown up Mr. Dalglish. What a mess.
    33. Jose Can Still Seabiscuit posted on January 06, 2012 at 10:29 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Wow, they are ####### morons aren't they.
    34. Textbook Editor posted on January 06, 2012 at 11:01 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    This is why you need to act like up grown up Mr. Dalglish. What a mess.


    Yup. I continue to be completely baffled by John Henry's silence on all of this, and for what appears to be a lack of institutional control over LFC. Actually, disgusted is a better word for it. If I were him I wouldn't be too sure about this being ignored stateside for much longer.
    35. Baldrick posted on January 07, 2012 at 02:01 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Dempsey with a hat trick!

    I thought a couple years ago that it might be a good career move for him to try and muscle into a slightly higher-profile team. I'm really glad he didn't do that. Fulham has been a great fit, a place where his talents are appreciated and given full opportunity to flourish.

    He scores a lot of scruffy goals, but there's real skill in that.
    36. frannyzoo posted on January 07, 2012 at 02:38 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    That alarm clock for Lazio to wake up for the start of the 2nd Half of Serie A must still be broken. A total disaster. Check out the whoscored ratings...2.7 for the red-carded keeper. As Rick Perry would say....

    Of course this leaves yet another opening for Inter to get back into Europe. Criminy.
    37. Obi One Kenobi Nil  posted on January 07, 2012 at 03:26 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    He scores a lot of scruffy goals, but there's real skill in that.


    Super Pippo made a career out of scoring scruffy goals!
    38. Mattbert posted on January 07, 2012 at 05:57 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Liverpool supporters have been racially abusing a black Oldham player

    MOAR LIKE KLANFIELD AMIRITE???!
    39. Mattbert posted on January 07, 2012 at 06:25 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Arnaud Mendy with the GOLAZO! against Bolton. Sweet turn.
    40. Obi One Kenobi Nil  posted on January 07, 2012 at 07:13 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I'm not exactly shocked that the rather blase attitude taken by the club has been used as a "nod and a wink" by some of their more braincell deficient fans to do something stupid.

    At least they didn't throw any bananas on the pitch.
    41. Shooty is in the Trust Tree  posted on January 07, 2012 at 08:15 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Yeah, that Mendy goal was fantastic. Macclesfield Town was sharp today and Bolton were a little lucky to get the draw. I listened to Spurs on the "radio" today. First time I've listened to soccer on the radio. The Cheltenham announcing crew were in AWE of Sebastian Bassong.
    42. Shooty is in the Trust Tree  posted on January 07, 2012 at 08:20 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I'm not exactly shocked that the rather blase attitude taken by the club has been used as a "nod and a wink" by some of their more braincell deficient fans to do something stupid.

    I feel bad for all the reasonable 'Pool fans (of which a few hang out here). This thing has snowballed in an unfortunate way, for sure. I can't help but thing if Liverpool and Suarez had just apologized, cited cultural differences for why he didn't think he'd crossed a line but had learned his lesson and kept their heads down, then the suspension would have been less than 8 games and everyone would be past it by now. I hope Chelsea are taking notes.
    43. FancyPantsHandle glistening with foreign substance posted on January 07, 2012 at 09:15 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    At least they didn't throw any bananas on the pitch.

    I maintain that this is funny, when it happens to Oliver Kahn...
    44. Shooty is in the Trust Tree  posted on January 08, 2012 at 09:15 AM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Man City could not have had a worse start. At least the Carling Cup will soak up two of those games for Kompany.

    edit: Actually, I take that back. Kompany will miss the CC match against Liverpool, then Wigan and then...Spurs.
    45. Richard posted on January 08, 2012 at 10:20 AM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Chris Foy making himself the centre of attention, as per usual.
    46. Textbook Editor posted on January 08, 2012 at 11:19 AM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Well, I'm all in favor of Kompany missing the Spurs game.
    47. Obi One Kenobi Nil  posted on January 08, 2012 at 12:33 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    edit: Actually, I take that back. Kompany will miss the CC match against Liverpool, then Wigan and then...Spurs.


    He'll miss 4 games because it's his second red card of the season.

    At least they didn't throw any bananas on the pitch.


    For people who don't know this is a reference to what happened to John Barnes in the 80's while he was a Liverpool player.
    48. Shooty is in the Trust Tree  posted on January 08, 2012 at 02:17 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Man U draw Liverpool for the 4th round. Is this serious now? Is the FA rigging interest in the Cup or something? Spurs will head to Watford. That's a short road trip, no?
    49. Shooty is in the Trust Tree  posted on January 08, 2012 at 02:24 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Neil Warnock gets the sack.

    Stuart Downing arrested on suspicion of assault.
    50. FancyPantsHandle glistening with foreign substance posted on January 08, 2012 at 03:11 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    At least they didn't throw any bananas on the pitch.

    For people who don't know this is a reference to what happened to John Barnes in the 80's while he was a Liverpool player.


    I know, but that's not funny. It has actually also happened to Kahn though, which is.

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