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Okay. Take a look to the east. See the sun rising? Okay, look at the little blotch of land right below it. Don't see it? Here, use my binoculars. Hmm... you still don't see it? Okay, well look at this Mercator projection map. Right there. England. Located somewhere in that country, probably in that city where all the roads are, there's a soccer game about to go down between unbeaten Arsenal and just-that-one-time beaten Manchester United. One versus two.
It should be a fantastic game, even if they both don't have flawless records. Comparatively, I can only speculate how hyped the Patriots-Colts game would be if one of the teams had a single loss. Preliminary abacus movements calculate that it would probably de-Peter-Kingify by 40 percent.
But Man U. and ... [pause, looks up abbreviation for the other team] A-Nal comprise a historically stronger rival than New England and Indianapolis. Wikipedia said so. And the two don't play again in league play until April 12, but by then we'll be within four years of Darren Daulton's doomsday prediction, so by then our mind will likely concern more important affairs.
So I don't know how you soccer fans here in the States can wake up at 8 a.m. on a Saturday and get jazzed up for a soccer game, let alone any game. But I know ya do. And if you need a prediction, I'll go with Manchester United 2-0, for the sole reason that they've had a longer break between games. I can sense many of you Rockies fans nodding in agreement.
Just kidding. I can't sense a thing — I'm asleep right now.
As Good As It Gets [Sky Sports]
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Thanks, Sussman.
I always appreciate posts about the beautiful game by people who know not a damn thing about the beautiful game.
Speaking of which, where's Hirshey? Pressing charges against Devon Bivens?
Hey look guys! I'm making fun of myself for not knowing about sports! Ha Ha!! That's punny! Get it?! Punny?!
And fuck you, Setanta Sports. The biggest game of the weekend, and I'm stuck watching Bioflex infomercials on Fox Soccer Channel.
@Johninho: If my calculations are correct, Hirshey is three beers into a binge that will leave half of the city in an alcohol drought ala The Simpsons.
@Reasonable Doubt for a Reasonable Price: As possibly the only American who watches Setanta Sports for the hurling coverage, I will support your "fuck you." Less soccer, more hurling. And perhaps a little more Austrailian Rules Football.
I've been awake since 7AM for this game. I have issues.
I declare today Sven's Day of Soccer!!
9am -- Arsenal vs. Man U
1pm -- Blackburn vs. Liverpool
3pm -- Sven plays pickup
No, she left me... why do you ask?
and here they come out of the tunnel!
sagna is a pretty woman
@BigTenObsession: Like the third (and ugliest) Williams sister.
@Reasonable Doubt for a Reasonable Price:
yea, here I am, waiting for Arsenal Man U and nothing. f fsc. and no, I will not buy a Wallbanger or Bioflex.
Soc-cer?
Arsenal are going after United like a drunk Pike after a Roofied Phi Delt.
What the hell.. there is this superb game on, and FSC is giving me later today...
Portsmouth @ newcastle
Liverpool @ Blackburn
Torino @ AC Milan
then something called "MLS Playoffs"
Anyone know where I could get a feed?
@JB*: Because Setanta has it.
@Munsoned: Shockingly, my LiveFooty feed (using SopCast) is brilliant. *knocks on wood*
Which means I won't be able to dial the Liverpool match up.
found one... sorry
@being sven: Ah.... well then, that makes much more sense.
Then I reserve my Fuck Off for Mediacom instead for not giving me Setanta (or the NFL Network, or the Big Ten Network, or the Playboy channel for free)
What does this have to do with Patriots-Colts?
@being sven: mine too (so far)
Take a look to the east. See the sun rising? Okay, look at the little blotch of land right below it.
That's Japan, you idiot. Go back to sixth grade geography.
outstanding pressure by the Gunners
Anderson is a cunt.
Everytime I see a player make the sign for 'Give them a card', I want to sink both sets of studs into them.
fuck
FUCK!
The fucking Goblin does it again.
Rooney!
@Barry Lutz:
top 2 teams in the league meeting and who have an active dislike for each other
and its in there, go Rooney
Nothing like a punch in the nuts right before half-time.
rocket laser leg time
Do we get a free taco for that?
Wenger is a pedophile.
@i have the autograph of wally backman: She was 17!
Uhh.. huh.... he said A-Nal.
Anyone know why I'm getting an empty ZIP folder when I try and download Sopcast? I need it for the games tomorrow.
/tech support
@I Party With Smoot: because baby Jesus hates you?
@BigTenObsession: I'm a Falcons fan. If I were a religious man, I'd take this as a sign that I shouldn't watch.
This halftime show may be the most informative I've ever seen.
@I Party With Smoot: Try another mirror. I had the same problem when I first installed it.
@I Party With Smoot: why would you watch anyway? (ooh, burn)
@Reasonable Doubt for a Reasonable Price: you mean the 3 Korean guys? they're outstanding
Was anyone able to sopcast this game? I had to resort to a Danish feed on TVU.
@BigTenObsession: @Reasonable Doubt for a Reasonable Price:
In the first few minutes of that studio show, they kept using a word that sounded a lot like a certain ehtnic slur a bounty hunter might use.
@BigTenObsession: @being sven: It sounded like a bad SNL skit. I did make you "ManU" a couple times, though.
Nothing like a punch in the nuts right after half-time.
@i have the autograph of wally backman: Feed 1, Extra 1.
fabregas!!!!!!!
@Reasonable Doubt for a Reasonable Price: Only problem: I haven't installed it yet. That's the problem I'm having.
FABREGAS!
@I Party With Smoot: No, another download mirror. For some reason, the mirrors have different versions to install.
ugh, ESPN's game cast, so good for baseball, sucks for football.
Hleb looks an overgrown elf.
@Slothrop: I use the Guardian reports. a little more cheeky than espn.