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Hirshey: Too Much Drogba

Technicolor Jan Stenerud — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 11:38:33 EST

@CliffX: Big Sam does, indeed, rock. Bolton make europe with a bunch of washed-up thirtysomethings and Tal Ben-Haim, while Middlesbrough barely avoid relegation. Glad to see the FA wants to keep losing quarterfinals for the next decade.

Technicolor Jan Stenerud

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CliffX — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 22:18:29 EST

Hirshey writes, "Chelsea would be Bolton without [Drogba]."

Dude, don't diss the Wanderers!!! Big Sam rocks!

He SHOULD have been appointed England manager after Sven left...

CliffX

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the littlest rebel — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 20:21:14 EST

the future is ours because no matter how well we pass the ball around we never score fucking goals.

go on chels indeed!

the littlest rebel

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Absurd Hero — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 19:03:56 EST

Drogba was not offsides. Check the replay.

JT is a warrior.

Cech was pure class.

Arsenal could do nothing to slow down Arjen Robben.

Arsene Whiner was outmanaged.

Go On Chels!!!

That is all.

Absurd Hero

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Uncle Horns — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 19:00:48 EST

BTW - I give the helmeted one the Man of the Match yesterday.

Fado's in Philly was half full yesterday a day after SRO for Six-Nation's on Sat.

Uncle Horns

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Uncle Horns — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 18:57:22 EST

Prem ARod=Ballack

Uncle Horns

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hockalees — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 15:32:56 EST

Any word on Wayne Bridge's condition for Chelski's squad this weekend, will he be back from the muscle he pulled in his vagina on Sunday?

hockalees

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being_sven — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 14:27:59 EST

First, crashing at PSV midweek, then losing out on the Carling Cup... After Liverpool's cup(s)debacle at the hands of Arsenal and the gloating Hirshey post that followed, I allowed myself a small smile when the Baby Gunners bottled it late in Sunday's match.

Enjoyable match, though. Both the footballing and non-footballing action. For a few seconds after the red card, I thought Adebayor was going to maul the ref.

You stay classy, Gunners.

being_sven

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Tuffy — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 13:48:21 EST

Christ Sabo sighting in 3...2...1...

Tuffy

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The Curse of Harold Ballard’s Bunker — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 13:40:39 EST

Drogba?

Wasn't that where Luke Skywalker found Yoda?

The Curse of Harold Ballard’s Bunker

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Tuffy — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 13:23:30 EST

Ginger's fell completely silent as well, despite being (to my surprise) chock full of Arsenal supporters. I understand Terry was up and celebrating with his teammates after the game, but I believe he thought he was celebrating his seventh birthday.

By the way, when will someone teach Mourinho how to tie a knot? His neckwear stays on him only out of its contempt for the ground.

Finally, I was truly impressed with the way Arsenal's youth built their chances with the care of a deliberate child gifted with a new box of Legos. Chelsea's offense seemed to solely consist of trying to get away with as many uncalled offsides as possible. (This was almost none, leading to the close score.)

Tuffy

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A Magician Named GOB — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 13:11:34 EST

@Unsilent Majority:

It's not like soccer players are carted off on a stretcher on a regular basis.
They truly are the toughest bastards in sport.
Joga Bonito indeed.

A Magician Named GOB

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Sigerson Holmes — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 13:01:40 EST

Based strictly on stats, Ronaldo is the best player in Europe right now and a potential World Footballer of the Year, so he's hardly a big-game choker like A-Rod. He is a whiney little nancy boy just like Alex though, so I can see where you're coming from.

Sigerson Holmes

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Sigerson Holmes — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:59:33 EST

As of this moment, that would probably be Super Frank.

Sigerson Holmes

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SuperFrankieLampard — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:59:09 EST

it's nice to see hirshey fit in a couple polite sentences about chelsea for once. it's practically a dream come true to see him admit to drogba being the best in the epl right now.

SuperFrankieLampard

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brougham — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:57:59 EST

Moonshine: In my opinion, Sheva.

brougham

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Toffees4ever — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:49:54 EST

I'm going Ronaldo as the A-Rod.

Toffees4ever

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Moonshine Mike — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:48:51 EST

I want to know - who is considered the A-Rod of the EPL?

Moonshine Mike

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BigTenObsession — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:40:35 EST

@Unsilent Majority:

don't be jealous

BigTenObsession

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Unsilent Majority — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:25:55 EST

@Christ Sabo: @BigTenObsession:

get a room

Unsilent Majority

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Christ Sabo — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:22:51 EST

@BigTenObsession: Sounds better then the job I'm applying for now, 'Sports Desk Clerk.' Deadterning probably pays more that that job.

Christ Sabo

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BigTenObsession — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:19:27 EST

@Christ Sabo:

Yeah, there's a fairly big difference between undergrad and graduate stats, so if you are pretty good at it you can make a lot of money. My job is government research, so I am NOT making a lot of money. But I actually enjoy it.

BigTenObsession

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Christ Sabo — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:15:03 EST

@BigTenObsession: Dissertation? Jesus. My Stats TA says he has no desire for stats, but as an undergrad majored in math and needed something to get his Master's in, so he chose Statistics because 'it pays like 80k starting off.' So basically this guy who has no desire for his job will be making at least double what i will starting off. Jerk.

Christ Sabo

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Gage — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:13:22 EST

Am I the only one who misses Drogba's ironed straight hair? Oh, the good old days.

Gage

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Webster — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:12:59 EST

What self respecting soccer or rugby pub in Manhattan doesn't serve beer before noon? Close the shades or put paper over the windows.

Webster

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BigTenObsession — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:12:54 EST

@Christ Sabo:

Yeah, my courses were all "pretend you will actually use this stuff for research some day" types. Of course, it did come in handy when I ran a regression so confusing that my dissertation committee had no idea what I was talking about.

BigTenObsession

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Lunatic Fringe — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:11:54 EST

Greg Louganis likes Drogba's style

Lunatic Fringe

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Christ Sabo — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:11:44 EST

@BigTenObsession: Wow, advanced shit you are talking about. My Stats course is elementary, prepare-you-for-journalism-somehow. The kind you talk about seems to be more for people who will, you know, make money in their careers.

Christ Sabo

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Lunatic Fringe — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:09:47 EST

This just in ....

Drogba fell down at home today,

His wife was red carded
(even though she was in Cote' D'Ivorie)

Lunatic Fringe

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BigTenObsession — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:09:42 EST

oooooooooohhh. Regressions. My bread and butter - negative binomial, hierarchical logistic, I do it all.

BigTenObsession

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Christ Sabo — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:06:39 EST

@BigTenObsession: Of course! And we're not even going to study chi square, the knowledge you did impart onto me. The exam was very easy, 'what is the parameter' type stuff. The new exam will be harder, dealing with regression and x-bars and confidence intervals, etc. I shall let you know about my demise, for I am sure the anticipation is killing you.

Christ Sabo

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BigTenObsession — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:02:03 EST

Sabo - it was indeed me. I will now assume that you got an 89% due mostly to my inspiration, despite never having imparted any knowledge to you.

BigTenObsession

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BigTenObsession — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:00:16 EST

Also, note that the Arsenal (and England) physio was next to Terry almost immediately. Suprisingly, both Wenger and Mourinho were fairly gracious after the game.

Better yet (for me) - in my Over-30 my team plays against a team that has 3 former professional players (2 from lower leagues in England, one from the Midwest who trained with the Crew but did not make the team). Last night for the championship, I absolutely STONED the guy from the Midwest on the first PK after over time. The rest of his team was so rattled, we won the 5-5 (3-0).

BigTenObsession

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Christ Sabo — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 11:58:26 EST

BTO, I believe it is you who offered me help in my stats class, so I believe you need an update: I got an 89% on my first exam and am currently studying for my second exam later today. Now, back to soccer.

Christ Sabo

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Carson — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 11:58:12 EST

Not that I want to fan the flames or anything, but Cristiano Ronaldo has a photo spread in the March issue of Vogue.

Tim Hardaway wants you to know that he hasn't seen it.

Carson

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Christ Sabo — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 11:57:08 EST

You can never have enough Drogba, in my opinion.

Christ Sabo

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BigTenObsession — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 11:56:31 EST

(1) it is said that Terry actually swallowed his tongue and stopped breathing after the boot to the face

(2) please stop playing Senderos

(3) Frankie Lampard's shot off the post was the best shot of the match

(4) the fight was Toure's fault

(5) Adebayor got jobbed with a red card - he was NOT the one who knocked Wayne Bridge on his arse

(6) THE FUTURE IS OURS INDEED! The youngsters looked absolutely fantastic competing against Mourinho's full squad.

BigTenObsession

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Spanish Necktie — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 11:56:29 EST

But seriously, have you SEEN the clip of Terry taking one in the skull?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcIVYYHxoEA

Spanish Necktie

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Unsilent Majority — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 11:54:45 EST

John Terry joins Brian Butch in calling DWade a pussy

Unsilent Majority

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Unsilent Majority — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 11:52:44 EST

Forget Christiano Ronaldo; there is no better player in the EPL this season than the Ivorian hit man

HA! YOU ADMITTED IT!

Unsilent Majority