Funny To See Ajax Needing To Act Bush League
It looks a lot like David Moyes' "Christmas present" was a big lump of coal. While in the very opening minutes of the Everton/Villareal match at Goodison Park, the home team looked (well I listened to it on the internet so sounded) dominant. But Villareal (aka CONMEBOL Northeast) eventually got the jitters out and cruised to a 2-1 victory heading back to Spain.
Maybe Everton will borrow some of their Liverpool neighbors in red's magic from last season and come back with a road victory in two weeks. After all, it's doubtful that 'Pool will have to use much mojo (yesterday's entry finds itself sneaking into this one) to overcome CSKA Sofia.
In the other Champion League match of the day for our language, Manchester United has less trouble with Debrecen than the Glazer brothers had with the crowds.
Though I somehow doubt that signing autographs for fans interested in their celebrity while 700 people protested outside is going to make them lose any sleep.
Seriously, if 51,000 people showing up for a match with minimal pre-sale during a busy travel time against a mediocre side (Champions League or not) is a successful boycott than I beg everyone - please successfully boycott all MLS games for the rest of the season. :)
In other Champions League scores, that disease of the spleen Anorthosis nearly followed through on their words as big as Cyprus (knocking two potential goals off the post) before falling to Rangers 2-1.
Wisla Krakow shocked the world by winning 3-1 over some 27 letter Greek team. Or, well, at least shocked me since I didn't see that one coming. Real Betis beat Monaco in Spain 1-0 (I still think Monaco is going to win the return leg sort of near France and advance). And in the match no one outside of Belgium or Norway even bothers mentioning happened, Club Brugge lost to Valerenga in Norway 1-0 (another result which I think will be overturned in the return leg).
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Tomorrow's Champions League encounters include Ajax who look to make things nice and clean (alright, that joke is really old but I couldn't help it) against Brondby in Denmark.
In a way, even though they're PSV's biggest rivals, I feel for Ajax because they're being treated like an MLS team for their opener in the Eredivisie.
The mayor of Amsterdam has told one of the largest clubs in Europe that they just can't spare enough policemen on August 14 to ensure their match is safe. Ajax tried to petition the Dutch footcer authorities to have match take place at the grounds of their opponent ADO Den Haag (with the return leg scheduled in The Hague later this season moved to Amsterdam). After all, if you want safety, where better to hold a match than The Hague? But poor Ajax was turned down by that city's mayor too.
So Ajax is now going to have to play at a neutral site or to an empty stadium for their opener.
Hopefully the Manchester United boycotters don't get wind of this story since if they realize they can get the mayor of Manchester on their side, all their problems might be solved.
The only problem is that the mayor of Manchester is probably a Manchester City fan. After all, no one actually from Manchester actually roots for United (look another old joke thrown in for good measure).
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Finally, today was a busy day in the Colaship with some more surprising results. Foremost amongst these was Crystal Palace losing AGAIN (this time 2-1 to Wolverhampton) to find themselves in dead last after two matches. Which is a somewhat familiar position for them from last year, just a division down.
Luton Town, despite Harry Redknapp's warnings that Southampton would learn from Crystal Palace's mistakes, beat the Saints 3-2. Luton stands in second having beaten two of the three demoted Premiership teams, Southampton stands in 19th.
Only 44 games left of course. Still it makes me laught that Luton Town just smacked two of the larger clubs in the Colaship as if they were still facing League One opposition.
Norwich (who unlike the other two, no one expected to come back to the Premiership)? They did a little better against Crewe (who were nearly knocked out the Colaship last season), coming up with their second home draw of the season, 1-1. They currently sit 14th.
Sheffield United won convincingly again and are currently first. Leeds United (for your daily Eddie Lewis' team update) lost to Cardiff City (oops) 2-1. Preston North End tied Derby 1-1 at home yesterday in a rematch of last year's playoffs semi-final and stand 5th.
I'd say end the season today but QPR stands in a playoff position and other Fulham fans would shoot me if I did. :)
Maybe Everton will borrow some of their Liverpool neighbors in red's magic from last season and come back with a road victory in two weeks. After all, it's doubtful that 'Pool will have to use much mojo (yesterday's entry finds itself sneaking into this one) to overcome CSKA Sofia.
In the other Champion League match of the day for our language, Manchester United has less trouble with Debrecen than the Glazer brothers had with the crowds.
Though I somehow doubt that signing autographs for fans interested in their celebrity while 700 people protested outside is going to make them lose any sleep.
Seriously, if 51,000 people showing up for a match with minimal pre-sale during a busy travel time against a mediocre side (Champions League or not) is a successful boycott than I beg everyone - please successfully boycott all MLS games for the rest of the season. :)
In other Champions League scores, that disease of the spleen Anorthosis nearly followed through on their words as big as Cyprus (knocking two potential goals off the post) before falling to Rangers 2-1.
Wisla Krakow shocked the world by winning 3-1 over some 27 letter Greek team. Or, well, at least shocked me since I didn't see that one coming. Real Betis beat Monaco in Spain 1-0 (I still think Monaco is going to win the return leg sort of near France and advance). And in the match no one outside of Belgium or Norway even bothers mentioning happened, Club Brugge lost to Valerenga in Norway 1-0 (another result which I think will be overturned in the return leg).
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Tomorrow's Champions League encounters include Ajax who look to make things nice and clean (alright, that joke is really old but I couldn't help it) against Brondby in Denmark.
In a way, even though they're PSV's biggest rivals, I feel for Ajax because they're being treated like an MLS team for their opener in the Eredivisie.
The mayor of Amsterdam has told one of the largest clubs in Europe that they just can't spare enough policemen on August 14 to ensure their match is safe. Ajax tried to petition the Dutch footcer authorities to have match take place at the grounds of their opponent ADO Den Haag (with the return leg scheduled in The Hague later this season moved to Amsterdam). After all, if you want safety, where better to hold a match than The Hague? But poor Ajax was turned down by that city's mayor too.
So Ajax is now going to have to play at a neutral site or to an empty stadium for their opener.
Hopefully the Manchester United boycotters don't get wind of this story since if they realize they can get the mayor of Manchester on their side, all their problems might be solved.
The only problem is that the mayor of Manchester is probably a Manchester City fan. After all, no one actually from Manchester actually roots for United (look another old joke thrown in for good measure).
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Finally, today was a busy day in the Colaship with some more surprising results. Foremost amongst these was Crystal Palace losing AGAIN (this time 2-1 to Wolverhampton) to find themselves in dead last after two matches. Which is a somewhat familiar position for them from last year, just a division down.
Luton Town, despite Harry Redknapp's warnings that Southampton would learn from Crystal Palace's mistakes, beat the Saints 3-2. Luton stands in second having beaten two of the three demoted Premiership teams, Southampton stands in 19th.
Only 44 games left of course. Still it makes me laught that Luton Town just smacked two of the larger clubs in the Colaship as if they were still facing League One opposition.
Norwich (who unlike the other two, no one expected to come back to the Premiership)? They did a little better against Crewe (who were nearly knocked out the Colaship last season), coming up with their second home draw of the season, 1-1. They currently sit 14th.
Sheffield United won convincingly again and are currently first. Leeds United (for your daily Eddie Lewis' team update) lost to Cardiff City (oops) 2-1. Preston North End tied Derby 1-1 at home yesterday in a rematch of last year's playoffs semi-final and stand 5th.
I'd say end the season today but QPR stands in a playoff position and other Fulham fans would shoot me if I did. :)
posted by incendiarymind at 3:16 PM
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