The Blues, The Reds, And The Reds, Whites, And Blues
With the internation break ending tomorrow, the attention of the footcer world turns back to the domestic leagues. Which, of course, can only mean one thing - Chelsea's in trouble again.
Not that I feel any sympathy for the team with the golden wallet (of course is their any other kind) with the manager with the golden tongue but in this case, I think the FA is on a witch hunt.
Chelsea's big crime this time around? It has nothing to do with trying to illegally recruit another teams' players or manager or front office staff or the guy who sweeps up the stands after the matches. No, their crime was drug testing their own players -- OVER A YEAR AGO!
The reasoning the FA gives for not letting teams drug test their own players has some logic. The first reason is that they're afraid the teams won't report positive results to the league and the second is that most teams can not afford to drug test their own players and it gives the ones who can an unfair advantage.
I guess in some ways then, like everything else Chelsea, it does come down to money. And it does give Chelsea and unfair advantage in that they can send their players to rehab before the league catches them in a standardized drug test and suspends them.
But, come on, the whole idea of the rule is stupid. If the team can clean their own house and want to spend their own money doing so, why should they be in trouble with the league? Either way, the player's going to be out of commission for a while.
How's about the FA take the money that they're using to try to persecute Chelsea and give it to the have-nots in the Premiership (that's a little bit of a misnomer since all the teams in the Premiership have more than 95% of footcer clubs around the world) to administer their own tests too?
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On a lighter note, I make no secret of which side I'm on in the Manchester derby. But, there's a something-a-silly-a-brewing with my chosen horse in the battle.
Manchester City, ahead of tomorrow's blood match with the Red Devils has just ordered a fleet of new company cars. The stipulation? None of the cars the manufactured are sending are allowed to be red.
When I first read the story, I figured the whole thing was joke. But, it's serious. It's in the Guardian which, of course, is the paper of record politically for many people I know. If you can't trust The Guardian, who can you trust in the media? :)
Another aspect of tomorrow's matchup will be a sea of American flags in the visitor's end. It's not the usual celebration of Claudio Reyna, it's actually to make fun of Manchester United for having an owner from the United States.
So if you're waking up early to watch the match - which promises to be one of the most even Manchester City/Manchester United matches in years - Sam's Army hasn't invaded Old Trafford (but if they did, could they burn it to the ground on their way out?). It's just City supporters being some of the most creative in sports.
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Stopping the patting of myself on the back, it looks like the World Cup organizers have found a great way to get people in the United States to watch.
At least the draw.
German supermodel Heidi Klum will be the one pulling the cards out of the pots.
Now, if she's wearing a bikini or some lingerie, the average American football fan will watch it for sure. Though it's no guarantee they'll watch the actual World Cup.
That would just blow the 300 million viewer estimate up to 350 million viewers at least. I mean if people will pay to watch the linegerie bowl, FIFA could even charge for the draw if there's some chance of, you know...slippage.
FIFA should get on top of that (I'm trying to avoid the innuendoes, seriously I am) or they're missing a golden opportunity. And while they're at it, maybe they can find another way to fine Chelsea too. :)
Not that I feel any sympathy for the team with the golden wallet (of course is their any other kind) with the manager with the golden tongue but in this case, I think the FA is on a witch hunt.
Chelsea's big crime this time around? It has nothing to do with trying to illegally recruit another teams' players or manager or front office staff or the guy who sweeps up the stands after the matches. No, their crime was drug testing their own players -- OVER A YEAR AGO!
The reasoning the FA gives for not letting teams drug test their own players has some logic. The first reason is that they're afraid the teams won't report positive results to the league and the second is that most teams can not afford to drug test their own players and it gives the ones who can an unfair advantage.
I guess in some ways then, like everything else Chelsea, it does come down to money. And it does give Chelsea and unfair advantage in that they can send their players to rehab before the league catches them in a standardized drug test and suspends them.
But, come on, the whole idea of the rule is stupid. If the team can clean their own house and want to spend their own money doing so, why should they be in trouble with the league? Either way, the player's going to be out of commission for a while.
How's about the FA take the money that they're using to try to persecute Chelsea and give it to the have-nots in the Premiership (that's a little bit of a misnomer since all the teams in the Premiership have more than 95% of footcer clubs around the world) to administer their own tests too?
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On a lighter note, I make no secret of which side I'm on in the Manchester derby. But, there's a something-a-silly-a-brewing with my chosen horse in the battle.
Manchester City, ahead of tomorrow's blood match with the Red Devils has just ordered a fleet of new company cars. The stipulation? None of the cars the manufactured are sending are allowed to be red.
When I first read the story, I figured the whole thing was joke. But, it's serious. It's in the Guardian which, of course, is the paper of record politically for many people I know. If you can't trust The Guardian, who can you trust in the media? :)
Another aspect of tomorrow's matchup will be a sea of American flags in the visitor's end. It's not the usual celebration of Claudio Reyna, it's actually to make fun of Manchester United for having an owner from the United States.
So if you're waking up early to watch the match - which promises to be one of the most even Manchester City/Manchester United matches in years - Sam's Army hasn't invaded Old Trafford (but if they did, could they burn it to the ground on their way out?). It's just City supporters being some of the most creative in sports.
---
Stopping the patting of myself on the back, it looks like the World Cup organizers have found a great way to get people in the United States to watch.
At least the draw.
German supermodel Heidi Klum will be the one pulling the cards out of the pots.
Now, if she's wearing a bikini or some lingerie, the average American football fan will watch it for sure. Though it's no guarantee they'll watch the actual World Cup.
That would just blow the 300 million viewer estimate up to 350 million viewers at least. I mean if people will pay to watch the linegerie bowl, FIFA could even charge for the draw if there's some chance of, you know...slippage.
FIFA should get on top of that (I'm trying to avoid the innuendoes, seriously I am) or they're missing a golden opportunity. And while they're at it, maybe they can find another way to fine Chelsea too. :)
posted by incendiarymind at 7:37 AM
5 Comments:
Any way to make Chelsea look bad, old or new i'm petty enough to enjoy.
4-3-3
The 3 up front were 'supposed' to be without Cole, he was in defence.
I don't know why I said Cole. Joe was on the bench and Ashley's a defender and Andy retired from international competition. I meant Wright-Phillips.
But, I mean, Wright-Phillips isn't a striker. He scores like one but he's a wing player. I'm still puzzled as to who the third striker was supposed to be in this 4-3-3 formation.
I disagree that the drug-testing rule is stupid. Either the entire EPL should test the players OR no one should, but individual teams shouldn't have a say. This a labor issue at the end of the day, not a $ issue.
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