Distracted From Footcer By Footcer

So this time I actually have an excuse for not posting. I was in New York City last weekend and then I've spent the rest of the week trying to catch up. So I didn't catch much of the footcer. Though today I went into work trying to make up some of what needed to be done while I was in Red Bull territory and listened to some of the matches. Oh how I missed you footcer!

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Though the one most interesting thing that happened today I didn't get to see or hear first hand. Joey Barton of Manchester City, who had been getting harrassed all game by the Everton fans, at the end of the match went right in front of a group of their supporters and mooned them.

Well just like the last incident involving a Manchester City player (though this is much more humorous than that one which involved serious injury), an irate set of fans from the opposing team called the police.

Manchester City manager Stuart Pearce got called down to a police station in Liverpool for questioning on the behavior of his player and everything.

What I wonder is how he kept a straight face through the whole thing.

I bet you that he didn't. Because, despite his "psycho" persona, even the hardest of hard asses couldn't help but break down when police would ask them, "how do you feel about your player showing his hindquarters to a group of opposing fans?"

Listening to 606, the opinion of the callers was pretty much to make light of it. One e-mailer stated, "I think the punishment should fit the crime. He should be sent to his room, not be able to watch television for a week, and not get his tea."

But there were honestly people screaming that the behavior would encourage youths all over the United Kingdom, nay the world, to start mooning people in school because a footcerler did it.

Nice to know it's not just the United States that likes to freak out over the slightest bit of man ass.

And besides, who amongst us hasn't wanted to moon an Everton fan at some point in our lives?

Let he who is without a little Joey Barton desire in them cast the first stone?

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I shouldn't say I was totally away from footcer as on Wednesday, there was a great event that I attended...





I can't even believe the Fire are honest to goodness now the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Champions!

It feels like it's not even real it's so wonderful. The first silverware since 2003 and a run I saw every step of the way making it even sweeter. Well that's a lie since I missed the match against Kansas City in the 3rd round because I didn't think this Fire team had it in them to make a run.

Now they're the best team going in MLS right now for the last two month and have a trophy to show for it. Hades, if they keep on clicking on all cylanders they could have two trophies in just a tiny bit of time.

Now I wasn't present for as much as that one. But if the playoff run (which would, in theory be only one game at Toyota Park unless D.C. United bites it against the 4th place team to be named later) is anything like the U.S. Open Cup run, it will be worth it.

The only thing was, I got there so late I missed the first two goals. But my bit of superstition of showing up late, driving there, and listening to cheesy radio stations on the way worked like a charm.

Congratulations to the Chicago Fire - now if only the stupid Chicago media weren't too busy mourning the Fluke Sox and had covered it. ;)