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How can you not support the manager and support the team? Walter Smith. I bloody hated Walter Smith. He wasn't good enough; a slap in the face after Kendall (ableit Kendall's Godfather 3 spell in charge). Sacked in March 2002 -- just as I was returning to the UK for the first time in a...

I have to be honest: I did not want City to win that game today. I acted like I did ... but I really didn't. I do not like City. I hate the RS and all but ... cheering for City? I wanted a tie ... when the RS won I felt a bit sick at the end ... and I had to mute the TV at one point (you know...

Apologies if already posted (in fact if it hasn't been posted yet people should apologize for having not posted it): "The year was 2002. American soccer, normally a global power, was going through one of its brief down periods, this one having begun in August of 1930. ... And that was how...

Don't know if this nonsense has made its way to the UK yet but it's pretty big in N. America. Stickers on your car with stick figure representations of your family members (and pets). Here are some examples...

Vote on who you WANT ... not who you think will be appointed. Okay Modz ... hopefully you don't merge this or ban me but I really think there is value in a new poll. The old one still has Laudrup leading but nobody is really talking about him any longer and Pereira was somewhat...

April fools! Poll time! April fools is the worst right? At best it's a day for people with a horrible sense of humour to pretend they are funny. At worst it creates a tiresome string of "stories" which neither fool anyone nor make anyone laugh. Job One: Actually fool someone! I always liked...

Is it just me or does nobody seem to care all that much about Qatar and it's increasing role in football and culture in general? I know people might grumble a little bit (and sadly the most vocal critics in a pub might just be racists) but generally nobody gets any slack for "buying in" to...

I "ale housed" this (despite it being a world football story) because of the religious content. If modz disagree please move. I found this to be a really great read and didn't see anyone else had posted it yet...

Lots of people have been mentioning the TV money for the past few months. I personally don't think it will make much difference at all. What am I missing? What do you think will happen with the TV money? If every team in the Prem spent 1 billion on players would Man City win the league...

Merry Christmas/Holiday/Festivus To You All! So I was wondering the other day ... what's the point of foul throws? How would making any method of re-entering a ball into play (kicked, rolling under hand like a keeper [or "nets"] does sometimes) make the game worse? I suppose the one...

http://prosoccertalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/23/opta-possession-stat-not-based-on-time-on-number-of-passes/ Thought this was interesting and hadn't heard this before. Oh and drones who insist on polluting any thread which mentions stats by mentioning how they don't care about stats (which...

Quick distraction from the anxiety of the semi-final. Interesting article on some newer therapies for injuries (it's based around a basketball player but the therapy happens in Germany and football players are known clients as well). Anyone know if our lot are into any of this...

http://www.zonalmarking.net/2011/12/06/book-recommendations/ Saw that post on ZM and it's a pretty long list so wondered if anyone has read any of them and have any specific suggestions? The one which sounded the most interesting to me is written by an RS so that gives me pause. Any suggestions?

Wow that picture didn't paste well (if you click on it it gets bigger ... ::ahem:: ). Anyway you get the point -- the poster from the tunnel. OS doesn't seem to have it in the store (unless I missed it) -- anyone seen it anywhere else?

I have a confession to make ... and no it's not that I'd totally go for a three-way with Arteta and Rodwell ... after all that wouldn't be a horrible, dark secret; why that's more of a glorious dream. No, my confession is this: I really enjoy watching Everton football club play football. I...

There is a concept in poker (or indeed in any game theory situation) in which you shouldn't be too "results orientated." In other words, just because you won a pot with 7-2 doesn't make it a winning hand long-term. Just because you flip a coin five times and it comes up heads every time doesn't...

http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid={FE60904B-C2A8-4E60-9B05-700DBBC29BBC}&section=playerProfile&teamid=&bioid=94378 WTF are they playing at? Don't think it means anything, just think it's bizarre to have up and leave up.

Who doesn't like losing money? It's best to lose with the best possible odds. So what site has the best odds of Everton winning the league (and also top four)? Thanks for any help.

Anyone read Soccernomics by Simon Kuper and Stefan Szymanski? Interesting read -- I'm in the middle of it right now. They did a statistical study of transfers and found that the amount spent on transfers didn't have that much correlation with success -- however the amount spent on salaries had...