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| Name: | Duncan Mathers |
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| Location: | Scotland |
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| Member since: | April 04, 2005 |
| Last visit: | January 10, 2006 |
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Rangers win SPL championship It looked almost impossible, but amazingly Rangers clinched their 51st Scottish Premier League title on Sunday after rivals Celtic blew a 1-goal lead in the last 3 minutes to lose 2-1 away to Motherwell. Celtic had led the race in the last few months, but just as they started their celebratory singing, they were drowned out by the mocking tones of The Fat Lady. Rangers' one goal victory was enough for them to secure 3 points and leap-frog their bitter rivals to snatch the trophy at the death. Nacho Novo struck for Rangers against Hibs, and Aussie hitman Scott MacDonald killed Celtic's challenge with two superb late goals.
posted on May 22, 2005 - Go to the detail view for this result
Rangers win SPL championship It looked almost impossible, but amazingly Rangers clinched their 51st Scottish Premier League title on Sunday after rivals Celtic blew a 1-goal lead in the last 3 minutes to lose 2-1 away to Motherwell. Celtic had led the race in the last few months, but just as they started their celebratory singing, they were drowned out by the mocking tones of The Fat Lady. Rangers' one goal victory was enough for them to secure 3 points and leap-frog their bitter rivals to snatch the trophy at the death. Nacho Novo struck for Rangers against Hibs, and Aussie hitman Scott MacDonald killed Celtic's challenge with two superb late goals.
posted by Duncan Mathers at 08:34 PM on May 23
Rangers win SPL championship It looked almost impossible, but amazingly Rangers clinched their 51st Scottish Premier League title on Sunday after rivals Celtic blew a 1-goal lead in the last 3 minutes to lose 2-1 away to Motherwell. Celtic had led the race in the last few months, but just as they started their celebratory singing, they were drowned out by the mocking tones of The Fat Lady. Rangers' one goal victory was enough for them to secure 3 points and leap-frog their bitter rivals to snatch the trophy at the death. Nacho Novo struck for Rangers against Hibs, and Aussie hitman Scott MacDonald killed Celtic's challenge with two superb late goals.
posted by Duncan Mathers at 08:34 PM on May 23
There's so little revenue in Scottish football - the country has a population about the size of a city, and the lion's share of soccer fans either follow Rangers or Celtic, usually for sinister religious reasons or simply because they know it's the only two teams with a chance of winning a trophy. Many want to see the Old Firm banished to another league to make it more exciting in the SPL but the truth is the game would be on its knees in a matter of months without the revenue the OF generate. No win situation, never gonna change.
posted at 08:52 AM on May 23
Mal Glazer 1 Man Utd 0 Tampa Bay Bucs owner has secured 70% of Red Devils shares, enough to take over the club. Fans wage war. Everybody else laughing their asses off.
posted by worldcup2002 at 01:51 PM on May 12
He doesn't want Man Utd for any reason than to make money. He's not a fan of the team or the sport. He's a dick. And I don't like Man Utd either, but I wouldn't like to see them shafted by some greedy fat foreigner. Wait a minute though....how much are they paying Roy Keane?
posted at 08:28 PM on May 12
One shot on goal in two games? Chelsea never deserved to win Mourinho makes a 3 year old look like a wise, old grandpa...when do the diapers with Jose's mug emblazoned across the business end go on sale???
posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 02:30 PM on May 05
Neither Liverpool or Milan deserve to be in the final. Neither do Chelsea mind you......
posted at 01:28 PM on May 05
Mike Modano named Captain of Team USA The Dallas Star's Captain to represent Team USA with the "C"
posted by Jimbob1077 at 10:37 AM on May 02
Modano the obvious choice there.....
posted at 11:21 AM on May 02
Chelsea end it two weeks early. The 2004-2005 season title race. And the 50-year wait for the top division title in English soccer. Today's 2-0 away win at Bolton gave Chelsea an insurmountable 14-point lead over last season's champions Arsenal, their closest challenger. Having added the EPL title to this season's League Cup, Chelsea can now focus on this Tuesday's Champions League semi-final 2nd leg away to Liverpool (my boyz!). Will they make it a treble or will Liverpool break their hearts?
posted by worldcup2002 at 10:49 PM on May 02
I'd personally love to see the back of Norwich, West Brom and Southampton. Delia Smith's a nutcase, and her team are rotten. West Brom are just dire, and Southampton's chairman deserves ruination for the way he treats people. I hope Everton get the CL spot, and Arsenal take second.
posted at 11:06 AM on May 02
Is the English Premiership the best in the world? With two teams in the Champions League semi-finals, Oliver Holt thinks so. The EuroFootsie rankings seem to tell a different story. With 12 Spanish teams in their top 22, their model shows Spain to be the best.
Does England deserve a fifth Champions League place if Liverpool can't finish fourth in the EPL, but win the European Cup?
posted by Steve-o at 09:57 PM on May 02
Well, I live in neighbouring Scotland, where our football is pretty damn crap. Of all the leagues in Europe, The FA Premiership is the one I'd most want to watch. Put it this way, if I had to choose between watching live coverage of Real v Barca, Man Utd v Arsenal or Juve v Milan, I'd probably want to watch Man Utd v Arsenal. It'd be close, I can tell you......the recent Real v Barca match was a treat, but I do prefer the Prem. There are top notch teams and players in each of the 3 leagues I've mentioned, but when it comes down to it, and you take the top 2 teams from each league away so that you're left with a choice of.......well, let's say Liverpool v Newcastle, Chievo v Parma or Valencia v Getafe, what are you going to watch? I'm going with the English game. I think the standard is just a little bit higher, the coverage will likely be better, the incident will likely be more compelling. I can't argue about players being better etc because there are players in each league at the absolute peak of their abilities. As far as the Premiership goes, I just think it's a better product all round. Sure, Real had the Galacticos and Milan has an awesome team too, but I just find the Premiership is more exciting all round.
posted at 10:59 AM on May 02
Bertuzzi argues for reinstatement. In a move that smacks of trying to talk your way into a party after everybody's exited out the back door, taking the keg and chips with them, Todd Bertuzzi will meet with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman today to plead his case for reinstatement to the league.
posted by lil_brown_bat at 09:00 AM on April 26
Putting the fact that I'm a massive Avs fan aside here, I think the whole thing is just a sorry situation. A pre-meditated assault (Bertuzzi was quoted soon after Moore had caused 'Nucks captain Markus Naslund a concussion as saying "That punk won't be playing past March") on another player is both despicable and unacceptable. Yes, I'm sickened by Todd Bertuzzi's words and actions, and it'd be a shame if such a talented power forward was lost to the game. That said though, much as I admire his abilities, I think the only punishment fitting the crime is a lifetime ban. If I broke some guy's neck at my work, they would sack me on the spot. Tell me why The Canucks didn't fire his sorry ass on the spot? Because they put him up to it? Maybe. Maybe not. I don't know. There is no way in hell The Nucks will sack him, so the NHL should do the decent thing and send him packing. I'm sorry, but a ban and a fine is not sufficient punishment for breaking someone's neck and possibly ending his career. Todd's a great player, one I would have loved to see in an Avs shirt before this incident, but I think the only reasonable retribution is to ban this guy from hockey for good. If someone is so badly wired that they'll carry out a pre-meditated attack with the intent to cause grievous harm, there is no place for him in professional sport. Sorry Toddski, but I think your time is up.
posted at 12:24 PM on April 26
Two EPL players sent off for fighting this weekend. They were on the same team. Newcastle, to be exact. Not exactly the brightest bulbs in the box. Of course, Lee Bowyer was one of them. The other, Kieron Dyer. Shortcut to the Punch-up picture gallery.
posted by worldcup2002 at 04:15 PM on April 08
I was reading Bowyer's disciplinary history in a newspaper the other day........this guy would be locked up if he did any other job. He's a complete and utter waste of space. I wish Dyer had flattened him (not that I'm a big admirer of Kieron Dyer mind you)
posted at 06:57 AM on April 08
Holy Goals When he wasn't being the head of the Catholic church, apparently the late Pope was a major football fan.
posted by Pete at 02:01 PM on April 08
The Pope rocked, actually. I mean come on, football and hockey? The old chap was a dude! Stories suggesting he used his papal staff to hit slap shots across St Peter's square should not be taken lightly.
posted at 06:52 AM on April 08
"The basic idea is that I have a desire to be world champion at something in a way I dreamed about as a kid." Justin Irwin, a highly-paid executive in a British charity, has quit his job in a bid to get good at darts and play in the world championships. "In the last six weeks, I've got lots better. I can hold my own against pub players."
posted by JJ at 10:42 AM on April 08
Darts is a game of skill, but a sport? Nah, sorry, darts players ain't sportsmen. You can call it a sport by all means, but imo sports aren't played by beer swilling 40-somethings with no neck. Wait a minute.....how old was Neil Ruddock when he retired?
posted at 06:46 AM on April 08
Donovan's coming home again Well, so much for trying to succeed in a European league. What does this mean for the most visible face in American soccer. A coming elevation of MLS, or the silly pouting of a mama's boy.
posted by trox at 03:50 PM on April 04
Just read further up the page - agreed, the most successful imports from Stateside have been keepers. Brad Friedel is very highly regarded in England and has been for the past few seasons. He's been linked with Man Utd too. Keller is much travelled and has been solid until a few bad blunders in the last year or so; I think his time is perhaps running out which is a shame because he's a likeable guy and was a decent keeper.
posted at 11:46 AM on April 04
Donovan's coming home again Well, so much for trying to succeed in a European league. What does this mean for the most visible face in American soccer. A coming elevation of MLS, or the silly pouting of a mama's boy.
posted by trox at 03:50 PM on April 04
I'm surprised to see Landon back so soon, he's always looked like a very talented and capable player whenever I've seen him. Often head and shoudler above the other players on the pitch in MLS, but it's a different game in Europe - a lot tighter, faster and more physical. Reyna did well at Wolfsburg, did well at Rangers, but has found the English Premiership something of a step too far perhaps. Hard to say given he spends most of his time with an ice pack on his leg. He is doing a very different job at Man City from his job at Rangers. DaMarcus Beasley, though, should be given some credit alright. He's been doing tremendously well in Holland. So far American players have done little to impress in Europe. Joe Max-Moore, Carlos Bocanegra and Bobby Convey haven't really stamped any real authority on the game yet. That'll change when Freddy Adu signs for Man Utd in 2007. (That last part was a joke, btw. He'll sign for Real Madrid)
posted at 11:43 AM on April 04
Jaromir Jagr’s lucky hockey stick stolen in Moscow
Russian Avangard Omsk forward Jaromir Jagr has revealed that two of his hockey sticks have been stolen ahead of a semi final play-off match against Dinamo in Moscow...
posted by Rodimus at 01:36 AM on April 04
*Sigh* Lucky stick? It hasn't been so lucky over the last coupla seasons, now has it? Maybe someone was trying to do him a favour? Ok, I confess - Jaro! I have your stick.
posted at 11:35 AM on April 04
Are You Ready for Some Football? Major League Soccer begins its 10th season Saturday with new teams in Los Angeles and Salt Lake City, three new stadiums going up, and an $150 million 10-year deal with Adidas. Does the U.S. now have five four major sports?
posted by rcade at 04:36 PM on April 04
The game is definitely gathering serious momentum in the States now, at long last. After years of being treated like a red-headed stepchild, America is becoming the last country in the world - civilised or uncivilised - to embrace the world's most popular sport. Course, had they invented it themselves, it'd be hyped out of the park, right? Games don't end in farcial 46-38 socrelines - scoring becomes a lot less fun when it happens every two minutes. Soccer is cool, and you know it. And to all those people who say it's for pussies - if it's for pussies, where's the padding? Arf! You don't see soccer players wearing helmets and shoulder pads, they take their lumps and get on with it! I'm not always this obnoxious btw.......
posted at 11:30 AM on April 04
I believe the trophy was somewhere in between Motherwell and Edinburgh and was being choppered to the winners. Be funny if, with 5 minutes to go, they'd set off for Motherwell and then heard the scores and said "Awww dammit..." and had to turn around!