Did you use the word spurred on purpose or am I being overly sensitive?

Agree about Yedlin and Brooks and that probably will have a tremendous impact on the most glaring problems from these two recent matches (defense, specifically on the right side) but they are veterans not young fringe players. As a Spurs fan I am hopeful that CCV benefits from his loan spell but he is prone to the…

How much different do you expect this squad to be in 10 months? I don’t follow the DA players much but I have a hard time believing that there are 3 or 4 players ready to step up for senior team football at a World Cup come June. If you have any names I’d like to hear them.

Ha! I had a similar thought. But I read it and it wasn’t so bad and in my frustration with US Soccer it was almost enjoyable. That being said, you are right I wish there was a Screamer writer who wasn’t a biased shitbag.

Klinsmann was a donkey that we convinced ourselves was a unicorn. Even then I was skeptical about a coach who’d never really achieved much aside from presiding over teams that we’re stacked with talent. Often to middling results.

But like...how does this affect Gerard Deulofeu?

Eagerly awaiting Billy’s post lamenting Gerard Deulofeu being relegated to the bench now that Barca have signed Dembele... Oh how sweet it was for those 3 pre-season matches right Billy?

Ah shit. He would be.

The only sport to care about at Iowa State is basketball? No wrestling?

Wow, you’ll just write anything won’t you? No one cares about this guy. In your article about how dumb a move him going to Barcelona was you said “We here at Deadspin love him” which was a link to YOUR fucking article. Pretty liberal use of the word “We”. Write something that isn’t an MLS bash, a Barca nut-cupping, a…

Good stuff. I loved Field of Schemes. I have to disagree with a few things, namely:

Freak knee injuries, rolled ankles and stuff are just bad luck in playing soccer but straining a muscle chipping in a goal is bad conditioning and poor training.

No I agree. If Man City is willing to pay 50m for their most replaceable player they aren’t in the position to scoff. And they aren’t able to make big buys without letting go of some assets. But they aren’t stuck in a position where their financial survival is dependent on off-loading talent - which is how I would…

Being a medium-sized club in England means being a top 15 club in the world.

Yes, the notion that having money is better than retaining proven players is idiotic.

Coupled with the Juve policy to never hold a player against their will this fee was fairly reasonable.

I rolled my eyes when you even used the name Duncan Castles. Fortunately this didn’t give to much credence to any of the speculation. PSG are probably putting this stuff out there to drum up publicity after a disaster of a season and during a transfer window that in which they only have Dani Alves to show for.

A nice birthday present for James.

Granit “real deal” Xhaka is his wrestling heel persona.

I like your thinking.