i wonder what else they have added to the revenge story. the real hugh glass and his revenge tale has no mention of a child... or you could argue also had no revenge.

that transfer committee i think did better this season than the did in the previous two. i’d say they went 2 for 6 in year one. 1 for 5 in year two, maybe 2 for 5, 1 or 2 for 8 last year, and 3 for 4 this season.

all the rumors reports on english papers have been saying the transfer committee has to go if klopp comes in. i guess he wants to do it like an english manager and get some power in player choices?

lyon is one of marseille’s main rivals. not their major one, but like their second biggest rival. i don’t think the rivalry turned heated until recently. lyon has been pulling a bayern munich and trying to buy all of marseille’s players this off season. though i think they only signed one and one is still deciding.…

i would love to see a promotion/relegation system in the US even if i have doubts it would ever happen. also i think MLS might be starting to outgrow the need to be single entity.

the guardian article linked at the bottom states that tottenham said their final big was £25 million.

in most US states the law states an engagement ring is a conditional gift in contemplation of marriage and must be returned if no marriage occurs.

in a few states circumstances come into effect and it can depends on who broke off the engagement or if the item was a family heirloom.

this is starting to make me regret buying a new dodge a month ago.

i hope it does not look like that. that is horrid looking.

i think the only teams with a legitimate shot at overhauling bayern in germany are the factory teams as their owners can pump stupid amount of cash into the club that they just don’t pull in from the football side. until the german teams make more tv and sponsorship money they can’t compete with bayern’s commercial…

i think they get the lunchpail term for their hard working style. off the ball runs and constant pressing. but pretty much any team from the ruhr valley gets the blue collar label because of their fan base. dortmund is the steel center of germany, sort of how pittsburgh was back in the 60’s.... same colors too... hrm.…

schalke will probably sell draxler and meyer soon. draxler & schalke were supposedly in talks with juventus over the summer. i wonder about schalke’s board sometimes. didn’t their fans almost revolt against the board when magath was the schalke coach?

if schalke stop selling their players before they peak they will be scary dominant in a few seasons. 3 very good young keepers on the roster, lots of excellent attacking midfielders. plus they just signed a excellent young kid from mainz who may break through to the senior national team soon.

Weidenfeller has always had a pretty stiff upright playing style. dare i say not the most flexible or athletic player but was solid because of his positioning. but as he has gotten older his drop off has been steep because his jumping ability and diving range has lessened. he has been having trouble with swerving long…

Dortmund also hit the post 4 or 5 times. was starting to think they would never score.

i think Weigl only got in against Monchengladbach because injury issues at the defensive midfield spot. Bender isn’t fully match fit yet and Sahin is still out. i think Kehl is pretty much getting transistioned to a coaching position even though he is still on the roster.

Reus was not in the team because Odd BK have an artificial pitch. with his history of ankle injuries they didn’t want to risk playing him. he is going to play in the return leg in Dortmund.

the Pozzo family own Granada in Spain not Getafe. most of the players at Watford and Granada had been on loan from Udinese. I think they changed some rules in England to prevent them doing that again last year because about 10 of their starters were on loan from Udinese.

very acurate on arsenal.

it is so difficult to not run up to someone and make an offer when you see they have an old bronco or ramcharger.