On the Eve of the new Season...

[vansmack]

Last nights text conversation...

Venerable: Burnley has no shot against Spurs, right?

Smack: It's the second leg, Tottenham just can't lose by more than 2 to move on and they have United in the FA Cup this weekend.  It seems to me either Burnley (to win or draw) or stay away.  Mind you, I've been terrible picking soccer in The Streak.

No reply...

[godsshoeshine]

i picked spurs precoffee this morning, completely forgetting that it was a second leg, after completely forgetting that the man u match yesterday was a second leg too

i was all set to go out on a limb and pick the wiz to win on the road too. watch them do it

[vansmack]

i was all set to go out on a limb and pick the wiz to win on the road too. watch them do it

This match will be over in plenty of time to pick The Wiz.  You're not limited to one pick a day, you're simply limited to one pick at any given time.

Usually, if I've lost, I'll pick the next matchup regardless of whether I have a clue just in case I get lucky (assuming it ends before a pick where I think I have a chance).

[godsshoeshine]

oh sweet. i'm picking soccer every day im not up

[vansmack]

ENGLISH FA CUP - 4th ROUND

Friday, January 23

3:00 pm  Derby vs Nottingham Forest (Set)


Saturday, January 24

7:35am Hartlepool vs West Ham (Set)
10:00am Doncaster vs Aston Villa (FSC) (Really?  Over Wolves/Boro at the Molineaux?)
12:00pm Manchester United   vs  Tottenham   (FSC)
4:30pm Kettering Town   vs Fulham (FSC)

8:30pm US Men's National Team vs Sweden (FSC)


Sunday, January 25

8:30am Cardiff City vs Arsenal (Set)
11:00am   Liverpool vs Everton (Set)(Also 5th Round Draw)
11:00am Torquay United vs Coventry City    (FSC)

[sonickteam2]

i know nothing about soccer, had 4 in a row and for some reason decided to pick it and then realized about the 2nd leg thing.  rubbish!

 must...have...self...control...

[godsshoeshine]

villa is the flavor of the month/year

[Frank Gallagher]

That's funny.  Smackette has a Cork City shirt from some old boyfriend of hers - it's pretty bitchen. 

I own 3 jerseys....the 1999 Champions league Man Utd jersey, the year of the treble, a vintage  70's George Best Man Utd (remember when the number corresponded to the position on the field) and a Cork City jersey which is as you said  is "bitchen". I don't see the point in buying the newest jersey if they play in red year after year so vintage is the way to go imo.

[Barcelona]

FC Barcelona of two years ago. Independiente Avellaneda (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Club_Atl%C3%A9tico_Independiente) of three years ago, and apparently, I am getting the Peru t-shirt next week.

[godsshoeshine]

tim krul's loan has been cancelled, so i suppose that signals that given is going to shitty

[vansmack]

Lots of Mid Week games this week...

Tuesday, Jan 27

2:40pm West Brom vs Man Utd (Set)
3:00pm  Portsmouth vs Aston Villa (FSC)
4:45pm Tottenham vs Stoke (Set)
5:00pm Sunderland vs Fulham (FSC)

Wednesday, Jan 28

2:30pm Wigan vs Liverpool (FSC)
2:55pm Everton vs Arsenal (Set)
5:00pm Manchester City vs Newcastle (FSC)
5:00pm Chelsea vs Middlesbrough (Set)
6:45pm West Ham vs Hull (Set)

[godsshoeshine]

so is rafa losing it or what? cant believe he hit out on moyes for playing too conservative on the road

[vansmack]

so is rafa losing it or what? cant believe he hit out on moyes for playing too conservative on the road

I think he likes to see his name in the paper rather his team's poor form.  Let's be honest, that match was a Tim Howard howler away from being a Derby loss in the FA at home.  The more games they have to play the better in a United fans eyes, but that team's a mess right now.

[godsshoeshine]

it was a pretty bad weekend for the teams spiraling downward. pompey, spurs both lost too

[godsshoeshine]

oh my, gotta take villa in espn the streak. the over in the man u match sure is tempting though