Archive for December, 2010

And My Qatar Gently Weeps

Among all the voting furor, I’m actually pleased to see Qatar get a shot at the tournament just to see what kind of show and technology will be used and/or created just to make it work. I mean 12 stadiums in a 30km radius? Seriously? Outdoor air conditioning? 2022 is 12 years away, that’s the [...]

Christmas Time Is Awesome

The folks at Umbro sent me two excellent additions to my closet. First an England away training top that featured all the workmanship and intelligent details I’ve come to expect from them lately and secondly a limited edition version of the current England kit.
Much was made of the coloured St. George’s cross pattern on the [...]

Of Mike and Men

Mike Ashley is the best. Just when it seemed like the Big Four were about to take over all headlines again for the forseeable future, he stepped back into the limelight with some seriously batshit-crazy leadership and shook the whole season up.
It seemed like the legendary fatto had taken his licks and receded into the [...]

Spoiled for Choice

This was easily one of the craziest periods of a season I can remember. Hughton getting sacked seemed to have the butterfly effect necessary to kick everything up a few levels. Pardew coming in and immediately sending Roy and Liverpool back to crisis mode, Tevez handing in his transfer request, Allardyce getting sacked, Vendy’s stating [...]

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  • Dec 20: Kick Off
  • Dec 21: Nike5 Bomba Finale & Lunar Gato review
  • Dec 22: Nike Pro Base Layers & Total90 Tracer review
  • Dec 23: Nike Mercurial Vapor Superfly II Safari review
  • Dec 24: Nike CTR360 Maestri II Elite review
  • Dec 24: Wrap Up and Lunar Gato winner announced
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