Studs Up

That was a hell of weekend, I don’t remember doing anything other than consuming sport. First watching hours of an epic Premier League weekend, catching some of Messi and Ronaldo competing in the Amazing Goal Race over in La Liga and then powering through about 12 hours of Superbowl pre and post game shenanigans. Being on Twitter the entire time showcased it less as a vehicle to communicate with others than a collective hive-mind of sarcastic comments. From Arsenal’s epic capitulation to the Black Eyed Peas “epic, um, performance(?) at the SB halftime, it was jokes jokes and more jokes and you guys were cracking me up.

The best part of it all may be that the international break has been limited to midweek, with full slate of games resuming on the weekend and maintaining the momentum. That feels a hell of a more logical, although I suppose only if the game is relatively close to England.

It is heartening to see Liverpool getting back to form. Rafa provided endless entertainment, Roy provided a sympathetic loser, but having Kenny Dalglish at the helm and now doing well seems appropriate. LFC is a club that, like many, believes its history makes it special but, unlike many, they’re actually right. There does feel like a disconnect has been righted in how the club was spoke of and how it was run, not to mention the fact that the fans, on whom Liverpool’s aura is built, were the ones calling for him all along.

If Dalglish can somehow turn Liverpool back into title contenders before Ferguson retires, it’ll really feel like a throwback with two British managers leading the two most storied English clubs to glory. Foreign players and managers have only been good for the Premier League but an old school battle of old school managers at old school clubs would be a welcome alternative to Chelsea and City owners competing to see who can care less about how much they spend from their personal fortunes.

Also, wtf is up with Torres? He’s looked this disinterested for the better part of a year now and that includes playing for Spain at the World Cup. I mean if you’re a striker and don’t fancy the quality of your teammates providing service to you at your club, fine, but if you’re playing in front of Xavi and Iniesta then I gotta say you literally have no excuse for scoring at least a hattrick every other game.

Oh and I know comic timing has been spotty again lately, just a lot going on behind the scenes that I can’t wait to share with you guys when its ready! But as always, will be endeavouring to do better and get back to M/W/F on schedule. It’s important to me to be regular so you guys don’t come to the site and be disappointed, so I’m on it.