DISQUS

When I heard that it was the biggest snowfall in London in the last 18 or so years, I was expecting some huge amount, but apparently it was only 8 inches. It is a bit puzzling how 8inches of snow can cripple a city, but for an area that doesn't have 1.) A large snow-plow fleet, or 2.) Anywhere to plow said snow, you can see why this is a bigger deal for them than 8" would be for me here in Wisconsin.

Really? Well then, Peter...welcome to the internet...

I dunno, Gaff. That seems like a hard sell to me. It is an interesting thing to think about, considering that a lot of the top teams do seem to struggle in unison. But as a person who has played competitive football through college, I dont really buy that watching the other scorelines has that big of a psychological effect. Sure, everyone gets some pre-game jitters, but once the whistle blows all you are thinking about is getting a good first touch/first pass and getting a hard first tackle.

Great point about both the CB's being out injured...who would've guessed that Zokora would pick that game to actually play well?!

That said, Spurs D has been very good lately, only allowing 2 goals in their last 6 games, so hopefully that continues...

Id have to agree here. I can't say I expected Pompey to be a top-half team, but they manage to get results and are sitting pretty for the time being.

...then again, plenty of time for things to unravel and Crouch to dissappear again...

Im not so sure anyone in the PL will want him, especially considering the unemployed managers that are also out in the market.

I see him landing with a Championship side like QPR...

Id rather they make the channels more available before they worry about HD broadcasts...

Interesting post - makes perfect sense.

What I think a lot of people are missing is that football is actually hugely popular here as a youth sport (especially here in Wisconsin), so the disconnect is not within the youth systems, but rather with a professional league that has yet to fully develop.

The southern half of the States has the latin/Mexican influence that keeps soccer popular, whereas here in the midwest, the largely German/European heritage has rooted soccer pretty firmly. Now if we just could get the MLS to sprout out to more cities and get more games on national TV, it would only be a matter of time (and good marketing).

^ Ha!

Well, no. Form = results = points, this has nothing to do with rankings, its a simple points system. Arsenal didnt have the most points, so they werent the best team.

Anyways, you missed my point completely. Over the past 3 weeks or so, Spurs have had the best run of any team in the league - unbeaten in 6 matches, including TWO wins over Liverpool and managing to bang in 4 goals against Arsenal.

Most of these seemed like a very loose like-for-like comparison, but I actually saw a lot of logic to the Pompey in San Diego idea.

To be fair, Spurs are the best team in the EPL right now based on recent form...

I'd probably say Jamie O'Hara. I generally play left wing but spend a lot of time at RW and both outside backs. Not really flashy, just get by with speed, quick cuts and quick diagonal balls.

I think I was a bit more of a bruiser in the back than O'hara is though ; )

I dont think it matters either way, both teams will go through. Marseille and PSV are 5 points off of both 'Pool and Madrid (3 points for the former two, 8 points for the latter).

Exactly. The bottom half is so close this year that it will come down to whoever can string together wins during the late winter months.

Look where the ball is though...its looks far away enough that it makes me think that Delap is just over-steping the line due to his momentum after making a legal throw

It most certainly was a very lucky win, and Harry was the first person to acknowledge that fact in his interviews. 'Pool dominated the game in every aspect of the game until that Carragher OG, but thats what made it such a great game to watch.

Now that they have Uncle Mo on their side, it'll be interesting to see how Spurs' form progresses as the get into an easier part of their schedule.

Agreed, Ive heard it said dozens of times here from other people posting that if the PL would offer a service like GamePlan, NHL Center Ice, etc. it would generate a huge amount of revenue for the league directly.

So what the hell is stopping them? Money in the league's pocket, more international exposure...isnt that exactly what the league has been focusing on the last few years with all the USA and Asia tours?

Yeah I went to a pub but showed up at halftime due to the error in their schedule with regard to daylight savings time. Good thing all the fireworks were in the 2nd half!

Dammit, I wish I had seen this earlier. The schedule on the Setanta website had the Spurs replay on at 7 eastern time so I didnt show up at the pub until halftime.

The results didnt come and Levy thankfully learned from his mistakes and opted for a proven manager of the English game who gets his teams to overachieve. I do take solice in the fact that the business side of the club is still going great, so a solid financial foundation (which could be gone by tomorrow, knowing the current market situation) can be a strong steadying force.

Spurs are only 4 points out of 14th place, but with Arsenal, L'pool and Citeh as their next three league games, it could be a while before they start to climb back up

Im sure they arent arguing the 5mil compensation package!

Agreed. Im not a huge Redknapp fan but any change is a good one at this point. Im very hopeful for a fresh start and think Harry can crack the whip and get those bumbling idiots figured out eventually.

Finally some hope...Ramos lost his team, you can only lose so many games before your own players turn against you. There was no chance for improvement if he couldnt even pick a consistent starting XI.

Portsmouth will be fine and will pick up one of the other big name managers that are as of yet unemployed - I wouldnt be surprised if they picked up Allardyce by friday.

^Haha. I agree, althought spurs play has been horrid, the business side of the club does very well so I dont think they have any more debt than the other middle-of-the-road (if 20th place can be called that) prem clubs