New soccer thread.

North London Derby that wasn't quite as thrilling as I had hoped, but a bunch of interesting results this weekend, including Liverpool losing away to Fulham.

If anyone but Hicks/Gillette owned the club, Rafa would be gone by now.

They're Creepy And They're Kooky - Mysterious And Spooky - The Tevez Fam-i-lee!

Okay, so City aren't a bunch of runway models. We're still masters of our domain.

Another weekend of EPL to stun you with my knowledge. Yee-uh ...

Pretty, ain't he?

We have some new WC qualified entries and the EPL is back in action this weekend. Thought I'd start a soccer thread.

Is Arsene Wenger admiring himself in the mirror right at this moment? Discuss ...

Scott Feldman, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Nelson Cruz, Tommy Hunter, and Michael Young say "Thank you, Ranger Fans!"

Elvis Andrus crushes the rookie field in Bill James Online's "Total Runs" player valuation. Of course, Brett Anderson leads all rookies in wins above replacement, but he doesn't seem to be garnering serious consideration from the electorate.

Team Pride

Rangers Outfield Situation for 2010.

Who should the Rangers go with? I believe the odd man out might be either Byrd or Cruz. Murphy is a consistant bat and defensive presence and Hamilton's bat should make a return in 2010 with health. Barbon is a speedster and a good average guy that shouldn't be forgotten moved. While Cruz has some pop, he hasn't shown much else and his range in the outfield is suspect. Byrd can be streaky with the bat but can make the catches you need to stay in the game. I wonder what kind of pitching the Rangers could add with a trade involving Cruz or Byrd. I would hate to see Byrd go to the Angels like Gary Matthews Jr.

Hey avid EPL fanz - need your help.

I've never followed any pro soccer team except the old NASL Tornadoes when I was a tyke. With p2p however, it makes it pretty easy to see tons of matches and follow a particular club. So, I'm gonna pick a team.

It's my boy Noel Gallagher's fav team and I've already watched 2 or 3 of their matches this season and find them fun to watch. It's Manchester City.

They have several fast rangey relentless players like Petrov and WP. Tevez is ugly but productive. Adebayor is kinda nutty but dangerous. Their goalie looks pretty solid. But it's this Bellamy guy who I really enjoy. Dude is pretty firey and brings lots of speedy danger in his game.

First off - any other Man City fanz here? I figure I need some links to MC fan sites and forums and newsletters if I really want to learn about what they're doing. Read the local press - that sorta thing. Any hints from you guys about the best websites to get started with? Thx.

Also, what do you guys thing of the team I picked? Any HSO's from my new enemy fellow EPL fanz?

A graph illustrating the correlation between the Rangers' 2009 home attendance and their position in the AL West standings, intended to refute Ian Kinsler's assertion that "people in this area don't really believe in us ... they don't want to come out and support us." It took a plunge into six-games-back territory (and a lot of rain) to push attendance below 20,000 for any stretch of time.

From "A Thought About Attendance, Ian Kinsler And Losing Baseball," available here: http://www.bbtia.com/home/2009/9/18/a-thought-about-attendance-ian-kinsler-and-losing-baseball.html. I'd love to know if I'm being completely irrational about this whole thing or not.

Doesnt look good for a game this evening.