Monthly Archives: February 2011

Carling Cup Final winning goal; lack of class from Ferguson

Posted on February 27, 2011 by

UPDATE: Jack Wilshire mentioned the head slap on his Twitter but Soccernet have indicated they think it was Barry Ferguson. Watch the post-goal celebration closely. At 16 seconds into the video, Birmingham #23, Jean Beausejour, Duncan Ferguson gives the Arsenal … Continue reading →

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Attention Southsiders

Posted on February 26, 2011 by

Can you beat this? Wonder how much time this guys spends getting the placement of his spout just right? Any lower and that guy does not get on TV…

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Cautionary tale?

Posted on February 26, 2011 by

Here’s a story of an American kid who did well at an elite summer basketball camp, got offered a scholarship to Kentucky and then had it all go sideways. Three years later, he is back at his original school but … Continue reading →

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BCPL: Vancouver-Richmond out of the gates

Posted on February 24, 2011 by

Quick post before I hit the field. Congrats to Richard Hawes (regular MMCB commenter) and Randee Hermus (great add on the girls side) on getting the nod to run to the Van-Rmd U13 boys and girls BCPL teams. Here’s the … Continue reading →

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A new low…

Posted on February 24, 2011 by

Seriously?   And this is in a U20 international (Chile v Ecuador)!

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Goal analysis: Gomez v Inter in Champions League

Posted on February 24, 2011 by

It always surprises me how paid analysts so often overlook relatively obvious causes of goals and focus on over-simplifications*. Yesterday, it was keeper Julio Cesar who was hung out to dry in the court of public opinion as Inter conceded a … Continue reading →

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Improving as coaches via coaching co-operatives

Posted on February 22, 2011 by

Been mulling something along the lines of continuing education for both volunteer and professional coaches (separate tracks) in the Vancouver area for some time now. Now I read this morning on Richard’s BCSoccerWeb that the Lower Island has taken the … Continue reading →

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Amazing Messi run v Athletic Bilbao on Sunday

Posted on February 21, 2011 by

I did really think and hope that either Xavi or Iniesta would win World Footballer of the year but the reality is that no one since Maradona can make runs like this into the box. No idea how he didn’t … Continue reading →

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HPL: D-Day

Posted on February 17, 2011 by

Here’s the release (no surprises): VANCOUVER (Thursday, February 17th, 2011) –Eight founding franchises representing more than 80 per cent of the population of British Columbia will form the inaugural roster of entries in the new BC Soccer Premier League announced … Continue reading →

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HPL: Have your say (not anymore – polls closed)

Posted on February 14, 2011 by

UPDATE: * Wondering when the SurDel Peg campaign to push them to the top is going to come to its conclusion. I’m sure there’s no organized effort going on here Big, big surge in the last several hours! * To … Continue reading →

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