Opticians, Groundskeepers, Mary Poppins, and the Curse
Marketing Irony
It has come to my attention that irony, nay humor, has not been completely lost in the world of sports.
With the seriousness of doping and judging mistakes still clouding the sky, it is a breath of fresh air to find that Scottish referees have been sponsored by none other than a firm of opticians.
How Do They Do It?
The New England Patriots played a home preseason game on August 13. So, the field at Gillette Stadium had to be marked for their game. Yet, when the New England Revolution played a home match on August 21 against the Kansas City Wizards, you could barely see the football markings. And I do mean barely.
How does the grounds crew at the Razor do it? And why can't crews at other NFL/MLS stadiums do the same?
Once the KC Chiefs start playing, the Wizards and their fans are stuck with all those ugly American football lines. Oh, yeah, that's probably because Carl Peterson hates the Wizards.
Just a Spoon Full of Sugar Helps the Medicine Go Down
The Illness
Tough weekend. Charlton got roasted at Manchester City, 0-4. Another Bolton fiasco. No defense. Curbs, go buy a good defender or two to clog up the middle. And play Euell at striker for goodness sake, He is not a midfielder. Put Murphy in the middle and put more of a winger outside.
And Hearts lost at Motherwell 0-2. Both goals on PKs for questionable calls in the box.
The Sugar is the Medicine
The sun shown bright on Sunday as my daughter's 4 v 4 team raced up and down the field. Even though I'm the coach, I don't keep track of the score. It's not really important. The girls are having fund and learning to play better. But we did win going away. Must have been 10-1.
Later that day, my son played in his first premier game. He didn't get the start but came on as a defender and played quite well. He is protecting the ball better than ever and surprised me with a couple of good turns and smart passes. In the second half he played midfield. If not for the referees whistle, he would have had a chance on goal. His teammate was fouled and got the PK, but missed. My son's Elite team also won going away, 6-0.
The Chicago Curse
What a woeful loss by KC in Chicago, 3-1. The Wizards were lucky to get the one goal -- and off one of their few chances the entire match. Will KC ever win in Chicago?
Everyone is saying Chicago has a curse. Well, in MLS, KC fans are saying Chicago itself is a curse. KC is 0-9 when playing in the Chicagoland area.
The Wizards only defeat the Fire in KC or when it counts -- MLS Cup 2000 for example. So, KC should win the Open Cup since the game will be played at Arrowhead and it does count.
So, I guess the Fire can own us all they want during regular season games. I would rather see KC hoisting the hardware.
It has come to my attention that irony, nay humor, has not been completely lost in the world of sports.
With the seriousness of doping and judging mistakes still clouding the sky, it is a breath of fresh air to find that Scottish referees have been sponsored by none other than a firm of opticians.
How Do They Do It?
The New England Patriots played a home preseason game on August 13. So, the field at Gillette Stadium had to be marked for their game. Yet, when the New England Revolution played a home match on August 21 against the Kansas City Wizards, you could barely see the football markings. And I do mean barely.
How does the grounds crew at the Razor do it? And why can't crews at other NFL/MLS stadiums do the same?
Once the KC Chiefs start playing, the Wizards and their fans are stuck with all those ugly American football lines. Oh, yeah, that's probably because Carl Peterson hates the Wizards.
Just a Spoon Full of Sugar Helps the Medicine Go Down
The Illness
Tough weekend. Charlton got roasted at Manchester City, 0-4. Another Bolton fiasco. No defense. Curbs, go buy a good defender or two to clog up the middle. And play Euell at striker for goodness sake, He is not a midfielder. Put Murphy in the middle and put more of a winger outside.
And Hearts lost at Motherwell 0-2. Both goals on PKs for questionable calls in the box.
The Sugar is the Medicine
The sun shown bright on Sunday as my daughter's 4 v 4 team raced up and down the field. Even though I'm the coach, I don't keep track of the score. It's not really important. The girls are having fund and learning to play better. But we did win going away. Must have been 10-1.
Later that day, my son played in his first premier game. He didn't get the start but came on as a defender and played quite well. He is protecting the ball better than ever and surprised me with a couple of good turns and smart passes. In the second half he played midfield. If not for the referees whistle, he would have had a chance on goal. His teammate was fouled and got the PK, but missed. My son's Elite team also won going away, 6-0.
The Chicago Curse
What a woeful loss by KC in Chicago, 3-1. The Wizards were lucky to get the one goal -- and off one of their few chances the entire match. Will KC ever win in Chicago?
Everyone is saying Chicago has a curse. Well, in MLS, KC fans are saying Chicago itself is a curse. KC is 0-9 when playing in the Chicagoland area.
The Wizards only defeat the Fire in KC or when it counts -- MLS Cup 2000 for example. So, KC should win the Open Cup since the game will be played at Arrowhead and it does count.
So, I guess the Fire can own us all they want during regular season games. I would rather see KC hoisting the hardware.
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