I thought we were done making fun of the Chelsea kits, but I found this movie poster for the new Tron movie with the new Chelsea kits I had to share.
I was all set to write up a great intro for The Bootroom today but life got in the way. By the time this goes up, I will have driven to and from the airport three times in the last 12 hours. Stupid airlines.
Anyway, TFA blew out his knee last week playing soccer so now I can't play in my Saturday morning pickup games. That at least means I get to spend more time watching futbol on Saturday mornings. Hooray! I'll be sitting on the couch with my gimpy wheel propped up maybe enjoying some prescription drugs and watching the footie. Hop into the comments while you are enjoying the action.
There is a lot of important soccer to be played this weekend, but the biggie is El Clasico in Spain. Real Madrid are only 4 points back of Barcelona in the title race. Barcelona has a second leg CL semifinal against Chelsea mid-week and are nursing a number of injuries and bruises suffered at the hands of the London Blue Brutes. Most notably absent is center back Rafa Marquez.
Elsewhere, Manchester United has to figure out which players to rest for CL play while still fielding a team capable of beating Middlesbrough. So, Scousers you better pray extra hard because that ain't going to be tough.
TV Schedule for this weekend.
EPL
Saturday, May 2, 2009
7:45 ET Middlesbrough v Manchester United
10:00 ET Portsmouth v Arsenal
10:00 ET Stoke City v West Ham United
10:00 ET Tottenham Hotspur v West Bromwich Albion
10:00 ET Wigan Athletic v Bolton Wanderers
10:00 ET Chelsea v Fulham
10:00 ET Manchester City v Blackburn Rovers
Sunday, May 3, 2009
8:30 ET Liverpool v Newcastle United
11:00 ET Sunderland v Everton
Monday, May 4, 2009
15:00 ET Aston Villa v Hull City
Colaship - These are the only two matches that matter. Will Charlton pull another club down with them to League One with a victory, or can Norwich pull a Fulham?
Sunday
8:15 ET Charlton Athletic v Norwich City
8:15 ET Plymouth Argyle v Barnsley
La Liga
Saturday, May 2, 2009
14:00 ET Real Madrid v Barcelona
16:00 ET Numancia v Málaga
16:00 ET Villarreal v Sevilla FC
Sunday, May 3, 2009
11:00 ET Mallorca v Getafe
11:00 ET Racing Santander v Almeria
11:00 ET Sporting Gijon v Athletic Bilbao
11:00 ET Osasuna v Recreativo Huelva
11:00 ET Deportivo La Coruña v Valladolid
13:00 ET Espanyol v Valencia
15:00 ET Real Betis v Atlético Madrid
Bundesliga
Saturday, May 2, 2009
9:30 ET Karlsruhe v Energie Cottbus
9:30 ET Eintracht Frankfurt v Borussia Dortmund
9:30 ET Bayern Munich v Borussia Monchengladbach
9:30 ET Schalke 04 v Bayer Leverkusen
9:30 ET Arminia Bielefeld v VfB Stuttgart
9:30 ET VfL Wolfsburg v TSG Hoffenheim
Sunday, May 3, 2009
11:00 ET FC Cologne v Werder Bremen
11:00 ET Hamburg SV v Hertha Berlin
Serie A
Saturday, May 2, 2009
12:00 ET Bologna v Reggina
14:30 ET Internazionale v Lazio
Sunday, May 3, 2009
9:00 ET Udinese v Atalanta
9:00 ET Palermo v Cagliari
9:00 ET AS Roma v Chievo Verona
9:00 ET Juventus v Lecce
9:00 ET Catania v AC Milan
9:00 ET Siena v Napoli
9:00 ET Fiorentina v Torino
14:30 ET Genoa v Sampdoria
I'm excited for el Clasico. It's actually taking precedence over the first game of the Capitals-Penguins series, which is a pretty big deal.
ReplyDeleteAnd Arsenal vs. Pompey should be exciting too...*cough*
GOOOOOOOD MORRRRRRRRRNNNNNNINGGGG UNNNNPROOOOOOOOOFESSSSSSIOOONALLLLLL FOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUL!!!!
ReplyDeleteThe Great Satan a goal to the good through Cro-Magnon Man.
ReplyDeleteTevez looks to want away from ManU. Where does he end up?
/wishes it were Tottenham, knows it will be just about anywhere else.
What a ball from Rooney. Wow.
ReplyDeleteFGSFDS
ReplyDeleteAberdeen 1-3 Celtic
BTW, if you haven't seen it, this guy did the same thing to our email address and on SBI, where he saw the link to the page.
ReplyDeleteDo I want to watch a Bundesliga match this week, or just focus on Arsenal? Torn.
ReplyDeleteWolfsburg-Hoffenheim might be worthwhile, but none of the matchups seem that compelling.
ReplyDeleteAlright, have Bayern-moechengladbach pulled up and a stuttering wolfsburg-hoff as well.
ReplyDeleteAny hoff match would have been good Ibisevic went out. They are horrid now.
ReplyDeleteJust like that, no feeds. Arsenal it is.
ReplyDeleteRamsey and Vela starting for the Arse.
ReplyDeletePavs starting over Defoe. Hmmmmm
ReplyDeleteWay to put up a fight Fulham. 1-0 Chelsea through Anelka.
ReplyDeleteNacho Pete is a really goofy-looking dude. Having said that, he will probably have a brace against us today.
ReplyDeleteThree minutes later, Fulham have equalized.
ReplyDeletePetr Cech is quickly going the way of the dodo.
ReplyDeleteHow 'bout that Arsenal D?
ReplyDeleteit's looking like defense won't be a high priority in the Arse - Ports matchup
ReplyDeleteTheo with an awesome miss 1-on-1 after he was whistled for offsides. Pompey are amused
ReplyDeleteChelsea 2-1. 10th minute. The pace is slowing down.
ReplyDeletetough to keep up with a 2 goal in 4 minutes pace.
ReplyDeletebollocks! should have been a PK for Vela.
ReplyDeleteOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHH. Calamity James!
It's a Calamity!
ReplyDeleteBendtner against James is a pretty hilarious matchup.
ReplyDeletethat's something like 3 goals in 5 matches for Malouda.
ReplyDeleteLB is going to be pissed.
Why do I have to be at work today? Looks like there are some exciting games.
ReplyDeleteHey, Vela, get to it. Don't wait.
ReplyDeleteFIRST-TIME VELA! DAMMIT!
ReplyDeleteVela, strike that first time and you're on the scoresheet!
ReplyDeleteoh, it's the Vela first-timer Yahtzee!
ReplyDeleteDunkirk is looking like a half-decent bet as I Want Revenge has scratched. Yay?
ReplyDelete7 Nation Army at Fratton Park. Mark your Bingo cards accordingly
ReplyDeleteWhat a glorious miss.
ReplyDeleteholy shit! how does Nacho Pete miss that?
ReplyDeletehow did crouchaldinho miss that???
ReplyDeleteaaaaaaaaaand now it's the Crouch miss Yahtzee!
ReplyDeleteWe're on fire!
Caicedo on the scoresheet for Citeh. No one cares, except a grieving jjf3.
ReplyDeleteHey, a Robinho sighting on the scoresheet.
ReplyDeleteToss him.
ReplyDeletesweet...i picked him up on all four of my fantasy teams this week and captained him in the one game where you can do that.
ReplyDelete2-0
ReplyDeleteSo, these announcers don't think anything is a penalty do they?
ReplyDeleteI think both were the correct decision. The first time, no PK, but the second there was definite contact.
ReplyDeletei don't think the second was a PK. he got to the ball and it was only slight contact.
ReplyDeleteWait. Arshavin is captain today?
ReplyDeletedon't worry umlaut, I'd assumed today was a sure loss all along (Citeh's, err, Robinho's, a different team at Eastlands). As long as it doesn't get demoralizingly bad, I'm not worried about it. Actually, the only game I really care much about this week is El Clasico - heading to the bar for that one...
ReplyDeleteOh, so that one should have been a penno.
ReplyDelete@TFA - tosser.
ReplyDeleteI actually thought that Arshavin was wagging his winger because he thought the whistle was to give him a YC for a dive
but there was contact in the box, man before ball. That's a PK
When idjits like this are talking over the game, what I would give to just have the crowd sounds present.
ReplyDelete@jjf3-
ReplyDeletehow much worse does it have to get before it's demoralizing? 3-0 at the break.
@umlaut- probably 3 more unanswered in the 2nd half
ReplyDeleteI just think that finger wag what Arsha does. I remember him doing it when he scored last summer and at Anfield.
ReplyDelete@jape-
ReplyDeletedoes that make Arshavin the bizarro world Mutumbo? Finger-wagging, short, white, and always younger-looking than he actually is? All we need is a "who wants to sex Arshavin" quote from his early 20's...
LOL at Crouch's finishing, again.
ReplyDeleteDrogba. 3-1.
ReplyDelete3-1 chelsea, lampard sent drogba through. hopefully they play like this wednesday
ReplyDeletehow many chances can Pompey miss?
ReplyDeleteand drogba has 2 assists and 1 goal today
and VELA gets his first!
ReplyDeletelucky deflection to vela. no complaints.
ReplyDelete@jjf3 That sounds just about right. They could pair up as a finger wagging Master Blaster.
ReplyDeleteWho runs Bartertown!?
I wake up to a Bendtner brace? Did the world end last night without me knowing?
ReplyDeleteBischoff's first touch not very promising but at least the young man hustles back.
ReplyDeleteHypothetical question: You give Bobby Zamora the ball in the box, and no one else is on the pitch. If you then yell at him "Score a goal!", does he blaze it a) over the bar, or b) wide of goal?
ReplyDeletetrick question. He obviously shoots it right at the keeper
ReplyDeleteScoreline of the day:
ReplyDeleteElgin City are the worst team in Scotland's four division setup. Today, they lived down to billing. Losing 6-0 to Dumbarton at the moment.
Dammit Hibs. Gave Dundee United 2 more points by giving up a goal in the 89th. Aberdeen's slight chance of making Europe got a lot slimmer today.
ReplyDeletepretty boring day in the Premiership today huh?
ReplyDelete/wakes up
ReplyDeleteWhat? Huh?
/literally wakes up
ReplyDeleteGood . . . afternoon?
Carlisle beats Millwall to survive in League 1. Lord knows if Carlisle could continue to afford their current squad if they were to drop to League 2.
schweinsteiger with a nice opener.
ReplyDeleteFairly unsatisfying win today. I'm not sure if Pavlyuchenko is tired or lazy, but I'm leaning towards the latter.
ReplyDeleteBut Defoe is back and looks dangerous.
@phil,
ReplyDeleteyeah, it'd be nice if we could avoid signing lackadaisical eastern europeans in the future...
but a win is a win is a win, right?
Hey-la, Hey-laaaaa, Defoe is back!
ReplyDeleteSoccernet has a good (gulp) overview of what relegation could mean to Newcastle. Is Newcastle even considered a "major" club? They haven't won shit in fifty years, have only been in the Prem for fifteen years, and yet their support act as if they are owed something.
where's Spec? Exeter City get promoted for 2nd straight season...
ReplyDeletejust got out of the shower and saw the halftime Bayern - gladbach highlights. holy shit altintop hit a great goal.
ReplyDeletehe's avoiding the tire fires in detroit.
ReplyDeleteHere's a fun fact for Arsenal fans:
ReplyDeleteArsenal have scored three or more in their last 5 away league games, the first time they have done so since 1932.
Higuain goal for RM in Madrid.
ReplyDeleteAnd both Titi and Puyol counter for Barca. 2-1.
ReplyDeleteMessi goal!
ReplyDelete...am I the only one still here?
Uh, Sarah, there's a live blog going on one post up. TFA would appreciate the company. And the Caps are tied at 2 after 2.
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