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16 January 2012
Everyone has their own theory as to where The Ones in White were spawned. Some think it was out of a murky bog in 12th century Mordor. Others think the whole thing was a failed experiment involving a jackal, a cyclops, and a lightning rod in the basement of a dank castle somewhere in Transylvania. [...]
Posted in El Clasico16 Comments
15 January 2012
We’re looking to cut it back down to 5 points! Visca Barca! …I don’t jinx my own team, okay? Betis will no doubt be a tricky opponent–they’ve always given us trouble — but we’re playing in Camp Nou. CAMP NOU. No matter how much fight you put up, you’ll die eventually. FCB lineup (official): Valdés, [...]
Posted in La Liga, Liveblog80 Comments
14 January 2012
Liga Preview: Barcelona-Real Betis, Saturday Sunday 3:30pm ET, GolTV They were first for a bit, having won their first 4 matches. They were looking down from lofty heights and thinking about long-term results. They were living up to the hype from last year when they put in a magnificent second leg against Barça and won handily. [...]
Posted in La Liga, Preview38 Comments
14 January 2012
I like to think of Barcelona as a car (a fancy one) and the season as a journey, like a road-trip. Or a really long race.
Posted in Thoughts52 Comments
13 January 2012
It’s always difficult to get excited going into a second leg match when the team has a 4-0 lead from the first leg. When you factor in that in the last few days Messi and Guardiola both picked up major individual awards, Maxwell was sold to PSG, and we inevitably drew away to Espanyol; this [...]
Posted in Copa del Rey, Review23 Comments
Posted in Thoughts38 Comments