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November 28, 2008

Edgar stays put in Newcastle

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It looks like the rumblings about David Edgar going out on loan from Newcastle to Burnley/Ipswich have not come to fruition. The loan deadline came and went last night with no move for the 21 year old Edgar. With 5 appearances for the Magpies, it looks like Edgar will be stuck playing mostly reserve team [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Canada Soccer

November 26, 2008

David Edgar to Burnley?

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Maybe it is because another Burnley Canuck Iain Hume has been in the news so much lately that interest in both Burnley and Canadian soccer players is fueling rumors and speculation. Then again, maybe there is some truth to the rumor that Newcastle defender David Edgar might be off to Burnely. Loan deadline is tomorrow [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Canada Soccer, burnley, canada, david edgar

Hume back in hospital

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Bad news for Iain Hume. The Footy Blog and the Ottawa Citizen are both reporting the Canadian international and Barnsley striker is back in hospital after reporting that he was feeling ill Monday night. It was just on Friday that Hume did an interview with the BBC where he said that felt optimistic about returning [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Canada Soccer

November 20, 2008

It’s all over (but the firing)

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The dream for South Africa 2010 is officially over, with Canada dropping a 3-0 decision to Jamaica last night. The CSA blow by blow details are here. The only small detail left is for Dale Mitchell to be replaced. Please, CSA, instill some confidence in us lowly fans - replace the coach. Even you have to realize [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , 2010 FIFA World Cup, 2010 World Cup, Canada Soccer, Canadian Soccer Association, canada, dale mitchell

November 19, 2008

Is anyone going to be able to watch Canada vs Jamaica? Some weak potentials for die hards

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Sportsnet has bailed. They won't be showing Canada vs Jamaica tonight, Neither will the CBC, Setanta, GolTV, TSN or the myriad of other sports networks in this country. I could rant about how this is another example of why we are a third world soccer nation. Regardless of the situation we find ourselves in, this [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Canada Soccer, canada, jamaica world cup, sportsnet

November 18, 2008

New Victory Strategy - Moon the Keeper

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Okay, I might be becoming a fan of Serie A because of whacky stuff like this. Serie A side Catania has come up with a creative way to score from a free kick: block the goalkeeper's vision by having players drop their shorts down in a wall. It worked on Sunday, as Giuseppe Mascara scored in [...] Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Serie A, silly

November 15, 2008

New faces aplenty in the squad for Canada Jamaica WCQ Wednesday

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The roster has finally been released for Canada's final World Cup (non) qualifying game against Jamaica. This is a vastly different team than we have seen for the past 2 years with a lot of youth getting the call. Not surprising since we really have nothing left to play for, except pride, and many key [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , 2010 World Cup, Canada Soccer, Columbus Crew, Real Salt Lake, Red Bull New York, Soccer, Toronto FC, Vancouver Whitecaps, canada, montreal impact

November 14, 2008

Iain Hume online petition

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The more I read about Iain Hume's head injury in Barnsley's recent game v Sheffield United, the more I realize this is a potentially career ending injury. A cracked skull from a brutal elbow to the head by Chris Morgan. Barnsley manager Simon Davey visited Iain and said he is now out of the high dependency [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Barnsley, Canada Soccer, Sheffield United, Simon Davey, chris morgan, iain hume

November 13, 2008

Canada vs Jamaica WCQ and no one really gives a shit

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Gawd, this is depressing. Less than a week before this nightmare WCQ campaign ends (Wednesday in Jamaica) and still no roster from the CSA. I guess they are having trouble finding players who will actually don the shirt for the MNT. But some good investigative work perusing club sites by OOT has revealed a few [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , 2010 World Cup, Barnsley, CSA, Canada Soccer, Rob Friend, iain hume, jamaica

October 28, 2008

Freddie Ljunberg joins Seattle Sounders

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The video conference is underway rigyht now via uStream. Hopefully this player will work. Video chat rooms at Ustream Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Canada Soccer

October 16, 2008

On Mexico, Steve Nash and the CSA

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Great. Just when I spew on Dale Mitchell, up Canada pops with a 2-2 draw with Mexico and, from all accounts I have read so far, a pretty decent outing (between my night job and my day job, I have yet to watch the tilt.) A decent outing without Atiba Hutchinson, Dwayne DeRosario, Julian De [...] Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , 2010 World Cup, Canada Soccer, Canadian Soccer Association, FIFA, Steve Nash, dale mitchell, friendlies

October 14, 2008

Insult to injury - Mitchell stays

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I have always said that Dale Mitchell should be given the full qualification cycle. I think that, if we want to attract top people, we have to at least give them some assurances that they will have some time to prove or fail themselves. Dale Mitchell belongs in the fail category. Qualification has been an abject failure. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , 2010 World Cup, Canada Soccer, Canadian Soccer Association, dale mitchell

October 12, 2008

On the bright side, at least I don’t have to convince my wife to spend $10,000 to go to South Africa

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There will be lots of justifiable finger pointing over the next few days as we all digest our crash and burn out of the 2010 World Cup. A Wall Street banker couldn't crash and burn worse than we did. Another campaign, and we couldn't even make the Hex - again - let alone qualify for the [...] Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , 2010 World Cup, Canada Soccer

October 9, 2008

…and then it got pissy

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Earlier today, Dale Mitchell responded to Jim Brennan and, well, it looks like we've got us a good ol' fashioned tit for tat going on in Canadian soccer. When asked if he would ever call Brennan again, Mitchell responded with an emphatic "no". Mitchell said Brennan had turned down the call-ups in the last 18 months [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , 2010 World Cup, Canada Soccer, Honduras, Jim Brennan, dale mitchell

October 8, 2008

Brennan sticks it to CSA & Dale Mitchell

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Looks like there is fire underneath the Jim Brennan smoke I posted about a few days ago. The Toronto FC defender has publicly spoken out against both Dale Mitchell and the CSA. He hasn't retired from the MNT, but emphatically states that he won't be suiting up as long as Dale Mitchell is at the [...] Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , 2010 World Cup, Canada Soccer, Canadian Soccer Association, Jim Brennan