For quite a while now, I've been getting questions and comments about the WCR Weekly Top 25.  Some weeks, I try to go into a little detail regarding the purpose and reasoning of the rankings, but it becomes cumbersome to try to give explanations and principles on a weekly basis.

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... he's a silent guardian ... a watchful protector... El Dandy Nandy has been nothing short of ill for the club this year. With Captain Garcia always looking for an ear to listen to his daily musings, Riley busy getting thrown out, and Eric Denton ... I dunno, Denton kinda feels like Delaware to me. Click to continue reading...

Donis says we played well for just 20 minutes (true), that a quick reflex save from Saja saved us from a late equalizer (also, true) and the gaffer treats us to more of his musings on formations...read it all here. And for those that missed the game Sunday, here is a clip of Scocco's 14th minute [... Click to continue reading...

Most blogs have some sort of catch-all title for posts - often used on Mondays - that don't have any specific focus: 'Monday musings,' 'Quick hits,' 'Morning roundup,' 'Morning kickaround' etc. We don't have one of a title of that nature and I'm not sure I'm creative enough to come up with something different in this saturated market.

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So it's been roughly 4 months since I took over the reigns of the Italy Offside. I just wanted to see what the general consensus was about how am I doing. And who best to ask than the loyal people who actually enjoy (or maybe don't enjoy) reading my musings about calcio. What am I doing right?

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Musings on last night's European action 1. Liverpool have got problems. There is no fluidity or shape to the side and Rafa Benitez doesn't seem to know how to turn the situation around. Click to continue reading...

For those of you not familiar with Martin Samuel - and I'm guessing that since most readers are Yanks, it's a high percentage - do yourselves a favor and read his musings on Steven Gerrard. Samuel is the best English soccer columnist at work today, and while the The Times sometimes makes it hard to find his articles, you should try to check him out as often as possible. Click to continue reading...

Pun-tastic title there I'm sure you'll agree.

Gutted that our beloved Cains Brewery is in financial trouble. Not only is it Liverpool's brewery it's absolute quality.

Really, really hope they can sort out the problems. Everyone loves the stuff.

It's even in The Times at present :

The Times top 10 British Beers

"Cains Raisin Beer : An incredible beer, brewed with the addition of Californian raisins. Click to continue reading...

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This time last year (actually in the last week of July), some "in the know" board posters were making cryptic comments about an amazing imminent takeover at QPR. Their posts were greeted by some derision! And then came the various reports and announcements during August 2007...

At the end of July, 2007 then Director Nick De Marco posted on QPR1st
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As the first of a regular feature on a Thursday/Friday on this site I am going to set you a really difficult football trivia question. You'll have the weekend to work out the answer and I will reveal the answer and any correct entries on a Sunday evening or Monday morning. The prize for getting it right is a full mention in this article. Click to continue reading...

Wednesday night, Fluminense hosts Liga Deportiva Universitaria (LDU) Quto in the second leg of the finals of the Copa Libertadores. Last week, in the first leg of the final in Quito, Ecuador, LDU Quito saw goals from four different scorers in the first half and held on to score a 4-2 victory. Regardless of what happens on Wednesday night, a little history will be made. Click to continue reading...

Well it's 1:26 a.m. ET as we head on down the road from NC to Atlanta in a rather nice motor coach by USL standards. No leather, but it's got a nice smooth air suspension and not one but TWO drivers to get us on down to the land of peaches and sweet tea.
Spirits on the bus are pretty high, considering the frustration that everyone feels with regard to going without three points for what seems like an eternity. Click to continue reading...

A round up of old articles for gooners to read on a veeery slow newsday. No old news though just old general Arsenal musings by me. Hopefully will provide some of you with some Arsenal susistinence to tide you over until the official announcement of Nasri's overdue arrival or some other breaking news. Click to continue reading...

It's been a good five days since the beatdown in B.C., so I feel able to blog about it with a clear head. The final score was certainly not entirely indicative of how it went down, but Vancouver's second-half performance was slightly better than Portland's first half, and at home that's good enough for a victory almost every time. Click to continue reading...

Since we here at WCR are getting a ton more hits of late than ever before, I wanted to post a welcome message to all of the people who are new to the site. The reason behind the influx of new guests is our inclusion on the website at our new friends at www.cmonyuirons.com. From there, we were picked up on a number of fan forums in the United Kingdom, as well as others in Lithuania and I'm going to guess Thailand based on the language on the site, but I am just guessing. Click to continue reading...

As I've browsed through several football blogs this week, some stories have stuck out if, for no other reason, they appear to keep coming up time and time again on various blogs. Since too much has been written about them already, I figured that it was time to write about them once again, just to rehash what's already been said. Click to continue reading...

If you remember, yesterday God wanted me to watch football. Just as I attribute the responsibility of setting US Air's flight schedules to Him, I assume He is also responsible for the piss-poor facilities in which I have to work with here in Oxford, North Carolina this holiday weekend. Since the pre-WWII version of Excel that I have to work with here refuses to acknowledge the data from my spreadsheets, and I'm working on a computer that I assume has a 64-kb modem attached to it based upon the "speed" upon which it is moving, I have no choice but to believe that God wants me to wait until after the mid-week English matches are played on Wednesday before posting my next Top 25. Click to continue reading...

A new season is upon us and both players and managers are all stating their ambition for the season ahead, some being more bold than others while some are reflecting philosophical musings to confuse the press. We have put together a league on the Premier League's website and we would welcome the challenge of the readers [...] Click to continue reading...