Racheleve

Being San Francisco, the rando on the field really should have been a streaker... still it was a fun match to watch!

Just watched the game on rebroadcast here. Everton were hanging back and then they were playing shitty long ball. Really disappointing. It's too bad. I think the skills are there, but without a more clinical delivery they're only in a position to react instead of creating pressure on the other side.

Has playing shitty long ball ever worked? I'm asking a serious question...

 

I'm not aware of a shite reality show, and it's something I would never view, but there is the official Liverpool channel on satelite as with Celtic, Manchester United and the plastics, and that's about it.

 

Yeah they run this show called "Being Liverpool" here. I've only seen it on Fox Soccer (which is on in my house all weekend every weekend). It's totally bizarre, and they probably just needed the money. As an American it's really hard to understand what any of the people on the show are saying anyway...

Hello Racheleve,

 

I hope the Autumn in Seattle, isn't too bad, I've got a wedding to attend in Bellingham.I'm under the impression that it is a beautiful State/place to live.

My sons going to be there next month for a holiday, and says he wants to look for a job! .

 

Keep your eye's open for a few Everton shirts.

 

What do you like about Everton FC.

The early autumn is absolutely beautiful. November, not so much.

As for what I like about Everton FC, like I said in my original post, my logic is a bit convoluted, but I'll try to explain some of it here. First, I wanted to avoid the bandwagon teams (in the States that's ManU, Man City, Chelsea, and Liverpool, and to a lesser extent Arsenal and the Spurs). Do they run the Liverpool reality show in the UK too, or just the States? Also, I wanted to pick a team that wasn't soaked in oil money. In part I picked Everton because I kind of liked that the team's finances weren't great, which means that they'll keep digging up talent which I think makes the team more interesting (the A's not the Yankees!). Also they have some players I was pretty excited about at the start of the season like Baines, Fellaini, and Howard.

Just started Soccernomics over the weekend. Anyone read it?

I saw him play a lot last year, and he's still a great player. I think he could have a few good seasons left in him. But I might be a little biased since I hate the Galaxy and would love to see him picked up by another team

I really had no idea being a lady on the board was such an anomaly...

 

Some people say Seattle is the most depressing city in the United States, but that's not having a pop at it, merely a fairly accurate statistic. How I ended up born on the other side of the country I don't know.

 

Seattle is great. It can be pretty rainy and dark in the winter, and I guess that's what everyone thinks about. You just have to take at least a week away somewhere sunny in the winter. And the summers are pretty glorious, probably the best kept secret. Also it's hard to complain about a place when you are surrounded by scenic water and mountains. Not to mention we have the best rivalry in the MLS between the Cascadia teams, and the Sounders draw over 40,000 people per game on average. I am quite content here...

Thanks everyone! Looking forward to chatting with you all.

I think there was a lot of incentive for Donovan to stay with the team on account of David Beckham leaving. Otherwise LA would have lost 2 out of 3 of its designated players. I think they wanted to keep the fans happy and keep attention on LA.

Hello all,

I have to start by saying I love my Sounders and am busting at the seams for the season to start in a few weeks. Who has two thumbs and season tickets? You guessed it, this girl.

Truthfully, this was the first year I actually made a choice about who to support in the EPL. It's nice to just enjoy the beautiful game without having a dog in the fight. But when I started up my fantasy team I had to state an allegiance, which led to quite literally hours of agonizing. I'm not one to jump on a bandwagon, which obviously eliminated certain options, and I opted for a team with history and class. Also, according to some, if Everton were an American baseball team they would be the Oakland A's. I think that's pretty legit. I guess that's not the most traditional route, but here I am. And I'm happy to be here.