The Business of Sports
(1) An era may be ending as Bridgeport Islanders face reported move (Greater Long Island) “One part of sports that often gets overlooked is that it is a business,” said Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Soccer
2025 Christmas Sabbatical
“The urn that covereth me shall bring forth a god.” — Fulvius “Whether his light reveals an easy path or a steep climb, whether the pilgrimage involves energetic activity or Continue Reading →
Thanksgiving 2025
It’s Thanksgiving and also the First Sunday of Advent. (1) 2026 FIFA World Cup pots: December 5 draw structure announced for groups in next summer’s tournament (CBS SPORTS) (1a) Southampton Continue Reading →
Relegation Day (Southampton FC)
For the second time in three campaigns Southampton FC is relegated. The once venerable club and pride of the south has clueless/greedy owners (SR), poor managers, and lazy/turgid talentless players. Continue Reading →
Weekend 606.0 (Chalk)
“Only the dark grey umbrella, raised incongruously against the sun, reminds us that this scene is set in August 1939, on the eve of war.” — James Russell A placeholder Continue Reading →
UK Trip (Christmas 2023)
It was predominately a trip for FOOTBALL. I saw the Saints play two at home in Southampton and one on the road in Norwich. They won their home matches against Continue Reading →
2022: Year-in-review
A couple of paragraphs to close out 2022. This is the year I said goodbye to London and put an exclamation point on Kingdom Hearts. I spent a night in Continue Reading →
Weekend 548.0
Apologies for the radio silence. I was in Sunderland and Norwich the last couple of weekends for football. I saw matches at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland and Carrow Continue Reading →
Weekend 517.2
Did you watch It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown? I was in Oxford on Saturday to see Morecambe play Oxford United. The Shrimps lost 3-1, but it was competitive, and Continue Reading →
Weekend 513.0 (You, moonlight, you’re my starlight)
“But you, O you, So perfect and so peerless, are createdOf every creature’s best.”– William Shakespeare (1) Ward-Prowse nets for England (2) Essential London Sites (2a) Tube, Overground, TfL Rail, Continue Reading →