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Category Archives: Reflections

These are some of my quick thoughts, often on topical issues.

Changing Seasons

21 August 2020by stoopidmerican 1 Comment

This weekend is quite literally* a pivotal one for European football, with 2019-20 season coming to a close and the 2020-21 season opening. Today and Sunday will host the finals […]

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Reflections

Captured: Neymar and FFP

9 August 2017by stoopidmerican Leave a comment

Neymar’s transfer to Paris Saint-Germain has caused understandable upset. It was unexpected, involved a player who had been believed to be happy and part of a (mostly) winning side, and […]

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Barcelona, Hall of Fame, Paris Saint-Germain, Reflections

Devil’s Due

18 October 2014by stoopidmerican Leave a comment

There is a lot of time to go yet, and no reason to believe that qualifiers will have any more bearing on the quality of Euro 2016 than they have […]

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Germany, Netherlands, Reflections, Spain

Spurs and Palaces

24 August 2014by stoopidmerican 1 Comment

Two games in, just how is the brave new world of expansive football under Allardyce going? Over the summer, West Ham owners Gold and Sullivan charged manager Sam Allardyce with […]

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Reflections, West Ham United

A Messi Vineyard

9 July 2014by stoopidmerican Leave a comment

So I’ve got this new Vine app.  I’m not sure what exactly you’re supposed to do with this thing, but I’ve been spending my time watching how amazing Lionel Messi […]

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Argentina, Reflections, World Cup 2014

Top Ten Group Games

3 July 2014by stoopidmerican 3 Comments

Consider this a first pass, or food for thought.  Here’s my top ten games of the group stage.  Which ones do you think I left out, and who needs to […]

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Reflections, World Cup 2014

Visualize That

21 May 2014by stoopidmerican Leave a comment

With the season winding down, the end-of-season reflection mill is cranking up production.  A week and a half ago, the New York Times published a collaboration between their graphics editor […]

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H/T, Reflections, West Ham United

Analyze This

20 March 2014by stoopidmerican Leave a comment

Two weekends ago, Tim Lewis produced a longish piece for The Guardian on the growing role of analytics in football.  He interviewed a lot of the right people, including Everton’s current […]

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Reflections

Relegation Saturday

31 December 2013by stoopidmerican Leave a comment

The big games were scheduled for Sunday, in Liverpool – Chelsea and to a lesser extent Newcastle United – Arsenal, but Saturday featured key clashes that are already looking like […]

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Reflections, West Ham United

Diving In

22 December 2013by stoopidmerican Leave a comment

Only had time to catch the Manchester United – West Ham game today, due to holiday “fixture” congestion in  real life.  It wasn’t much of a game to be honest, […]

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Manchester United, Reflections, West Ham United

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