Comments on: The 2009 FA Cup: Battle of the Blues http://www.pickinsplinters.com/2009/05/25/the-2009-fa-cup-which-blues-need-it-more/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-2009-fa-cup-which-blues-need-it-more 'Cause there's always room for one more on the bench. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:30:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Crossword Pete http://www.pickinsplinters.com/2009/05/25/the-2009-fa-cup-which-blues-need-it-more/comment-page-1/#comment-4936 Crossword Pete Thu, 28 May 2009 16:14:45 +0000 http://www.pickinsplinters.com/?p=3361#comment-4936 Very informative Pat. I do not follow international/European soccer like I once did. It was good to hear about the upcoming game, but even better to review the histories of the 2 clubs. Casey's response includes comments such as "working class fan base" and Everton community. English soccer is still old-school in that sense, the team "belongs" to the community. The closest to that we come here is probably the NFL, but it still lacks the almost unanimous loyalty shown to English clubs. Thanks for he post. Very informative Pat. I do not follow international/European soccer like I once did. It was good to hear about the upcoming game, but even better to review the histories of the 2 clubs. Casey’s response includes comments such as “working class fan base” and Everton community. English soccer is still old-school in that sense, the team “belongs” to the community. The closest to that we come here is probably the NFL, but it still lacks the almost unanimous loyalty shown to English clubs. Thanks for he post.

]]> By: Rey http://www.pickinsplinters.com/2009/05/25/the-2009-fa-cup-which-blues-need-it-more/comment-page-1/#comment-4910 Rey Mon, 25 May 2009 21:12:09 +0000 http://www.pickinsplinters.com/?p=3361#comment-4910 Hard to imagine but they have no other place to go - except down. They haven't achieved much in the UEFA Cup so they probably wouldn't fair too well in Champions League either. But there is something with finishing in the top four if you're not named Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool, or Chelsea that is befitting. Hard to imagine but they have no other place to go – except down. They haven’t achieved much in the UEFA Cup so they probably wouldn’t fair too well in Champions League either. But there is something with finishing in the top four if you’re not named Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool, or Chelsea that is befitting.

]]> By: Casey http://www.pickinsplinters.com/2009/05/25/the-2009-fa-cup-which-blues-need-it-more/comment-page-1/#comment-4909 Casey Mon, 25 May 2009 19:48:30 +0000 http://www.pickinsplinters.com/?p=3361#comment-4909 Rey - good stuff. ESPN did a piece on Tim Howard. He talked about how his transition from living in the U.S. to playing and living abroad has been smoothed by the Everton community. He talked about how it is easy for him to associate with the working-class fan base. Howard made a couple of great saves in the semi-finals. Everton has teased us the last two seasons - always being in the hunt for the top four. At this point it might be hard to imagine the Toffees in the Champions League. Rey – good stuff.

ESPN did a piece on Tim Howard. He talked about how his transition from living in the U.S. to playing and living abroad has been smoothed by the Everton community. He talked about how it is easy for him to associate with the working-class fan base.

Howard made a couple of great saves in the semi-finals.

Everton has teased us the last two seasons – always being in the hunt for the top four. At this point it might be hard to imagine the Toffees in the Champions League.

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