ThunderDan

Not sure about Malouda, but for me definitely not Essien or A.Cole - I believe you must contribute on the run-in to qualify...

Winning thread, Tim W! Zappa's best imo

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Welcome aboard from another Yankee Blue!

I thought "Too bad he's not a racehorse", but that's just mean. Great for CFC's title hopes and DD's Golden Boot race. And thanks for the picture PloKoon...

Ah, the memories! Montana to Rice and Taylor, etc. The NFL salary cap is gone in 2010, due to the expiring collective bargaining agreement. BTW the IPL average is skewed by the fact their season is only 6 weeks long. The other sports are more like 24 or so, so IPL payroll is given about 4x the weight it deserves, using this formula.

Good call, Wonder. I never was much good at reading German...

Doubt that, Wonder. What say you, G_Blue? or ;)

Congrats G_Blue! Well done Bayern Munich! Hope Rooney is not OK :D

So this is certainly of limited use. I've wondered before why Premier League wages aren't more publicized. In the US, the media will list every player and the head coach/manager - Salary and bonuses! And since the NBA teams only start 5 players, it's easy to see why their average takes 7 of the top 10 spots.

Sorry Barry, you are unavailable... http://www.theshedend.com/index.php?showtopic=14656&hl=

For those who haven't seen this, I thought you might find interesting: from: http://www.sportingintelligence.com/2010/0...e-shade-280301/ Based on starters' salaries only...

Well, we're tied for 6th now and I would say 2nd is a lock!

Yes sir ESPN2 HD! This appears to be US Central time zone. I expect 745am Eastern/445am Pacific. Good luck, Mac and Barry. I hope ManFan has a power outage at the start, and their stupid team too...

I can almost guarantee it will be on either ESPN or Fox Soccer Channel, which all cable subscribers and most bars have...

Nice to see the absense of folks promoting slasher flicks! I don't find them scary either. Another frightening one:

I like that, Loz. Even though Anelka improved after his benching, I'd give Joe a shot at the start, and have Nico ready to sub. Really happy to finally see some impact from the manager's decisions.

Too many great performances, so my vote goes to Carlo Ancelotti Well motivated Blues Anelka and Ballack got playing time nicked, but not Lampard Drogba's knees get rested

Perhaps not so different. I saw my mistake regarding "seeing". Don't blame us for non-proper English, it was just me typing before thinking...

Good one, Modulus Prime! And Moi, one cannot "see" condescencion...

No, blame it on all that footie I watch with expatriates. And Phillip, now you can never use that last sentence again! Over here you'll hear "my old lady" (or man) which is also a bit condescending. I originally wrote "My irreplacable heart guardian", then "love receptacle", but then just went with "bird".

Just saw "Up in the Air" at the cheap theater. Decent movie with great acting, but probably not for everyone. I was compelled because the main character could have been me. I look a bit like G Clooney, though not as good looking. That's not the reason though. If you changed his career some, the main character was me - in the personal sense. My bird saw it, too. Not always flattering, but it sure pulled me into the story. Can truly say that has never happened before at the movies...

And don't forget the chest trap, by Didier, to make it happen. That seemed impossible, but not for our monstrous forward.

That through ball hit a divot, and ramped up. James could have chosen to collect it instead.

I'd rather try to install WinXP onto a Commodore 64 than drink a Coors. Even Americans think it's a weak American beer...