Giving out pot shots, of course.

If I was the kind of person to burn someone in effigy, I would be constructing a dummy resembling Mike Sherman. Once again, the Packers were winning and were successfully coached into the ground. How many times did they have the game won on Monday night, only to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory? McCarthy has to be complimented for finding new and unusual ways to lose.

Two utterly predictable headlines from MLS:
* Parkhurst to join Denmark’s FC Nordsjaelland
* Hip surgery to sideline Ljungberg for 10-12 weeks

For laughs, read the comments for the article on Parkhurst where people apparently try and convince each other that the Danish league is better than MLS, most MLS teams are the caliber of the English League One, and that Parkhurst is making this move for competitive reasons. Funny, funnier, and downright wrong. Parkhurst is probably doubling his salary by moving to Denmark; that’s the long and short of it. Back in 1998, I remember players transferring to semi-professional Belgian teams were making more than guys in MLS. Ten years later, it’s a very safe bet that first division teams in the lesser leagues are still able to pay far, far better and with the salary situation being what it is in MLS, the Revs are always going to spend more of their meager money on a striker (Twellman) than a defender (Parkhurst).

The second news bit is hilariously predictable. Freddie Ljunberg, in his days with Ars*nal, was a force to be reckoned with, a dynamic exciting player who could set a league like MLS alight. However, the reason he’s no longer playing in England? A series of serious injuries. MLS is nowhere as fast or skillful as England, but in terms of the rough stuff, it’s in the neighborhood. How many games until he’s out? Ten? Less?

Merry Christmas Eve to all. We’re with family, warm, and happy.

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