Talking Donovan, Dempsey, injury, irony and swimsuits
by Steve Davis on Feb 11, 2010 1:22 PM EST
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I like to play nice around here, eschewing the sensational and the tabloid ways of trash-and-bash. But being a little naughty is fun, so …
Who can resist the delicious irony of this Landon Donovan-Ashley Cole situation? If you haven’t heard, the well-enshrined
It happened during a challenge with Donovan. It was a clean play, and nobody is accusing Donovan of any untoward shenanigans. Still, the irony is thick as
Now pour this sticky syrup over the sundae, and what a yummy concoction it is: Cole’s likely replacement at left back is
And speaking of important
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Returning the favor
It may be completely illogical, but if I were Donovan I would keep my head on a bit of a swivel the next couple of weeks.
English Press
Already starting to hint that Donovan injured Cole intentionally.
Sensationalists.
You can change your job, you can change your wife, you can even change your gender, but you can never change your club.
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by johnjahafanclub on Feb 11, 2010 7:38 PM EST reply actions
No they're not.
No one thinks that at all over here, it’s just being seen as really unfortunate. I’ve never been a fan of Cole but this season he’s been on fire, recently scoring a goal Bergkamp would be proud of and playing like one of the best attacking fullbacks I’ve ever seen, seriously.
At the real risk of coming across sour-faced I’ve always felt a bit queasy when people celebrate someone getting injured, especially if it results in them missing something most mortals can only dream of being a part of.
Ah well, gloat on.
English People On
Big Soccer Forums and The Sun forums sure do think that.
You can change your job, you can change your wife, you can even change your gender, but you can never change your club.
Win or lose, we will always be here for you.
Fear no foe, wherever we go.
by johnjahafanclub on Feb 13, 2010 1:00 PM EST up reply actions
There’s your problem, you’re reading the Big Soccer forums.
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by John Fischer on Feb 13, 2010 3:14 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Football forums
aren’t “the English Press” though; they’re the home of “the English semi-literate”.
The Sun
also hinted at this conspiracy theory but I can’t find the article now
You can change your job, you can change your wife, you can even change your gender, but you can never change your club.
Win or lose, we will always be here for you.
Fear no foe, wherever we go.
by johnjahafanclub on Feb 15, 2010 3:49 PM EST up reply actions
That's the stuff!
There we go, Donovan! An eye for an eye. Dempsey got hurt, then Cole, a player Dempsey would be pitted against, also got hurt. Keep up the good work, Landon.
by patrickhattrick on Feb 11, 2010 9:36 PM EST reply actions
Donovan Who?
Sorry, not to knock on Donovan, but Clint Dempsey’s wife is too hot to worry about anything else he just wrote about. That was possibly the best soccer post I have ever seen.
Anyways, I’m sure the Cole thing will just give England something to complain about later if we end up atop the round over them, or worse, if they don’t make it to round 2.
