Those of you who have been reading my blog for a while–yeah, I know, I haven’t posted much recently–will know I’m not a big fan of the All-Star Game. But what are you going to do? The league has managed to stumble on a a formula which works. The MLS XI vs some “big club” from another country seems to be selling out stadiums and attracting a large enough TV audience on a Wednesday night to keep ESPN happy.

I’ve no other way to explain the decision by US Soccer to make a change in the National Team’s head coach right now. Bob Bradley was obviously blindsided as he was seen scouting earlier this week.

I saw this coming but never thought it would get to this point. Now the media are reporting that banning those darn plastic horns at World Cup matches may be possible.

LA play Chivas tonight in the Open Cup. Because the X-Games are in town the pitch at the HDC is covered in dirt…lots of dirt. So, even though both teams play home games in the stadium, the game has been moved next door to the Track & Field Stadium. It’s actually not an awful venue and may create a decent atmosphere. Thing is, the Cup doesn’t get the attention from fans and media it deserves…but at least Nick Green with the Daily Breeze is getting the word out. Hopefully, the …

Last week, I watched LA get torn apart by Real Madrid. The 2-0 score flattered the Galaxy and everyone went away happen even though fans paid through the nose for the chance to see the match.
So, let’s cross to the other side of the Pacific were the Spanish Giants are right now. They played Tokyo Verdy over the weekend and got thumped 3-0. On top of that, Verdy player, Toda spat in Becks face as the teams left the pitch at half-time.

“Toda spat in my face. That in life is …

Nick Green at the Daily Breeze seems to be slightly influenced by Star Wars in an article today. To be honest, I’m glad he did. The situation at the HDC right now isn’t that fun to read about for Galaxy fans. LA hasn’t won a game on the road this season. The players Sampson brought in haven’t done a thing…expect possibly Landon Donovan who was a gift. Things aren’t looking great for the team and he even suggests that Sampson (and Hamilton) should be getting their resumes ready.

That heavy breathing …

Portman Road (and the ground staff) has won several awards for the quality of the pitch. Heck, they’d better as Ipswich is in the middle of an agricultural area. So, now that Ipswich are counting the money they made after the REM concert there the other day, it’s time to put down a new pitch.
What strikes me is how much attention is being given to the new pitch and how much of a priority it is. They seem to throw down a new pitch 2 or 3 times each season …

Seriously. As a player, I was honored to see him in his prime with LA. He was solid at the back and went a long way to helping the team bring some silverware to the Rose Bowl and HDC.
As GM for San Jose, he did what he needed to do in order to bring more attention to the team but even he couldn’t do enough to stop the sale of team and their move to Houston.
So, now he’s in New York and the media there seem to love to quote …

Yes, it’s been a while since I last posted on here. My life has taken a few unexpected turns which has led me to move halfway cross the country and away from LA. But if you’re reading this, I doubt you care about me so I’ll just promise now that the new MLS season has started to be more vigilant with my posts.
So, here are a few recent observations of mine:

The whole Landon Donovan to LA deal seems a bit strange any way you look at it. The AEG spin …