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The momentum is building and with 10 points out of the last 12 available in the league this looks a lot like

If you have any interest in what led to the excesses of the NASL it’s worth looking for “Once in a Lifetime: The Incredible Story of the New York Cosmos” written by Gavin Newsham. It goes into this in some detail and is a good read. In short the lunatics were running the asylum, and in the case of the NY Cosmos running it with other people’s money with little accountability.

Ultimately I think Seattle should be able to use their speed, fitness (Metapan are about to start their season) and tactical discipline to move into the knock out stages where some big games await. This is when the real fun should begin.

Big day for live sport yesterday. It started with the first real, all day long Alpine stage on the Tour De France.

I worked late yesterday, I was not having a great day and did not go into the office until after watching Spain

Another big night at Quest field. Once again not the result I had hoped for, coming away with a 3-2 loss. Pre-game

I get the feeling that his future may involve a return to Europe at the end of the year.

It’s clear they have not played up to potential so far and good performances have been thin on the ground. Having said that the first half of the year has not been the total disaster and the sky is not falling.

There are all these complaints about biased refereeing from the Sounders Nation and a couple of writers who should know better. Unfortunatly

A word that’s been thrown around a lot in my life recently is “context”. I’m trying to put events in their correct