The Footie Fool

It looks like the rumblings about David Edgar going out on loan from Newcastle to Burnley/Ipswich have not come to fruition. The loan deadline came and went last night with no move for the 21 year old Edgar. With 5 appearances for the Magpies, it looks like Edgar will be stuck playing mostly reserve team [...]

November 27, 2008 update: I am on crack. As noted by Keepie-Uppie in the comments section, I am mixing Championship sides Burnley’s and Barnsley’s.
Maybe it is because another Burnley Canuck Iain Hume has been in the news so much lately that interest in both Burnley and Canadian soccer players is fueling rumors and speculation. (Silly [...]

Bad news for Iain Hume. The Footy Blog and the Ottawa Citizen are both reporting the Canadian international and Barnsley striker is back in hospital after reporting that he was feeling ill Monday night. It was just on Friday that Hume did an interview with the BBC where he said that felt optimistic about returning [...]

The dream for South Africa 2010 is officially over, with Canada dropping a 3-0 decision to Jamaica last night. The CSA blow by blow details are here.
The only small detail left is for Dale Mitchell to be replaced. Please, CSA, instill some confidence in us lowly fans – replace the coach.
Even you have to realize [...]

Sportsnet has bailed. They won’t be showing Canada vs Jamaica tonight, Neither will the CBC, Setanta, GolTV, TSN or the myriad of other sports networks in this country. I could rant about how this is another example of why we are a third world soccer nation. Regardless of the situation we find ourselves in, this [...]

Okay, I might be becoming a fan of Serie A because of whacky stuff like this.
Serie A side Catania has come up with a creative way to score from a free kick: block the goalkeeper’s vision by having players drop their shorts down in a wall. It worked on Sunday, as Giuseppe Mascara scored in [...]

The roster has finally been released for Canada’s final World Cup (non) qualifying game against Jamaica. This is a vastly different team than we have seen for the past 2 years with a lot of youth getting the call. Not surprising since we really have nothing left to play for, except pride, and many key [...]

The more I read about Iain Hume’s head injury in Barnsley’s recent game v Sheffield United, the more I realize this is a potentially career ending injury. A cracked skull from a brutal elbow to the head by Chris Morgan.
Barnsley manager Simon Davey visited Iain and said he is now out of the high dependency [...]