Monthly Archives: December 2011

The O87 Mailbag

Posted on December 16, 2011 by

We here at The Other 87 get a lot of fan mail, and until this week we’ve been nervously stuffing it in the freezer like Andy from Parks and Recreation. But now that we’re pretty certain that our parents aren’t … Continue reading →

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The Most Trivial of Pursuits: Is Spain Really Better than England?

Posted on December 14, 2011 by

Could the EPL’s failure to advance its top teams be indicative of a broader shift in cultural dominance? Let’s find out by playing Trivial Pursuit. Manchester United and Manchester City, the two teams perched atop the Premiere League standings by … Continue reading →

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The Tuesday Ten

Posted on December 13, 2011 by

Beating Barça Edition Don’t sweat yet another defeat in the biggest game on Earth, Mr. Mourinho. We’ve got ten ideas for how to win the return leg that will appeal to your evil genius side. 1. Get Carvalho back and once … Continue reading →

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The 12 Days of Martin O’Neill

Posted on December 12, 2011 by

I may be in the minority of Villa fans when I say this: I kind of like Martin O’Neill. He’s small and feisty, intelligent-seeming and exhibits a knack for entertaining post-match interviews. He clearly made Villa better over the four … Continue reading →

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The Friday Question

Posted on December 9, 2011 by

Tomorrow we bear witness to perhaps the most anticipated Clasico of the millennium, quite simply because of what is at stake. The best club side in recent memory meets a rival that hopes to finally lay claim to the very … Continue reading →

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Formation Renovation: Bayern 1974-1976

Posted on December 7, 2011 by

Welcome to Formation Renovation, where we figure out which modern players would best fit into some time-honored styles.  The idea behind Formation Renovation is simple: It’s an attempt to figure out who today could do what they did back then. … Continue reading →

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The Tuesday XI

Posted on December 6, 2011 by

Go Ninja Go Ninja Go Edition Yesterday, Dec. 5, was the national Day of the Ninja. To celebrate, we arranged some of our favorite shadow warriors into a Napoli-style, counter-attacking 3-4-3, capable of putting the ball in the back of … Continue reading →

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Excuse My French, but I’m France

Posted on December 5, 2011 by

“Who is Don Draper?” ——– “Some straight like you, giant stick up his ass, age what–60? He’s just gonna break bad?” While most TV critics and academics would have you believe, what with their countless articles of analysis and explication, that … Continue reading →

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Oh, What a Tangled Web…

Posted on December 2, 2011 by

A day in the Internet History of Crystal Palace’s Darren Ambrose, scorer of this: 8:04 a.m. Facebook (574) // Darren Ambrose 9:05 a.m. OkCupid (112) // Darren Ambrose 9:46 a.m. Gmail // Inbox (432) 10:09 a.m. 101 Great Goals // … Continue reading →

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