Author Archives: SamFels

Prem-i-er Stomp: Your Weekly EPL Preview

That picture will make sense in a minute.  Or maybe it won’t, I don’t care.  I’m only here for me anyway.  So, to the footy this weekend!

Prem-i-er Stomp: Your EPL Weekend Preview

First, a couple thoughts on our beloved red-white-and-blue.  Actually, it’s not a couple thoughts, it’s a couple words.  We’re. F#cked.  Without Davies the US loses a pacey scoring threat — which they almost have next to none of — and Oguchi Onweyu was the only competent cog in a very leaky backline.  Though he’ll probably [...]

Piss On Eddie Shore: Your Weekly NHL Review

Ah, with baseball here in Chicago dead and buried (and thank god for that, really), it’s nice to have hockey back.  In fact, it’s wonderful for a functional alcoholic like me, because I’m actually tempted to stay in occasionally and watch biscuit, instead of looking for love and answers at the bottom of a pint [...]

Prem-i-er Stomp: Weekend Review

There are so many ways the world makes me feel like a total doofus.  It’s at least twice a day.  Looking at the tow-yard numbers on my car’s windshield.  Or my bank account.  Or what happens when I try and talk to a member of the female species.  When I look at my closet that [...]

Piss On Eddie Shore: NHL Preview – Western Conference

And now to Part 2 of our little jaunt around the Original 30.

Piss On Eddie Shore: Your NHL Preview – Eastern Conference

Welcome to Piss On Eddie Shore, which will be my weekly NHL column.  I’ll try and do the best I can to let you know what’s going on, what will happen in the league you least care about.  Today, with the season starting tomorrow, I thought it might be a good idea to preview the [...]

Prem-I-Er Stomp: Weekend Review

Ah, another weekend of using English footy to cure the hangover.  Let’s whip around and see what happened:
-First off, Chelsea were an abortion in losing 3-1 to Wigan.  In this space I had said I thought that Chelsea would murder the Latics, due to Wigan’s style of attacking at all times.  Little did I know [...]

Prem-i-er Stomp: Your Weekly Guide To EPL Action

Well well, so this is The Other Fifteen.  Smells weird.  Or maybe that’s me.  Anyway, my name is Sam, and I’ll be providing your footy and hockey thoughts throughout the year.  Yes, I’m writing about the sports no one cares about and yes, I know this is why I’ll die alone and why my bar [...]