Author Archives: David The Yank

I did give 4 stars to all of last Saturday’s matches, didn’t I?  Oh well, it was a brutally cold, horribly rainy day in NYC on Saturday, and one of the few where I was able to sit back and … Continue reading →

I am back with a fresh post for Gameweek 26.  Please note that there were a couple of changes since my Monday posting, including Fox switching the delayed Spurs & Villa matches, and ESPN2 adding the Sunderland-Stoke Saturday morning match. … Continue reading →

Well, I think I got the *s about right last week.  Some of you were wondering why United v Birmingham only got 2 * whereas Blackpool v United got 4, but I think you saw which was the match worth … Continue reading →

13 EPL matches this week, plus we find out who will meet at Wembley for the League Cup, before the league breaks for the FA Cup Round-of-32.  If you get any deja vu, all of these reverse fixtures were played … Continue reading →

Well, Happy New Year everyone.  The festive fixtures came fast and furious, I was traveling, and while I posted the viewing times throughout, I had no time for comments.  So I’m back with both for Gameweek 23, which are the … Continue reading →

Happy New Year to all EPL lovers.  I’ve written this weekly column from some interesting spots.  This time from soccer-mad Mexico with an extremely dodgy internet connection.  So no time for text per game, just the facts and the ratings.  … Continue reading →

Well, so much for my last post!  A lot of effort and we ended up with 3 of 10 matches!!  One lesson we learned, and it was a good one, is that Fox will be quick to make adjustments to … Continue reading →

8 games of prelude in this penultimate gameweek of the first go-round, and then the BIG ONE.  Clear your Sunday morning schedules because Chelsea-United is one you need to watch live!  From the 4 live 10 am matches, Fox picked … Continue reading →

In American college football they call it Rivalry Week.  Well, we don’t get all of the traditional rivals this weekend, but we sure do get many.  My stars are flying out like Christmas gifts.  The 4 Birmingham/West Midlands teams square … Continue reading →

Fox & ESPN made the right choices this week, though you could argue that ESPN might have gone for the potentially more exciting Man City v Bolton match, or the London derby, but they went with the champions, home to … Continue reading →

Hope everyone had a terrific Thanksgiving. Too bad there’s no real football on Turkey Day. Not sure why, but fewer delayed matches this week means we only get 8 of the 10 for the first time this season on broadcast … Continue reading →

The first match is the must-see match this week: the North London derby. It includes the team most hungry for a trophy against the best player in the world right now, Gareth Bale. Yes, I said it. Week in, week out, he’s matching … Continue reading →

Well, perhaps I’m just really disappointed by the lack of action and goals in the Manchester Derby, but I’m in a foul mood, and am going to be very parsimonious in handing out the stars this week. No 4-star matches. … Continue reading →

We have our first mid-week contests coming up, so I think the approach I’m going to take this season is to list all 20 matches for the week ahead, rather than 2 separate guides, so take a deep breath, and … Continue reading →