Today's News,Monday,Feb.13

[denime]

Mornin`


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[Technorgasm]

How much do we know about our new boys?

Looks like I will have to do soem reading!

[Oldtimer]

Gerba is available:

http://www.montrealgazette.com/sports/Gerba+uncomfortable+with+play/6137454/story.html

Montreal will release him for free if he wants.

[ArmenJBX]

Paul James has released a memoir entitled "Paul James: Cracked Open" which explores his decade-long struggle with crack cocaine (no joke), allegations of match fixing and encounters with the media.

[scooter]

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[Roogsy]

Paul James has released a memoir entitled "Paul James: Cracked Open" which explores his decade-long struggle with crack cocaine (no joke), allegations of match fixing and encounters with the media.

Complete shock. It's an incredible story.

Very unfortunate he has these demons to struggle with.

[Oldtimer]

Paul James has released a memoir entitled "Paul James: Cracked Open" which explores his decade-long struggle with crack cocaine (no joke), allegations of match fixing and encounters with the media.

Kindle version $9.99 here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0078DF0NO

[Waggy]

Paul James has released a memoir entitled "Paul James: Cracked Open" which explores his decade-long struggle with crack cocaine (no joke), allegations of match fixing and encounters with the media.

Have you read it? Does the match fixing relate to the crack? Cause that'd be a bad un... Well, good on the guy for coming clean. Cocaines a hell of a drug.

[spark]

Have you read it? Does the match fixing relate to the crack? Cause that'd be a bad un... Well, good on the guy for coming clean. Cocaines a hell of a drug.

PJ didn't get into drugs until he was coaching - I think somewhere it says he's battled it from 98-2010 or 2011.

[MarkoftheDrink]

There's a good in-depth overview in this article:

http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Canada/20120213/paul-james-e-book-published-120213/


Have you read it? Does the match fixing relate to the crack? Cause that'd be a bad un... Well, good on the guy for coming clean. Cocaines a hell of a drug.

No relation to the match fixing (according to the article) other than the low self-esteem that was likely a factor in both issues.

Stay strong Paul.

[Dreadlocks]

TORONTO FC HEADS TO ORLANDO TO CONTINUE CAMP (http://tsn.ca/soccer/story/?id=387693)

[TOBOR !]

this is so mindblowing I think it's worth posting here as well for maximum effect :

The Lowest of the Low...

Warner named in Haitian aid scandal (http://wired868.com/868/index.php/volley/item/91-warner-named-in-haitian-aid-scandal)



Trinidad and Tobago Works Minister and ex-FIFA Vice President Jack Warner is a central figure in a fresh financial scandal after an exclusive report by the UK Sunday Times revealed that close to $4.4 million (US$690,000) donated by FIFA and South Korea never made it to the Federation of Haitian Football (FHF).




The Times claimed sources close to the Korean Football Association provided payment details that showed their aid money initially went to a CONCACAF bank account in Trinidad. This money also allegedly failed to reach Haiti.

[Yohan]

This is kinda cool

http://www.mlssoccer.com/blog/mls-insider/2012/02/13/rancid-rocker-reps-rsl-hard
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Rancid rocker reps RSL. Hard.


Here's a list of things that Rancid drummer and occasional Real Salt Lake kit (http://vimeo.com/7761267) man Branden Steineckert owns that DO NOT have a RSL badge on them:


underwear*
a passport, drivers license, birth certificate or any form of government-issued ID
a timeshare in Boca

Everything else --drumkit, scarves, skateboard, left leg-- is free game and adorned with the logo of the 2009 MLS Cup champs. Safe to say the man is not shy about about who he supports.
*This is unconfirmed. Real Salt Lake does not sell officially-licensed undergarments but you never know if he's rocking some custom-made claret & cobalt briefs under his skinny jeans.

[Blizzard]

There's a good in-depth overview in this article:

http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Canada/20120213/paul-james-e-book-published-120213/



No relation to the match fixing (according to the article) other than the low self-esteem that was likely a factor in both issues.

Stay strong Paul.

The match fixing is in reality old news but Paul speaking about it so openly is new.

If you google Merlion Cup Canada Scandal 1986 you'll probably find something. It was Singapore not long after Mexico 86 and Canada was invited to play in their annual tournament.

Lord Bob wrote this a couple of years back.

http://www.eightysixforever.com/2009/12/12/1615875/canadian-players-convicted-in

The Fifth Estate did a show on it decades ago but as far as i know, it aired only once. It's only a guess but there may have been legal issues as its initial airing was delayed a week for legal reasons.

It was a dark, dark day for Canadian soccer and, I stress, this is not a secret. We've known about it for decades.

B