Dirty Old Tire News
du Nord, May 8, 2007
The Guardian asks new Premiership winning Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson: "And where does it rank compared with your other titles?" To which SAF replies: "It has to be the club's greatest achievement."du Nord MLS Player Of The Week - Clint Mathis of the New York Red Bulls.-I was not as convinced this week as in weeks past about who should get his award. Its not that players weren't good, but no one was truly great. Mathis I think in the end stood above the rest for his 2 goals and 1 assist, on the road. That second goal was a tough header that he made look almost casual! Plus the fact that we have all been waiting nearly 4 years for him to do this again makes it seem more special, doesn't it! By "do this" I mean play hard week-in week-out like he wants to accomplish something meaningful. Sure he had the red card two weeks ago, but other than that he has been a serious driving force in Bruce Arena's NYRB machine. Who saw this coming? Certainly not me. Congrats to Clint, and let's hope he took Cle