A personal introduction

SurfDad has covered some of the introductions to our non-existent readers, and I also extend my best wishes for the blog. As one could guess from my name, I'm a Liverpool supporter, though I have soft spots for both Sunderland (it's difficult for an Irishman to turn on Roy Keane) and Fulham (as I do primarily root for the US National Team, so as long as Fulham has a large American contigent, or at the very least, Clint Dempsey, I'll suport them.)
Anyways, here are some random thoughts I have had on the season thusfar:

My beloved Liverpool will set a new record for fan frustration if the early season is any indication. The Manchester United victory and the Merseyside domination obviously raises our hopes, but that's always spoiled by things such as our Anfield draw with Stoke. Champions don't mail it in against inferior competition, and until Liverpool can figure that out we'll always compete for the cups but never the league.

I feel the need to throw in a quick thought on SurfDad's beloved Tottenham. I really just don't think people realized that Tottenham was more of last year's team than the year before. Last year was not an aberration, this team has the same issues that Liverpool has about showing up every week, and they had that problem in droves last year. They have more than enough talent to push for a top table finish, and I do believe their fans hopes of another cup triumph this year is feasible, but they all need to get on the same page first. Pavlyuchenko is starting slowly, to say the very least, but maybe Bent can recreate the magic he made at Charlton Athletic that convinced Tottenham that they needed a fourth starting-caliber striker last summer as a lone striker. Even if this is a early-season hiccup, they're falling into the trap my beloved Scousers always do: Losing the title in October, and in Tottenham's case, losing a place in Europe by November.

If Ronaldinho's goal against Inter in their derby win today was any indication that Ronaldinho actually wants to try again, Mourinho should be quivering in his Prada loafers. I don't care if the base of their team (Ambrosini, Gattuso, Pirlo, etc) are getting old, at the end of the day a midfield duo of Kaka and an on-form Ronaldinho is terrifying, and when you add the mix of an ever-improving Pato, this team could not only challenge, but take Serie A from Inter.

I hope no one follows Ligue 1, because seven games in, Lyon is already five points clear. Following this league must be like if you followed the Globetrotters on tour.