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Poor Richard’s SoB Almanack 7.4.09

4. July 2009

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Happy Independence Day! Gold Cup Quarterfinal tailgate – now with menu goodness! We’ve put together a basic menu for the tailgate for the Gold Cup Quarterfinal matches on July 18th (That the US will be in provided they finish first or second in a group that includes Granada and Haiti). The more people we get to [...]

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Poor Richard’s Almanack 6.1.09

1. June 2009

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It’s a jam-packed June! Raspberry! Meet the Coach party and US-Costa Rica viewing Wednesday In case you haven’t heard, the Union have signed former US National Team assistant coach Peter Nowak as manager. Nowak has a deep resume as a professional player, Polish national team player, and is the only person to win the MLS [...]

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Poor Richard’s SoB Almanack 5.18.09

19. May 2009

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A big thanks to those that came out to one of the charity events this weekend…we helped two great causes hold successful events. Now, on with the ‘nack! WPS team name/colors announcement, tonight! Quick reminder, 5:45 tonight in the main hall at the Franklin Institute we’re having our first Daughters of Betsy event when the WPS [...]

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The 5 and 5: Champions Crowned but not at the Flo and Bednar Show

17. May 2009

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I had said I wouldn’t cross post much, but it was such a busy weekend – graduations, banquets, etc. – and this generally gives a good rundown of everything soccer that happened this past weekend. Each positive (green) is followed by a negative (red). Enjoy: 5. With Carlos Johnson out with a fractured foot and Jorge [...]

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Poor Richard’s SoB Almanack 5.4.09

4. May 2009

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Just one week until the big announcement! But first, the great event this weekend…and a happy Mothers Day to all of our matronly SoBs between the two. Pennsylvania Derby: Pittsburgh @ Harrisburg, Saturday Now that the horse racing is over it’s time for a soccer derby (pronounced “darby,” a match between two teams from the same [...]

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Poor Richard’s SoB Almanack 4.30.09

30. April 2009

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As promised, a very special edition of the Almanack with today’s news! Team to announce name, colors, logo and ticket prices Join us in the morning on Monday, May 11 as we join the team in the announcement we’ve all been waiting for! The Sons of Ben were founded in January 2007 in a historical bar on a [...]

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Poor Richard’s SoB Almanack 4.29.09

30. April 2009

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Just a mini-nack with a quick plea and some reminders…we’re hoping for some more substantial news in the near future, however… To all of our members… In the face of some exciting news coming up, we want to make sure we have correct information for all of our members. We’d like everyone reading this (unless you’re [...]

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Poor Richard’s SoB Almanack 4.20.09

22. April 2009

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April showers bring a HUGE Almanack! Gold Cup US Supporters’ Section seats now available! Remember that seats in the US Supporters’ Section for the July 18th Gold Cup quarterfinal matches are currently available, and we’re really impressed by how many are being bought so far. Unfortunately we aren’t selling the tickets, you’ll have to go [...]

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Poor Richard’s SoB Almanack 3.27.09

28. March 2009

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It’s been a quiet week, but there’s two events this week, and a couple of things further down the road we wanted to let you know about. DVI Parties – US World Cup Qualifiers The US Men’s National Team has two very important matches this week…games 2 and 3 of qualification out of 10 overall. Saturday [...]

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Poor Richard’s SoB Almanack 2/26/2009

27. February 2009

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Poor Richard’s SoB Almanack 2/26/2009

A look back to a year ago when we first heard for certain that we were getting a team and the Birth of Zolo

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