Revolinks - 11/15

No update on Ching's condition since Tuesday. It looks as though Houston's getting ready to play without him. In today's links, I highly recommend Jim Dow's column on RevsNet. He brings a certain sophistication to his prose not often found on the web:


Boston Globe John gets down and (not) dirty
Boston Herald Revs’ Thompson sheds rookie tag
Goal.com Give & Go: New England's Khano Smith
MLSnet With Ching ailing, Jaqua prepares
Refocused Revs laud stingy defense
Soccer New England Revs Healthy Heading into Final
RevsNet Can One Flash Of Brilliance Bring Home the Bacon? Plus An Interview With Paul Mariner
Soccer365 Thompson Confident With Revs Win
Houston Chronicle Waibel is so tough ...
Center Holds It MLS Cup Preview: The Battle of Midfield
Climbing The Ladder Take The MLS Cup Survey
Dan Loney Says It All Sweet Revenge



Clown of the Day

Today's CLOD goes to West Ham defender Anton Ferdinand for first denying being in a fight, then admitting in court he threw the first punch during a brawl outside a nightclub a few weeks back. By brawl, I mean his posse beat down someone he thought was eying his bling. Replace nightclub with strip joint, and you've got a Pacman Jones incident sans the gunshot wound to the spine. Some people say freedom, some say movies. I think violent celebrity entourages are our finest export.