Your AFC Wimbledon Match Update: Fixture 6

((HT: AFC Wimbledon TV))

The highlights are in from game 6 of the nPower League 2 season...

And it's good news from the Strunk Stand as the Dons took out Port Vale 3-2
Here's the highlights...


The three points put the team in a tie for 6th in the ladder after the Christian Jolley goal in extra time, three points out of first. The top three squads are promoted to league One at the end of the year...

And, as future members of the Dons Trust, that's what we're looking for...

Jumping On The Jets Bandwagon

I am officially on board the New York Jets bandwagon. Heck I have a Jets jersey and cap in my closet all because my father in law, a passionate Jets fan, has been trying to convert me for years. Well my team is out of the playoffs so it's time to put the stuff to good use.

Who gave the Jets a chance to win at San Diego? Even the most optimistic Jet fan (now that's an oxymoron) felt it was an up hill battle. San Diego was the hottest team in the NFL.

Rex Ryan's team stuck to it's game plan, scored three times on offense, controlled the clock with it's running game, got a big play on defense thanks to an interception by who else, Darrelle Reavis and suddenly the New York Jets are in the AFC Championship Game.

Who do the Jets face, the Indianapolis Colts. Jet fans having 1969 flashbacks? You kids check the history books, The New York Jets upset the heavily favored Baltimore Colts 16-7 in Super Bowl III. It was considered the biggest upset in sports history until the USA hockey team beat the Soviet Union in the 1980 Winter Olympics. Your homework is to read up on that game.

The circumstances are different but here are the Jets facing the Colts as a heavy underdog in a championship setting.

Will Mark Sanchez guarantee victory?

I wonder if Joe Nameth will.

For you nostalgia buffs, here's how NBC opened Super Bowl III (Thanks NBC Sports/Youtube.com)

And here is how NBC closed the Super Bowl III broadcast. (NBC Sports/Youtube.com)



Photo Courtesy: New York Daily News

Brett Favre To Retire, Really He Is

[HT/AP]

Brett Favre's agent says the New York Jets quarterback will retire.

The 39-year-old Favre instructed agent James "Bus" Cook to tell the team Wednesday that he won't return for a 19th NFL season -- and second with the Jets.

In an e-mail to the 4 letter word, Favre says he has no regrets about ending his career in New York and praises the team's owner, front office and fired coach Eric Mangini.

"Mike and Woody, as well as the entire organization, have been nothing short of outstanding," Favre said in the e-mail. "My teammates -- Thomas (Jones) and Kerry (Rhodes) included -- were a pleasure to play with. Eric could not have been any better. I enjoyed playing for him. My time with the Jets was short, but I'm honored to be given that chance."

Favre wrote he enjoyed his time with the Jets, despite a late-season slump that saw New York go from 8-3 to missing the playoffs. Favre threw nine interceptions as the Jets went 1-4 down the stretch, and a torn right biceps might have contributed.

"I had a great conversation with Brett this morning," Jets Owner Woody Johnson said in a statement. "Considering that he came from a totally different environment and joined our team during training camp, his performance last season was extraordinary. As I spoke with people throughout the organization, they all told me how much they enjoyed working with him. Brett Favre is a Hall-of-Fame player, but he is also a Hall-of-Fame person. Brett, (wife) Deanna and his family will always be a part of the Jets family."

"When we acquired Brett, we knew we would get everything he had," Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum said. "He took the time to mentor younger players and his competitiveness and enthusiasm at practice and during games was contagious. I spoke with him this morning and told him that he will be a friend of the Jets for years to come and it was an honor to work with him."

Gee, you think the Jets are going to retire #4 in his honor.

If this is indeed it for Favre, he leaves the game with a slew of records, including career touchdown passes (464), completions (5,720), yards passing (65,127), regular-season victories (169) and interceptions (310).

The three-time NFL MVP also holds the mark among quarterbacks with 291 consecutive starts, including the playoffs, despite playing through several injuries throughout his career.

We here at OSG HQ has grown tiresome of Favre's twisted game of wolf. Great, we're glad this time you have made up your mind. I'm sure a year in New York, especially playing for the Jets, makes you want the peace and quiet of deer hunting and ATV riding in Mississippi. I'm sure by the time camps open in July the media, especially the 4-letter, will cast a wondering eye to you Brett Favre to see if that itch comes back.

If it does the United Football League starts in October and they will only play a few games. You might find that to your liking.

By the way Jet fans, get your #4 jerseys while they last. I think they will be 50% off starting today.

Here's SI.com's Peter King's take on Brett Favre’s retirement decision.

Gary Myers of the New York Daily News writes Favre has gone from savior to failure in his one year as “Broadway Brett.


Photo Courtesy: Al Bello/Getty Images

Gisele Gets Shopping Buddy For Season... Brady Out For Year

Michael Silver of Yahoo Sports is reporting that the injury to New England Patriots QB Tom Brady ((pictured, thanks Boston Globe/Jim Davis)) is season-ending. During the first quarter of his Week 1 game with Kansas City, Brady was rolled as Chiefs safety Bernard Pollard was lunging from ground-level. It appears that Brady's ACL in his left knee has decided that a vacation was necessary

Silver reports... ahem... quote...

"While New England coach Bill Belichick said in his postgame press conference that he had no update on the status of Brady’s injury, two sources indicated it involved serious damage to the knee.

“It’s bad,” a team source said. “We’re going to have to play without him.”

If confirmed, that leaves the Pats offense in the hands of back-up QB Matt Cassel. Notice those of us here at OSG HQ didn't precede the phrase with the word "capable."

To those of you who believe in that Karma thing with all the Belichick ((we'll go ahead and say it)) SHENANIGANS over the last few seasons with married women, videotapes, and his general daily demeanor...

You, sir, have been served...

Adam Schefter of the NFL Network reports that free agent QB Chris Simms will be reporting to Pats' offices on Monday and, pending a physical and a workout, could be in uniform by the end of the day.

Boston Globe coverage is in blue...
The video is below ((thanks, CBS/NFL, the youtube))