Thanks to Paul Dylan who did a preview of the 2011-12 UEFA Championship Soccer teams on his site, One for Five. The two teams, Chelsea and Bayern Munich are available for free download on APBA’s site.
Dylan’s preview includes a simulation match which he details quite well. Very interesting for someone like me who has no idea how one would score a soccer match.
APBA Football fans should check out Greg Barath’s APBA Fan site, Oguard’s Replays. He launched it not too long ago and I plugged it then. He’s really added a lot to it since then. In addition to his replay info, he has info regarding some APBA Football innovations and Excel tools.
Speaking of new cards, APBA has the 2011 Golf Card set ready to go. You can see the list of golfer in the set here.
On a side note, I know everyone has their opinion of the new APBA official website. Personally, it’s not so much how it looks but that the info is getting updated.
The proof is in the pudding for me. When I get my Google News Alerts for the keyword “APBA” and for the first time ever, I’m getting links to the APBA Company’s site, that’s a good thing. I did pass that on to John Herson because I think it’s something he should know.
Give your web person a bonus, John. :)
queue the “what does this have to do with baseball” comments.
:)
I had the cards show up in my e-mail through the APBA Newsletter, which I thought was frankly magnificent. That’s a super touch by the company and as a soccer fan of many years’ standing, has really piqued my interest in the game.
I saw in the ‘pre-play’ that Bayern won on an injury time penalty. I would be a much happier bunny this morning had APBA’s result actually happened in real life, since Arjen Robben missed from the spot yesterday in injury time and Bayern lost the ‘real’ game.
I like the link to baseball reference when you go to the stadium shop.
@Brian
agreed!
Thomas,
It is a honor to be mentioned on your fine site and I’m very appreciative. You have set the standard!
Greg
I agree with Greg above, Tom. I’m just a guy that likes to play these games and share the joy with others, and I appreciate your kind words and all the links over to my and other great APBA sites (like Oguard62’s Replays!).
The APBA Blog is a daily read for me.
All the best,
Paul