Asked if Altidore had put the twit in Twitter, an unimpressed Brown replied: “I’d have put an ‘a’ in it.”

Now that is the kind of comment Maradona would be proud of!

But the Prem is a different beast all together, and when your squad is in desperate need for goals, even a prolonged punishment to your young star striker may be a lesson the team can not afford to dish out. Jozy found some pitch time in the 58th minute, subbing in for Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink in hopes of igniting some sort of spark to the attack. Burnley’s Graham Alexander had other plans, as he netted a brace that proved to be too much for the Tiger’s to handle.

This seems to conclude the first public issue of Jozy Altidores young Prem career. And from the looks of it, he won’t be relegated to the bosses dog house. Let’s just hope Hull City follows suit and stays away from relegation as well.

“Apologize to the all of you. I showed up late. Made a big mistake I’m very very sorry”

Putting out a tweet like that amidst the English media is like throwing chum into shark infested waters. Soon, reporters picked up on it, and by the end of the game, manager Phil Brown was chewing out his young striker for having the audacity to post in house news to the world. The punishment? Jozy is being fined two weeks pay.

Ouch.

Not the biggest grievance ever for the striker to deal with, but it couldn’t have come at a worse time. All in all, his tenure in Hull City had started with a blast, and has fizzled like a sparkler. Adding this type of no-no to his reputation will not help the young American star find time on the pitch. Knowing Jozy, the kid is respectful to a fault, and most likely meant nothing in the gesture but the best. But was he wrong for doing what he did? Share your thoughts.

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So how has Jozy Altidore done in his transfer to the Hull City Tigers? Well, lets just say the kids got game.

Here was Jozy’s first professional EPL assist, a crucial game changer that helped Hull City net their first win of the campaign (watch from 3:25 on):

The kid has a nose for goal. What else can be said?

Now if that wasn’t enough, Jozy took less than a week to score his first goal; this time, in the Carling Cup against Southend. Yes, I know its Southend, but even the small teams can pack quite a dangerous punch (just ask Man U!). He blasted a shot from 30 yards out that found the bottom left for the second (and eventual game winning) goal of the match.

The King of New York and Jersey is on fire.

Hull, Everton and Fulhamerica are all in the running. My fingers are crossed for Fulham, of course (and wouldn’t that be cool to see Jozy in black and red again?). One report out of England sites a Hull City offer of 6.5 million pounds for the youngster, roughly the equivalent of what Villarreal paid for the kid in the first place.

Hull and Fulham in particular offer a competitive environment for Jozy to earn some much needed playing time. Being a Fulham fan myself, I can tell you that every year, around midseason, the biggest question mark is usually ‘who will be our target forward up top?’ Well, all I have to say to that would be “Jozy to the rescue!”

Local product done good! What do you think about Jozy’s transfer talk?

ESPN will be broadcasting a huge showdown between the US and a surging Costa Rica at Estadio Saprissa. You want to know how hardcore this game is? Look no further than United States Legend, Eric Wynalda, who gave his take of the game on Facebook:

USA vs Costa Rica tonight at 7pm (west coast). By far, the hardest place to play in our region. Gotta get in, get it done and get the hell out of there before they start throwing batteries inside of baggies full of calves blood. (yes that really happens.)

You feel me? This one is going to be a doozy.

And this game also promises to highlight some of the Metro Bulls Alumni. Lead by Coach Bob Bradley, the team may feature some time with Ricardo Clark (who will be filling the injured Maurice Edu’s spot), Michael Bradley, Tim Howard, Marvell Wynne and Jozy Altidore against a strong Costa Rican side. It’s like cheering for two of your favorite teams at once (or something like that).

Catch the game tonight, 9:30pm (pregame) on ESPN2.

(Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

I will have a game preview up for tomorrow most likely, but after a horrible and turbulant flight, all I want to do is hit the hay.

I am now in Houston Texas for Wrestlemania (and for that Booker T Legends of Wrestling event, the Ring of Honor Event, and the induction of Stone Cold to the Hall of Fame).

Forgive what will be my lack of posting. Either way, I will do my best to update the site as much as possible.

For a bit of RBNY news, Brian Lewis at the Post is reporting the possibility of Celades and Carlos Johnson debuting this weekend – what a coo!

And also, big ups to our boy Jozy Altidore for his hat trick, along with former Metros Tim Howard and Michael Bradley who are really holding things down at the National Team level.

Its good to be Metro Bull.

Ill be back tomorrow! Time to take a nap!

Midfielder Robert Pires is out, a heavy blow for the Spanish side. But to make matters worse, their attacking duo of Rossi and Kahveci are also expected to be sidelined. In Rossi’s case, sidelined for two games with an injured ankle.

Rossi? Injured? AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW. Isn’t that just the worst news ever? A rolled ankle, that may have him missing the first two games? AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW. Where is my friggin violin?

Anyway, in light of the good tidings surrounding Rossi, things have looked up for our boy Jozy. With their two primary strikers riding the bench, Jozy may actually start the first game of Villarreals season. A game like this can mean big things for our young striker. A good couple of performances can mean more pitch time as the season unfolds. The question is – will Jozy be ready for some of the best competition in the world? Share your thoughts.

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He will be tracking our Jersey Boys progress through the Olympics and Villarreal. And I am sure this will be a bookmark on my laptop.

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