Archive - No Grass in the Clouds

What I Wrote This Week (April 17)

Not one, not two, not three … unlike LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh, I have continued my streak all the way up to four weekly newsletters in…

Apr 17 • Ryan O'Hanlon

What I Wrote This Week (April 10)

Here is the latest from your boy (me):

Apr 10 • Ryan O'Hanlon

What I Wrote This Week (April 3)

There’s an apocryphal story — both of these words suggest more grandeur than you’re about to encounter — about how Jerry Seinfeld once said the key to…

Apr 3 • Ryan O'Hanlon

March 2026

What I Wrote This Week

I still haven’t figured out exactly how often I’m going to send these out — or how it’s going to look — but for now, here’s what I wrote about this…

Mar 27 • Ryan O'Hanlon

Help: I Need Your Help

Sorry for the alarming subject line.

Mar 24 • Ryan O'Hanlon

October 2025

On set pieces and staying sane

Last week, I wrote an article about the one slippery-slope of using data in soccer that I’d always worried about: the path where everyone gets good at…

Oct 30, 2025 • Ryan O'Hanlon

January 2025

What Soccer Players Don't Need a Soccer Ball? Also: Check Out My Google Doc

Happy New Year!

Jan 2, 2025 • Ryan O'Hanlon

December 2024

HOT TAKE ALERT: Why Liverpool Should Re-Sign Mohamed Salah

Sorry for the month-long delay.

Dec 10, 2024 • Ryan O'Hanlon

November 2024

7 Predictions for the Rest of the Premier League Season

We’re 10 games in, so we’re ready to start making some low-to-high-confidence conclusions.

Nov 8, 2024 • Ryan O'Hanlon

October 2024

Could Liverpool Really Lose Mo Salah, TAA, *and* VVD After This Season?

Liverpool: first in our table, last in their ability to not enter this season with their three best players and arguably the three best players in the…

Oct 24, 2024 • Ryan O'Hanlon

The YouTube Thumbnail for This Would Be "POCH OUT?!?!?! FRAUD WATCH???"

I wrote about the USMNT’s first two games under Mauricio Pochettino:

Oct 16, 2024 • Ryan O'Hanlon

Uh, Guys: Brentford Might've Just Solved Soccer

I wrote about the Premier League team that’s scored in the first 90 seconds of their last four games:

Oct 11, 2024 • Ryan O'Hanlon

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