Other Team Discussion Thread Vol. 12: Spoilers Within

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  1. CHICO13

    CHICO13 Moderator
    Staff Member

    Oct 4, 2001
    SECTION 135
    Club:
    The Strongest La Paz
    Nat'l Team:
    Bolivia
    It changes all the time. Right now I'm leaning towards this shrimp corn chowder she makes that would blow you away. Please Lord let us throw 3 past those Cholivar bastards so I can enjoy a little chowder and gloat at the same time. :D
     
  2. Bootsy Collins

    Bootsy Collins Player of the Year

    Oct 18, 2004
    Capitol Hill
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    If it doesn't go your way, and she gets her choice of restaurant, is she bound to choose something reasonable? Or can she say "The Inn at Little Washington"?
     
  3. CHICO13

    CHICO13 Moderator
    Staff Member

    Oct 4, 2001
    SECTION 135
    Club:
    The Strongest La Paz
    Nat'l Team:
    Bolivia
    Ssssshhh ;)

    Na, whatever she wants. I got her hooked on Panisa this great Thai joint that opened up so I have a feeling we'll end up there if they get lucky.
     
  4. song219

    song219 BigSoccer Supporter

    Apr 5, 2004
    La Norte
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    Vanuatu
    This may have already been posted but the Post (dead tree edition) is reporting that Blanco is leaving Chicago & will rejoin Veracruz.
     
  5. fatbastard

    fatbastard Member+

    Aug 1, 2003
    Lincoln (ish), Va
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The Fire is trying to negotiate a return after the WC.

    I'm not sure how I feel - I hate the bastard, so do I want him to stay and stain the Fire, disrupting their season and causing distractions, or do I just side with my desire to never have to see him again ;)
     
  6. revelation

    revelation Member+

    Dec 17, 1998
    FC St. Pauli
    Club:
    FC Sankt Pauli
    Well, since the Fire disbanded for this season, I see no reason for him not to get out of town. Otherwise, he'll have to live in Chicago until such time as DC United deems to begin their season and he can play again. I wouldn't even wish living in Chicago on someone as repulsive as no-neck...
     
  7. Q*bert Jones III

    Q*bert Jones III The People's Poet

    Feb 12, 2005
    Woodstock, NY
    Club:
    DC United
    America's most revered soccer website, Foul-usa, has their playoff previews up.
     
  8. jason1551

    jason1551 Member+

    Apr 9, 2003
    Columbus, GA
    Club:
    DC United
    How the hell did Iowa win? How can a quarterback throw 5 interceptions in a game and not get punished for it?
     
  9. jason1551

    jason1551 Member+

    Apr 9, 2003
    Columbus, GA
    Club:
    DC United
    Watching the Columbus-RSL game reminds me of how much DC has lost by not taking part in many trades over the last few years (other than the Gomez debacle). Just looking at RSL, I would love to have Findley, Beckerman, Wingert, or Johnson, and all of them were available in relatively modest trade deals. I just hope we aren't as stagnant when the next trade window opens up, as there are still plenty of good deals to be had in MLS.
     
  10. Lowecifer

    Lowecifer Member+

    Jan 11, 2000
    Baltimore, MD
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    Belgium
    That's Big 10 football for you.
     
  11. Lowecifer

    Lowecifer Member+

    Jan 11, 2000
    Baltimore, MD
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    Belgium
    Don't be silly. We obviously weren't interested in peasants like that! RSL plays negative football.
     
  12. Footer Phooter

    Jul 23, 2000
    Falls Church, VA
    That was a weird game. I actually watched the whole thing. (Horrible slate of games this week in the 12:00 & 3:30 time slots). Indiana left a bunch of points on the board, including one where they picked off Iowa, then threw an absolutely freakish pick-6 the other way. That's a 14 point swing right there.
     
  13. Bootsy Collins

    Bootsy Collins Player of the Year

    Oct 18, 2004
    Capitol Hill
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    We drafted Brian Arguez over Robbie Findley. We got, what, no league playing time from him, and $500k for him? Brad Evans, Corey Ashe, and Omar Cummings were also available at that point. But hey, $500k.
     
  14. Footer Phooter

    Jul 23, 2000
    Falls Church, VA
    At the time, I questioned drafting someone who was that young when we had problems with depth. But you're right: that's half a million less that the team lost that year.
     
  15. jason1551

    jason1551 Member+

    Apr 9, 2003
    Columbus, GA
    Club:
    DC United
    And I questioned it because we already had multiple options at the position. However, a bigger travesty was the #1 pick we gave up for Rod Dyachenko. It was depressing looking at the drafts prior to 2009 and seeing how we did so poorly while others teams did well. Looking at this year's rookies around the league, it's clear that the value of a quality draft can't be ignored. That's why I'm hoping DC tries to pry away a first round pick from FCD, as next year's first round looks to be just as deep as this year's.

    As for the money, what did we do with it? We sold Perkins, got a cut of Adu's move, and proceeded to blow it all on players who were gone in a year. I'd rather have had Cummings or Findley than wasted the money on overpriced S.A. that were either outmatched or ill-positioned.
     
  16. jason1551

    jason1551 Member+

    Apr 9, 2003
    Columbus, GA
    Club:
    DC United
    Except it was allocation money. It went towards players, not paying off debts.
     
  17. griffin1108

    griffin1108 BigSoccer Supporter

    Dec 5, 2003
    Virginia
    No GBS or Moreno at Salt Lake, gonna check the Columbus boards, methinks a new group of peasants with torches and pitchforks is forming up to storm the castle.
     
  18. CHICO13

    CHICO13 Moderator
    Staff Member

    Oct 4, 2001
    SECTION 135
    Club:
    The Strongest La Paz
    Nat'l Team:
    Bolivia
    We might just have us a professional basketball team.
     
  19. sitruc

    sitruc Member+

    Jul 25, 2006
    Virginia
    The past few years, I kept saying "wait until they're healthy." No Caron Butler or Antawn Jamison and they have a 20 point lead on the Nets in the third quarter. Meanwhile, Arenas didn't even play the fourth quarter and I believe he had 32 points in less than 30 minutes. I really like the new, old Gilbert Arenas. Blatche is keeping it simple and playing how we've always wanted him to play. That will be huge once Jamison is back.
     
  20. itwasi

    itwasi Member+

    May 9, 2008
    I don't know
    Club:
    DC United
    It's a good thing NE and RSL play such conservative cynical boring soccer. Otherwise I would have to watch these games and be depressed by the awfully low attendances.
     
  21. URwormfood

    URwormfood Member

    Mar 24, 2004
    6 feet under: LOT 8
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The Bullets (Wizards) are playing well so far, as long as they can stay healthy. They stuck with Dallas for a win, lost to ATL because they were crap at the freethrow line and pretty much owned the Nets last night. Looking good so far, but season is still 3 games in and lets hope they can carry this steam.

    ~worm~
     
  22. CHICO13

    CHICO13 Moderator
    Staff Member

    Oct 4, 2001
    SECTION 135
    Club:
    The Strongest La Paz
    Nat'l Team:
    Bolivia
    Can't wait til Jamison and Butler come back healthy. Agent Zero looks like his old self. HIBACHI!
     
  23. URwormfood

    URwormfood Member

    Mar 24, 2004
    6 feet under: LOT 8
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    NE wins over the sheep-fvckers.....who would have thunk-it?

    ~worm~
     
  24. Footer Phooter

    Jul 23, 2000
    Falls Church, VA
    There's a good possibility that MLS' "marquee" teams don't get out of the first round again. Great playoff system.
     
  25. Footer Phooter

    Jul 23, 2000
    Falls Church, VA
    OK, but my point still stands that the pick was terrible. Plus, I'm pretty sure we found a way to blow that allocation money on someone who didn't work out.
     

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