Dallas @ Rapids : Pre-|-Game-|-Post Saturday October 1st 7:00PM [R]

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  1. jayd8888

    jayd8888 Member+

    Aug 22, 2006
    Denver CO
    MLS Cup Rematch

    SATURDAY October 1st 7PM Dick Sporting Good Park

    Tickets…
    Lads Night Out 2tix 2brews 2shirts $44

    The away leg didn’t go so well for our lads. Dallas has been down just as we have. They have played more than 40 matches this season. The good news for FC Burn is that this is not a postseason match.

    It seems pretty obvious that you can build a list of starters with players that didn’t make the trip down to El Salvador on Wednesday.

    Last week’s starters were
    Matt Pickens, Kosuke Kimura, Marvell Wynne, Drew Moor, Miguel Comminges (Wells Thompson 89), Sanna Nyassi, Jeff Larentowicz, Pablo Mastroeni, Jamie Smith (Brian Mullan 58), Omar Cummings (Macoumba Kandji 65), Caleb Folan.

    Perhaps Omar doesn’t start since he was in El Salvador poaching goals down there. Maybe Mullan and Smith see the pitch at the same time since Thompson had good minutes in Matapan.

    I saw a suggestion on facebook that called for people to wear their Cup Championship gear. I like the idea, just thought I’d post it here.
     
  2. JasonMa

    JasonMa Member+

    Mar 20, 2000
    Arvada, CO
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Daniel Hernandez after Dallas beat LA in the Western Conference Championship last year.

    I expect Hernandez to get the official Class VI welcome to the Dick for 90 minutes on Saturday. Don't disappoint me guys!

    (Anyone else think we should give George John a standing ovation the fist time he comes near to Class VI? ;))
     
  3. GreatGonzo

    GreatGonzo Member+

    Jul 1, 1999
    MA
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Dallas is coming back from Panama, and immediately have to go to Colorado. They started Hartman, Stewart, John, Loyd, Warshaw, Cruz, Benitez, Chavez, Galindo, Castillo, and Luna against Tauro. Not all of their normal starters, but a good set of them. On the other hand, all of our normal starters are rested. Just like the game against San Jose, it should be a good match-up for the first 60 minutes or so, then we should see more and more dominance as Dallas tires out. Given their travel and their recent poor run of form, getting 3 points is definitely possible.
     
  4. rapidfan

    rapidfan Member

    May 13, 2003
    Boulder
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Probably starting line up for this 'must win' match:

    ................. Pickens ..........
    Kimura .. Wynne .. Moor .. Comminges
    Mullan .. Larentowicz .. Pablo .. Smith
    ........ Nyassi & Folan .......
     
  5. JasonMa

    JasonMa Member+

    Mar 20, 2000
    Arvada, CO
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I'd upgrade that line-up from probable to guaranteed barring Smith pulling some sort of muscle in pre-game warmups.
     
  6. fhnkeeper03

    fhnkeeper03 Member

    Jan 27, 2006
    Denver
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Its my birthday... we better win.
     
  7. Totoro

    Totoro Member+

    Dec 3, 2009
    Colorado
    I won't be surprised if Omar doesn't start, because there seem to be a lot of puzzling moves in that regard. However, does Omar have some sort of nagging injury?

    Otherwise, I would start him. The travel would be tiring, but then again, he only played 20 minutes, and came out of the San Jose game early.
     
  8. JasonMa

    JasonMa Member+

    Mar 20, 2000
    Arvada, CO
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Smith said in his Q&A this week that anyone who went to El Salvador wouldn't play more than a sub role on Saturday. Of course, to paraphrase the great Jayne Cobb, what Coach Smith says and what takes place ain't ever exactly been similar.

    As to some sort of "nagging injury" I'm not buying it. Whatever the injury has been hasn't prevented him from playing the full 90 for his National Team in the last 4 games over the last month+. Either there's no injury or there is one and the Rapids haven't done a good enough job of protecting their player when he's been called away (for a counterpoint, see the Galaxy getting Klinsmann to agree not to take PrimaDonnavan to Belgium for the U.S. game to not tire him out).
     
  9. dismemberment

    dismemberment Member

    Dec 10, 2007
    colorado
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    must win for us
     
  10. Bridgeman

    Bridgeman Member

    Liverpool FC
    United States
    Feb 25, 2006
    Colorado
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Happy Birthday!
     
  11. JasonMa

    JasonMa Member+

    Mar 20, 2000
    Arvada, CO
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  12. Totoro

    Totoro Member+

    Dec 3, 2009
    Colorado
    To add to the rooting interest for some: "Suspended after next yellow card: Folan." (Also, Mullan and more troubling, Nyassi. Keep cool, Sanna.)
     
  13. ManiacalClown

    ManiacalClown Member+

    Jun 27, 2003
    South Jersey
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Referee: Silviu PETRESCU
    MLS Career Stats: 35 games, 3.9 Y/g, 6 R
    MLS 2011: 9 games, 3.7 Y/g, 2 R
    Assistant Referees: Daniel BELLEAU and Joe FLETCHER
    Fourth Official: Paul WARD

    All-time Colorado matches with Petrescu as referee:
    Code:
    4/29/2006
    Colorado Rapids 0 - 1 Houston Dynamo
    YELLOW: M. Petke, P. Onstad, C. Waibel, A. Moreno
    RED: A. Moreno (2CT)
    
    9/26/2009
    Kansas City Wizards 0 - 0 Colorado Rapids
    YELLOW: M. Harrington, K. Kimura, C. Casey, M. Ballouchy
    RED: NONE
    
    4/22/2011
    Colorado Rapids 0 - 1 Seattle Sounders FC
    YELLOW: C. Folan, F. Montero
    RED: B. Mullan (SFP)
    
    7/20/2011
    Colorado Rapids 4 - 1 Red Bull New York
    YELLOW: W. Thompson, M. Ballouchy, J. Gunnar Solli, D. Richards
    RED: NONE
    
    
    OVERALL RECORD: 1-2-1
    1.000 PPG
    All-time Dallas matches with Petrescu as referee:
    Code:
    6/17/2007
    Toronto FC 4 - 0 FC Dallas
    YELLOW: C. Gbandi, D. Oduro, C. Ruiz, M. Edu, M. Saragosa, J. Cunningham
    RED: NONE
    
    4/4/2009
    New England Revolution 2 - 1 FC Dallas
    YELLOW: G. John, K. Mansally, A. Rocha, J. Larentowicz
    RED: NONE
    
    9/25/2010
    Kansas City Wizards 1 - 3 FC Dallas
    YELLOW: M. Harrington, H. Pearce, D. McCarty, J. Jewsbury, A. Harris, D. Ferreira
    RED: NONE
    
    
    OVERALL RECORD: 1-2-0
    1.000 PPG
     
  14. jayd8888

    jayd8888 Member+

    Aug 22, 2006
    Denver CO
    Yes! I hope you get the win for your birthday. Happy birthday.
     
  15. DrunkCajun

    DrunkCajun Member

    Jun 1, 2006
    Colorado
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I won't be able to make it to this one, so they should get a big win. :p
     
  16. JasonMa

    JasonMa Member+

    Mar 20, 2000
    Arvada, CO
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Anyone heading out be aware that I-270 is still closed eastbound between I-25 and York St.
     
  17. DavidJames

    DavidJames Member+

    May 11, 2003
    Longmont
    Thanks Jason - You saved my wife a lot of having to deal with my "displeasure" at this situation. :)
     
  18. DavidJames

    DavidJames Member+

    May 11, 2003
    Longmont
    I have 2 extra tickets I can transfer via Flash Seats. Free to a good home.
     
  19. Totoro

    Totoro Member+

    Dec 3, 2009
    Colorado
    It's open westbound, tho? Thanks for the heads up.
     
  20. Totoro

    Totoro Member+

    Dec 3, 2009
    Colorado
    Wow, it must have been really bad last week. :)
     
  21. DavidJames

    DavidJames Member+

    May 11, 2003
    Longmont
    Bell sounded, No takers.
     
  22. RapidStorm

    RapidStorm Member+

    Jan 30, 2005
    Denver, CO
    In the "oh hell yeah!" department:

    Starting XI: Pickens, Kimura, Wynne, Moor, Comminges, Mastroeni, Mullan, Larentowicz, Smith, Nyassi, Cummings

    Subs: Kandji, Thompson, LaBauex, Akpan, Palguta, Ceus, Marshall

    No Folan :D
     
  23. fhnkeeper03

    fhnkeeper03 Member

    Jan 27, 2006
    Denver
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    anyone have a link? matchday live is super jumpy for me today
     
  24. GreatGonzo

    GreatGonzo Member+

    Jul 1, 1999
    MA
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
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  25. jayd8888

    jayd8888 Member+

    Aug 22, 2006
    Denver CO
    Hey, I couldn't make it either. Because of a freak injury in the family I ended up giving my tickets to a Mexisnob. I hope they are having a good time.
     

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