Pre/PBP/Post Houston Dynamo @ Montreal Impact, Saturday, June 23

Who: Houston Dynamo @ Montreal Impact
When: Saturday, June 23 @ 6:30 PM CDT
Where: Stade Saputo
Records: Montreal (4-8-3) 15 PTS, 8th in EAST
Houston Dynamo (5-4-5) 20 PTS, 5th in EAST
TV: FSH/KHLM-43
Radio: 790/850

This is the first meeting ever between the two teams in the regular season. They will play two more times this year, both in Houston, on July 21 and October 6. This will be Montreal's second home game at Stade Saputo after playing their early home schedule at Olympic Stadium.

The Impact's most recent game was a 2-1 loss at Chivas USA on June 20. Montreal is 1-3-1 in their last five games with 9 goals scored and 9 allowed in those games. At home this year Montreal is 3-1-2.

Houston is 2-1-2 in the last five league matches. The Dynamo are 2-4-3 on the road this season but haven't won a road game since March 17.

Dynamo @ Montreal, all-time:









That is all.

I would really love for Ching to get a hat trick!

If anyone gets on the metro, make sure that Hainault does all the talking at the ticket booth.

Montreal Gazette: Impact player files complaint

Jeez... I would have said, "Montreal is a kiss ass city."

true story- I was in Montreal back in '94 and went to McDonald's and tried to order in English. The cashier shook her head and tied to explain that she didn't understand me. After a couple of sighs and whines, she took my order-and spoke perfect English. I thought the French Canadians in general were pretty rude, then again it could it have been that I had a NY Rangers cap on too.

As for the French Canadians being rude, I remember speaking to another guy, I stated this and he explained, they knew were American-it would have been worse if you were Canadian. Keep in mind this was just prior to their last secession vote.

I was there in '97 and didn't have much trouble, but I studied French in high school, so I was usually able to recall a few words. I'd start out in my very bad French and then they'd just switch over to English once they figured out that their English would be better. That's pretty much also my experience in France itself. They give you some credit for trying to speak French, so it's not bad if you can start out with a few words.

Precisely my experience in both places as well. I can speak French conversationally; I would generally get the "head nod" for the effort. Oddly enough, several would switch to Spanish to help me out. I am Irish and Spanish was barely in my repertoire at the time. Not sure how my pale to red skin made them think oh, he must know Spanish.

wouldn't have helped me much-my French is horrible. I think my Flemish pronunciation is probably better than straight up French.

I took two years of French in college but mostly just squeeked by by writing Spanish but putting backwards accent marks and little curvy things under my C's. Apparently thats not the way it works. I thought I had a good accent though. I only used it once, I ran into some French tourists in San Antonio who couldn't speak English, but they couldn't understand a single French word I tried.

Allez les Dynamo!

Allez les Dynameaux.

MLS in NOLA future roadtrip sign?

Saw this from Marsch on MLS website in preview story about Ching:

That's an early contender for understatment of the year.

Q: Do you know what French Canadiens call USAers?
A: Upper Mexicans.

^^^ love that joke

Wait, is he encouraging his fans to boo Ching? Not those horrible "US Rej.." chants again? If that is the case, I may donate $50 to the SGs to help build the biggest anty Marsch banner ever.

So far, for the most part, Montreal supporters have been cool. I want to like them. I think that Marsch and his vendetta against BC25 is going to hype a rivalry up. Marsch is d-bag who gambled and screwed Ching. Eff that guy.

Keep in mind that the Dynamo have NEVER WON as a franchise outside of the United States. I would bet on a tie on this one.

it has to happen soon especially with the 3 games vs toronto per year.. i don't want to wait.. today would be such a big game to put an end to it

Dom will have them pushing for three points and have them ready to play and since they choked a FOR SURE three points at home, they need to win tonight and beat Philly at BBVA on the 30th because the July portion of the schedule is BRUTAL at the beginning of it.

The Dynamo are (5-4-5) because they are RANKED 12th in the league out of 19 in defense. VERY UNCHARACTERISTIC of Dominic Kinnear coached teams. Either that changes or we STRUGGLE to make the PLAYOFFS. You heard it here first.

Another early goal....smh.

Our defending is just terrible. I'm gonna puke next time I read about our lockdown defense.

I haven't heard Phil Schoen call a game in so long I forgot how much he sucks. "More on that later..."

Brad ****ing Davis!1!!!11!1!!!!1!!!1!

Shitty crowd. Is there a quiche festival today? Move Montreal!!!!1!1!!11!!1!!1!!

oh ok.

So when do we sub BB and Ashe?

The stadium is empty because it's the national holiday in Québec.