Holy stuffed ballot box batman!

[MeridianFC]

http://www.dcunited.com/

Take a look at the wee survey on the right hand side.

Petke can not possibly have 1/2 the vote to wear the captains arm band. I suspect foul play. To be fair it's foul play of the type that we usually get up to.

So get stuffin' you mugs.

[dsheon]

Revenge will be sweet.

I wish there were a place that we could vote Pope as Metrostar player of the year last year.

[mosler]

This is recogulous, no cookie deleting or page refresh needed. Just choose your radio button, click away and watch the # of votes climb.

Silly web designers

[greatscott]

how does Earnie have most of the votes. sure, hes the best on the team argueably, but this is his first season. You dont want a guy who hasn't played with alot of the payers for less than 3 months.

Marco I think is the best answer. Just cause hes worn out doesnt mean he's not a leader. Maybe split the job between them would work.

[jamesf24]

No way a new player on the team should be captain, from this list, it's got to be Olsen or Marco.

James

[cjma77]

It really doesn't matter if Earnie is new, he's still a well known player and widely respected. If the other players on the team all think should be captain, and Marco feels with the new team dynamics he can't be captain than so be it. Age shouldn't play a factor either, i think we can all agree that we have met some mature 18 year olds and some immature 50 year olds. It's all about who can rally the troopsd when they'e down, or act as the spokesman for the team on the field. Right now that is Marco and he should be catain till he feels other wise.

[sch2383]

Why would this poll even be on the team's website? Something isn't right here.

[cjma77]

slow week at dcunited.com

[rymannryan]

Marco.

[cjma77]

Marco Etcheverry
16%
Earnie Stewart
30%
Mike Petke
40%
Ben Olsen
7%
Hristo Stoitchkov
7%
3202 Voters

[Th4119]

After I saw this thread I voted for Petke about 5 times, just for kicks.

:)

[Begbie]

Stupid poll....Marco, Olsen or Ernie the rest aren't worthy!

[revelation]

Originally posted by Thamlin19
After I saw this thread I voted for Petke about 5 times, just for kicks.


As long as you are expecting the kicks when I see you... :eek:


;)

[mosler]

Originally posted by greatscott
how does Earnie have most of the votes. sure, hes the best on the team argueably, but this is his first season. You dont want a guy who hasn't played with alot of the payers for less than 3 months.

This often happens in hockey, when a proven verteran moves teams (i..e Borque to Colorado). As an acknowledgement by the organization of what that player has accomplished already in his career. It's ussually a case where the idea of having "that guy" playing and not the captain would just seem wierd.

Earnie fits into this category in my book. Hristo would too if he were playing 90 minutes a game.

[K]

keep stuffing, Petke is still on top

K

[Atouk]

Etch 35%
Stewart 27%
Petke 26%
Olsen 8%
Hristo 7%

[jamesf24]

Originally posted by mosler
This often happens in hockey, when a proven verteran moves teams (i..e Borque to Colorado). As an acknowledgement by the organization of what that player has accomplished already in his career. It's ussually a case where the idea of having "that guy" playing and not the captain would just seem wierd.

Earnie fits into this category in my book. Hristo would too if he were playing 90 minutes a game.


I would agree on Hristo, and possibly Stewart, definately not Petke, who's done nothing in his career worthy enough for that.

But, in hockey, arent there more than 1 captain, or at least the "A" on the shirt. In soccer, only 1 man wears the band, until he subs or gets sent off.

James

[mosler]

Originally posted by jamesf24
But, in hockey, arent there more than 1 captain, or at least the "A" on the shirt. In soccer, only 1 man wears the band, until he subs or gets sent off.

James

Indeed there's a guy with C and one with A. I was refering only to the main C guy. If I had to pick an Assistant captain maybe I'd go with Olsen.

[SoccerEsq]

Marco Etcheverry 24%
Earnie Stewart 31%
Mike Petke 36%
Ben Olsen 5%
Hristo Stoitchkov 3%

[shawn12011]

Originally posted by SoccerEsq
Marco Etcheverry 24%
Earnie Stewart 31%
Mike Petke 36%
Ben Olsen 5%
Hristo Stoitchkov 3%

Etch 23%
Earnie 35%
Petke 34%
Olsen 5 %
Hristo 3 %

12:25 pm