Post-match: DCU host The World's Worst Union (pre-Labor Day)

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  1. fatbastard

    fatbastard Member+

    Aug 1, 2003
    Lincoln (ish), Va
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Bimbos @ Leidos

    When: TODAY :eek:
    ........... 8:00pm
    Where - down by the river


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    Nothing like a little Union-busting so close to Labor Day :rolleyes:

    Important game tonight, played in the soupiness of a DC August evening.


    United: 2
    Scabs: 1

    #WeWinWednesdays
     
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  2. usadcu

    usadcu Member

    Aug 25, 2005
    Alexandria, VA
    is #WeWinWednesdays > #WeWinTrophies? or the other way around? ;)
     
  3. smakawhat

    smakawhat Member

    DC United
    Apr 27, 2003
    MD - Silver Spring
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I am expecting this to somehow not be pretty, meaning no totally ugly... but lousy weather, important circumstances ...

    Hoping for level heads and smart ball.

    DC - 2
    Ph - 0
     
  4. griffin1108

    griffin1108 BigSoccer Supporter

    Dec 5, 2003
    Virginia
    Time for Stieber to step up. Asad's energy seemed lacking the past few matches, the enforced rest after the ankle injury might be a blessing in disguise. The Union is a "score by committee" team, so it's important for Canouse and Moreno to track the late runners, either Medunjanin,
    Dockal or Bedoya to avoid giving up good chances to Philly.
    The miserable weather will do no one any good.
     
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  5. NicktheGreek

    NicktheGreek Member+

    Feb 15, 2001
    The team representing the first Capital of the United States vs the the team from the 9th Capital. Wonder if anyone remembered to plug in the reefers and order the ice?
    ESPN+ and the cable station formerly known as New Channel 8.
    And a bit of Mr Young 's iconic Down by the River since @fatbastard mentioned it
     
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  6. fatbastard

    fatbastard Member+

    Aug 1, 2003
    Lincoln (ish), Va
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Dangit, forgot to include channel 8 - The-thankfully-for-us-not-actually-24/7-news-channel

    I was thinking Chris Farley, but Neil Young sings better :)
     
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  7. Boloni86

    Boloni86 Member+

    Jun 7, 2000
    Baltimore
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    Gibraltar
    I'm outside now and I'm breaking a sweat just standing still. We spent a lot of energy on Sunday, especially Fisher, Mora, Canouse, Arriola and Acosta. I wonder if this isn't a good opportunity to rotate the likes of Vytas, Harkes and Mattocks for fresh legs ...
     
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  8. song219

    song219 BigSoccer Supporter

    Apr 5, 2004
    La Norte
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    Vanuatu
    One of my expectations of Rooney was that he would break down in weather like this. So far he hasn't. Maybe he's not really English.
     
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  9. shawn12011

    shawn12011 Member+

    Jun 15, 2001
    Reisterstown, MD
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States

    He's not he is a Scouser.
     
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  10. John L

    John L Member+

    Sep 20, 2003
    Alexandria, VA
    Gotta play Vytas - This is a game why you got him -

    Other than that: 3-1 for the good guys
     
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  11. griffin1108

    griffin1108 BigSoccer Supporter

    Dec 5, 2003
    Virginia
    It's not only the heat, the "air" has lower quality than a straight tailpipe emission. Reminds me of college in Riverside, California in the late '60's when the smog would roll in like a fog bank late in the afternoon as the sea breezes pushed LA's shit further east into the "Inland Empire." In those days, school kids weren't allowed recess outside and all school sports were cancelled for the day. When it got really bad, the authorities announced a "smog alert." But those were the "good old days" some folks want to return to.
     
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  12. NicktheGreek

    NicktheGreek Member+

    Feb 15, 2001
    Maybe his Gramps fought at Tobruk
     
  13. griffin1108

    griffin1108 BigSoccer Supporter

    Dec 5, 2003
    Virginia
    It's effing hot at the stadium. Real test of endurance and dare I say it, grit .
     
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  14. greatscott

    greatscott Member+

    Dec 21, 2002
    Richmond
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Have Dave and the commentary crew been wearing dc United polo shirts for a while? I’m just noticing that.
     
  15. BassNFool

    BassNFool Member

    Jun 29, 2005
    Virginia
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Was the game just interrupted by commercials for anyone else?!?
     
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  16. greatscott

    greatscott Member+

    Dec 21, 2002
    Richmond
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    It’s happened twice for me now.
    Screen goes black and then comes back after 15 seconds with a CW Richmond commercial.
     
  17. BassNFool

    BassNFool Member

    Jun 29, 2005
    Virginia
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Jeeezzzz espn+ technical difficultties
     
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  18. BassNFool

    BassNFool Member

    Jun 29, 2005
    Virginia
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Looking good so far!
     
  19. BassNFool

    BassNFool Member

    Jun 29, 2005
    Virginia
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Any chance there is a second option for the game on ESPN+!?!
     
  20. BassNFool

    BassNFool Member

    Jun 29, 2005
    Virginia
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Soo close! Roonie has been just a touch off on his shots the last few games. Hitting the post, just high, just wide.
     
  21. NicktheGreek

    NicktheGreek Member+

    Feb 15, 2001
    Doing it on Ch 1008 Cox HD, match is blacked out on ESPN+ "for my local area" which could mean Cox Fairfax or who knows? Wonder about the feed the video is way better than usual for 8.
     
  22. BassNFool

    BassNFool Member

    Jun 29, 2005
    Virginia
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  23. greatscott

    greatscott Member+

    Dec 21, 2002
    Richmond
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Damn, 7th commercial break in 40 minutes.

    Pretty bad.
     
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  24. NicktheGreek

    NicktheGreek Member+

    Feb 15, 2001
    Actually the broadcast engineer is filling "dead air" caused by loss of the feed from the stadium with anything he can key up. Next to an STD, broadcast engineers hate dead air
     
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  25. song219

    song219 BigSoccer Supporter

    Apr 5, 2004
    La Norte
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    Vanuatu
    Is there a reason for alexi lalas to be at audi field?
     

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