Oh well ..... 2019 Preseason thread :-)

It can be a little difficult to pick out the grey on the far/dark side of the field sometimes.

 

That was fairly easy from Mora to Rooney to beat Blake.

 

Announcer had it wrong. Mora to Acosta to Rooney.

 

That's what I thought too.

 

He had had a few names wrong.

 

That plane is annoying. Thought it was buzzing my house.

 

At least Philly is streaming for us. More than our front office could seem to manage....

 

That is pretty lame.

 

I'll give them an A for effort, but their replays are pretty bad.

 

I love possession based soccer as much as the next guy but I really hate the forced tactic of playing out of the back no matter what.

 

The only thing more annoying than us signing Amarikwa, is the fact that he brought that terrible man bun with him.

 

Seitz crapped the bed on that one.

 

I’m looking more at the terrible touch by academy player griffin yow followed by an equally terrible back pass by Donovan Pines

 

That's true, but if he's going to go out of net, he must get the ball. That he didn't do.

 

Seems foolish to schedule two in season friendlies for a team that is supposedly in MLS cup or bust mode with a coach who doesn't believe in proper squad rotation.

This season has a lot of promise but the FO will find a way to screw this up.

 

My guess is that the FO foolishly believes these friendlies will be big money makers.

 

They make season ticket holders buy the matches so they already are money makers.

 

No. The income from the STH is already guaranteed whether or not there is a friendly. This just adds additional expenses to the club.

 

Yep, STM's paid for 20 games. We just have to figure out if the time/inconvenience to get to AF on a week night plus the cost of parking is worth it. Last year's hybrid DCU scrubs-Richmond Kickers vs Olimpia wasn't worth it to me. Charging full price for that was robbery. I doubt the USMNT game will be included, since they can actually make money off that. Maybe we'll get a USOC game if the Loudoun field isn't completed.

asitis

 

I am as down the the club and their tactics as anyone, but you can trade those in for FAM, because there is no way you're getting your money back on a midweek game thats a shit matchup, which can be used on food & beverage in the stadium and select items in the team shop, so its not actually as bad as it looks. I don't know what you spend on seats or how apt you are to eat/drink in the stadium, but for us with 4 midfield preferred seats it was really not as horrible of a deal as it looked on paper.

 

I disagree. We paid for 20 matches. Do you think they'll refund the cost of 3 additional matches or include playoff games, another money maker? The friendlies are a part of the package.

asitis

 

Last year you couldn't use the FAM to buy concessions. I'm sure my FAM for that game is still floating around in the ether and not in Levien's pocket.
My seats are at midfield in 106. I don't know if they're preferred or not, but the view isn't as good as I hoped. I know what it's like to bring kids to a match. We had two in tow back in the beginning. I got out of the habit of eating at the stadium as the food service at RFK got worse. Now I just stay in my seat, even through halftime. If I arrive early enough, I may get something before the game. It's a 3+ hour trip to get to AF. I come for the matches.

asitis

 

Its a new feature this year. Literally had my rep call me yesterday to tell me about it. And I am sure your FAM from last year is at the bottom of the Anacostia.

 

That's changing this year, apparently.

I traded my leftover FAM for Uber vouchers last year. Pretty good option.