[Playoffs] Kansas City at Houston (Thur. Oct 26th, 8:30PM CST) [R]

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  1. Buzz Killington

    Buzz Killington Member+

    Oct 6, 2002
    Lee's Summit
    Club:
    Kansas City Wizards
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    We win we host Portland on Halloween at 9pm...
     
  2. KCFutbol

    KCFutbol Moderator
    Staff Member

    Jun 14, 2001
    Overland Park, KS
    Club:
    Kansas City Wizards
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The 9:00 PM start doesn't thrill me, but being on Halloween may be problematic for people with children of Trick or Treating age.

    That said, we have to win tonight for that to happen.
     
  3. mschofield

    mschofield Member+

    May 16, 2000
    Berlin
    Club:
    Union Berlin
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    Are kids even still out on the modern Halloween by 9pm? Seemed to be all over by 8 when I was in Shawnee. The bulk of kids were showing up before 7. Back in my day...
     
  4. Buzz Killington

    Buzz Killington Member+

    Oct 6, 2002
    Lee's Summit
    Club:
    Kansas City Wizards
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    For me it’s a matter of a 45 minute drive after trick or treating to get back out to the stadium for the game
     
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  5. kcscsupporter

    kcscsupporter Member+

    Apr 17, 2002
    D17
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    ...i'd still be going strong at 11pm when i was a youngster... with my shoulder hurting from carrying such a heavy bag of candy all over the place. i was just talking with my mom about this the other day and she was telling me how, back in the 50s, they'd go trick or treating for multiple days. she said this was commonplace. crazy. now it's like 2 hours while the sun is still up and that's it. lame.
     
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  6. kcscsupporter

    kcscsupporter Member+

    Apr 17, 2002
    D17
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    that drive is a killer for those of us on the east/southeast side of kc.
     
  7. Dirt

    Dirt Member

    May 11, 2006
    KCMO
    Club:
    Kansas City Wizards
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Considering all the helmet and knee pad parenting of today I'd think tailgate trunk or treating followed by a playoff game could be an easy sell.
     
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  8. mschofield

    mschofield Member+

    May 16, 2000
    Berlin
    Club:
    Union Berlin
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    ... we'd trick or treat until 4 am, by the end it was mostly breaking and entering and stealing silverware, but that was Halloween back then. The crazy old witch lady on the corner would give us apples with razor blades, and we'd have to carefully eat around the blade so that Dad would have something to shave with...
     
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  9. kcfooty

    kcfooty Member

    Feb 16, 2011
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    You nearly nailed it. FYP. :ninja:
     
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  10. oldntired

    oldntired Member

    May 3, 2011
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    The problem is that we have all this Dom money but it seems like what we need other teams don't want to sell. Are we really going to get a strong striker, clinical finisher? Everybody needs that and I would guess having an abundance of those would be a rarity. I think we would have to get lucky with a Nemeth type. But those players have usually been given up on for a reason. Plus add in Peter's love for work rate over everything and I am pessimistic. I have no expertise in this kind of stuff so I hope I am just full of crap, and have no idea what I am talking about.
     
  11. kcfooty

    kcfooty Member

    Feb 16, 2011
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I actually thought about this explicitly today. For what do the forwards get rewarded/punished in practice? Do they get yelled at for not putting shots on frame or do they get yelled at for not hustling? I bet the latter more than the former.
     
  12. mschofield

    mschofield Member+

    May 16, 2000
    Berlin
    Club:
    Union Berlin
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    Aww man, that really is better
     
  13. mschofield

    mschofield Member+

    May 16, 2000
    Berlin
    Club:
    Union Berlin
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    I may be wrong on this, and please correct me if I am, but the one thing I never saw diminish with Gerso was work rate. He has a solid and sometimes great work rate, imo.
    I think Vermes gets upset by players who make a ton more cash, but only offer incremental improvement at a position. I get that. but among strikers, it's often the little differences that matter.
    I mean, watching Salloi, he's a flawed striker. He's a young and improving flawed striker, but he has obvious gaps, yet it appears these do not upset PV because Salloi is still young and still inexpensive.
     
  14. SportingKCFan

    SportingKCFan Member

    Sep 2, 2010
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    I like the lineup, it is probably the most attack minded team we can put out there, so I give credit to Vermes for that. Now can someone please put the ball into the back of the net.
     
  15. drhoades00

    drhoades00 Member

    Aug 13, 2010
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    For those not in the TV viewing area...its free on MLS live apparently.
     
  16. xamers

    xamers Member

    Aug 10, 2014
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    Fairly nervous here. I'm too old to be nervous.
     
  17. xamers

    xamers Member

    Aug 10, 2014
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    Vermes says it was a very good half.

    Exactly how many shots on goal? One?
     
  18. Buzz Killington

    Buzz Killington Member+

    Oct 6, 2002
    Lee's Summit
    Club:
    Kansas City Wizards
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I mean it wasn't a bad half, I don't think we played bad, Houston didn't look any more threatening than we did after the first few minutes.
     
  19. xamers

    xamers Member

    Aug 10, 2014
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    True enough. But it would be nice threaten the keep at least a couple times.
     
  20. KCFutbol

    KCFutbol Moderator
    Staff Member

    Jun 14, 2001
    Overland Park, KS
    Club:
    Kansas City Wizards
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    We seem to be devoid of any ideas when we get into the final 1/3. Pretty much nothing dangerous.
     
  21. xamers

    xamers Member

    Aug 10, 2014
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    Medranda has been spectacular. Just fantastic.
     
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  22. SportingKCFan

    SportingKCFan Member

    Sep 2, 2010
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    Agree on Jimmy’s play. Best he has ever played at left back. Let’s play another 30!
     
  23. chiefbark

    chiefbark New Member

    Feb 14, 2010
    Kansa City
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    I wish we had a decent striker...Rubio has been no where to be found
     
  24. KopRules

    KopRules Member+

    May 31, 2011
    Beautiful South KC
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    Bennie's form is holding. Unfortunately. Very poor from him tonight and this past month.
     
  25. SportingKCFan

    SportingKCFan Member

    Sep 2, 2010
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    And then Jimmy blows it. Sigh.
     

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