Please Read before you Post...[most know what to do, but for those who don't]

Hello Rapids fans, here is a few things most of us should consider before we post a question, thought, or idea. It would be a great benefit to all of us posters, if we need not to read through threads that have already been posted, or posts that are threads that can be placed in other ones.

AS most of us are Rapids supporters and watch and live with the team, we would like to make the Rapids forum a more condensed one. If you have a question about a DP or have new or info about a DP, please post it in the Rapids DP thread [DON'T start a new one].

If you want to talk anything Not Rapids Related, there is a thread for it. So please post it in there.

Most of you have expressed that you don’t like much sticky's, well if you follow most of these guidelines you won't have to worry about them...

Posting and other things...

Using [R] in a thread title --After a game is over or during a game please use [R] in the thread title, as some of us record the games and rewatch it. It would be of great knowledge to see the [R] part in the title if I have not yet viewed the game, as I Don't want to see the [R]esult. (If you are not aware, the [R] part in the title means that the result or a result has been posted.)

Starting new threads -- Before you start a new thread, please check the existing threads on the first and second pages or sometimes a couple of more pages back of the forum to see if the subject is already being discussed. Please. If you're new, it's generally a good idea to join some existing discussions for a while before starting a new thread anyway.

Using the [NRR] -- This is a symbol/code word for anything not RAPIDS related. So if you want to talk about a player leaving America, please post [NRR], so some of us who can care less about what happens around us, can skip the thread. (N-Not, R-Rapids, R-Related)

Subforum -- We only have ONE sub forum, it is the Colorado Rapids sub forum, anything Class VI/Centennial Firm related will be posted in there. Do not post any Rapids Supporter group stuff in the Rapids Forum, what would be the point of a sub forum then? You can also see and join the website cosoccerfans.com as there is more general things in there, i.e., Rapids stuff and private boards.

Official Colorado Rapids and OTHER sites...

The official team site for the Colorado Rapids.

The Colorado Rapids owner ship group is Korenke Sports and Entertainment [KSE]
Front Office contact info:

Dick's Sporting Goods Park is located at the intersection of 60th and Quebec Streets in Commerce City, Colorado, USA.

The mailing address is:

Dick's Sporting Goods Park
6000 Victory Way
Commerce City, CO 80022
USA

Phone: 303-727-3500
Fax: 303-727-3536
Email: info@dsgpark.com

Staff --
*generalization

Jeff Plush - VP and Managing Director
Charles R. Wright - General Manager
Erik Carlson - Team Administrator
Sr. Director of Ticket Operations – Nick Collison

Tickets --

Ticket pricing and ordering info here.
Single Game Tickets for the Colorado Rapids 2007 season at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park can be purchased in person at the Dick’s Sporting Goods Box Office, at any Colorado Dick's Sporting Goods location, or by calling TicketHorse at 1-866-461-6556, or by visiting TicketHorse online by clicking here.

Dick’s Sporting Goods Park Box Office Hours:

Monday – Friday 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Saturdays - 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Sundays - (Game Days Only) Open at 12:00 p.m.

2008 Season Ticket Packages --

Burgundy Package (18 Games)

Reserved Seating for 18 home matches, including 15 regular season games, one home playoff game, and two bonus vouchers the can be redeemed for additional fixtures added to the 2008 schedule.
20% standing discount on official Rapids merchandise.
Priority on seat upgrades.
Flexible ticket exchange policy.
Chance to purchase additional seats at discounted prices.
Exclusive access to the Rapids season ticket holder website.
Flexible payment options.
Invitation to exclusive season ticket holder parties with the team.
Special in-game offers available only to full season ticket holders.
Season ticket holder gift straight from the team.
Automatic entry to win chance to watch pre-game training from the bench.
Exclusive season ticket holder stadium entrances.
Guaranteed parking in exclusive season ticket holder lots.
One free Rapids Kids Club membership for each youth seat in your account.
100% money back guarantee. Your account is fully refundable up until the first game of the 2008 season.

Blue Package (9 Games)

Reserved seating for your choice of 9 home games throughout the season.
15% standing discount on official Rapids merchandise.
Priority on seat and/or package upgrades.
Flexible ticket exchange policy.
Chance to purchase additional seats at discounted prices.
Exclusive access to the Rapids season ticket holder website.
Flexible payment options.
Special in-game offers available only to half season ticket holders.

Onyx Package (5 Games)

Reserved seating for 4 home games throughout the season, plus get the Rapids 4th Fest Independence Day game for free.
10% standing discount on official Rapids merchandise.
Priority on seat and/or package upgrades.
Flexible ticket exchange policy.
Chance to purchase additional seats at discounted prices.
Exclusive access to the Rapids season ticket holder website.

Roster and Player Information --

You can visit the Rapids website as they have a MatchUP page and Roster Informationpage...



Road Game Viewing Parties

The Colorado Rapids Supporters Group's only go to one place and one place only, the British Bulldog.

"Denver's most authentic British Pub. Located on the corner of Stout Street and Broadway, the Bulldog is fast becoming a popular watering hole for locals, business folks, expats, soccer fans, rugby fans and those who just like bleedin' good pint and authentic English and Pakistani grub.

We are open 7 days a week from 11am to 2am. On Saturdays and Sundays, we open at 7am for live English Premier League Soccer, if you are man enough to come down that early! And if you are, we offer food and drink specials on a regular basis. We also offer a covered smoking patio for those who miss the old days." British Bulldog Website

Supporters' Groups

See the Colorado Rapids Supporter Groups sub forum or private forum, and talk and watch out for Rapids SG events...

Please keep in mind that some topics are more appropriate for discussion on the forums at these groups' own sites. If you want to address something specifically to one of these groups, then please take it to the forums on their own sites. Those sites are also the appropriate places for discussing internal group business.

Centennial Firm -- www.centennialfirm.com
Class VI -- www.nofanalone.com

Dicks Sporting Goods Park

General Information --

Dicks Sporting Goods Park is a world class soccer specific stadium[SSS]. It is surrounded by 24 soccer/lacrosse fields and located at the center of all the action.

Stadium amenities include a total of 22 loge-style luxury suites, a unique open concourse design that allows for 360-degree sightlines to the field, and a world-class grass field with a underground heating and draining system. The stadium also features cutting edge technology, featuring the largest video scoreboard and the most LED boards for a stadium its size anywhere, as well as the only fully-integrated digital signboard system in the world.

Dick’s Sporting Goods Park anchors the 917-acre Prairie Gateway site that is a public-private partnership between Kroenke Sports Enterprises and Commerce City. The site also hosts the new Commerce City municipal hall, retail facilities, offices for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and a new visitors’ center for the Rocky Mountain Arsenal Wildlife Refuge, among other entities.



Driving Directions and Parking.

Dick’s Sporting Goods Park is located at the Southwest corner of the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Refuge in Commerce City, Colorado.

For Colorado Rapids home games, the parking fee is already included in the price of each Rapids ticket, so no additional parking fees are required when arriving at the stadium for Rapids games. Parking attendants will be on site for directional purposes only.


Soccer Stores

Altitude Authentic’s carry most of the Rapids gear, you can also visit any Soccer Stop or Dicks Sporting Goods for Rapids team apparel

TV/Radio Broadcasts

Colorado Rapids Broadcasts --

The Colorado Rapids will be broadcasted on Altitude for some away and home games.

National MLS broadcast information

The 2007 season will have games on ESPN2 (Thursday nights in prime time), TeleFutura (Spanish - usually on Sunday), Fox Soccer Channel (usually on Saturday nights), and HDNet. Specific broadcast schedules for each team are available at MLSnet.com.
The MLS Direct Kick package is available on satellite and some digital cable systems and carries most local broadcasts.
MLSnet.com's Sights and Sounds section has links to audio broadcasts, and sometimes streaming video, of various MLS games.



Radio

You can listen to From the Pitch which is a Radio Show with Marcelo Balboa. It is on From the Pitch broadcast list:
AM-1060 in Denver
AM-1580 in Colorado Springs
AM-610 in Vail
AM-1450 in Buena Vista

Other fan sites...

FireClavijo.com is a website dedicated to firing Clavijo. Please go and view...

www.fireclavijo.com

Our MODS are Chilistrider and Prk166...

 

I actually took a template[from some other threads] and rewrote some things, there is no way I have that much free time to do that. The only thing I worte from free hand is the opening statement, the rest was 'revised' from other sites. But on the other hand-I have a lot more free time at school than most people think. And the rest of the day I have left-which is around 3.5hrs I spend here or talking to my ONE girlfriend....

Just if you were wonderin...

 

LOL-No

Just wanted everyone to understand that there is more to posting threads and results than meets the eye. And there is some valuable information some newbies should be aware of, it was for the some of us who dislike opening a thread with a result in it. Or viewing a thread that we though we wanted to read, but was completly different than what we thought.

And there are some imcomeptent people who post new threads, that can easily go into already existing ones.