Pre-match: Crew vs Orlando 4/18/15

In addition...some goings-on with Crew Union!

Watch US-Mexico tomorrow night at 4th Street. Game starts at 8:30.

The "Old Fartes" are back in action around 3 pm on Saturday with chicken wings and fries. All Crew fans are invited, so come hungry. Bring something to share, or just bring yourself. In addition, bring your Crew Union membership cup for free beer courtesy Crew Union and North High Brewing.

 

By Aslan's mane, Crew by 2, with a scoreline of 3-1.

Kamara continues his scoring ways, while Higuain and Finlay each get a much-needed slump-buster (and by that I do mean goal). Grana with all three assists.

Kaka get's the goal for O-face when a late penalty is awarded after Pogatetz get's within two feet of Kaka in the box. And speaking of Kaka (and frankly, how could you not?) he puts his first attempt over the bar, but gets a redo, which is blocked by a sprawling Clark. But then he gets a second redo, which he buries heroically.

Brek Shea continues to spook us all with signs of new-found emotional maturity by claiming responsibility for a mistake on the field. The league makes sure not to schedule their new heroes in Columbus again for at least a decade.

Parkhurst makes one ridiculously bad play, but then makes up for it by being stellar thereafter. Downright Homeric.

And Crew fans get drunk. No, really.

 

Do we know more on Trapp? I thought that he was fine on Saturday, but they didn't play him out of an abundance of caution.
I would think he may be OK a week later, unless this downtime has affected his fitness.

Honestly, I do think we have decent depth, but its the kind of depth that doesn't nearly replace your starting 11. I want Trapp and Francis back, and I'd like to see some Trapp + Saeid time.

 

Never mind on Trapp -- Just saw in the 'Pipa Happy' thread that Trapp is in Rhode Island seeing a concussion specialist. I would say this 100% rules him out -- he isn't even in town: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/sports/2015/04/14/0414-wil-trapp-crew-sc-concussiojn.html

 

Probably closer to 5 before we get started cooking

 

Dammit just posted this in the other thread.


Win by 1. It's Orlando. If you watch them on TV, they get picked to pieces easily. All Greggg has to do is tell Kei to get on Collin's bad side and we'll be playing against ten men for seventy minutes.

 

This is also my "Going Away" game before I move to Atlanta.

If you are in the Mega Tailgate area, come on over and say hi. We have the two cornhole sets and the car with the Betsy Ross flag.

 

Here's what I know - he's not been particularly good when on the pitch.

 

Here's one for the greybeards:

Is Kaka the first Baloon Door winner to play at Mapfre Stadium? Did Lathar Matthaus ever play here?

 

lol

 

There's no way we can lose this game. The league has been conspiring against Orlando, and we are pretty invincible when it comes to playing against purple teams.

 

Yes, Lothar appeared at CCS. He strolled, more than played, but was on the pitch anyway.

 

Cant wait for all the Kaka chants...

 

Also, Barcelona legend, European Cup winner, and Ballon d'Or & Golden Boot recipient, Hristo Stoitchkov.

 

kek

 

This - assuming a healthy Trapp. If Pipa continues to play deep, I am much more comfortable with Saeid in the attack than Tchani.

 

While you were in hibernation a few things have changed. My company's Columbus office was shut down and I was offered to move to Atlanta.

 

his office was looking for easier ways for him to participate in F5 Fridays

 

Crew Union needed a 404 branch.

 

Midtown in ATL is one of my favorite places.