Post-match: 3 episodes left!!! MLS Matchday 31 Crew vs Sawblade Bois Sunday Sept 18th 1:00 PM (Portland Timbers)

Discussion in 'Columbus Crew' started by Big J 0526, Sep 15, 2022.

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RESULT?

Poll closed Sep 18, 2022.
  1. Crew win by 2 or more aka Caleb Porter Master Class

    11.1%
  2. Crew win by 1

    25.0%
  3. Draw (CANADIAN WIN)

    25.0%
  4. Crew lose by 1

    2.8%
  5. Crew lose by 2 or more aka Coachbot 9000 disaster class

    5.6%
  6. TREES SUCK. - CREW2112

    2.8%
  7. Jimmy and Dee double - Crew and Browns win - worth 3 points.

    27.8%
  1. Big J 0526

    Big J 0526 Member+

    Columbus Crew SC
    United States
    Sep 8, 2010
    Columbus, Ohio
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    3 EPISODES LEFT FANS! OUR LOVABLE HEROES ALMIGHTY STRUGGLE TO QUALIFY FOR THE END OF SEASON CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT CONTINUED, AS OUR HEROES WERE DEFEATED BY THE LEGION IN PINK FROM THE SWAMPLANDS TO THE SOUTH. THOUGH STILL IN CONTROL OF THEIR OWN DESTINY, THE YELLOW CLAD CREW HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CLAIM GLORY JUST YET.

    THE NEXT OPPONENT TO ENTER THE FORTRESS OF OUR HEROES HAS MANY TIES TO THEM. THIS IS THE GROUP FROM THE NORTHWEST THAT DEFEATED US IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL A FEW YEARS PRIOR, LED BY THE FORMER COACHBOT. THEY WOULD ENJOY ENDING OUR HOPES AND DREAMS AGAIN.

    WITH 3 EPISODES LEFT, EVERYTHING IS STILL UP FOR STAKE.OUR LOVABLE HEROES HAVE STRUGGLED ALL YEAR. CAN THEY FINALLY OVERCOME THE STRUGGLES THAT THEY HAVE FACED ALL YEAR?
     
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  2. DrunkandDisorderly

    Mar 17, 2008
    Columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Who do the Clowns play this week?
     
  3. KCbus

    KCbus Moderator
    Staff Member

    United States
    Nov 26, 2000
    Reynoldsburg, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I think this is one we finally get.

    We’re coming off of a rare loss, so we’ll be motivated. Diaz returns. And we’re at home, playing against a team that’s flying across the country and playing a 1PM Eastern game. That’s a tough task.

    Haven’t heard much about Mensah; hopefully he’s good.
     
  4. Big J 0526

    Big J 0526 Member+

    Columbus Crew SC
    United States
    Sep 8, 2010
    Columbus, Ohio
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    the jets.
     
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  5. ColumbusFTW

    ColumbusFTW Member+

    Jul 18, 2018
    There are four games left, we need at least two wins and a draw to get in. I would hope they can win the Charlotte game. The Bulls will be rested off an international break and the Crew have sucked playing in Orlando, so this game on Sunday imo is a must win. Failing to get three points leaves no margin for error since we'd need to upset NY, beat Charlotte and draw against a surging Orlando to get the seven points needed.
     
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  6. YITBOS

    YITBOS Member+

    Jul 2, 2001
    1.3 hours from CCS
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  7. Kryptonite

    Kryptonite Fancy Title Here

    Apr 10, 1999
    Columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States

    [​IMG]
     
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  8. Kryptonite

    Kryptonite Fancy Title Here

    Apr 10, 1999
    Columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The DORA opens at 9am and I hear the pirate tailgate starts 8am or thereabouts.
     
  9. KCbus

    KCbus Moderator
    Staff Member

    United States
    Nov 26, 2000
    Reynoldsburg, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Normally, looking at the schedule, I'd say this was the LEAST important of the four remaining matches, because Portland's the only one from the opposite conference. But frankly, the two matches after that aren't all that important either in terms of who the opponent is. We're not going to catch the Red Bulls, and Charlotte isn't going to catch us. So they're not really six-pointers the way they would normally be. Only the points we take matter; not the points the opponent gets.

    The only match left against an opponent that we're realistically in competition with is Orlando.

    So yeah -- a home game against a team that only has four more points than us? Probably our best matchup. Although it should be pointed out: Portland has 12 draws this season.
     
  10. Kyle Crew

    Kyle Crew Member+

    Feb 23, 2013
    Columbus, Ohio
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    All four games are important. What are you talking about?
     
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  11. chr1st

    chr1st Member+

    Jan 19, 2011
    Dayton
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    My dude, there are right teams behind us, dontcha know.
     
  12. KCbus

    KCbus Moderator
    Staff Member

    United States
    Nov 26, 2000
    Reynoldsburg, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I said in my post... the points we get from these matches are important. I just said they're not all that important (except for Orlando) in terms of points we take away from THEM. If we lose to Portland, the three points dropped hurt. The three points Portland pick up don't matter us because they're not in our conference. If we lose to the Red Bulls, the three points dropped hurt. The three points they pick up don't matter to us, because they're so far ahead we're never going to catch them. If we lose to Charlotte, the three points dropped hurt. The three points they pick up don't matter to us, because they're so far behind they're never going to catch us. (And if they do, things have gone so wrong that we'll have bigger things to worry about.)

    Reading is fundamental.
     
  13. KCbus

    KCbus Moderator
    Staff Member

    United States
    Nov 26, 2000
    Reynoldsburg, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    And all of that was a roundabout way of agreeing with @ColumbusFTW 's statement that this is a must win game.

    Remaining four matches: Location/Opp Points

    H, 45.
    H, 50.
    A, 35.
    A, 42.

    We only have two home games left, and this is the "easier" of the two. The road matches are against teams with fewer points, but they're still road games. The one against Charlotte is the continuation game, which could get weird if the players who were on the field are for some reason unavailable by the time we get there, so who knows.
     
  14. Kyle Crew

    Kyle Crew Member+

    Feb 23, 2013
    Columbus, Ohio
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The points we take from these games are important. Points for us matter more than points for other teams.

    I’ve been enlightened.
     
  15. chr1st

    chr1st Member+

    Jan 19, 2011
    Dayton
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    No, your framing is stupid and pointless. We can't afford to drop points against anyone, you walnut.
     
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  16. chr1st

    chr1st Member+

    Jan 19, 2011
    Dayton
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Guys, it's fine if we lose against NYRB or Charlotte because we can't catch the one and the other can't catch us! No other teams exist!

    Brilliant stuff.
     
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  17. YITBOS

    YITBOS Member+

    Jul 2, 2001
    1.3 hours from CCS
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I know, right?!? Bless his heart.
     
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  18. Meddlin' Truckstop Owner

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Aug 21, 2022
    Repped for such a brutal yet subtle takedown.
     
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  19. KCbus

    KCbus Moderator
    Staff Member

    United States
    Nov 26, 2000
    Reynoldsburg, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    THAT IS NOT WHAT I SAID.
     
  20. Bill Archer

    Bill Archer BigSoccer Supporter

    Mar 19, 2002
    Washington, NC
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    He's fat,
    He's round,
    his ass reaches the ground
     
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  21. chr1st

    chr1st Member+

    Jan 19, 2011
    Dayton
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    So close.
    [​IMG]
     
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  22. zman31

    zman31 Member+

    May 5, 1999
    Columbus, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States

    At least it's going to be a colorful game. Will any casuals be able to tell it's an MLS game without a white v black matchup?
     
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  23. SLSHOT01

    SLSHOT01 Member+

    Columbus
    United States
    Oct 26, 2017
    Edison, Ohio
    From the team e-mail:

    "We can’t wait to welcome you back to Lower.com Field on Sunday, September 18th when the Crew takes on the Portland Timbers at 1:00pm for Hispanic Heritage Night!"

    Must have gotten lost in translation.... nothing says La Noche de Herencia Hispana quite like a 1 PM kickoff.

    ¡Vamos Columbus!
     
  24. LaMacchia

    LaMacchia Member+

    Jul 12, 2008
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Immediately checks email I just sent... "Hispanic Heritage Day"

    Whew.
     
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  25. west ham sandwich

    Feb 26, 2007
    C-bus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Numbers (Our home record vs their away record) all point to a tie

    I think we're due and I will continue to pound my spoon on my highchair that timezones matter.

    2-1 good guys
     
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