The official Fatai Alashe thread

I'll have to look into that. There are 4 parameters that are easily confused. There are a pair that are simply mean passes to the right/left relative to the passing player, and another pair that indicate passes to the right/left wing. Sometimes they get mixed up and it means for incorrect passing sums.

It could also be a coding or data transmission issue. It's still a work in progress, but I will add this to the notes. Thanks for the feedback, it's always welcome.

 

cool!

 

Actually kind of looks like him - better than most bobble-heads, though they could have made the hair "poof" a little more.

 

Bobble looks more like James Brown to me.

 

Except for the hair, looks like him more or less. I mean the standard for "looking like the person" is pretty low for bobbleheads :--). They even got the gap in his front teeth (a little bit I think).

 

Yeah, the hair is more like James Brown.

 

Yeah, too bad, because that is probably his single most identifying characteristic, and he is pretty consistent with the style. It would have been easy to do. Short on the sides, poofy on top. If they would have just done that, they would have nailed it.

 

Good God!

 

Congrats to Alashe for the bobblehead recognition in his rookie year!!!

And to the FO for showing flexibility to change from its tentative preseason plan for a Jean Baptiste Pierazzi bobblehead.

My sources indicate that next year's preliminary bobblehead plan is a John Doyle doll. That doll's head bobbles causing the recipient's head to explode.

 

I think most of the recipients will yank off the head immediately upon having the JD bobblehead in their hands.

 

JD doll comes with tourist Hawaiian shirt and sandals, for those all-important scouting vacations.

 

I've heard that the JD bobblehead is actually a bobblefinger -- pointing blame in every direction of the compass...

 

Wow, if I don't get one of those Alashe bobble heads, I will be very annoyed... Can't wait.

Also, I am just shocked that the quakes are doing bobble heads for Rookies, even if well-deserving. I wonder tho, if this is why he pulled his hamstring. Apparently that's why he left early in both the SKC and DCU games.

I built a little self-massage device for my hamstring tear, and it's helped me. Anyone know how I can contact Alashe directly and offer to make one for him?

 

I cannot understand why teams do give-a-ways that aren't available to everyone in the stadium, and in this case not even every season ticketholder. I learned in kindergarten that if you are going to bring treats to school, bring enough for everyone. It's about as basic a precept as exists. And the failure to follow it breeds ill-will.

 

The pins come in free?

 

Alashe was named Rookie of the Week on SBIsoccer.Com

http://www.sbisoccer.com/2015/08/sbi-rookie-week-fatai-alashe.html

 

http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2015/...l-team-squad-months-twin-friendlies-vs-brazil

 

Fatai is great.

It's excellent to see that he's one of the ROTY candidates. Whether he wins or not, he certainly deserves the nomination.

Go Quakes!!

- Mark

 

Yeah, stepping back and taking a look at it, he had a great first year. Honestly I didn't think he would get much playing time his first year, and I wasn't overly impressed with what I saw of him in college (video). He also stepped in nicely to play some center back. And while the USMNT heads bash him, he has become a mainstay on the u23's and that helps elevate his game.

You'd think he'd be the slam dunk starter at CM next year but the acquisition of Godoy and the emergence of Pelosi has thrown a bit of a wrench into the mix. As I've said, I think Dom needs to find a way to get all three out there regularly. I don't really want to see Fatai turned into a CB and I don't think he'd be happy there either. Plus it would kind of mess up what he's got going with the U23's. Other options would be Pelosi at LB or LM.

 

I'm hoping for either Pelosi at LM, or a five man midfield (but I still want two forwards).

Go Quakes!!

- Mark