Review: “When in danger or in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout.” - 2020 in-season discussion thread.

Discussion in 'D.C. United' started by morrissey, Feb 22, 2020.

  1. Adler

    Adler Member+

    Aug 20, 2003
    das Schloss Adler
    Club:
    DC United
  2. anotherfan

    anotherfan Member

    DC United
    United States
    Jul 21, 2018
    Yeah, all he could do was charge like a freight train and score goals. Man, in those early days, he was fun to watch....
     
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  3. morrissey

    morrissey Moderator
    Staff Member

    Feb 18, 2000
    West Los Angeles, Calif
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    His lack of effort in defense would put him out of favor in the current squad.
     
  4. song219

    song219 BigSoccer Supporter

    Apr 5, 2004
    La Norte
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    Vanuatu
    I was going to ask how well he held up the ball.
     
  5. griffin1108

    griffin1108 BigSoccer Supporter

    Dec 5, 2003
    Virginia
    Looked at Rammel's Wikipedia site -- didn't know he was traded for Roy Wegerle straight up. Jeebus Payne must have had pictures of other GMs in those days.
     
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  6. shawn12011

    shawn12011 Member+

    Jun 15, 2001
    Reisterstown, MD
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  7. morrissey

    morrissey Moderator
    Staff Member

    Feb 18, 2000
    West Los Angeles, Calif
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
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  8. shawn12011

    shawn12011 Member+

    Jun 15, 2001
    Reisterstown, MD
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States

    27..........................32..................nuff said.
     
  9. sitruc

    sitruc Member+

    Jul 25, 2006
    Virginia
    Not really.
     
  10. shawn12011

    shawn12011 Member+

    Jun 15, 2001
    Reisterstown, MD
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  11. Adler

    Adler Member+

    Aug 20, 2003
    das Schloss Adler
    Club:
    DC United
    But if he played 2-3 years and then took over for Ben as manager?
    Worth it.
     
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  12. Winoman

    Winoman Drinkin' Wine Spo-De-O-De!

    Jul 26, 2000
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Here's something you may be interested in. It happens in less than 30 minutes, however:

     
  13. griffin1108

    griffin1108 BigSoccer Supporter

    Dec 5, 2003
    Virginia
    Just browsing Maurer's Twitter account. Link to an Athletic story. On Friday, Garber put out a memo to MLS staff that anyone "leaking" information to the Athletic would be fired and subject to fines of up to $1 million. On Friday afternoon, the memo was leaked to the Athletic.......

    Don, if you have to announce you are in charge, you're not.
     
  14. shawn12011

    shawn12011 Member+

    Jun 15, 2001
    Reisterstown, MD
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States

    He's not
     
  15. pr0ner

    pr0ner Member+

    Jan 13, 2007
    Alexandria, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    It's happening!

     
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  16. Section 107

    Section 107 Member+

    DCU
    United States
    Jul 18, 2018
    this belongs in the "lack of Front Office" thread - i got my only notice of this event from the team via email just 4 hours before it happened. Also, although advertising for the event was predominantly in English, I understand the event itself was conducted almost entirely in Spanish.... (too short of notice for me to get change plans and participate).

    I know Marco's english has never been spectacular but they could have made some kind of arrangements....
     
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  17. sitruc

    sitruc Member+

    Jul 25, 2006
    Virginia
    I don't think I saw anything about it until 8pm and of course it was too late by then.
     
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  18. pr0ner

    pr0ner Member+

    Jan 13, 2007
    Alexandria, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    It sounds like MLS and the MLSPA may soon be at an impasse regarding restarting the season, and we may be headed to a lockout of the players by the owners tomorrow.
     
  19. John L

    John L Member+

    Sep 20, 2003
    Alexandria, VA
    Sounds like Baseball
     
  20. griffin1108

    griffin1108 BigSoccer Supporter

    Dec 5, 2003
    Virginia
    From what Goff is reporting, the MLS demands relate to revenue sharing with players in 2023 (players get less) and some sort of force majeur clause regarding national crises. IMHO, that is overreaching -- something that management everywhere tries to do, why let a current crisis go to waste to get future concessions? The point being that the season started, there was a crisis, the players have agreed to compensation cuts this year, the "tournament" in Orlando and an extension of the CBA for an additional year. Seems reasonable since no one except our "very stable genius" can predict what 2021 will be like -- or for that matter what next week will be. It would seem that MLS's overriding interest should be the restart of competition, not squeezing players for things three seasons down the road. A lockout kills the season and do you think players from overseas will have any desire to come here and deal with 19th century labor relations? This is really stupid.
     
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  21. pr0ner

    pr0ner Member+

    Jan 13, 2007
    Alexandria, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I saw a tweet that said all MLS had to do to activate the force majeure clause (5 teams with a 25% attendance drop) was to have MLS report their attendance accurately.
     
  22. griffin1108

    griffin1108 BigSoccer Supporter

    Dec 5, 2003
    Virginia
    So, all an owner-operator has to do is put shit on the pitch and he gets to cut the players' salaries. Maybe we really do need pro/rel in this country as well.
     
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  23. griffin1108

    griffin1108 BigSoccer Supporter

    Dec 5, 2003
    Virginia
    My son's posting on Facebook this evening:

    Enough is enough. I don't have words.

    To my DC friends, if any of you are out protesting today and are caught up in the what now looks like a military crackdown and are unable to get home please let me know and I'm happy to offer you a safe place to stay tonight.


    I'm so ********ing proud of him.
     
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  24. Q*bert Jones III

    Q*bert Jones III The People's Poet

    Feb 12, 2005
    Woodstock, NY
    Club:
    DC United
    I'm proud of you for raising a good son.
     
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  25. shawn12011

    shawn12011 Member+

    Jun 15, 2001
    Reisterstown, MD
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    the particulars of the tournament are set, namely that the 26 teams will head to Orlando on or around June 24, take part in a three-game group stage which will be followed by a knockout round. The total time away should amount to six weeks.
     

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