Pre-match: Seattle Sounders FC - San Jose Earthquakes (Wednesday, 5/31) pregame thread

Tommy didn’t get the PK he was entitled to, thereby preventing Philly from hosting the Cup final. Bribe money well spent.

 

Philly has a lower pay roll then us. What's there excuse? They have a good shot to make it back to the dance. Philly would have won the cup if they hosted, they should have won the cup in LA. LAFC isn't immortal.

 

I'd save your pennies, you will owe @don gagliardi a case of beer, right along with me at the end of the year.

 

If the Quakes make the playoffs I will happily buy you and Don a beer at PPP.

 

And Chelsea, by far the biggest spending team in professional soccer this past year, just finished in 12th place in the Premier League.

 

Don't make me pull out those PPG vs. roster spending plots again .

 

So how do you suppose LAFC did it? Smarts alone?

 

Data point of 1 has no meaning. Look at the data as a whole. Again, you want me to drag out the plots or not??

 

Given Seattle has the worst field in MLS, we should just be happy if we come away without an injury.

 

“Data point of 1”

 

Do it

 

I think everyone’s seen enough of those. And then we get “but what about transfer fees, cheating, and academy spending!”

 

I think Don is slipping. He failed to invite him to attend at least 3 hours of the 12 hour Tailgate.

 

As a matter of fact, @Quakes05 has had a standing invitation to attend a game with me (or bring his wife) all season long (assuming tix not already spoken for.)

 

very kind offer, Don! how about you let me know if one of the June games works and you & me go?

 

Texted you.

 

Don’t do it! He’ll be relentlessly nice and make it impossible to slam his posts in the future!!!!

 

I previously hosted him for a game in 2019; it doesn't dissuade disagreement.

 

F#$% Seattle!!

 

You need more exclamation points!!!!!!!!!!

 

I haven't found anything other than the MLS injury report which is probably out of date but lists Akapo with a hamstring (and doesn't list Marie but I think he is almost surely out).

Here's a match preview with Jamon Moore and a Seattle guy.

Thanks to @JmooreQuakes for helping us preview tomorrow's game. https://t.co/6hZeEAUJaT

— Nos Audietis (@NosAudietis) May 30, 2023

Only thing really new I learned here is a question about whether Yueill has a knock he's been dealing with, and that Rusnak may not be available due to food poisoning. Sounds like Ruidíaz won't start but another guy in Morris's place and Ruidíaz off the bench. Nouhou will probably be back (boo-hoo), and Rowe might be available also.

I think there's a good chance our outside backs will be TT and Trauco. There's no one else left. Jamon said that Luchi hasn't committed either way on Mensah, which probably doesn't mean that they don't know, but that they don't want to say.

 

I suspect we may hear the following at some point.

• Fisher sucks
• Sell the team
• Mention of Matias Almeyda
• No Ambition
• JT Sucks
• WTF
• Baldisimo Sucks
• Monteiro Sucks
• Jebo sucks
• Luchi Sucks
• Daniel Sucks
• Kikanovic sucks
• TT Out of position
• Damn, Shit, F*ck
• We Suck
• F*ck Seattle
• F*ck Morris
• That's a foul
  We get no calls
• Almeyda
• Covid 19
• Poo Poo Caca Poo