News: 2022 Eastern Conference Playoff Chase

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  1. KCbus

    KCbus Moderator
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    United States
    Nov 26, 2000
    Reynoldsburg, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Adding in Cincy's 1-1 draw v Seattle...

    Points Wins GD (Games remaining, Max Points)
    PHI 64 18 +46 (2, 70)
    MTL 59 18 +10 (2, 65)
    NYRB 50 14 +8 (2, 56)
    NYC 49 14 +14 (2, 55)
    CIN 46 11 -+6 (2, 52)
    ORL 45 13 +2 (3, 54)
    MIA 42 12 -11 (3, 51)
    -------------------------------
    CLB 42 9 +5 (3, 51)
    ATL 40 10 -4 (2, 46)
    CHA 38 12 -8 (4, 50)
    NE 38 9 -4 (2, 44)

    Cincy moves up a spot, but Orlando now has points in hand against them and can catch them quickly.

    Seattle is basically toast. Yay.
     
  2. BlacknGold

    BlacknGold Member

    Sep 10, 2008
    Houston
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    So we have more wins than DC, San Jose and..........
     
  3. Kyle Crew

    Kyle Crew Member+

    Feb 23, 2013
    Columbus, Ohio
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Sneaking into the playoffs will shut all the Porter haters up though. Right? Right??
     
  4. TRUJDUB21

    TRUJDUB21 Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Sep 28, 2021
    It’s probably Porters fault he didn’t take that class too
     
  5. Kyle Crew

    Kyle Crew Member+

    Feb 23, 2013
    Columbus, Ohio
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    It’s not, but Porter does suck, it’s true. Sorry not sorry.
     
  6. TRUJDUB21

    TRUJDUB21 Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Sep 28, 2021
    Ive never said he is a great coach either or that I want to give him a contract extension becsuse I wouldn’t
     
  7. Kyle Crew

    Kyle Crew Member+

    Feb 23, 2013
    Columbus, Ohio
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    So stop defending him so hard. Or work on your troll skills. Not sure which.
     
  8. KCbus

    KCbus Moderator
    Staff Member

    United States
    Nov 26, 2000
    Reynoldsburg, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Of note:

    Toronto v Miami
    7:30 PM
    BMO Field

    Toronto taking points from Miami tonight could really change the complexion of things for us.
     
  9. KCbus

    KCbus Moderator
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    United States
    Nov 26, 2000
    Reynoldsburg, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Higuain. 86'. 1-0 Miami.

    F***.
     
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  10. KCbus

    KCbus Moderator
    Staff Member

    United States
    Nov 26, 2000
    Reynoldsburg, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Friday, 9/30
    TOR 0:1 MIA

    Points Wins GD (Games remaining, Max Points)
    PHI 64 18 +46 (2, 70)
    MTL 59 18 +10 (2, 65)
    NYRB 50 14 +8 (2, 56)
    NYC 49 14 +14 (2, 55)
    CIN 46 11 -+6 (2, 52)
    ORL 45 13 +2 (3, 54)
    MIA 45 13 -10 (2, 51)
    -------------------------------
    CLB 42 9 +5 (3, 51)
    ATL 40 10 -4 (2, 46)
    CHA 38 12 -8 (4, 50)
    NE 38 9 -4 (2, 44)

    Thanks for nothing, you syrup-chugging c**ts.
     
  11. Kyle Crew

    Kyle Crew Member+

    Feb 23, 2013
    Columbus, Ohio
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Miami has the tiebreaker with us, so we have to out point them. Let’s say they get just 2 points in their last 2 games (which is less than their current PPG), Cbus would need 6 points in their final 3 games. And that’s a favorable scenario for us.

    Not looking good.
     
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  12. KCbus

    KCbus Moderator
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    United States
    Nov 26, 2000
    Reynoldsburg, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The flip side, however, is that if we win our home game this weekend, we're level with them on points AND with Orlando. And Orlando has to go to NYC this weekend. So it's entirely within the realm of possibility that by the end of play Sunday, we're in a three-way tie. We'd be the caboose because of tiebreakers, but we'd only need to pass one of them. And we play Orlando on Decision Day.

    It's also possible that we finish the weekend six points behind Orlando, three behind Miami, and we're buying out the liquor stores.
     
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  13. Kyle Crew

    Kyle Crew Member+

    Feb 23, 2013
    Columbus, Ohio
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    We’re not winning tomorrow. Hope you saved up for the good stuff at the liquor store.
     
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  14. TRUJDUB21

    TRUJDUB21 Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Sep 28, 2021
    I’ve never defended him only brought up valid points that the roster sucks which is the General managers fault.

    coaches get too much blame and too much credit . This isn’t new but it’s easy to blame the coach. I think Porter has not done a good enough job but i think the GM has been substantially worst. I think we get a new coach with sane players we will get similar results . A better coach is NOT going to win the supporters shield with this roster.
     
  15. TRUJDUB21

    TRUJDUB21 Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Sep 28, 2021
    Once Cucho was suspended my thoughts are we get a draw at best. Season looks over we need a miracle
     

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  16. POdinCowtown

    POdinCowtown Member+

    Jan 15, 2002
    Columbus
    We're not making the playoffs. If we were good enough to get 6 or 7 points in our remaining 3 games, we wouldn't have blown all those late leads along the way.
     
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  17. Kyle Crew

    Kyle Crew Member+

    Feb 23, 2013
    Columbus, Ohio
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    It’s funny how the team gets around 1.2 PPG or so all season, then at the end of the season with 5 or 6 games to go people think they can get 2.0 or 2.5 PPG to make the playoffs. Teams don’t just get twice as good the last month of the year.
     
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  18. POdinCowtown

    POdinCowtown Member+

    Jan 15, 2002
    Columbus
    But hey, we're hard to beat. Coachbot gets a string of 1 point games then wonders why other teams are passing us.
     
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  19. KCbus

    KCbus Moderator
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    United States
    Nov 26, 2000
    Reynoldsburg, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I see where you're coming from Kyle, but in our case, we've been teetering on the line in a bunch of these matches. Yes, we've been bad enough to blow leads, but in order for that to happen, you have to be good enough to get leads first. And sooner or later, the law of averages has to kick in, doesn't it?

    OK, enough with the blind optimism and on with the numbers. Dude -- THIS IS MLS. And there aren't five or six matches left, there are three. THREE. The most mediocre of MLS teams can win two out of three. We're not done. If we win today, we're in a points tie for 7th, we could wind up in a points tie for 6th, and we could potentially be one point behind Cincy for 5th. It's not like it's out of the realm that we win a home game against the New York Red Bulls.

    Also, I love how you're so convinced that the numbers for us are prohibitive, but the teams around us that have basically the same numbers as us are just too tough of an obstacle. Miami, Cincy and Orlando aren't any more likely to win out than we are. That's why we're all so close together.
     
  20. LaMacchia

    LaMacchia Member+

    Jul 12, 2008
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    All of this may be true, but...

    After last night even if the Columbus Crew win all of their remaining matches they still need Miami to not win at least one of their remaining two.

    Caleb has put himself in a position where no matter what results his work produces, he no longer controls his future.
     
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  21. Kyle Crew

    Kyle Crew Member+

    Feb 23, 2013
    Columbus, Ohio
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I remember going around and around in circles with you about literally the exact same thing last year. How’d that turn out?

    Also, this is just lol:

    Followed by:

    You expect us to beat NYRB without Mensah and Cucho?

    You also expect us to win in Orlando?

    We have three wins against playoffs teams all year and you think we can get two in three games while Orlando and Miami simultaneously shit the bed?

    Possible? Yes. I think it’s fair to say that would be a wildly, possibly even blindly, optimistic scenario though.
     
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  22. Kyle Crew

    Kyle Crew Member+

    Feb 23, 2013
    Columbus, Ohio
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    There was a do or die game just a couple weeks ago against Miami, and we choked, as always. Since then, Miami had been in control.

    They are better. Neville deserves a lot of credit after being widely mocked to start the season. He did the impossible and not only benched Higuain, but then brought him back into the team and got him to be a hard working team player. Unbelievable, Porter could never do that. Never. And Pozuelo has been a masterful signing.
     
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  23. LaMacchia

    LaMacchia Member+

    Jul 12, 2008
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    lol I just realized that the Crew hasn't won two games in a row all season and now people are saying it's not improbable for them to win THREE in a row.

    lol wut
     
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  24. LaMacchia

    LaMacchia Member+

    Jul 12, 2008
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Porter couldn't do what Neville did because Porter doesn't coach - he just lays tactics out. Shitty tactics, at that.
     
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  25. KCbus

    KCbus Moderator
    Staff Member

    United States
    Nov 26, 2000
    Reynoldsburg, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    We don't NEED to win three in a row.

    If we win tonight and lose in Charlotte, it comes down to Decision day. We go 2-1 and we finish with 48 points. That might be enough.
     

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