Alert: Columbus Crew Grouchy™ Point Cup 2026

Discussion in 'Columbus Crew' started by chr1st, Feb 11, 2026.

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How many Fair Play Points (per Transfermarkt) will the Crew accrue during the 2026 regular season?

Poll closed Tuesday at 11:58 PM.
  1. ≥100

    11.6%
  2. 90-99

    4.7%
  3. 80-89

    14.0%
  4. 70-79

    37.2%
  5. 60-69

    25.6%
  6. 50-59

    7.0%
  7. ≤49

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  1. chr1st

    chr1st Member+

    Jan 19, 2011
    Dayton
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Columbus Crew Grouchy™ Point Cup 2026
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    Välkomna till Grouchy™ Point Cup 2026, era dumma jävlar!

    Trots absolut noll efterfrågan (och min sönderfallande mentala hälsa) är vi tillbaka för ännu en meningslös säsong av att gissa på en döende anslagstavla för att vinna värdelösa poäng!

    Ska jag fortsätta med den här osmakliga biten och översätta allt till svenska (jag hoppas verkligen att Google inte tvingar mig att säga förolämpningar)? Ja! Nåväl, några meningar till. Jag är en ledsen man, och jag måste hitta glädje där jag kan!*

    DET ÄR LEKTID, HORARNA
    Vänta, är det en älg?

    *blir sparkad i huvudet av det majestätiska odjuret*

    Huh? Where... what's happening? Did @DrunkandDisorderly roofie me again?

    Oh, it's just the Grouchy™ Point Cup? Let's do this!

    You all know how this works: Predict the result of each and every Crew match (and the occasional random soccer ma-OH********IT'SAWORLDCUPYEAR) in the appropriate pre-match poll.* Guess right and get a point. Most points at the end of the season wins. Need more details? What are you a Guilledamn mor-no... No. It's fine. Here are the "OFFICIAL" RULES & REGULATIONS² from the main man hisself.

    When do we start? IN THIS VERY THREAD (wow)! This thread's poll will be used as the tiebreaker at the end of the season. In fact, @GoCrew1996 took last year's title thanks to his tiebreaker prediction, so it's kinda a big deal. You have until March 11 to vote. You have been warned.

    As always(ish), I'll update the standings in this here thread, but you can also access them here: DEFINITELY PORN. Again, you know how this works: I'll fall off the face of the Earth for weeks at a time, so the standings will frequently be outdated. Look, it's hard to recover from benders at my age.

    WHY MORE WORDS?
    Well, because I want to remind everyone that I'm a mere mortal (it's true!). So, please, please, please do me a solid and vote BEFORE the pre-match poll closes (I aim to have polls close about an hour or so prior to kickoff). If the poll closes before you vote, please message me your hottest n00dz and your guess—or post it in the match thread—BEFORE kickoff. Otherwise, I may miss your vote.

    Also, FEEL FREE TO CREATE A MATCH THREAD if you're really jazzed about a game or I'm too slow or you're funnier and handsomer and betterer than me. It's a cool and neat thing to do. I only ask that you include a poll with the typical choices (i.e. Win by 2 or more, Win by 1, Draw, Lose by 1, and Lose by 2 or more) in your thread. If you also want to make a prop bet (or two), go for it!*** Don't forget to check the "Display votes publicly" option so I can track who voted for what.

    AT LAST
    This is the lowest stakes game you can ever play, so join in! It doesn't matter if you miss a week or month or whatever... VOTE! We all want to make fun of your dumb choices.

    Remember... lose by 2 or more, @cleazer promised to bring back Sheep League this season, and watch your back!









    *Jag har ett desperat behov av att vara i centrum för uppmärksamheten och att folk ska tycka att jag är rolig och ge mig positiv bekräftelse. Jag finner inget inre självförtroende. Jag är försvagad utan yttre beröm. Snälla, älska mig!

    ²Subject to change at my erotic erratic whim.

    ***Outlandish or stupid-easy (like the ones I make) props will not be counted.

    FOR ADMIN USE ONLY: https://www.transfermarkt.us/major-league-soccer/fairnesstabelle/wettbewerb/MLS1
     
  2. GoCrew1996

    GoCrew1996 Member+

    Jan 20, 2007
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    oh hell yeah I won last year? LFG
     
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  3. DrunkandDisorderly

    Mar 17, 2008
    Columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    WTF is a FPP? Whatever, I'll go 6-7.
     
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  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
  5. Kyle Crew

    Kyle Crew Member+

    Feb 23, 2013
    Columbus, Ohio
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Seriously, WTF is a fair play point?
     
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  6. chr1st

    chr1st Member+

    Jan 19, 2011
    Dayton
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
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  7. Kryptonite

    Kryptonite Guinness

    Apr 10, 1999
    Columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    IIRC, the team won the fair play award in 1998.
     
  8. chr1st

    chr1st Member+

    Jan 19, 2011
    Dayton
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Reminder: I can be bribed. Money, beer, or awkward hugs accepted.

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  9. GoCrew1996

    GoCrew1996 Member+

    Jan 20, 2007
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    we won in 2025, too
     
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  10. TKyle

    TKyle Moderator
    Staff Member

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Dec 28, 2014
    Nordecke’s Porch
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    We had very few cards in’25.
     
  11. kgilbert78

    kgilbert78 Member+

    Borussia Mönchengladbach
    United States
    Dec 28, 2006
    Cowlumbus, OH
    Club:
    Borussia Mönchengladbach
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    That may mean we lacked some "bite". I mean, I want us to be a clean team, but I also want us to be aggressive. That means some cards are unavoidable.
     
  12. CybrSlydr

    CybrSlydr Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Jun 30, 2013
    Casper, WY
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Im the opposite - cards are avoidable if you play smart and correctly. I don't want to see any cards from us.
     
  13. eboe

    eboe Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    May 23, 2006
    Columbus, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I'd rather see us push the envelope and pick up some cards.
     
  14. WhiteHartShame

    WhiteHartShame Member+

    Nov 16, 2008
    Columbus, Ohio
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  15. TKyle

    TKyle Moderator
    Staff Member

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Dec 28, 2014
    Nordecke’s Porch
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    It does seem that trying to play nice and trying to be a good guy sometimes doesn’t pay off.
     
  16. TRUJDUB21

    TRUJDUB21 Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Sep 28, 2021
    Yellow cards yes, Red cards no
    I’m fine with being more agressive defensively and still playing smart. Just have to know the situation and be effective when playing on yellow without getting a red. Straight red should not happen but maybe once a season at most.
     
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  17. chr1st

    chr1st Member+

    Jan 19, 2011
    Dayton
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Hold on to your butts. We've got Grouchy™ Points to give out.

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    Congrats to @Meddlin' Truckstop Owner, @Crewster, @POdinCowtown, @CrewDuff, and @west ham sandwich for being properly pessimistic.

    And a bigger kudos to @DrunkandDisorderly, @jairadballerina, @Kyle Crew, @Robbo Crewfan, @DAK77, @Crew96Fan, and @hardhead (bring back Beat Oracle, you cowardly stupidface!) for taking advantage of the drunken dumb handsome poor bookie* to bag two points.

    P.S. Before you ask, @TRUJDUB21, you will show up on the scoreboard once you've earned a point. Board legends, former champions, notable posters, and people I like are also up there by default.

    On to smoking KC. The city, not the bus.




    *Second season in a row where the prop hits week one... smdh...
     
  18. GoCrew1996

    GoCrew1996 Member+

    Jan 20, 2007
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Do you have a list of who has won year by year?
     
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  19. chr1st

    chr1st Member+

    Jan 19, 2011
    Dayton
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    To the best of my knowledge:
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  20. ColumbusFTW

    ColumbusFTW Member+

    Jul 18, 2018
    .....well ******** you too then
     
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  21. 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
    Do YoU hAvE a LiSt Of WhO hAs WoN yEaR bY yEaR, iNcLuDinG mE, wHo WoN lAsT yEaR
     
  22. GoCrew1996

    GoCrew1996 Member+

    Jan 20, 2007
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Tbh I thought I won it previously so I was trying to find that out. I'm calling shenanigans on the list!
     
  23. chr1st

    chr1st Member+

    Jan 19, 2011
    Dayton
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  24. speedye1

    speedye1 Member+

    Dec 31, 2002
    Some nice AI to remind me of my 2024 Championship.
     

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  25. TRUJDUB21

    TRUJDUB21 Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Sep 28, 2021
    What about like a wooden spoon for ppl who (seriously )voted on everything and had lowest point total ?
     
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