http://www.charlestonbattery.com/news.asp?y=2004&page=1&id=105 A round robin tournment between DC, Columbus, Charleston and Wilmington starting Mar 20 and ending in a double header match on Mar 27 Tickets priced $25 to $40 for all four matches at Blackbaud Saturady's doubleheader match is priced $15-$20 This is going to be great for us here in Charleston! Hope to see some of you down here! mikey
hell yes. Leave 8am Saturday, get down there in time to experience the in-stadium pub before the double header, watch Columbus flail without McBride, drive back in the morning? hell yes.
Since 1999, coffeepots at Blackbaud are now metal and all plumbing fixtures are welded. But we would still love to see you guys make the trip. March in South Carolina is damn fine. (Just bring your favorite DDT derived bug repellant.)
Hopefully, I'll be inviting a hot blonde I know lives down there. Maybe we'll turn her into a soccer fan. Sachin
do i understand that this is gonna be a double road trip? the 20th to watch us kick the battery's ass and then again to demonstrate the rebuild in columbus will take longer than expected on the 27th. that will be cool, two trips in 7 days. guess i gotta drive once, whose driving the second trip?
On the subject of training camps, pre-season games, etc., is there anyone who can tell me for sure when the team starts training, and where? I was under the impression that it started on the 2nd, but I haven't seen any confirmation of that. Where is the best place to find out?
i am always happy to have you ride shotgun bro, though it might be better to have fatbastard in the shotgun spot--he knows every dive, sleazy part of town and where they sell liquor on sundays throughout the south...
Adu....Sma-Adu..... Forget all that footballing crap, this is what you'll come to see..... 3 words.....Three Lions Pub Soccer museum. Soccer nirvana. And they serve adult beverages, also. Here's the official link on the Battery HQ: http://www.charlestonbattery.com/stadium_pub.asp Better pictures from Mikey (government worker with better photo gear): http://www.ussocceruk.com/USsoccerUK_Forum/photos/photo-thumbnails.asp?albumid=23
southern hospitality Ya'll come on down now and stay a spell, ya hear. Better to check with the Port City firm, but ther's a good watering hole or two in Wilmington as well.
Actually, according to the schedule, it's a triple-dip. Two games for DC at Charleston, and one at Wilmington. Thx, Jay!
Great, another cup that nobody cares about. File this one away with the worthless DC United-Metrostars "Atlantic" Cup. In real leagues you have the league cup, the open cup, and the league title. Is it me, or does this extensive cup schedule starting to resemble that of a youth select travelling team? Here, we have pre-season cups. Oh well
Outstanding! I love it! Yeah, it's embarrassing but Coffee Pot FC remains one of my favorite bits of DC United lore.
I'm sure Ajax is terribly disappointed that you don't approve of their preseason tourney also. www.amsterdamtournament.nl --It's a chance to try out new tactics/players and see how they work in a game situation. I'm pretty sure no one is going to mistake victory as being on the same level as hoisting another MLS Cup.
Call Alex Ferguson and have him take the Charity Shield out of the trophy case Basically, it's a chance for Charleston and Wilmington to make some money and do some PR in the community, while DC and Columbus get some preseason work in. The cup is just for show. It's not the main target here. Personally, I think it's a great idea. Having games in Charleston and Wilmington will help those clubs immeasureably. I'm down for at least one of those weekends. Sachin
Are we putting together a group for this? Questions for the Battery Nation: 1. Is there anyone I have to contact about bringing our drum into Blackbaud? 2. Ditto for flags, banners, smoke bombs, confetti, traffic flares, bottle rockets and so forth? Sachin
Rumor from one of the Port City boys that their is a small monetary prize attached to it the cup as well. So I guess you won't be coming down EuroJack? Call it a Cup, Tournament, exhibitions or whatever you want. Its a good chance for us in Charleston and Wilmington to see some matches after a long off-season. Mikey
check with Andrew Bell at andrew.bell@charlestonbattery.com He is the PR guy (and announcer during the webcasts) I would say the drums, flags as long as they don't cover advertising boards, and confetti are all good. I know air horns are not allowed and I would guess flares, smoke bombs and the like won't be as well but I couldn't tell you for sure. Mikey
Re: Re: DC to play in the 1st Carolina Challenge Cup Agreed. After the last four years, I would much rather have DC United playing in this tournament in preseason than having to "try out new tactics/players and see how they work in a game situation" in the first few games of the MLS season.