Albionroad is on the run from the law and will be out of the country until the heat dies down. He asked me to post these threads while he's away. Starters Rimando Ivanov Petke Prideaux Olsen Alegria Etcheverry Namoff Kovalenko Curtis Stoitchkov Subs Eskandarian Quaranta Quintanilla Other Hudson Brian Hall The Field Beverage(s) etc.
Rimando - 6 Petke - 6 Ivanov - 7 Prideaux - 3 Namoff - 6 Alegria - 3 Etch - 5.5 Olsen - 5.5 Dema - 5.5 Curtis - 5.5 Hristo - 6 Subs: Esky - 5 Quaranta - 5 Quintanilla - 6 I thought the small amount of time that Q2 had out there he added a definite spark to the offense and whipped in a number of good crosses.. Though nominally he doesn't posess much speed, he might be worth looking at for that left wing spot late in matches....
Starters Rimando 6 some nice play from him on a bad surface Ivanov 6 i like him Petke 5 i like him too Prideaux 5 the solid play i have come to expect Olsen 6 some very nice defensive work Alegria 6 another good match for chino Etcheverry 5 somewhat inconsistent, some nice play Namoff 5 a steady game from an improving player Kovalenko some good moments but has disappeared to much lately Curtis 6 good hustle, took it to NE, lots of running built space Stoitchkov 7 masterful at moments, made a trap on a play in stride that ought to be taped and played for every young player in the US Subs Eskandarian 5 had some decent hustle and a chance or two Quaranta 5 some good moments but just hasn't had enough time to find his way yet Quintanilla 6 i thought he brought in a bit of spark and verve Other Hudson 7 i didn't see his ass cheek--had the team ready to play and they gave him effort Brian Hall--a wanker's 0, he absolutely sucked ass, how in the hell are you promoted to 4th official of the WC final and then call your league matches like that? his performance was a lot more about hall getting face time on t.v. than calling the match. he is far too good a referee to be excused for a match like that. what the hell was that all about! i know people hate the f.u. ref chant but hall deserved no better. some guys who call matches in mls just can't ref, hall can. The Field--0 as bloated as bobby goldwater's expense account Tailgate--8 a small but hearty crew, although all but victory and myself bailed on the keg during the drenching. The Grillmaster--9 led every damn song and chant all nite. just brought it, just like the lads did. Oscar--8 grabbed fernando's drum and got the barra bounching csc--0 (which is a high grade from me) guess they hated the rain, no issues about smoking, standing on chairs, etc.
Rimando - 6 Petke - 6 Ivanov - 5.5 Prideaux - 4.5 Namoff - 7 mucho good play Alegria - 4 Etch - 4 bad match for him Olsen - 4 generated little/nothing Dema - 7 heart of a lion Curtis - 6.5 Hristo - 6.5 Subs: Esky - 4 wakeup & play boy! Quaranta - 5 Quintanilla - 5
Rimando- 6- Good game, didn't face much. Ivanov- 7 United is starting to rely more and more on his passing ability to jump the offense. MOTM. Petke-6- Solid game again. Prideaux- 4.5 Ran out of steam. Alegria- 5- Good game for him, though he can't replace Nellie really. Made several important defensive stops. Unfortunately he makes Wee One look like Vieri. Namoff- 4- For thouse of you at the game and have the game on tape whatch how badly Namoff fades in the second half. As you know, we were lucky that the Revs didn't score late in the game and several of those chances were because of Namoff's lapses. I couldn't believe that Hudson took Dema out instead of Brian. Kovalenko- 5.5 Gave his all. I guess he was tired but he was more and more of a factor before he was pulled. Olsen- 5- Also faded in the second half. Good first half though. Etcheverry- 4.5- Faded out of the game for long stretches. Convey's creativity was sorely missed last night. Curtis- 5- Good Ali game, but the Revs' defense can handle his game in their sleep. Stoichkov- 6.5- Not at all ready to be RIF'ed Escandarian- 5.5- Quiet, in part because of lack of midfield creativity at the end, but almost pulled it out for us. Courageous vs. Adin Brown Quaranta- 5.5- Overall better than Esky since he can come back for the ball better/ is more of a playmaker. Quintinilla-6- Should have been subbed for Namoff (or Etch, who I guess is untouchable) at the 60' mark.
Rimando - 6 Petke - 6 Ivanov - 6.5 Prideaux - 4.5 Namoff - 6 Alegria - 4.5 Etch - 5.5 Olsen - 5.5 Dema - 5.5 Curtis - 6 Hristo - 6 Subs: Esky - 5 Quaranta - 5 Quintanilla - 6
Rimando - 5 Petke - 5 Ivanov - 4.5 Prideaux - 4 Namoff - 5 Alegria - 3 Etch - 4 Olsen - 5 Dema - 4.5 Curtis - 5 Hristo - 4.5 Subs: Esky - 4 Quaranta - 2 Quintanilla - 2
Starters Rimando - 5 Ivanov - 5 Petke - 5 Prideaux - 4 Olsen - 5 Alegria - 3 Etcheverry - 4 Namoff - 6 Kovalenko -5 Curtis - 5 Stoitchkov - 4 Subs Eskandarian - 5 Quaranta - 4 Quintanilla -4 Other Hudson - 4 Brian Hall - 4 The Field - 1 Beverage - 8 (Samuel Smiths Nut Brown Ale)
Well, I didnt see the game so I will only vote on the stuff I know. The Weather - 1 : It was 40 degrees and raining, then it started to snow where I was. TV - 0 : wanna know why, because they didnt have one. West Virginia -4 : I give it such a high grade because i got brain from a nice young lady on vacation. My friends -0: I didnt have any with me. But my dog was nice to me. Pepe- 9 : From what I hear... NICE! you are my idol buddy.
Starters Rimando 6 Ivanov 5 Petke 5 Prideaux 5 Olsen 5 Alegria 4.5 Etcheverry 5.5 Namoff 5.5 Kovalenko 5.5 Curtis 5.5 Stoitchkov 6.5 Subs Eskandarian 5.5 Quaranta 4.5 Quintanilla 5 Other Hudson 4.5 (Q2 for Dema?????????????????????????) Brian Hall 5 (For a Brian Hall game it was not too bad)
Starters Rimando - 6.5 Ivanov - 7 Petke - 6.5 (what was that weak backpass all about?) Prideaux - 5.5 (strong early, labored late against a fresh Moore) Olsen - 5.5 (good D, but seldom "committed to the pass") Alegria - 5 Etcheverry - 5 Namoff - 5.5 (faded badly; agree that Q2 should have come in for him) Kovalenko - 5.5 (got stronger later; a lot of heart) Curtis - 6 (just held on too long in traffic, but I like his willingness to run right at the D) Stoitchkov - 6 (lovely goal, but needed a sub around 60') Subs Eskandarian - 5.5 Quaranta - 5.5 Quintanilla - 6 Other Hudson - 5.5 (he's on the road to an ulcer, if he doesn't have one already; better on sub management, but needs earlier and more appropriate choices) Brian Hall - 4.5 (some very strange stop-play-with-advantage and play-on-after sequence-ending-foul decisions. A red was warrented on the Wookie for shoving Chino, and Franchino got away with a lot of persistent infringement and delay) ARs - 4.0 (Offside? hey, you guys CAN signal a foul the CR doesn't have a good angle on...) The Field - 3 (worst I've ever seen the RFK Emerald look) Beverage(s) - 7 (freebies!) etc. -7.5 (fellow fans on the Metro; son beside me; nice passionate fans in the Supporter's Section) You can't beat being at a game. Well, maybe a win would be better... dadman
Rimando - 5 Ivanov - 5 Petke - 5.5 Prideaux - 4.5 Olsen -5.5 Alegria - 4 Etcheverry - 5 Namoff - 6 MOTM Kovalenko - 5 Curtis - 5.5 Stoitchkov - 6 Subs Eskandarian - 4 Quaranta - 5 Quintanilla - 5 Other Hudson - 5 Brian Hall - 5 The Field - 2
Brian Hall-4. It wasn't as bad as your typical Brian Hall match, but he almos tlet the game get out of hand in the first half, and there was that non-call in the box before Kamler scored.
United vs Revolution, 6-21-03. Average Grades Stoitchkov 5.90 Ivanov 5.85 Rimando 5.75 Curtis 5.60 Namoff 5.60 Petke 5.60 Kovalenko 5.44 Olsen 5.20 Quintanilla 5.10 Eskandarian 4.85 Etcheverry 4.80 Quaranta 4.65 Prideaux 4.45 Alegria 4.20 Hudson 5.20 Brian Hall 3.75