Official 2022 Optimist Thread

I like.

 

I mean, I am the same idiot that allows himself to be convinced every single year that the team can somehow turn itself into a contender and win another US Open Cup, so I'm absolutely going nuts with 'MLS Cup possible?' thoughts right now. I swear, those of us dopes old enough to remember the 98 season have been forever spoiled by the team's early success, and that's okay. So with that, I ask: MLS Cup possible?

 

Ah, the hopium thread! The finishing bit needs work, but I love Duran's ability to get free. And I think he's gonna be able to do that pretty regularly.

 

I was close to doing this myself today.
Glad you beat me to the punch, PDave!

 

Saw my first "Welcome Shaqiri" Fire billboard of the year on the way to work.

 

I don’t think we’re quite at Dark Horse MLS Cup contender yet. The team seems like it could make the playoffs though. We’ll have to see if Giménez can up his game and what sort of reinforcements can be brought in during the Summer window.

As long as you make the playoffs though, it’s all to play for! There was an article in the Athletic last year about how relatively badly top seeded MLS teams do in the playoffs relative to other American leagues. MLS is a crapshoot.

 

Torres would help a lot. Hope we get him.

 

i'm in!

 

Hope? HOPE? This is the optimist thread!

 

Like I said in another thread, the rest of the league has taken a bit of a dive. If there was any season the Fire could sleepwalk their way into the playoffs, it's this one.

 

FYP

 

FYP.

Oh, wait, he was sleeping, but didn't a whole lot of walking.

Being the Optimism Thread, I expect far more out of this team than just sleep walking into the playoffs.
I expect at least Conference Finals, if not an MLS Cup appearance.
I would say win MLS Cup, but this is not (yet) the Delusion Thread!

Edit:

Beat me to it!

 

That's the spirit!

WHEN we get him!

 

And another U22 signing!

 

That would mean Hauptman actually doing something.

 

Please, for the love of all that is righteous, don't use his name in this thread.

 

This. F*ck that guy.

 

This year we're going to make the playoffs and win the US Open Cup. Next year we're going to win MLS Cup wearing RED, and win the US Open Cup. The year after that we're going to win the CONCACAF Champions League and either get NSF reconfigured for us or announce a new stadium at The 78 development.

There. My attempt at getting this thread back on track.

 

Make no small plans.

 

You left out beating Man City in the World Club Championship, or whatever they call that competition. I hope this thread can handle that much optimism.

 

some of you guys are doing the optimism thread waaaay better than others

 

Imma get drunk on the Waldron deck at least 4ish times this year.