jeez that turf did wonders for the ankles didn't it? So now we have Nigerians in on trial, yet no news on Ngodzo?
Bah. Lewis beat me to it. Revs Down Eagles, 2-0. And yes, it does seem like ankle sprains are the injury du jour - although I thought JMM looked fantastic. Even played a little defensive midfield late in the game, so you know he must have been feeling pretty well.
Two articles about the scrimmage. And, since neither one was from the globe or herald, they were both informative and filled with correct info. I think that the Fire, Burn, and Metros had better make good use of all 24 roster spots if this is what we look like after one game on the plastic. As for JMM, I thought he looked great against the Fire, and those brief minutes really made me look forward to the JMM TnT pairing. Also funny you mention Ralston being injured because I thought he looked sharper in the CCC than he did against the Fire. Hope it's nothing long-lasting.
Rev News, 4/17 Some really solid reporting featured today: Revs Down Eagles, 2-0: Joe-Max, Jason Moore score in final tune-up for home opener. By Mike Marshall, 4/16/03, Revsnet.com http://revsnet.matchnight.com/default.cfm?page=ARTICLE&show=81 Revolution 2 Boston College 0 By Emlyn Lewis, 4/16/03, Soccer New England http://www.soccernewengland.com/view_article.php?id=53 Can't say the same for the Globe & Herald: John & Mike trumped them both, no articles from either. The Magpie
John, Mike... can't tell you how much your efforts are appreciated. Good, quality reporting. The Magpie
I am very happy that everyone appreciates what we do. For a reporter, there is no greater satisfaction than the feedback of satisfied readers. Having said that, if each of you would take out a subscription to the magazine, it would help keep the lights on in my office and pay for some of the gas I burn getting out to practice and other events. I hate to pander so shamelessly, but this is how I make my living...almost. Anyway, thanks for reading, and UP WITH SOCCER!
As a member of the mainstream media, let me make one point: the kind of story that John and Mike both did -- a full match report about an exhibition game (against a college team, no less) would never appear in a daily city newspaper ... in any sport except the NFL. Red Sox, Celtics and Bruins preseason games get a paragraph in a notebook the next day, tops. And while Patriots preseason games get bigger play, a training-camp scrimmage against the Eagles (which is more akin to what the Revs did yesterday) won't get much mention at all. These two stories are an example of niche media doing an excellent job serving a small, but devoted audience. But to ask the Globe or Herald to do the same thing is unrealistic. This was a scrimmage held at a field with one four-row bleacher and a restroom located at the base of a tree. Unless someone pulls a Stoitchkov, no editor at any city paper in this country is going to run 10-12 inches on that game. But I will agree with you all on one point: I think it would serve fans better if the Globe and Herald focused on writing more Revs notebooks, rather than small features on a certain player. There isn't enough basic news: who's coming, who's going, who's hurt. It wouldn't have to be any longer than the stories they run nowadays, but you'd at least feel the papers were on top of the news. Finally, help John Lewis out and buy his magazine, so he can stop selling bootleg Ryan Giggs Wales kits out of the trunk of his car in order to support his family. It's truly sad
It's not sad!!! Wales are going to win Euro 2004. You heard it here first. And Tim is right about the Globe and Herald. BTW...Frank was there yesterday and spent plenty of time scrawling away in his notebook, so he certainly knows what's going on, as does Gus.
Hmmmm.....No JMM, Harris maybe out, maybe also Hernandez and Lamosa.....if so, what will Sat's lineup look like and what are our chances? Will we see 4-5-1 with Kamler and Cullen centrally, Noonan wide left, and Joseph behind Twellman? What is Joseph's best position anyways?
I think Wolde's gonna play. He just didn't play against BC because JMM got in a full 90 minutes and they also wanted an extended look at the Nigerians and Ibrahim Kante.
More a tidbit than news, but the latest MLS Confidential from Soccer America puts the Revs at "more than $100,000, but not a lot more" to spare beneath the salary cap for the central middie hunt.
I wonder what kind of odds the bookmakers would give us on that one. We could be millionaires with only a very small investment.
they're both looking pretty good. but isn't Wales getting screwed over with the whole Azerbijan situation?
Not yet, but I expect they will be soon. This is just a case of the powers that be fearing the little man. Who ever heard of penalizing one team because you're suspending another. It's a joke.