Shoddy Reporting at Wash. Times: (Formerly "Times blames Zack; Ray blames the fans")

Actually, I thought Ray meant the officiating was bad when he said that. I think he's saying something to the effect of "we have a great crowd and still don't get any calls, so we may as well be playing in a monastary".

 

I think you may have misunderstood his quote. I think he was saying that the fans WERE really loud and supportive but that the team didn't live up to it. Basically, that the effort by the fans was wasted and he's surprised that we (the fans) didn't just throw up our hands and say that we give up.

 

Ken Wright is an idiot. He completely missed on another quote in one of his articles.

 

-I agree, Sandon, you are not reading his quote right. He is looking for an atmosphere like Saprissa, Costa Rica, where ref's are intimdated into calling game where the home side gets the benefit of the doubt. Since we don't seem to get these calls he was exagerating about playing in a silent stadium, since the crowds has very little effect. The players pickup their level of play but right now teams and officals have no fear of RFK.

-Did Ken go to the same game we did?? Did he miss all the handballs???? Like the one Heaps used to settle the ball before his goal. Did he go to journalism school??? It seems he is often taking quotes and twisting them to fit his article. Maybe he should go back to basics. For right now Ken just give the score, attendance, and the time a date of the next game, until you can handle this writting gig.

 

Bags of urine and some knives should turn this problem around.

Oh wait, and we all thought bringing in Eliseo was about an attendence bump.

 

This article is libelous... as Diceson's transcript of the whole quote CLEARLY indicates, Ray was actually saying that he doesn't understand why we get no calls despite having such a loud crowd.

Ken Wright should be banned from RFK. His cheap-shot at Stephen Zack after blatantly misquoting him earlier in the week is pathetic.

I'd like to nail him with a urine bag.

 

You should go for it. After all he'd probably just blame Kevin Payne, or maybe even Phil Anshutz.

 

I, too, just read Diceson's quotes and I don't see how anyone could accidentally misunderstand what Hudson was trying to say.

Wright clearly misrepresented Ray's meaning in the Times article. This is too bad because Ray's support among fans is starting to teeter and it would be a shame to have casual fans turned against Ray over something he didn't say.

 

Based on my reading of the Wright article and the complete transcript as it exists on Diceon's site, I would have to disagree with you CHICO13.

I think you're giving Wright too much credit. A "cheap shot artist" can think. I don't believe Wright is even intellectually capable of this. I think he's just a moron who can't even understand the concept of sarcasm that Hudson was so cleary using in that statement about the fans.

 

My take is Ray was saying the fans were great. He's frustrated United didn't use that incredible fan support to win games. He's just identifying w/the frustration of the fans-to have them cheer so hard for his team and have his team lose in front of them hurts Ray

Just sarcasm from Ray, that's all

 

Taking cheap shots in articles that are supposed to be news is just unprofessional

The first sentence about the game should not be about Stephen Zack-talking about him getting $$ and watching his team fall into last place is mean-spirited

Wright is usually a good writer. This is very unfortunate I've lost some respect for him

 

That, for future reference, is blame.

 

Until recently, I've enjoyed Wright's coverage/articles on soccer in general and DC United in particular. Now this particular article starts with : 1) a personal attack against SZ & later, 2) a blatant misquote against RH. If this article is not followed by an immediate retraction, he should have his press credentials revoked by DC United. I have lost A LOT of respect for him.

Winoman

 

Mr. Ken Wright,

An apology is in order.

 

Wright's coverage has been going downhill all year... remember earlier when he said the team was going to trade Convey?
This is just the step over the edge. He reads these boards, its where he gets his material. Everyone should tell him how much his writing has sucked this year.

I think I've read enough of him, no more reading his articles, I don't want to give him the hits.

 

Dear Ken Wright,

You couldn't carry me.

Sincerely,

Steven Goff's Jock

 

Sachin,

What's up with the distressed DC United avatar?

 

Sachin, you have it mounted upside down. All the luck is running out!

 

Who want's to bet a fiver on the fact that the poster bullfrog will weigh in on this thread in the next 24 hours?

I know some of you will get what I am talking about..

PM for details if interested...

 

It's because I was talked out changing my avatar to a Metrostar logo.

And any luck that's running out is bad luck at this point.

We suck-diddly-*********. At this point, even Hernandez, Branco and Mattheus would be an improvement over Lazo-frickin-Alavanja, Ican't McKinley and Last-Sitter.

Sachin

 

There's nothing more to say, other than let's hope John Hayden will be taking over soon.