The Danged Match Igniter: Who Should Be Considered?

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  1. kgilbert78

    kgilbert78 Member+

    Borussia Mönchengladbach
    United States
    Dec 28, 2006
    Cowlumbus, OH
    Club:
    Borussia Mönchengladbach
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    If John DeBrito showed up, it would be a far more interesting Match Ignitor. Given that he's been, you know, dead for 5 years.
     
  2. TRUJDUB21

    TRUJDUB21 Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Sep 28, 2021
    It’s not meant to get ppl to show up , It’s honoring your history and former players and coaches

    it’s the right thing to do
     
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  3. TRUJDUB21

    TRUJDUB21 Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Sep 28, 2021
    I’m surprised they haven’t asked LeBron or Bizxy bone ( for the Cleveland match ), Lil Bow wow , or a few stars

    Oh wait I can because we are cheap , but even being cheap we could bring in actual Crew players for next to nothing if not nothing.
     
  4. KCbus

    KCbus Moderator
    Staff Member

    United States
    Nov 26, 2000
    Reynoldsburg, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Wow. I really know how to pick 'em.
     
  5. KCbus

    KCbus Moderator
    Staff Member

    United States
    Nov 26, 2000
    Reynoldsburg, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yeah, yeah, and the tasty way to do it, I'm sure.

    THIS DOESN'T MATTER, GUYS. We're tied for second place, and we're about to play our biggest rival, who's in first place, in our only home match against them of the season. Our expected center back hasn't played a minute all season and will still not be available. We rested guys midweek in a gamble to lift our chances of getting three points tomorrow, so this could either pay off handsomely or prove to be a failure. I can't believe people are choosing to care about what they're caring about in this thread.
     
  6. ColumbusFTW

    ColumbusFTW Member+

    Jul 18, 2018
    Kevin Molino is available!
     
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  7. TRUJDUB21

    TRUJDUB21 Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Sep 28, 2021
    lol even that would be better than a ping pong player most ppl didn’t know
     
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  8. Paul171121

    Paul171121 Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Dec 14, 2018
    I meant 2018. Forgot what year the team played. I associate it with the year of the announcement. Ola left for cash. Zardes was reborn that 2018 season
     
  9. DRWCrew

    DRWCrew Member

    Aug 11, 2003
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Have you forgotten what message board this is? This is literally our identity. Worry about everything that isn't important is kind of our calling card around these parts.
     
  10. Kyle Crew

    Kyle Crew Member+

    Feb 23, 2013
    Columbus, Ohio
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yeah, let's get Adam Bedell, that will fire everyone up!!

    I love that all the talk before our rivalry game is who the match ignitor is. Who fvcking cares.
     
  11. Bill Archer

    Bill Archer BigSoccer Supporter

    Mar 19, 2002
    Washington, NC
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I dont have anything against Archie, but I wish the Crew could stop acting like the Buckeyes poor cousins.
     
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  12. ColumbusFTW

    ColumbusFTW Member+

    Jul 18, 2018
    What would you like to discuss, Keith? Both coaches are being tight-lipped during their preparation and there is no news coming out of either camp. Lineups won't get released for another 24 hours. If you only want to talk about the on-field performance, just mute the channel until tomorrow night. Some of us want to talk about why the Haslams will pay a boatload to Welshly Arms for two minutes of music but can't be bothered to pick up the phone and ask local Crew alumni to make appearances for the 30th season.
     
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  13. Kryptonite

    Kryptonite Guinness

    Apr 10, 1999
    Columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    He's in the "obviously lives in the area" category.

    I wonder whatever happened to @BenchRobSmith
     
  14. Kryptonite

    Kryptonite Guinness

    Apr 10, 1999
    Columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yup. I wasn't at MLS Cup so obviously I didn't see him at LDC.
     
  15. TKyle

    TKyle Moderator
    Staff Member

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Dec 28, 2014
    Nordecke’s Porch
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I loved it last year or the year before when Nancy, after being suspended for throwing a water bottle (?), was match ignitor.
    If we have anyone out on a red, or yellow card accumulations, or even injured, they should be a match ignitor. (Evan Bush should have been one last season.)
     
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  16. Bill Archer

    Bill Archer BigSoccer Supporter

    Mar 19, 2002
    Washington, NC
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    A few most likely would. Better Brian Maissoneuve than some idiot pickleball player.
     
  17. Arthur_Maggot

    Arthur_Maggot Member+

    Jun 12, 2019
    I hear Arnie is in town every year
     
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  18. Paul171121

    Paul171121 Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Dec 14, 2018
    Sometimes the match ignitor is a paid sponsor.
     
  19. Arthur_Maggot

    Arthur_Maggot Member+

    Jun 12, 2019
    I was just about to make a joke about how maybe Jym Ganahl is available to be match ignitor and see that he sadly passed away this year. I did not know that :(
     
  20. DRWCrew

    DRWCrew Member

    Aug 11, 2003
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Next person is gonna suggest Sigi.
     
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  21. TKyle

    TKyle Moderator
    Staff Member

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Dec 28, 2014
    Nordecke’s Porch
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Dwight Yoakam?

    Probably won’t be known by anyone under ~35.

    Joe Walsh?
     
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  22. Kryptonite

    Kryptonite Guinness

    Apr 10, 1999
    Columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Its a shame the two Jacks won't happen as match ignitors. Jack Hanna is, sadly, too far gone and I believe Jack Nicklaus lives in Florida except for Memorial season and he's obviously quite busy with that. They're both legends in every sense of the word.

    One (or all?) of the guys in OAR would be a massive catch.
     
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  23. TKyle

    TKyle Moderator
    Staff Member

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Dec 28, 2014
    Nordecke’s Porch
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I wonder if they could land Jack Nicklaus.

    Colin Gawel from the band Watershed?
     
  24. Kyle Crew

    Kyle Crew Member+

    Feb 23, 2013
    Columbus, Ohio
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Jack Hanna I'd be stoked for? Jack Nicklaus? If you're over 50, sure. I don't think Nicklaus is gonna get too many people pumped.

    The match ignitor thing is dumb, just like the jackhammer is dumb. And it just stands to reason that a city like Columbus is gonna be scraping the bottom of the barrel relatively quickly. Wanna bring in Brian Maisonneuve? Sure, bring him in, whoever that is. And bring in Adam Bedell. And bring in Ben Swanson while you're at it. And Dilly Duka. And Konrad Warzycha. And JJ Williams. At the end of the day, easily 75% of the stadium won't have a clue who it is, so who cares. You could probably just find a guy that looks like McBride and put him out there and 99% of the crowd wouldn't notice.

    I wouldn't mind Ale Moreno, he was always bery vocal about keeping the team here, but I bet most people now know him from ESPN FC and a large chuck of those people won't even know he played here.
     
  25. Kyle Crew

    Kyle Crew Member+

    Feb 23, 2013
    Columbus, Ohio
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Never heard of either. Might as well get the pickleball guy. Hell, just get a dude from a food stall to come out and say he's a pickleball guy, I wouldn't know the difference.
     

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