I win you, Please

Veteran's Day '08

I want more!
 Sure, it was a loss.  It doesn't feel good.  About 100 people traveled, and they are hurt just a bit more maybe.  It was a performance that could not be called a good loss.  Seattle Sounders FC was outplayed in nearly every aspect of the match.  If not for Leo Gonzalez and Kasey Keller this could have been a 5 to nil thrashing. In bars around the Sound, in our homes, in pubs in England, and Finland and in the Bay area Sounders fans watched the season end.  It was a harsh loss, but it does not feel too terrible. There were the typical issues that we've seen in losses related to finishing, or even putting

Gamethread for Leg 2 - Sounders @ Dynamo
Win or Go Home The deciding game of a two leg aggregate when the first leg ended in a tie of nil-nil.  An important reminder.  There is no away goal rule, so if the 90 ends in a tie we go to extra time of two 15 minute halves.  From there it goes to PKs in the 5 and 5 format to start.  If still tied another round of PKs is added until a team wins. Time: Noon (pregame at 11:30)TV: KING5 in Seattle, FSN in the Pacific NorthWest, Telefutura for Spanish/NationwideRadio: 770 KTTH AM SeattleViewing parties:

Keys to 2nd Leg at Houston Dynamo
 Being wary of repeating oneself, I still have to think about how this team in Rave Green plays.  When are they at their best, and when do they struggle?  The defining moments of this season likely indicate what the needs are, and the previous four matches now against Houston can show us a few trends in how Kinnear and Schmid see the opposition. via

It wouldn't be 2nd tier without Portland
Well, it looks like the NuRock v TOA saga is continuing, but only a little bit, while the USL-1 meetings are being held in Beaverton, OR this week. With the following teams certainly there - Rochester, Portland, Tampa Bay, Puerto Rico, FC New York, Cleveland and Austin. The TOA clubs, may or may not be - Vancouver, Montreal, St Louis, Miami, Atlanta, Tampa, Carolina, Minnesota. Several are invited. Charleston isn't there. Ottawa isn't there. Four possible expansion sites are mentioned in the Dem

It wouldn’t be 2nd tier without Portland
Well, it looks like the NuRock v TOA saga is continuing, but only a little bit, while the USL-1 meetings are being held in Beaverton, OR this week. With the following teams certainly there - Rochester, Portland, Tampa Bay, Puerto Rico, FC New York, Cleveland and Austin. The TOA clubs, may or may not be – Vancouver, [...]