MLS Cup Final
Hel-looooooo! Anybody out there? My guests have scarpered and now I can watch the second half. Anybody?, Hello?
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Sunday, November 12, 2006
Hel-looooooo! Anybody out there? My guests have scarpered and now I can watch the second half. Anybody?, Hello?
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Anybody been watching this one? They didn't dwell on the highlights so has this been a bit dull?
I see that Bruce Arena has been invited to add color to the commentary, so that could account for everyone's coma.
Right away NE gets two successive corners to start the second half. Joseph whiffing on the cross that seemed destined for the big man's 'ed.
Arena talking, feeling sleepy, must fight sleep!
NE looks like Twellman, Noonan, Dornan, Ralston, Joseph, Hernandez, Frappachino, Heaps,...
Dempsey looking to get subbed in.
Houston is Ching, Mullan, DeRosario, Dalgleish,...
Oh Jesus, make Arena stop.
Off comes Frappachino, on comes the super-sized Khano Smith for the Revs.
Mullan gives Khano all that he can handle and then someone orange undoes all that work with a tame pass-back to Reis.
Dornan gets mugged by Serioux. Seriously
So far this has been like watching Brazil--Alan Brazil, at his weight today. Shocking that this is the premiere showcase for the American Game.
Forget about bringing Beckham over Garbo, fix this spectacle first. Most corners rifled in knee-height, crosses the same or wildly over-hit. No wonder you're all having a kip rather than blogging.
Dempsey still warming up. Nice canary yellow boots.
Off goes the bloke I thought was named Dornan, but who is Andy Dorman, on comes the well-received Dempsey. Go on Clint boy, add some verve to this damp squib.
Ach, please make Arena stop.
And immediately, there goes Dempsey beating someone and then crossing a lovely effort to the back post. Good omen for Bob's Revies.
OK, how come when I try to put up a banner for a mate of mine with colon cancer it gets torn down by the order of the ESPN broadcast director and somebody Houston fan can get a poster with "Dempsey-all trash, no trailer" on air?
Ching's effort smothered confidently by Reis, but two successive corners by Houston create a bit of carnage in the NE box. And here Houston comes again. Good spell from them after all NE for the past 6-10 minutes.
Now Arena's bitching about the Gooch penalty call in the recent World Cup. "All part of the game for players and fans but I don't have to like it."
Ancient History you muppet!
Ooooh, Clint gets very close to being on the end of a dangerous low cross. And the ensuing corner? Crap-straight to Onstadt, could have been having a cup of tea and dealt with that.
Commentators are trying to tell us that the slug-like Ching will be dangerous when he wakes up and takes control of this game. Hello, it's the final. He can't get roused for this, he's flat-lined.
Now DeRosario jogs out towards the corner for the ball and jostles around like he wants a corner. In the 75th minute. WTF?
And then close thing from Serioux blasting a worm-burning effort past Reis' far post. A bit better.
Ching, slow, wayward, off-side. Repeat as necessary.
Hey man, I'm here. But I didn't think anyone was gonna be arsed to watch the MLS Cup Final.
It has been dull and Arena makes it duller. Double T missed a sitter of a header in the first half. All hopes now pinned on Clint Dempsey's gammy knee. Fortunately DeRosario looks crocked.
Part of the interest in the booth is the banter between Waldo and Arena. Last weekend Waldo began bellyaching about Nowak's tactics and Arena shot back - "Now, Eric, you're not going to get anywhere complaining about coaches." Nice one.
And immediately after that uninspired effort from Ching, it looks like that busy Venezuelan Moreno is coming on for Houston.
For those still following, yes, Twellman is still on the pitch. I'll checkin every 5 minutes on him. So far, he's been milk-carton material: Missing, whereabouts unknown.
No reward for finding him yet known.
This looks to go to extra time and probably penalties. Both sides look knackered for some reason and Dempsey's not fit enough to make a difference.
Hands off Double T!
Another Arena update. Some rambling WC story told in a Rain-man monotone. I'm really not sure about what. Dempsey's lone goal? I really dunno.
Frappuchino's already on one yellow card and probably should've had a second already. Perhaps the ref's a Graham Poll protege?
Damn, Ching denied Double T a certain game winning goal there.
C'mon, where's Twellman been for the last twenty minutes. I like him but it has to be said that he's been totally absent.
The Hawaiian slug hooks away a ball from his keeper. Typical forward at the wrong end of the pitch creating havoc.
Just turned it on.
Just typical.
NIL BLOODY NIL!!!
More ammo for the Yanks
Has the game been pathetic?
He's the MLS equivalent of Michael Owen, that is without the talent and - fortunately - the gammy legs. Anonymous for most of the match but only needs one sniff to score a winning goal. Don't count him out. And we may need him for the pens.
Unless Frappachino's mouthing off from the bench, he's unlikely to pick up that deserved second yellow. Substituted a while ago when Smith came on.
Arena's hypnosis seems to be working on you. Resist the temptation to sleep!
DIRE.
I think eventually this will be settled, but maybe in extra time. A completely fit Dempsey would have been a help.
Ridiculous midfield collision between Dempsey and orange guy.
Here's my list for the penalties:
1) Twellman
2) Rallston
3) Frappuchino
4) Noonan
5) Dempsey
If either Smith or John are in the first five, I'm going to kick the telly in.
In that case, I'll substitute Joseph for Frapp; didn't notice that he'd come on. I'm not that keen on Shalrie as a penalty taker but please not Smith. NOOOOOOO.
That's full-time. Much more of this and they'll be cutting into my schadenfreude watching Bill Kristol licking his wounds over the election results on the Fox Sunday show.
I really can't predict who will raise themselves from their torpor. Does Dempsey have enough fitness to last another 30? Will TT come through? Will the Hawaiian Slug get his arse on the end of some shot and deflect it in? Or will Rosario get the highlight goal against the run of play.
It's been dire, but it's your patriotic duty to watch it, Davey-boy! And actually is it much worse than that Citeh-Newcastle game yesterday? Don't think so.
You've lost Frap and Dorman. They were subbed. I've seen Reis take a pen. Ice-cold and brilliant. He'd be in my five.
Yeah, I remember in the first playoff. Still don't like it, though. A bit flash.
OK 30 minutes more.
C'mon Revs. Represent for the East!!!
Where's Dave buggered off to - back to watching his "101 Fabulous ManYoo Goals" spank video?
Come on you Revvies!
I'm here, nodding off
The flash part was a spark from his boot contact with the ball. WOOOOF!
He looked the business. Best pen I've seen in the MLS this year. No run-up. No nerves. Deadly.
is it sudden death?
Shame they don't have the Golden Goal anymore. That Eddie Pope one at Foxboro was magic!! Why have FIFA moved away from that?
Use your mute button when you hear Arena pipe up Davey. He's just effing awful.
There. Mute-mute-mute!
Oh there you there, Dave? No, it's straight fifteen minutes each way. Dave O'Brien's only pointed that out, oh, about a million times already. Wakey wakey!!
No, just a slow drift into sleep.
Oh, were you talking about the rules?
Shame that they don't have Harksey on there for the English perspective.
DO I LISTEN TO HIM!!!!!!!
Oh vicious on Double T there - come on ref pull out the red card!
Free kick to come...and straight into the wall.
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Be fair mate. After watching the Prem and then listening to the Mad Hatter drone on about how the US performance in Germany was actually ok and the bits that weren't were not his fault, you can't blame Davey for being a little slow. Like that moment of confusion when you are startled awake from a nap.
Yeah, two 15 minute periods. No sudden death.
Stop yelling, Dave. You'll wake up the cat.
Ohh, shame. First nodded off the line and then Dempsey fractionally late.
Oh, cleared off the line!!!!!
Come on refereeeeee!
Pat Onstead saw his life flash in front of him-- And it was all Yel-low,(strum, strum, strum)
Arena sounds a bit like that Droopy Dog character from the old cartoons.
Is the crowd all for Houston since the game is in Texas?
Wouldn't think so. This is in Dallas and it's a bit far. No love lost between these mugs and FC Dallas either.
Or he sounds like the John Stewart impression of Leiberman.
Shame that Craig Bellamy's not available to take a pen. for Houston here, the wee leak eater!
send him off
Somebody in orange goes off and somebody in orange comes on. Commentator nudges Arena awake to comment and Arena sounds as lucid as Grampa Simpson.
As David Coleman would say, "not the advertisement for football we'd hoped for."
Yeah, that's always what you want from your color man:
D O'B: What do you think of that move?
Arena: I don't know.
Genius!!
It should build some momentum for scrapping the playoff and going to a regular season points winner. Garbo has been rumored to be considering that.
Penalties looming.
First overtime over. One more to go before the penalties. Here's my line-up for the Houston penalties:
1) Ching
2) Wade Barrett (he looks crocked)
3) That Serioux bloke
4) Their goalkeeper
5) Wurzel Gummidge
What did you think of Garber's comments at half time?
Wurzel always telegraphs which corner he wants to put it in.
Exactly!
Garbo's a star-f***er. He wants Becks so bad he'd fellate him on the Jay Leno show if it would do some good. And those other names. Figo??? How far past it is past it enough. Joao Pinto? Eusabio? What a toss.
I have a theory about penalties. The more flash the look of a player - colored boots, dreadlocks, multicoloured hair, boy-band facial hair, etc - the more likely they are to miss. I know that that weighs against Dempsey with the flash yellow booties he's got on today. But I'll still sticking with lad.
Davey, it does sort of look as if Houston are well supported. Spotters badge for you mate.
This is pathetic.
The play by play commentator/color man/side line reporter are just adding to the ineptitude of the match
So you'd back DeRosario to stutter-step his way into a Bellamy-esque effort? I'd love that.
And I'd also like some Herman Munster effort from the Hawaiian Slug too. That's my dream penalty decider.
Yeah, Becks ain't coming. Same with Fat Ron. I don't think the guy even speaks any English to speak of? Figo at least speaks English but he's not on his way either. They've got to go to another level down with the star f$%&king. Think "won a World Cup European Champ. but wasn't a star," e.g. Djourkaeff.
Mike would like to make a comment.
What this game needs is a little bit of
Tony Currie
I'd love to see DeRosario miss one, yeah.
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Right. That nippy Croat son of the coach and his level.
Huh, Hernandez goes off. I'd have him on the penalty taking list.
DOUBLE T!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you.
Yes, my son! Double T with the winning goal. Thank you and goodnight!
I DON"T BELEIVE IT
Excellent placement for TT. Unstoppable.
WHAT THE HELL? Ching???
Ah bugger - Ching.
We fell asleep there. That was all about Parkhurst losing his man.
Back to the penalty plan....
Well, Bob what do you think of Mike's suggestion?
Sorry I didn't catch Mike's comment earlier - "a quality goal from a quality player."
Ching won the goal of the season?
Did they not consider Gomez's second against NY? The one after he'd been hacked down, then yellow carded for nothing and looked like he decided, "Pick that out you $%^*^&)&s"
Brian Ching? That's embarassing for the US game.
It was posted right as NE scored. I was trying to have lightning strike twice by mentioning it again
Yeah, it was the flash overhead kick. They're suckers for that kind of thing.
No-one mentioned my witty Coldplay reference either. My best stuff is just wasted on you nit-wits.
Okay - penalties to come.....
Sorry, I noticed the reference but I didn't get it. Was it about the color of Dempsey's boots?
OK Pens. 2 minutes of frenetic activity and pens. Someone make sure that Garbo didn't bring a pistol with him.
Steve Nichol composing his list of penalty takers.
"Okee, who's goonae take a penalty?.....not so fast, Smithy!"
I haven't a clue about the comment.
Fascinating insight by Kenny's son there.
I like that Matty Reis record on pens.
First pen - Gray to take.......
Wallops it in. 1-0 Houston.
1-0
First NE pen - Shalrie - go on, son!
Lovely one.
1-1
Good penalty by pineapple head
2-1
another good one
Second Houston pen - another one in.
Second NE pen - Matty Reis nails it!
2-2
GREAT PENALTIES
Well spotted Gooner - a good suggestion.
another one
DeRosario - go on miss!
No, 3-2 Houston.
Are England watching?
BUGGER
Third NE pen - Noonan....ahHHHHH!
YES
Yes!!! Excellent stuff from Reis - 3-2.
Come on Double T.........
Clinical.
Back on track
Ching will miss
Come on Matty one more now. Ching.....
Oh, the cheeky bugger with the stutter step, but in. 4-3.
uh oh pile of poop up
Jay Heaps.........
Oh, that was horrible. I cannot believe it.
THAT WAS PROBABLY THE WORST PENALTY OF ALL TIME.
YOU CALLED IT STEVE.
HE IS A PILE OF POOP
Sorry BOB.
Let's go Leeds!!!!
Yeah sorry Bob. Gutted for you.
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