I'll Be There!
I won't be around to make any comments but I hope you keep the home fires burning. Our seats are in the third row of the top section in the top right corner when looking at the benches.... should I make a sign... Joel Mow The Lawn(where did we go when we made that sign Bob?)I hope the score is the same as it was when MUR went to the original last season
UWS
posted by United We Stand @ 10:09 AM
169 Comments:
I will be looking for you. By the way you are getting spoiled with three matches in a matter of weeks.
Though I think an oxygen tank is probably going to be of more use up there in the Alpine rows of RedBall Arena, it's past time to redisplay that sign Davey. Get the poster board and those markers out STAT!
Have fun.
Have fun at the match Dave! You will have a blast.
Blow kisses to TH14 from me.
The arena isn't that big so I don't think oxygen is needed.
What is the third game? I only went to the Union Everton match and this one
Yodelay-Man-U!
Sorry. I guess it is two, but I am still envious.
Thanks for starting the thread, mate. I'm off for my weekly spot of tennis in a moment but I'll be back for match time.
Double-T may not like it but it should be quite the spectacle tonight. Enjoy!
I'm back at 8:20, waiting for the ESPN coverage to start up. Not much hype on the All-Star game this year. Shame it's not on FSC if they're treat it like this.
I may have to abandon you lot tonight as a couple of my tennis buddies may be showing up later for the match. I'll need to be less geeky and more social with them.
Good evening, BD. ESPN 2 has finally gone to the all star game.
The ESPN coverage has started hosted by Max Bretos with Big Red, Double T and Macca on board.
I've just noticed UWS' question embedded in the original post. I believe that we made that sign to mock Joel Hunter who wasn't allowed to go to see the cricket at The Oval with us - hence "Joel, Mow the Lawn," which as I remember got on camera.
The idiots : Lex Max, and Taylor Twellman are broadcasting. They are an all star team if by all stars you mean morons. Shaggy is the only decent announcer.
Evening, MUR!
Henry and Becks in the starting XI for the MLS tonight. Get the bums in seats, right from the start.
That is a really interesting story about Joel Hunter.
Who are you calling "Shaggy," MUR?
I hope United score early like they did last year.
I think Macca was know as Shaggy during his playing days. I may be incorrect.
SAF has put out a full strength lineup, as he did last year, with the exception of Chicharito. He has a concussion and is in the hospital as a precautionary measure.
Yodelay-Man-Yooooo!
Boys, I can't agree about Lexi. I admire him for being so in the tank for the MLS and American soccer. Twellman and Bretos you can have. Ian Darke less of a chore
It looks like a capacity crowd at Red Bull Arena.
It does look like it's rockin'
Have you seen Phil Jones play yet?
Boy, that's some North Korean style card display, eh? Fail.
Hello Gooner. I saw him play a couple of times and he has been inconsistent. He looks like a veteran at times and shaky at other tines.
The match is underway.
I was noticing those cards. It looks really odd.
Carrick attempted to put Park through, but it was just over hit.
Seriously poor. Kim Jong Il is having a belly laugh over that.
I'm a bit narked off that there aren't any DC United guys this year. Pontius? De Ro? Brandon McDonald? Charlie Davies? It's an insult.
The All Stars win their first corner that eludes everyone and United break.
To be honest, I am not really familiar with a lot of the MLS players , and which ones are playing tonight.
I wonder what UWS was thinking when he saw those cards.
Too easy for Cummings to get away from Vidic there.
You wonder whether the United boys are taking this seriously. Still, he should avoid the hair-dryer.
Wow, Chicarito must have taken a hell of a knock. The English clubs don't even list concussion usually.
Good break by the all-stars.
Just wide by Becks after some great passing.
UWS was probably directing them!
I hope United do. They sure did last year at Reliant. I would love to see them hammer the All Stars again.
Of your keepers, who are you happiest with so far?
He did great job. They were all in sync!!!
Yeah, as I've noted, I've got nothing invested in the all stars. Seeing them put to the sword is not a problem for me.
I think both Lindegaard and De Gea have done a decent job. Neither has committed any errors on this tour.It is still too early to tell who is number one. I guess Lindegaard has the slight edge.
...and some call him, Dracula
Drac is flagged offside to end a promising move after an all star defender gifted possession just outside the box.
He needs to be more consistent to earn the full name , Dracula.
I like Northern Europeans in the nets myself. Lehman was a kook, but very good for us. Meanwhile, the Spanish Waiter still draws a salary at the Em.
I see your point. I guess the exception is Reina at Liverpool. The Northern Europeans are better at crosses, so Lindegaard has the edge. SAF seems to have that opinion.
The Linesman sees the funny side of it after having a laugh with Evra as he he was hit in the stomach with a clearance.
I'd make room for Iker if he expressed a longing for dark cold winters.
Is Bob out playing tennis?
I didn't have any problem in my six and a half years there. Some people are overly sensitive to any climatic nuances.
That lino action was pretty unusual. Why was he worried about getting in the way? Was he in play? Anyway, he took it well and managed not to impale himself on his flag,
Roon nearly put Drac through, but Mondragon was out to gather.
The ALL Star forward shot right at Lindegaard.
YES!!! 1-0 UNITED AS ANDERSON PUTS UNITED UP AFTER GREAT COMBO PLAY FROM ROON AND DRAC.
I think Bob has people in the flat watching with him and wanted to be nice to his guests.
They were lining up for that final ball and Anderson takes his chance well.
Goal and 1-0 United.
I bet Bob is pleased to see the All Stars trailing. I hope UWS is going bonkers.
I think the linesman was out of play; he just wasn't in the best position.
Lindegaard tips over from Becks, then catches the corner from Becks.
Wow, Becks has another go and this one was going in. United must know that he wants to score tonight.
United attack, but the All Stars clear.
Barca and United in a replay of the CL Final is on Saturday.
TH 14 fouls Park in his first action as he has been really anonymous.
I'll be there. Amazingly, that match turned out to be a bone thrown to DCUnited season ticket holders. I'm still in shock about it.
Roon is giving the ref some lip as he is unhappy with the foul.
The free kick from Ashley Young is cleared out for a throw.
Roon shoots well over from long range.
Yeah, it's more fun to see TH14 still competing in the MLS. Michael Carrick is playing Thierry tough and it's too much for him.
Th 14 may be scoring lots of goals in MLS, but he has done naught tonight.
What a save as Lindegaard tips over superbly from Brad Davis' long range effort.
The corner is cleared.
Phil Jones does well on TH 14 after a superb long ball. It was assisted by control from TH 14.
Davis has a nice crack on goal. Harkes calls for his inclusion into the US squad conveniently forgetting Donovan, Dempsey, Holden, Fielhaber, Torres, Klesjan, etc. Midfield, the US is pretty deep. We need forwards and defenders.
I thought Davis fouled Drac.
I agree. One long range effort does not merit inclusion in the squad. As you stated, we need help in other areas.
He was all over him like a rash.
Olave did his groin stretching to deny Rooney.
Both sides take a water break due to the humid conditions. Why are Roon and Ashley Young wearing long sleeve under armor in these conditions?
Evidently, Jason Kreiss can't get a dial-tone because Olave is going to continue. Howls from Salt Lake ensue,
Lets get a second United!
Come on Ref! that was foul by the All Stars just outside the United box.
Mondragon tips over from Roon.
The corner from Ashley Young is cleared.
Kreiss's call went through and Olave gets subbed after all
The ref awards a corner after Evra was tackled in the box.
Jones didn't look offside to me. Let off for the all stars.
United nearly score off the short corner , but Phil Jones was flagged offside.
who came on for the injured Olave?
Cameron?
Thank you Gooner.
Yeah, Cameron from the Dynamo. He's not terrible.
So he plays in Texas.
Deep in the heart, yo.
YES !!! 2-0 UNITED AS PARK SCORES WITH A SUPERB FINISH AFTER TONS OF UNITED PASSES.
There it is. Maybe the United player I admire most, Park rifles it in. Not only is he a hell of a worker, he has a great scoring record. He's good for 8-9 a season.
we enter stoppage time as United score at the perfect time and the ref blows for halftime. UWS must be screaming with joy.
I agree Gooner. He has never let the team down. Wilshere is the Gunner I admire the most.
Yeah, true that. I wouldn't wish some ridiculous fluke of an MLS victory with Davey and the lads in the house. And now, TH14 can score a goal and you'd still win.
I made a big meal tonight and still I'm thinking about a snack. Back after a bit.
enjoy the meal Gooner. Lexi Twellman are whining about Becks getting to far forward and hogging the ball at the expense of Davis . They act as if he is the only real All Star. Kudos to Macca for changing the subject.
The teams are coming out of the tunnel. The possession may have been fairly even , but United shreaded the All Star defense several times.
Becks and SAF share a laugh. I guess Becks forgives him for that shiner eight years ago.
The second half is underway.
The Allstars made five changes at halftime.
Ben Amos is on for Lindegaard.
Nice to see that SAF and Becks are on speaking terms again.
Necterines are awesome right now. We get them from the Eastern Shore of Maryland and they're perfect this time of year.
Roon is fouled yet again, this time about thirty yards from goal.
That should have been 3-0 as Carrick missed his kick.
I like nectarines. You said you were fixing a big meal. Is it anything exciting?
I missed that delusional chit-chat. I know that Lexi must be diappointed, but he's a football guy and a smart one. He's gotta know that there's a very big gulf in class between these two teams.
A better match would be United against the Galaxy, but I still think the gulf in class would be insurmountable for the MLS.
I made pasta. I blend up sundried tomatoes, garlic, a handful of filbert nuts, a shallot, and some bell peppers with ricotta and olive oil. When it's a paste, I mix that with pasta and just a little of the water and serve it with broccoli.
Nice balance from Drac after his excellent chip. Wallop, 3-0
YES !!!! 3-0 uNITED AS DRAC HELD OFF HIS MARKER AFTER A SUPERB PASS FROM ROON. HE CHIPPED THE KEEPER, IT CAME OFF THE BAR THEN HE VOLLEYED IN HIS OWN REBOUND INTO AN EMPTY NET.
I wish I were there to sample some food. It sounds really delicious!
I live in the nation's capital. It's your duty as a citizen to make a visit. Let me know mate.
The fans are really quiet now that United are up by three goals. Are you shouting, UWS?
I will try next summer. We have some expenses this year that made it difficult to travel. I didn't even go to Florida this summer.
Wondo had a shot blocked, then Omar Gonzales headed well wide.
Roon's weak chip is easily caught by the new All Star keeper.
United is about to make a quintuple substitution. Smalling , Owen, Wellbeck, Macheda, and one other come on.
Ashe is on as that is four Dynamo players on the pitch according to Ian Darke.
Kyle Beckerman easily dispossessed the Boy Wonder .
I think Lexi is disappointed because in the past, the MLS teams and even the all-stars have played close matches against foreign visiting teams. DC United has beaten or tied Leeds, Celtic, Spurs(you know I loved that!), Forest, Leverkusen, Pompey in an exhibition setting.
But recently, I've seen the foreign teams come in knowing that if they take us lightly, we'll embarrass them. So they don't.
But I wonder if what's also changed is what's changed in with the national team; that we're very light in quality defenders and absolutely desperate for scoring talent. We don't have McBride or Eddie Pope any more, and we're trying to do it with Wondolowskis and trying to keep the score down with Reams.
Here comes Welbeck, and I thought I saw Marcheda. I love Welbeck's movement in the box. If he puts it together, he'll be lethal. But will Welbeck get a chance with Roon and Chic and Drac ahead of him?
Omar Bravo shoots wide after Lindegaard fumbled a long range effort.
What about Tom Cleverly. Is he still a United player or has he moved permanently to... Wigan? West Brom?
I'm not moving Dave. And I know about expenses. When you can.
That is why Wellbeck went out on loan to Sunderland. He will probably need to move to get regular first team football. I do agree that the U.S.need help at forward and defense. How about UWS and BD?
Cleverley is a United player. He went out on loan to Wigan last season and kept them up.
Bravo should have scored. He rushed that too much when he could have been more settled.
I would like to come up next summer.
YES!!! I LOVE IT. WELLBECK MAKES IT 4-0 AS HE GOT HELP WITH THE DEFLECTION.
Lucky deflection but the scoreline reflects the tenor of the match. And it's that lovely mover, Welbeck who scores.
Anderson did well to spot Wellbeck open on the left.
United are not at their best. What would score be during the middle of an EPL season?
I hear two or three fans shouting. I wonder if one of them is UWS?
I think Cleverly's ready for prime time. It would be a shame for his momentum to be stymied. He's really excellent.
Not as keen on Marcheda. He's spectacular at times, but not consistent enough. I can see him shipped out as some point, not because you need to sell him, but because he's learned all he can from the experience.
Fabio is on for Anderson. and Vidic is off.Raffa scored with his first touch on Saturday.
4 goals to the good will make the 3 hour trip back to Scotia pretty pleasant.
Macheda went out on loan to Sampdoria last season. It didn't do much good as they ended up being relegated. We had a similar player to him in the late 60's and early 70's called Carlo Sartori. He ended up going to Italy to get regular football.
I had to spend the night in a motel last year . It was a five hour trip to Reliant, and some of those rural roads are not lit at night. Not a bad drive for UWS.
I thought Landy would be playing . He had a legitimate excuse last year as the Galaxy were getting ready for a CONCACAF CL GAME.What is his excuse this year?
Even as open as this game is with all the subs, the MLS striker can't finish a golden opportunity. Lexi's probably ready to tear his mike off and stalk away.
Nani with the tricks and then the poor pass. Ia m sure UWS is heckling him for that.
Landy's getting his tin heart oiled.
Now another poor pass, this time from Fabio. Are United trying to keep the score down.
I love it. Casey Keller getting the send off a legend like he is deserves. He gave us some amazing moments.
Landy had a better excuse last year. I see that Kasey Keller is getting ready to make a cameo appearance. A classy move, but he should have started. that will give him two appearances against United in consecutive weeks.
Wellbeck was through, but it was great defending to hold him off.
Phil Jones concedes a corner, giving a chance for the All Stars.
Oooooh. Aguedelo should have battered that in but decided to pass it and behind a man running in.
And then Welbeck got muscled off the ball when you'd have banked on that being #5.
The corner is headed out and Jewsbury has a shot deflected for a corner.
Nani broke from the next corner and won a corner from United that Keller caught.
Fabio commits a foul just outside the box.
Becks curls in a free kick and it hits the side netting. Amos did not know too much about that one.
Now Evra ends up hitting the side netting.
Into stoppage time.
There will be only one minute of stoppage time.
That's it as United win 4-0 and it could have been so much more , but they showed a great deal of mercy to the so called All Stars.
Cameron sorts out the comic chaos at the back. He's been good since he came on for Olave. If he's a Yank, he should be given a look.
4-0 is a pretty good reflection of the match. Harkesy, TT, and Lexi are treating the all stars as if they aren't an rag-tag bunch brought together for a one-off game. Lunacy to think they were ever going to put up a win against United.
Roon and Becks sharing a laugh and SAF showing some class during the interview by complementing the All Stars. He is discussing the clash with Barca on Saturday.
I agree. As I stated, it could have been more. UWS should enjoy the ride home.
Now the clowns are trying to have an intelligent conversation and not succeeding.
Twellman is making excuses for the Allstars that they did not have enough time to train. Was that the case when they were undefeated while he played for the Allstars?
Park is named MVP. He is excited about the match with Barca.
I guess I have to agree with TT that at least, the all-stars could have run out a 4-3-3 formation which would have given them more chances to score. I agree, but I do think that United would have fed upon the stranded defenders if the all-stars had pushed forward.
Park the MVP? I guess, why not?
Bravo and that Jamaican forward didn't do us any favors by running into the least dangerous areas of the field. TT, injuries aside knew where the goal was even if he needed a few bites at the cherry to score. Now Brian McBride? In his prime, as good a striker as has been seen in the MLS. Maybe the best.
Cheerio Dave. I'll be at the match on Saturday and then running around like a crazy man Sunday before Melanie and I fly off to Sweden for 10 days. Steve.
I would have started McBride. either way, they could handle United, who were not even at their best.
enjoy your vacation. Unfortunately , I will not be around this weekend as I leave to pick up the girls from summer camp.
Cheers Gooner. It was great chatting with you,
Thanks for keeping the LOB home fires burning this evening, lads. I'm sorry to abandon you. I had a couple of my tennis mates over unexpectedly after the game today. I enjoyed reading your comments. Bit of a clinic from United, who are looking a bit ominous already in pre-season. But didn't the "All-Stars" tee them up nicely for that display!
Crikey - well Gulati and Garber need to know just how short of the mark the MLS still is.
Hey Fellas,
Had a great time with Tom and Matt
We had great seats to the left of the camera on the same side. We were at the end that United were attacking in the second half
Lots of fun. I have seen United play three times in the US in recent times
United 4 Juventus 1
United 1 AC Milan 1 (lost on PKs thanks to miss by Howard!)
United 4 All Stars 0
Not bad record
United 9 others 2
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