No Fan Alone Colorado Rapids Supporters

The first signs appeared at 1:15 ET on Galarcep’s blog, the Rapids were making a deal with New England.  One minute later the rumor was corroborated by Steven Goff via Twitter.  Then there was a lot of copying, followed by silence.  Was there a trade?  Did it fall through?

Then suddenly the Rapids traded Jacob Peterson to Toronto F.C. for some money.  Who’d have predicted that!  Whatever else might be said for or against Jake, he is recovering from injury.  That’s the sort of trade that makes you wonder if Bravo also offered Preki a nice bottle of wine with the comment, “Good as new!  Once I put the cork back in it.”

Then, once again, the trade with New England was on.  Yesterday,  confirmation, followed confirmation, followed Twitter leak, but no confirmation came from the horses’ mouths until today.  The Rapids let season ticket holders know first, which was nice, but in the age of blogging everyone’s a potential leak.  The story was out before the official press release was, released.

That’s how a news story develops, particularly in a niche sport that gets ignored by large media outlets.

So what have the Rapids done?

• To begin with, – not playing favorites, just picking the best – Class VI’s Bonji says, “I’m a big fan of the Rapids signing Jeff Larentowicz.  In 2009 he emerged as one of the top midfielder players in the league and central midfield was an area that needed improvement.”
• Jacob Peterson says, “I wish these guys the best of luck, but not when they’re playing us in Toronto. I’d like to see the Rapids do something in the Western Conference. The fans probably deserve that after putting up with some mediocre teams.”
• T.F.C.’s fans say their atmosphere rocks and ours, “up in the hills,” is well……listen here
• Preki says, “We’re looking forward to bringing him into camp and getting him working with the rest of the players.”  This makes me wonder if the rest of the players will be on crutches too?
• The Revs are saying, “Preston has tremendous game experience and has proven to be a very capable goalkeeping option when called upon,” Burns continued. “Cory is a very experienced, versatile defender who will help anchor our backline. We look forward to bringing both Preston and Cory into camp and getting them acclimated to the team.”
• Bravo says, .. watch the video.   Key adjectives for Wells, “willingness,” “bravery”.  For Jeff, “experience”, “the driving force through all their (Revs) injuries.”

Everyone’s happy!  Everyone wins!