So here we are. A new season looming. Last year at this time, we were excited about our MLS Cup Champs starting a new season. Now we’ve got a whole new look, and time will tell whether it works or not. Gary Smith is gone, and to judge from Tim Hinchey’s interview on From The Read More …
Organizational culture reflects the values and attitudes of the person at the top. Hiring and promotions are geared to perpetuate that culture, driven by inside-the-box thinking. It’s pretty obvious that the RFO is stuck in this mode, and has been for years, a mirror image of Kroenke’s management style, such as it is. The Rapids Read More …
Breaking news: Claudio Lopez showed up at DSGP today. Gee, I wonder why? A coach who doesn’t speak English. Whether or not he’s a candidate, it raises an interesting idea: a coach who can’t communicate with players or fans is the ideal pick for RFO. That way, fans are cut out of the equation, since Read More …
Exhibit A: the Seattle Sounders Front Office webpage. Note the owners’ photo right at the top. Happy, smiling guys. Message: We like owning this team. We’re proud to be the owners and we want everyone to know that and to know who we are. Exhibit B: the Colorado Rapids Front Office webpage. No explanations needed. Read More …
Ok fans, here’s your opportunity to explain the utter and complete travesty of reffing observed last night: [poll id="91"] Ah, but a ref can’t be corrupt in a vacuum. There has to be some other entity making it worth his while. Who could it be? Speaking of MLS, the cowards who run the organization are Read More …
The Dumb: We have the New York Red Bulls, a team from the Far East, playing in the Western Conference playoff bracket, and the Colorado Rapids playing in the “Eastern” Conference, which actually looks more like the “Central” Conference, if you ignore Philadelphia. Most New Yorkers do. So being in the East this year is Read More …
And just in time for a potential playoff game — snow. Well, that at least was predictable. What’s not predictable is whether the game will even be here, not to mention who the Rapids will be playing. All will be revealed by Sunday evening, once all 306 games of the MLS season have been played. Read More …
Congratulations to everyone who made the final Rapids home game tailgate of the official MLS season a phenomenal success. There were thousands of people in attendance, plus a few RSL hooligans. Reportedly they staged a kidnapping foray before the tailgate started, in a cowardly attempt to thwart Rapids fans’ celebration. They kidnapped a pinata that Read More …
Danger Zone – warnings ahead. And I’m not talking about the upcoming trip to Mexico. The Rapids have not clinched a playoff spot, and now it’s down to a Rube Goldberg series of cascading events that could go one way or another, depending on other teams’ results in the next few days. Depending on other Read More …
A few days ago, amidst the escalating frenzy of angst over the Rapids’ CONCACAF commitment and generally chaotic season, I was inclined to agree with Sigi Schmid a little bit. Facing the same kind of schedule nightmare the Rapids face, with back-to-back games interspersed with thousands of miles of travel, he told his team to Read More …
