May
16
While we sit and wait on the US Open Cup bracket to get filled out a little more, time to get to a Wednesday quick pick. Colorado Rapids at D.C. United: Tough game for the Rapids, a midweek cross country game, the last time they did one of these it did not go well for…[continue reading]
Feb
03
Yesterday I took a look at the 10 clubs from the Eastern Conference in how they’ve done so far this winter. Naturally right after the post was put up one of those clubs went out and signed a DP. Today, we’ll look at the nine clubs from the Western Conference to see how they’ve been…[continue reading]
Jan
20
When the Chicago Fire announced Quaker Oats as their new jersey sponsor earlier this week (I swear that one is growing on me by the day), the news left four clubs without a sponsor. The Colorado Rapids, the Columbus Crew, FC Dallas and Sporting Kansas City all have holes in their jerseys – well metaphorically…[continue reading]
Nov
07
You could see the writing on the wall with this for several weeks. Gary Smith was not happy and neither were the folks above him with the Colorado Rapids. Today, they made it official as the club announced they would be parting ways with the only head coach in their club history to guide them…[continue reading]
Oct
27
I hate being quick with playoff previews but this one will have to end up being the case. Time has not been on my side today. Tonight is the second wild card game of the 2011 MLS Cup Playoffs. Last night the New York Red Bulls upset FC Dallas on the road and tonight the…[continue reading]
Oct
26
I snagged this off the Colorado Rapids’ Facebook page. For those who think switching to a winter schedule is a good thing, consider this photo for a moment.
Oct
13
Without going into a lot of details, there's a lot of water gone under the bridge now with our decisions that have been made, choices that have come about, working environment and personalities. And listen, I wouldn't say it was totally Paul's fault that we don't get on. There has to be two sides to that story. The reality is that when people don't work together well, you tend to miss out on certain things. Things fall through cracks.~ Gary Smith, Colorado Rapids head coach
At one point this season I thought about having Gary Smith on my coaching hot seat list but a midseason turnaround kind of killed that thought for me. Turns out, we could be close to him leaving Colorado anyways. He and TD Paul Bravo are apparently not on the same page these days. In a…[continue reading]
Sep
30
"Everyone has to make their own decisions as they relate to those things. For me, if my team's in a competition I'm going to go to the game with them, no matter what the team is that I send down. ... For me, not traveling with the team I think would be disrespectful to the competition that you're competing in and to the opponent that you're playing."~ Sigi Schmid, Seattle Sounders FC head coach
Saw this quote from Sigi Schmid in regards to Colorado Rapids manager Gary Smith staying at home this past week for the Rapids CCL trip to Honduras. Can’t say I disagree with this either. Even though the Rapids won their game, the head coach should have made the trip. It will be interesting to see…[continue reading]
Sep
30
"We didn’t invest to come in and control the club. I thought that we needed a strategic alliance with one of the big clubs. We did have lots of different opportunities presented to us to invest in European football. I didn’t have the motivation to do it until Arsenal."~ Stan Kroenke, Colorado Rapids owner
Saw this quote earlier in an interview with Colorado Rapids and Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke. He said he invested in Arsenal to “help” the Rapids. Aside from seeing his club win the MLS Cup last year, I’m still wondering how Arsenal has helped the Rapids.
Sep
21
My pal Daniel over at BigDSoccer.com just posted this photo on his twitter feed. Valencia of La Liga in Spain did this clever jersey sponsor idea of promoting their brand online instead of having a big time sponsor. I’d say for clubs like FC Dallas, the Colorado Rapids, the Columbus Crew, Sporting Kansas City and…[continue reading]
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