http://dcunited.theoffside.com Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 11 May 2008 13:45:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Aside from watching the great rundown to the end of the EPL season, here's a little reading for you. Great article and video about Ben Olsen, right here. http://dcunited.theoffside.com/dc-united/sunday-reading.html Wow. Woooow. I can't throw this game away like I did for Colorado, as there are no excuses this time. I took down some notes during the game, because I knew this post would be a doozy. So here we go. http://dcunited.theoffside.com/dc-united-players/franco-niell/the-gruesome-aftermath-chicago-fire-2-dc-united-0.html Heads up to DCenters, Guy Roland Kpene has signed with Houston Dynamo, a team that could use some goals. So I guess that's why they signed Guy. Just kidding, you're my boy Guy! http://dcunited.theoffside.com/dc-united-players/guy-roland-kpene/my-boy-kpene.html This article, via Goff, confirms the rumor that DC United and Volkswagen will be partnering, to the tune of 5 years, $14 million dollars. What does this mean? It could mean money to play around with on our second DP spot. It could mean more money pumped ... http://dcunited.theoffside.com/dc-united/dcu-vw-agree-to-sponsorship-deal.html Well, I guess that's a little more dramatic than it needs to be. But, it appears that Ben Olsen is done for the year, and possibly forever. Since Ben is my all time favorite player for DC, this kind of eats. And I'm sure you all love him too, ... http://dcunited.theoffside.com/dc-united-players/ben-olsen/dark-day-for-united-fans.html VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE Seriously. Wunderstrike. Golasso. Call it what you will. But also call it your SIERRA MIST GOAL OF THE WEEK! Update: WOO, way to go. We beat those crazy Toronto fans, with ... http://dcunited.theoffside.com/dc-united-players/marcello-gallardo/vote-or-die-p-diddy-style.html Just got back from the friendly confines of RFK, and I'm well happy. Also, I got to watch my Blues keep the league exciting this morning, all over an Irish breakfast. Happy Jon. Anyway, some quick observations before a recap post and some pictures tomorrow morning. -Emilio is ... http://dcunited.theoffside.com/dc-united/snap-judgement-dcu-4-rsl-1.html Hey, where'd all my commentors go? I go away for one week.... AAAAnnyway, looks like we've got a big game here. Not big, in one sense, because the regular season means diddly in this retarded league, but big because this team has looked poor of late, and needs to ... http://dcunited.theoffside.com/game-previews/game-preview-real-salt-lake-at-dc-united.html Meet your new forward, Francis Doe. He comes by way of New York, and has 2 goals in 8 career games. For those keeping score, that's exactly two more than my boy Guy Kpene has scored, ever. I'm told that Doe has got some jets, which we ... http://dcunited.theoffside.com/game-recap/some-minor-news-and-a-funny-article.html Well, I didn't go to this game, and I'm glad about it. I watched it once I got home, and I've made some observations. - Gallardo is good. Very good. He brings an element that isn't often seen in MLS, and thats the ability to move around with ... http://dcunited.theoffside.com/dc-united-players/marcello-gallardo/post-game-columbus-2-dcu-1.html