Some minor news, and a funny article

By: jon | April 22nd, 2008

Francis Doe

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 are sorely in need of, since no one will mistake Emilio or Moreno as Olympic sprinters.

And now for the funny article.

This recap came to me by way of Google Alerts, and boy am I glad it did.

Here’s the link from “Merinews”. Here are some excerpts you are sure to enjoy…

On April 17, 2008, with 13,329 spectators in Washington’s JFK stadium, DC United played its MLS game against Columbus crew. The game was transmitted live on ESPN, with Perralta destroying chances of any victory to his own team.

THE FIRST half started with both teams measuring their forces and struggling for possession of the game. DC United was just simply playing with the ball while Columbus Crew was trying to score.

Columbus Crew received a setback when Carroll received a booking (yellow card) for anti-professional behaviour (reckless foul) on the field at 29 minutes into the game.

Regardless, DC United wanted to prove to the spectators of the Robert F Kennedy (RFK) stadium (Ed Note: They got it right the second time, that counts for something) that they were made of steel, and scored an equaliser at 42 minutes. Brian Namoff did the equaliser with the assistance of Luciano Emilio and Jaime Moreno. Unfortunately, DC United was unable to focus on the game and their house of steel melted with an own goal by Gonzalo Perralta giving the Columbus Crew an advantage in the field.

DC United was pathetic in this game. In addition to the own goal by Gonzalo Perralta, the team itself was not performing to the standards of a football [soccer] team. DC United did not have the discipline and tenacity to continue playing after the shock of the own goal. DC United has to see DVDs of this game and check, where improvements can be made.

I think Goff can just let these guys write the gamers from now on.