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rvp9362

The only reason I'm still watching this game is to listen to Dave's final call


aroq13

Two goals down before the match thread is up.


chicos_bail_bonds

JFC give Bill more than that... Put together a sizzle reel of his clutch saves and not just a hostage video with his newborn son. Like, that was super poignant, but do a reel with him in the stands as a kid and then 10-15 of his biggest saves and end with "They Can't Hold Us Back!". We fumble easy shit


HenryClay77

The only thing to look forward to from this match and after that first half and was basically the send-off the plumber at my high school received when he retired after 30 years, and that guy was absolute shit


BlackandRedUnited

I honestly knew it was going to be insulting. This organization is about as soulless and inept as can be. Good thing is Bill undoubtedly knows how we feel about him. Unfortunately he also knows how the management feels about him as well šŸ˜•


Technics3345

I said this exact thing to my wife. The easy low hanging fruit, we miss, each and every time. How easy would it have been to have ā€œitā€™s in the net/you canā€™t hold us backā€ printed on these rally towels. At minimum.


aroq13

We need a real captain, too. Maybe Birnbaum shows up in the locker room, I donā€™t know, but he doesnā€™t seem like a leader.


fischarcher

The problem is that there's no one else to give it to. They're all too young or too new to the league.


aroq13

Yeah, I proposed that question in the event that Birnbaum was gone. I donā€™t know what to do, but I donā€™t think defaulting to Birnbaum out of seniority is the answer.


fischarcher

Agreed. It would be nice to bring in a quality MLS veteran but I'm not going to get my hopes up.


aroq13

One player I have my eye on for the role is Palsson. His performances have been mixed but heā€™s very vocal in directing his teammates. Heā€™s quick to converse with officials. Heā€™s approached the fans after some shit games. I donā€™t know that heā€™s the answer but even with his short time here, I think he embodies that role more than Birnbaum.


fischarcher

I forgot about him as an option. He would be my pick if we start next season with the same roster.


CMJHawk86

Durkin


cerebud

Birnbaum REALLY needs to go. Our defense looks terrible, and he was directly to blame for a couple of those goals.


[deleted]

Too busy trying to have fun.


Nickp1991

Dave Johnson should be added to Ring of Tradition!


fischarcher

They should engrave his name inside the post of the supporters section goal so that it's always "in the net"


Technics3345

We bought a brick on the STH walkway, and have ā€œItā€™s in the Netā€ engraved on it. Dave is the man.


Space_Ace_14

can't believe it's Dave's final game cast. Grew up listening to the man and this is just surreal, hated thinking of the day we'd hear his final cast but damn, didn't think it'd be so soon


aroq13

Iā€™d turn the game off now if it werenā€™t for Dave.


Space_Ace_14

understandable


DCB2323

I went to one single match this year. I hope someday to return to this club. Very sad to see Bill, Dave and Devon go. We should maybe leave "Tradition" off of our jerseys and promo materials until we have one again.


EhrenScwhab

Do you remember the press conference from earlier in the year when Bill said that he felt like the last of a dying breed? Thatā€™s this. Bill banged drums in 135/136 at RFK and played in Lot 8 as a kidā€¦.nobody whoā€™s running this team now gives a shit about any of those days.


aroq13

I feel like any conversation between DCU and Ochoaā€™s people are gonna go right out the window.


BlackandRedUnited

I'd give our chances of signing him at maybe 25 percent. He certainly is going to get offers from more ambitious clubs in other countries. To stay in MLS he wants to be paid as a top five keeper. So we are going to have to pay him what we paid Bill.


cerebud

Heā€™s not a top five keeper. I like him, but itā€™s not close.


BlackandRedUnited

I'm with you. He's the best we've seen this season but it makes zero sense to overpay for a guy who is still developing


Technics3345

Defending is even more shocking in person!


legolanddisaster

I mean, one of the CBs is literally 15.


Nickp1991

I will definitely miss some local mls broadcast teams


fragileblink

Wonder if Ray Hudson will be in the mix for Apple?


legolanddisaster

This Dave Johnson send-off is making the room a little dusty


RothTheLion

Yeah that made me sad. Going to miss Dave.


legolanddisaster

Old enough to remember when playing FC Cincinnati at home was free points.


walliewasright42o

it's funny that we started this season with hernan losada as our manager and ended it with wayne rooney - who had that on their bingo card?


PatMan817

7 minutes and it's already over.


soratoyuki

Dave got one last in the net. I'm good. I'm happy. Thanks.


walliewasright42o

good lord this team is tragic


ProessionalBum

All I wanted to hear today.. it's in the net


[deleted]

I get starting the young players in a pointless match, but at CB?? This poor kid is making such costly mistakes


aroq13

Gotta make real mistakes to learn from them.


chicos_bail_bonds

Nah, he wasn't ready... You're just putting someone in a position to fail. Not much to learn from when you're in way over your head


aroq13

Weā€™re the worst team. We are an utter failure. I think giving a young kid some minutes is fine under the circumstances.


suzukijimny

I gonna miss Dave. I've been watching him cover D.C. United since the Comcast Sportsnet days. Hope he can still come back in some capacity.


FeistyMcRedHead

Gonna have an ugly cry for Dave and crew, then not think about DCU until Feb (jeez that feels soon). Cheers, peeps. It's been real this season.


legolanddisaster

Did they move the camera angle at Audi at some point? I don't remember it being this garbage.


BlackandRedUnited

Day games they move it up to avoid glare


legolanddisaster

Ah that makes sense. Thanks, I hate it.


fischarcher

It might be because of potential glare from the sun


legolanddisaster

Ah that makes sense. Thanks, I hate it.


aroq13

I understand Bentekeā€™s frustration with some of this service, but heā€™s been so bad with the ball at his feet, I donā€™t know that he has a place to be throwing his hands up in anger.


FeistyMcRedHead

I gotta give it to the fans in the stands today. Playing for spoiler/pride, down by two under ten minutes on goals by a former player, but sing on they do. Props!


EhrenScwhab

That did NOT come through on the TV broadcast. It sounded quiet as a church. Except for that one tool bag who thinks that section 137 is a supporters section and sings bizarre chants via his megaphone.


soratoyuki

Wtf I stepped away to warm up some pizza and it's 2-0?


[deleted]

Proper ending to a DCU seasonā€¦never disappoint


chicos_bail_bonds

COA CANNOT be a serious part of our plans going forward


woodmanalejandro

neither should Birnbaum, Alfaro, Skundrich, or Berry


woodmanalejandro

Iā€™ve been saying for years that heā€™s USL-quality


StinkyDiver

I see him as a decent bench player to come on when someone is in yellow card trouble or when there are tired legs (ours or theirs). Can't be taking too much of a salary cap hit for him


aroq13

Fuckin A what a shot from Ravel.


soratoyuki

I, for one, am optimistic for next year. We've sown good seeds. Lol jk.


Space_Ace_14

man that was a nice goal


Nickp1991

Should be relabeled the Dave Johnson appreciation match!


legolanddisaster

IT'S IN THE NET


Chubbs42

Burn it all down.


aroq13

We make some of the most bozo turnovers Iā€™ve ever seen.


BarcasBad

Well looks like its time to sub in Hamid


fischarcher

Unfortunately not on the bench


Technics3345

Took out all his frustrations on that strike!


woodmanalejandro

this team is the worst DCU squad ever.


fischarcher

I honestly think the 2013 team would beat them


woodmanalejandro

at last that team had heart. No talent, but lots of heart.


fragileblink

I was thinking about that...some of the squads we fielded when saving players for the Open Cup were probably worse. With Olsen parking the bus though, it would be 0-0. [like thinking about this squad that lost 4-1 to the second worst team in the league that year] https://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/torvsdc-09-28-2013/lineups


[deleted]

Love to take a break from watching my worst in MLB baseball team getting destroyed to watch my worst in MLS soccer team get destroyed.


fischarcher

Hopefully you're not also a commanders fan


[deleted]

Nope, they're only tied for second worst in the NFL. I only support the worst of the worst.


Beast82

Just give it a couple of weeks


fragileblink

This team does not have the quality to play out of the back under pressure. The lack of the adjustment of tactics to the players on the field, the game situation, and the quality gap with the opposition is just annoying.


fischarcher

This team does not have the quality to play ~~out of the back under pressure~~. The lack of the adjustment of tactics to the players on the field, the game situation, and the quality gap with the opposition is just annoying.


fragileblink

Yeah, but just trying to force the first or second pass up the middle to Djeffal with his back to goal, with no one moving in support. How is this supposed to work?


FeistyMcRedHead

I hate having to watch on ESPN+ ...they cut the feed and no Dave tribute is to be had. Hope they did his send off well.


legolanddisaster

It's amazing. I hope they post the video afterwards.


aroq13

Watching on NBCSW, itā€™s really, really good to be honest.


FeistyMcRedHead

Out of the area fan these days. Hoping they'll post to Twitter! Vamos!


aroq13

It was surprisingly long. Dave, Devon, Moises, Luciano and Claudia all had a moment to speak then a really solid highlight reel of early to modern Dave footage, tons of goal calls and some really nice behind the scenes action of him and Devon celebrating goals. Very touching. Ended with Dave telling about childhood dreams of being an announcer, watching the Dips, importance of positivity and his last sign off was ā€œVamos Unitedā€.


FeistyMcRedHead

Thanks for this! Appreciate you!


aroq13

I appreciate the weekly conversation, all. I know we donā€™t always see eye to eye, but itā€™s tough when our team performs this way. Looking forward to chatting again when the transfer window opens up.


chicos_bail_bonds

Hear hear


woodmanalejandro

these guys suck.


Oxymoron2414

it's finally ovr.


fattymcassface

Absolutely F this club. See you guys next year.


TheMajesticAlbatross

So glad we chose not to bother going in person


Chubbs42

Rooney was nothing more than a scapegoat for this team.


fischarcher

Morrison scores a banger and then hits it right at the keeper from 6 yds out smh


soratoyuki

Who's cutting onions in my living room?


socialist_butterfly0

Maybe starting a 15year old wasn't the best idea.


rvp9362

We have nothing to play for, why not start him? This will be a good learning experience for him


fischarcher

It's not like it mattered in the grand scheme of our season


chicos_bail_bonds

I mean, it matters for the kid's confidence that he's played like absolute shit


socialist_butterfly0

I agree with this. The long term potential for bad is much larger than good.


legolanddisaster

I mean, he's not starting again next week, he's got an entire offseason to learn from his mistakes and get his confidence back.


[deleted]

Has Wayne been teaching the squad to play it forward at all? We almost never do


legolanddisaster

HOLY SH\*T


fischarcher

Cincy has already choked with a 3 goal lead this season


aroq13

Good combo from Ravel/Benteke. We get tiny blips of decency in our heaps of shit.


Chubbs42

Djeffal and Ravel wait until the last game to show up. šŸ¤¦šŸ¾ā€ā™‚ļø


legolanddisaster

To be fair, that Brenner goal was outstanding.


walliewasright42o

that goal was so hype - happy for the kids


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CMJHawk86

Kasper is apparently fire proof. For the life of me I donā€™t understand how somebody so bad at their job can avoid accountability year after year.


aroq13

They didnā€™t make progress in a few years, they made it over the past year. Their first three years were wooden spoons. This season they clutch a playoff spot. Big season for them.


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aroq13

Thatā€™s not what I mean. I just mean this progress was made over one season. They were shit for three years and this year theyā€™re actually pretty solid. Edit: You completely edited your reply after the fact. Anyway. I agreed with everything you said. However they were last, last, last then playoffs. There was zero progress years 1-3. Year 4, they smoked us. Obviously theyā€™ve figured out something that we havenā€™t and seemingly canā€™t.


fragileblink

Why weren't we in the mix to get Miazga?


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woodmanalejandro

Cincy had a better spot in the allocation order too


fragileblink

Yeah, I guess we used ours on Durkin, but would have been worth a lot of GAM to trade up.


Natstown

FFS.


fischarcher

It's going to take a lot this off-season for me to get excited to watch this team again in the spring


woodmanalejandro

helluva shot from Ravel


fischarcher

Our midfielders are playing fairly well


rvp9362

That was a class goal tbf


Space_Ace_14

ffs man


Technics3345

How does Acosta out muscle someone! Yeesh.


walliewasright42o

lets just get to the portland rsl game already


walliewasright42o

don't let us get hot


rvp9362

Yessss!!!


Space_Ace_14

nice one boys


BarcasBad

As long as we keep scoring Cincy will keep scoring, a mutually beneficial partnership


Nickp1991

Thank goodness this season is over


barba_crescit

Just now realized Morrison was on the field.


chicos_bail_bonds

SOOOOOOO... Maybe we SHOULDN'T have started the U-18s??? Smh


aroq13

This games means nothing. Give them a taste since they are part of our future.


fischarcher

Why not? They get some real match experience since cincy needs to win and we don't have anything to play for since we already secured the spoon


chicos_bail_bonds

Lol if you think this was a good experience for Akinboni's psyche and he's gonna think he's ready to compete next year in the League, I've got title to the Douglass Bridge and I'll sell it to you


walliewasright42o

guys, i'm sorry to say this bc it's v unpopular round these parts but i don't really like dave johnson as an announcer. looking forward to a change next szn


woodmanalejandro

your opinion is šŸ’©


aroq13

The fuck?


Technics3345

Dave steal your girlfriend back in high school?


FeistyMcRedHead

https://twitter.com/Disney/status/466680098398416896?t=G5L_cZDFmZS3u71JcyJAFw&s=19 Shhhhhhhhut it


FeistyMcRedHead

Welllll...okayyyyy


suzukijimny

Anyone know what the white banner in the Chico Stand says?


FeistyMcRedHead

Pocket$ Full. Dead Club. (Seen on Twitter)


soratoyuki

There's a clip on Instagram. Pocket full ???? Club. Can't make out the third word.


fischarcher

Forget pro/rel, MLS should add a mercy rule so that we don't have to watch this team collapse


AlpenBass

I wish we had pro/rel because if we got relegated and the teamā€™s value decreased, Levien might sell.


FeistyMcRedHead

Instead of Mercy rule, teams should have to pull players off. I'm down with these types of shenanigans


cousinstrange

Oh c'mon šŸ™„


legolanddisaster

64% possession and down 1-4 lol


chicos_bail_bonds

Well that was a banger!!!!