NestLiner: 37 Days

DC United

37 days between now and United’s opener on March 10.  Still have some roster spots to fill, though the acquisition of Danny Cruz will help fill out the roster quite well, and the twitter news today that Untied is in talks with forward Hamdi Salihi from what United’s Austrian affiliate Rapid Vienna [...]

NestLiner: Draft Time

What does United need?

This January is different when compared to the last two.  Two years ago, Curt Onalfo had no time to prepare and build a team and headed into the draft.  With no plan, the team assembled a bunch of extra parts and failed.  After the 2010 season, United kind of beat [...]

Nest Liner: Santino Quaranta

Tino celebrates as Charlie chases him — Photo: Kim Kolb

Santino Quaranta has decided to hang up his colorful shoes.  On the surface, when you see that a 27 year old has decided to retire, you’d think it was hasty.  But Tino has been on a road that is longer than his age [...]

Nest Liner: 2012 Awaits

While 2011 was disappointing in that United didn’t make the playoffs, the ride, while rough at times, offered more hope than the 2010 campaign.  Looking back the high point of the season and the beginning of the end was the game at Chivas USA, where Charlie Davies netted a hattrick and United was rolling [...]

Nest Liner: Crunch Time now it’s Crunchier

Ben's ready, are you?

United held its playoffs hopes and dreams in its own hands until about the 50th second of the Vancouver match.  Now it’s catchup time.

There Eastern Conference Teams are within reach and are four teams ahead of them in the Wild Card standings (three spots remain open) that they [...]