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NestLiner: 37 Days

Kim Kolb — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:44:45 +0000

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

Kim Kolb — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:16:44 +0000

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

Kim Kolb — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 19:08:24 +0000

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

Kim Kolb — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 01:54:43 +0000

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

Kim Kolb — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 19:00:13 +0000

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 [...]

Nest Liner: Now, where were we?

Kim Kolb — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:21:51 +0000

United returned to action against Chivas USA. After having the Portland game postponed due to Hurricane Irene (sadly playing and watching that would have been an epic experience, though the reasoning to postpone was sound) United had an unprecedented 20 days between games. August is usually the dog days of an MLS schedule where [...]

Nest Liner: DC United moves the Earth

Kim Kolb — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:05:25 +0000

Today, DC United signed Brandon McDonald, formerly of the San Jose Earthquakes to a contract extension.

Soccerwise, this is great, McDonald has solidified the backline with his experience and he brings some attitude to the defense. But…..

The press release went out at 1:51 PM, when the earthquake shook the region according to [...]

Nest Liner: Timing is Everything

Kim Kolb — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 20:22:03 +0000

DC United v Vancouver Whitecaps

DeRo dribbles in/around/through the Vancouver defense to set up the first goal. Photo: Kim Kolb (Click Photo for more)

Feels good to see a win in person, doesn’t it? In fact United has beaten all three MLS teams that call the Pacific Northwest home. Seattle was the last [...]

Nest Liner: United Go to Dallas, Return to find Austin

Kim Kolb — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 02:10:39 +0000

Quick, who was the last United player to score in a game against FC Dallas?

Still thinking?

Two 0-0 scorelines in 2011. Last year saw a 1-0 loss early in the year, and a 1-3 loss late in the year. But last year’s offensively challenged team didn’t score that, of course, it was an [...]

Nest Liner: The More Things Change….

Kim Kolb — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 03:35:12 +0000

The last two games, United couldn’t finish off the game agonizingly giving up equalizing goals very late in the game. First against Houston, they let the Dynamo move the ball 99 yards or so pretty much uncontested. Then they let Carlos #$#*($&# Ruiz get a sliver of space in the Philadelphia game.

But the [...]