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

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….

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 [...]

Nest Liner: Hold the presses (er, Submit button)

OK, was all set to put up a post looking at the United/Dynamo game and how United couldn’t manage to finish off the game, and United doesn’t just pull off one, but two moves.

First United sent some allocation money to San Jose for Brandon McDonald.  When news of this first hit, the immediate [...]

Nest Liner:Breaking Trends

Frequent MLS information bites have been:

The Timbers haven’t lost to an MLS opponent at home yet No team has gained three points more than three time zones from home.

The folks that come up with MLS information bites need to go to work to come up with something else.  As United took both [...]

Nest Liner: Et tu Portland?

What is it with the Pacific Northwest and an utter lack of respect?

Here’s a post from the Oregonian.  Of note:

 

The Timbers are the MLS’ only unbeaten and untied team at home this season.

The Timbers will likely extend the run to six games on Sunday when they host D.C. [...]