Nest Liner: Scratching Out Points

Two Sides

There are two views as to how to view Saturday’s game against Toronto.

Disappointment that United gave up a lead and three points  or, Excitement that United rallied back not once, but twice to salvage a tie. 

Neither view is wrong.  In fact, both are right.

Recap

Once [...]

Suds, Sides, Songs and Serendipity

The SE tailgate Crew has been working hard all week so it’s going to be a great time on Sat (rain OR shine!) Please note again that you can pre-purchase your tailgate passes (info is here, note the price change for members). Also note the timing (plan your arrival according or you could miss [...]

Nestliner: Sizing up ’09 – Defense

17 Days and Counting

The 2009 is quickly approaching.  Tommy Soehn, and Dave Kaspar are putting the final touches on the roster (as evidenced by their comments at the Kickoff Sindig).  In the last Nestliner we looked at the keeper situation, this week…..the defense.

Maligned

Last season brought in the non-brother Golanzo brothers (gee, thanks Christian Miles).  Burch, McTavish, and NamoffWe saw Devon McTavish move all over the field only to wind up back in the middle of the defense, Marc Burch put in the middle of the defense, rookies in the defense.  Can we just say it was pretty much a mess? 

Even the defender with a long history in DC, Bryan Namoff had an off year.  You can chalk this up to injuries, personalities, turnover, etc.  But it affected the shaky goalkeeping, it’s hard to really pinpoint United’s troubles to either the goalkeeping or the defense, but both need to be addressed as a complete unit, and without a doubt it’s a priority to fix for 2009.

 

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Fire Click with Me!

Whether you want to get a taste of the tailgating action, on the field drama or the fun to be found in the stands of the last home match our faithful shutterbugs have been busy again. Thanks to Sarah and Sean we have some great shots of Tifo efforts prior to the match [...]