Midseason Analysis- How did the players rate up, how did the team in general do, and what lies in store?

The 2007 part of the season has been very interesting indeed. For the first 10 weeks Galatasaray was kicking ass. 5-1 against FC Sion, 6-0 against Konyaspor, 4-0 against Rizespor, all very resounding and impressive victories. More importantly, the team wa

NEWS: Dorman moving on?

According to this article at MLSNet.com, Revolution Midfielder Andy Dorman will not be signing for more time with the Revs. Though there is no mention of a specific timeline in the article and also no reciprocal mention of the news at the Revolution's web

Postmatch analysis: Gaziantepspor 1:1 Galatasaray......Pathetic

Galatasaray Line-up: Aykut, Hasan, Song, Servet, Hakan Balta, Volkan, Arda, Bouzid, Lincoln, Nonda, Ümit Karan Goals: 57' Aykut (OG) 90' Servet That match was bull. This is without a doubt our worst match of the season. Last week against Denizli

Losing streak continues on two fronts

I attended the game on Saturday against FC Dallas. With grill and bratwurst in hand, I had hope that the Crew could pull off the last home game of the season. The pre-game atmosphere was pretty good. Even through the first half the crowd was very much

Media Galore!

Here are some links that I've come across in the last couple of days. I'm trying to dig into the web and find as much Crew related material that I can. If anyone has better video or pics or knows of a place to find them, let me know. I really want to h

Opportunity comes a knockin', again, no one answers

Sitting behind the south end goal at the end of the second minute of Sunday's match-up against the Galaxy, my hopes ran high for this club. They were exactly where they needed to be. The Galaxy are now on their heels down 1-0, the Fire tied yesterday, an

"Blacking Out" the Galaxy...not the season

The Crew's home page is make a big deal about this game and "Blacking Out" the LA Galaxy. Let's face it, this was a game that was suppose to be the first of several times that David Beckham would be coming to Columbus to showcase his spectacular "bending

The Crew back on track...so is the blog.

With the comeback victory over Toronto FC this past weekend and four games left in the season, the Crew still has a shot at the playoffs. Granted, after this week with a home game against a cellar dwelling Galaxy club, there will be a tough road ahead.

COMMENTARY: Revs all the way?

The Eastern Conference has been packed all season with four or five teams consistently within six or fewer points from first place. The New England Revolution for their part have been right up there throughout, and seemed to have pulled to freedom a month

PREVIEW: Revs host KC, defend top of Eastern table

The New England Revolution will try to solidify their position at the top of the East, but not since soccer lines graced the grass at old Foxboro Stadium have the Revs beat the Kansas City Wizards at home. “We own them in New England,” Jose Burciaga (

UPDATE: Noonan and Larentowicz do it for the Revs; RSL fall 2-1

The New England Revolution defeated Real Salt Lake in Utah, increasing their MLS-best road record to 5-2-2 and solidifying themselves in some pundits' eyes as a solid competitor for the 2007 MLS Cup. Pat Noonan socred the first goal after a build-up pl

UPDATE: Revs head to Utah, Kick off dog days of summer

Following a 3-3 draw at Gillette Stadium this past Sunday, the New England Revolution (7-3-6) fly out to Utah on Saturday in the hopes of starting their toughest stretch this season with a win against Real Salt Lake (1-8-6). In their last meeting on June

Revolution and Houston while Beckham laces his shoes

In between trips to the toilet for vomiting over the "Beckham love-fest", I figured I'd do a little run down of tomorrow's Houston @ Revolution game. We'll be making the trek down to Gillette Stadium to watch the game live, and it looks to be a good ma

Revolution Point Standings vs. Previous Years

Revolution face two weeks missing three players

Gold Cup drains MLS rosters Rather than dwell on just a plain embarassing draw with Real Salt Lake today, I thought I'd take a look at what life might be like without Taylor Twellman, Steve Ralston and Michael Parkhurst. Here's Ives Galarcep's write-up

Embarassing home loss to Kansas City

Revolution Points Progression The New England Revolution midfield was largely ineffective last night in a 4 - 3 loss to the Kansas City Wizards at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA. A hat trick by Eddie Johnson was made possible by Revs' central defen

Abandoning Post: My Life as a Crew Blogger

And so it goes that seven games into Major League Soccer's 2007 season, I'm abandoning my position as the Columbus Crew's blogger for The Offside. It was a fun experiment, trying to write about a soccer team I don't support. If nothing else, it finally

Thoughts on Week 7; sporadic posting explained

I won't pretend I watched the Crew's flame-out against Red Bull; I'm finding watching the Crew harder and harder lately. But I did catch the Quick Kicks highlights and that showed me enough. The four goals conceded says enough about the defense - though

Top o' tha heap!

Ongoing Revs Results Chart and Table A good weekend for Revs' fans, I'd say. New York's bumble at home today leaves the New England Revolution at the top of the Eastern Conference with 14 points. The Revs have gone six straight games without a loss, an

Crew 1 - 1 Chivas: Pulling for the Slow Kids

Before getting to the game itself, what appears below recommends a preface of sorts. For those who aren’t aware, I’m a married man; as such, I had Mother’s Day obligations. That wasn’t a problem - I went through the day happy even - but I did re

Crew v. Chivas: Grey Skies Are Gonna Clear Up...

...and you know the rest (it’s “put on a happy face” for those who don’t). As you’ll see above, the trade for Alejandro Moreno makes a little more sense once Columbus Crew coach Sigi Schmid frames it correctly. Between that change, Guillermo

KC over Crew (a better recap); Where I see Columbus

The Hunt Park Insider - and that's a quality source, people - posted their thoughts on the Columbus Crew's Saturday's loss to the Kansas City Wizards; suffice to say they didn't see a lot to admire out there, but they've got a thorough breakdown to feed y

Crew Lose: If You Can't Beat 'Em...

“How to read the Crew's 22 fouls and four yellow cards? An impassioned effort from a side with just one win so far, or frustration boiling over? Either way, the league might look at Ricardo Virtuoso's aggressive jump that absolutely flattened K.C. defen

Quick Parsing of Crew Salaries

As damn near everyone knows by now, the Major League Soccer players' union released the salaries of every player in MLS - and I feel dirtier by degrees with each passing minute I dig around this stuff. Apparently, I have a tolerance for muck because I

Tracking the Revs

Revs' Schedule and Results: 2004 - 2007 I've started tracking the Revs' performance as compared to the last three seasons. You can check out the progress at the above link. They're holding their own as it compares to their playoff seasons, but they hav

Schelotto's Arrival: Roster Space, Check; On the Field?

Scroll past the stuff about Danny O'Rourke's tribute to a departed friend and you'll find some off-the-field machinations that have made possible Guillermo Barros Schelotto's arrival in Columbus; which, as the article notes, was scheduled for last night.

The Open Cup Loss - The State of Crew Nation

Having already noted my complete lack of first-hand knowledge of the Columbus Crew's performance in their loss to the Los Angeles Galaxy in Tuesday night's U.S. Open Cup play-in, I spent this morning seeing what I could learn from any of the 5,424 who too

We Have the Herron Suspension

Straight from the Major League Soccer (MLS) press release: "The Major League Soccer Disciplinary Committee today fined Columbus Crew forward Andy Herron $3,000 and suspended him four games for violent conduct. New England Revolution midfielder Shalrie

Columbus: Where I See 'Em (e.g. Power Rankings)

Sure, this is a bit lazy, but I'm not about to bang out another (disgustingly) long, long examination of anything soccer-related today. What I am going to do is link to the "power rankings" I cranked out for the league in the wake of Major League Socce

Weekend Craze- A Time to Reflect the State of Chivas USA (Updated)

Day 4 of the Chivas USA blog has finally come at The Offside and well its a slow day. Saturdays are usually not the most exciting of days to blog on, especially when the MLS season has yet start. But that does not mean we are at a loss. There is still ple