Chicago Fire vs. DC United - MLS #24 - 8:00 PM CST - ESPN2 - Gamethread

by Tweed Thornton on Aug 18, 2011 5:14 PM CDT in Fire Previews & Recaps

Marco Pappa - one of the few Fire players who will suit up tonight and suited up last year against D.C. too.

The last time D.C. United came to Toyota Park was on October 16, 2010. It was Brian McBride's last home game and it turned out to be C.J. Brown's last home game too. 306 days is a long time but it feels even longer ago, more distant. The lineup for that game was Andrew Dykstra; Steve Kinney, Wilman Conde, Kwame Watson-Siriboe, Deris Umanzor; Bratislav Ristic, Logan Pause, Peter Lowry, Marco Pappa; Brian McBride, Patrick Nyarko. Freddie Ljungberg (56'), Corben Bone (62'), and Calen Carr (89') entered the game as substitutes.

The fact that Pause, Pappa, Nyarko, and Bone are the only players that are even eligible to enter tonight's game demonstrates what a massive rebuild has taken place this year. Usually when these rebuilds take place, MLS teams are just terrible and end up getting outscored like last year's D.C. United team that finished with a goal differential of -26. There were games where D.C. went in last year and had no hope. It's tough to hope for a win but we aren't praying for a non-blowout. Let the rebuilding continue tonight. Chicago 2 - D.C. United 1. Yours and ours comments below.

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As I can watch this game on TV and not on my computer

I will endeavor to be as sarky (and hopefully insightful) as ever

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 5:36 PM CDT reply actions

God willing I hope

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by Tweed Thornton on Aug 18, 2011 7:15 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

Snarky*

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 7:23 PM CDT up reply actions

Johnson; Gargan, Cuesta, Anibaba, Segares; Pause ©, Pardo, Pappa; Grazzini; Oduro, Nyarko

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by Tweed Thornton on Aug 18, 2011 7:08 PM CDT via mobile reply actions

No Barrouch in the starting XI? That’s a shame. Hopefully he’ll be there against TFC on Sunday

by Mark O'Rourke on Aug 18, 2011 7:17 PM CDT up reply actions

Unless theirs a punctuation mistake. It looks like a 4-3-1-2...

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 7:33 PM CDT up reply actions

Conway, Mikulic, Paladnini, Husidic, Barouch, Nazarit, Chaves

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by Tweed Thornton on Aug 18, 2011 7:12 PM CDT via mobile reply actions

Hamid; Kitchen, Jakovic, McDonald, Woolard; Najar, Simms, King, Pontius; De Rosario ©, Davies

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by Tweed Thornton on Aug 18, 2011 7:13 PM CDT via mobile reply actions

Wolff, Brettschneider, Quaranta, da Luz, White, Burch, Cronin

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by Tweed Thornton on Aug 18, 2011 7:14 PM CDT via mobile reply actions

ESPN 2’s audio is broken. Which means Soccer plus Ed Farmer and DJ on the radio. No Harksie for me

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 8:01 PM CDT reply actions

hmm audio is ok for me

unfortunately that means I have to deal with harkes

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 8:08 PM CDT up reply actions

And Rob Stone… Atleast he knows who CM Punk is

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 8:10 PM CDT up reply actions

true that

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 8:11 PM CDT up reply actions

Why couldn't Hamid just handle the ball there?

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 8:11 PM CDT reply actions

please?

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 8:11 PM CDT up reply actions

Since when was DeRo aloud to be the captain of anything?

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 8:11 PM CDT reply actions

not sure...

apparently the change of scenery kick started him tho

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 8:12 PM CDT up reply actions

I suppose. He was smart enough to jump before the Metrostars imploded

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 8:14 PM CDT up reply actions

true

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 8:15 PM CDT up reply actions

Hah got my Twitter working again...phone acting up today

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 8:16 PM CDT reply actions

Obligatory hide picture subject line.

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 8:17 PM CDT up reply actions

hahaha

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 8:18 PM CDT up reply actions

Kinda disappointed...

Pause has ended his Peter Cech tribute

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 8:17 PM CDT reply actions

DAMN IT

Oduro why don’t you dribble across the box there!!

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 8:17 PM CDT reply actions

nm defender coming back

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 8:18 PM CDT up reply actions

I was hoping he’d go head hunting a la Donovan vs Slovenia.

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 8:18 PM CDT up reply actions

good point...

hell of a goal by landon

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 8:19 PM CDT up reply actions

I am just trying to imagine how many ways Messi would have scored there...

10? 20? 30?

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 8:18 PM CDT reply actions

Only one. He’d have put the ball over the line in between the posts… In fact, I think that’s the only way you can score in soccer

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 8:20 PM CDT up reply actions

haha good point...

maybe I should have said how many different moves he could have made there to score…

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 8:21 PM CDT up reply actions

I know.

I think I’m turning into a combination of my dad and Dan Bernstien

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 8:22 PM CDT up reply actions

haha

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 8:23 PM CDT up reply actions

Nice work there by Nyarko and Grazzini

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 8:19 PM CDT reply actions

good to see the Fire controlling possession early

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 8:21 PM CDT reply actions

And a Wheel of Fortune LED in the corner there...

maybe they could be our next sponsor? It can’t be any worse than NOBODY…

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 8:22 PM CDT reply actions

FUCK!!!!

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 8:23 PM CDT reply actions

my god

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 8:23 PM CDT up reply actions

it's like a dog being kicked when down

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 8:24 PM CDT up reply actions

More like being at a strip club. All the tease and no payoff

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 8:24 PM CDT up reply actions

that's a good analogy...

Oduro is the worst stripper ever!

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 8:26 PM CDT up reply actions

Actually, he’s a really good stripper. Hooking is illegal.

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 8:27 PM CDT up reply actions

kinda like his finishing?

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 8:27 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

You sir win an Internet

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 8:29 PM CDT up reply actions

i haven't seen that movie in a long while

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 8:31 PM CDT up reply actions

Allong the same lines, the Next Watch Party should be at Pole Katz…. purely for the irony

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 8:26 PM CDT up reply actions

at least when Oduro fails, we would have tons of beer available to ease the pain

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 8:27 PM CDT up reply actions

That two cans that should have been called that wern’t.

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 8:30 PM CDT reply actions

weren’t*

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 8:30 PM CDT up reply actions

Oduro also has no Idea how to take a first touch on the run

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 8:31 PM CDT reply actions

good point...

he definitely doesn’t have a soft running first touch. Nyarko looking good so far tho

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 8:32 PM CDT up reply actions

I love when S8 playes Tetris

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 8:33 PM CDT reply actions

It falls all the requirements for section 8. Its loud, catchy, and brings the lo’s

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 8:35 PM CDT up reply actions

Gargan was wide open down the right there and got missed...

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 8:34 PM CDT reply actions

Just throwing this out there, we’re missing a #17 on the field.

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 8:38 PM CDT reply actions

Wow what a rocket...

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 8:39 PM CDT reply actions

wrong spot though. needed to be at the far post.

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 8:40 PM CDT up reply actions

Yep...

Hamid seems even taller than I thought he was. Like the guy from 300

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 8:41 PM CDT up reply actions

Pretty good crowd on hand...

for a team with 2 wins. Good to see solid support

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 8:42 PM CDT reply actions

Nice job by SJ there

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 8:43 PM CDT reply actions

Is there any way to dub Ian Darke's voice over Harkes voice?

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 8:44 PM CDT reply actions

No, becouse one is a play by play guy, and one does color.

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 8:45 PM CDT up reply actions

because*

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 8:45 PM CDT up reply actions

I always get those mixed up...

how about any other play by play guy for Harkes? or any color guy? In the world?

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 8:45 PM CDT up reply actions

Tisch is killing it tonight. Top form.

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by Tweed Thornton on Aug 18, 2011 8:44 PM CDT via mobile reply actions

definitely...

Oduro is killing my sanity too

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 8:45 PM CDT up reply actions

Sorry Ruben didn't mean you were killing my sanity...

just comparing two separate acts of killing tonight haha

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 8:50 PM CDT up reply actions

It’s all good.

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 8:54 PM CDT up reply actions

Yellow card...

well deserved

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 8:46 PM CDT reply actions

Everyone’s so handsy. It’s like freshman homecoming at Mather all over again.

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 8:48 PM CDT reply actions

Oh, that would have been clever.

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 8:49 PM CDT reply actions

WOW, great job by SJ there!!

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 8:50 PM CDT reply actions

Does DeRo know he can't hand the ball in the box?

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 8:51 PM CDT reply actions

He played with Henry for 4 months.

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 8:52 PM CDT up reply actions

That is true...

although we are not Ireland…

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 8:53 PM CDT up reply actions

thankfully...

otherwise that would add to our repertoire of ways to lose this year

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 8:55 PM CDT up reply actions

DAMN IT!!!

come on oduro, are you trying not to score?

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 8:52 PM CDT reply actions

We all dream of a team of Calen Carr’s

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 8:52 PM CDT up reply actions

Please, Orr on for Oduro at half!!

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 8:54 PM CDT reply actions

Did Tweed just kick Hamid in the balls?

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 8:55 PM CDT reply actions

or hammy?

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 8:56 PM CDT up reply actions

I have a sneaking suspicion it was Chow in an invisibility cloak

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 8:56 PM CDT up reply actions

job well done Tweed Chow!

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 8:59 PM CDT up reply actions

So its halftime ans since we were talking about announcers, What’s with all the Max Bretos hate out their? I loved that he was anti-Galaxy and the YES thing amused me.

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 9:01 PM CDT reply actions

Not sure...

I don’t mind Bretos myself.

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 9:02 PM CDT up reply actions

Considering all the bad soccer announcers both national and local Cough Dave O’Brian and Fred Hubner Cough over the years…

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 9:05 PM CDT up reply actions

ahh o'brian and hubner...

had forgotten about them

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions

As for a halftime sub, the way things look, Id pull Pappa and bring on Barouch. a 4-2-4 ish with attack mostly up the middle. The DC Center backs seem to be the waek point. Also, we’re not real good from wide ether

Gargan, Cuesta, Anibaba, Segares;
Pause ©, Pardo;
Grazzini Oduro,
Nyarko Borouch

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 9:12 PM CDT reply actions

Gargan, Cuesta, Anibaba, Segares;
Pause ©, Pardo;
Grazzini -—————— Oduro,
Nyarko Borouch

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 9:13 PM CDT up reply actions

sounds good to me

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 9:13 PM CDT up reply actions

are you kidding?

how is that not a foul on dero?

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 9:14 PM CDT reply actions

Whatever. (Not apathetic, but desensitized)

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 9:16 PM CDT up reply actions

And Pappa skies another corner over everyone...

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 9:17 PM CDT reply actions

I’d like to see Nejar play for Honduras personally. He’s their Guesseppi Rossi.

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 9:17 PM CDT reply actions

haha that's awesome...

he would be hated by US fans forever then

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 9:18 PM CDT up reply actions

LOGAN!

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 9:18 PM CDT reply actions

Not a bad look by Pause

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 9:19 PM CDT reply actions

That was a great play by Nyarko to see it. That sort of flash of brilliance is something to hang our hat on at the end of the day. He knew pause was going to be there with out seeing him.

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 9:20 PM CDT up reply actions

very true...

nyarko has done well…too bad know one can put his service in the back of the net

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 9:22 PM CDT up reply actions

*no one

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions

wow...

another blown call. I guess the Fire can just start punching DC players in the face and get away with it?

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 9:20 PM CDT reply actions

Despite the scoreline I like what I’m seeing out of 10 of the 11 players in red tonight.

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 9:24 PM CDT reply actions

who’s the one guy not up to par?

by Mark O'Rourke on Aug 18, 2011 9:27 PM CDT up reply actions

Oduro?

Creating chances but can’t finish

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions

Yep Oduro

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 11:06 PM CDT up reply actions

DeRo just has to go and mess with the nice people on the party deck there...

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 9:24 PM CDT reply actions

What the hell is with Frank's see through shirt?

creepy

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 9:25 PM CDT reply actions

Let’s hope it doesn’t rain

by Mark O'Rourke on Aug 18, 2011 9:27 PM CDT up reply actions

hahaha

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions

GOAL!!!!

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 9:26 PM CDT reply actions

GOAAAAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by Mark O'Rourke on Aug 18, 2011 9:26 PM CDT reply actions

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3IZ70emhEM"/

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 9:28 PM CDT reply actions

+1000

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions

Don’t know if cameras caught it but Grazzini just went straight for crowd to party

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by Tweed Thornton on Aug 18, 2011 9:30 PM CDT via mobile reply actions

Yep they had a good long shot of it...

did he chug a beer while he was in the crowd? I would have. And then given one to Oduro. Might help him relax and finish…

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 9:31 PM CDT up reply actions

Grazzini 3:16

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 9:32 PM CDT up reply actions

would be epic if he would have pulled a stone cold for a celebration...

would that be a yellow card?

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions

Only If he got on the Capo stand

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 9:35 PM CDT up reply actions

even better!

would have to be the best celebration. Ever.

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 9:36 PM CDT up reply actions

If Pari ever scores, he shoud lead a song form their.

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 9:36 PM CDT up reply actions

there*

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions

that would be sweet...

he could wave his hands around like a conductor…or a wizard for the sci-fi inclined…

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 9:38 PM CDT up reply actions

If Gargan was a wrestler...

he would have to have the nickname of Gargoyle right?

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions

or Dan the Gargantuan

by Mark O'Rourke on Aug 18, 2011 9:40 PM CDT up reply actions

that's pretty sweet too

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 9:41 PM CDT up reply actions

They're trying to jinx us by talking about all our ties

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 9:30 PM CDT reply actions

Sigh...Oduro

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 9:36 PM CDT reply actions

Oduro misplayed that soo bad.

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 9:36 PM CDT reply actions

yep...should have had that beer to calm him down...

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 9:36 PM CDT up reply actions

Great game by Grazzini tonight...

I am liking what I am seeing from him so far.

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 9:39 PM CDT reply actions

ugh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by Mark O'Rourke on Aug 18, 2011 9:40 PM CDT reply actions

You have to be kidding me...

I love the fuck yell that got onto the ESPN mike…

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 9:40 PM CDT reply actions

Less annoying then The 6 year old during the MagicJack Brakers game yesterday.

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 9:42 PM CDT up reply actions

oh i didnt mind that yell right after the goal...

that’s what I was saying too. How do we always lose concentration and give up late goals yet never score them?

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 9:44 PM CDT up reply actions

Typical. THATS HOW YOU FINISH ODURO!

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 9:40 PM CDT reply actions

He just pulled a Landon there

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 9:41 PM CDT reply actions

No one wants so save a ball shot at your noggen like that. Self preservation says get up and get out the way.

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 9:44 PM CDT up reply actions

Just one damn time can we hold a lead?

we have controlled the game from start until now. They have had 2 legit chances and they cash one of them in. Why can’t we ever do that?

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 9:42 PM CDT reply actions

If there's a minute left in injury time, we can

by Mark O'Rourke on Aug 18, 2011 9:43 PM CDT up reply actions

I mean

if we score a goal with a minute left in injury time…..

by Mark O'Rourke on Aug 18, 2011 9:44 PM CDT up reply actions

it owuld be nice for us to pull back one late for once

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 9:45 PM CDT up reply actions

I aint even mad at that goal though. Josh Wolff is a bad man

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 9:45 PM CDT reply actions

Yeah agreed it wasn't a soft goal to give up...

jost bothers me that we are 1 for 10 and they are 1 for 2…I guess that’s what legit strikers do…I have forgotten what that feels like…

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 9:47 PM CDT up reply actions

That has to be goal of the week.

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions

I would agree...

unless Sounders fans hack the system like usual.

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 9:51 PM CDT up reply actions

I’d agree. It even had that clang noise off the cross bar to make it look more bad ass

by Mark O'Rourke on Aug 18, 2011 9:51 PM CDT up reply actions

Hey Fran, please bring in Orr, what are you doing?

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 9:46 PM CDT reply actions

*Frank

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 9:46 PM CDT up reply actions

Ether works

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 9:46 PM CDT up reply actions

He prefers Francis

by Mark O'Rourke on Aug 18, 2011 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions

I love Gonzalo, but I think its time to get quicker at left back. Im sick of him getting blown.

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 9:51 PM CDT reply actions

there’s a joke in there

by Mark O'Rourke on Aug 18, 2011 9:52 PM CDT up reply actions

hahahahaha

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 9:53 PM CDT up reply actions

His name has too many Syllables to fit into the song… I miss Chris Rolfe

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 9:53 PM CDT up reply actions

Where in the hell is Orr?

Oh, let’s wait until the 86th minute to get a guy in that can score. Well done Frank.

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 9:53 PM CDT reply actions

This is poor. Why Nyarko and not Pappa?

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 9:54 PM CDT reply actions

Pappa came off too

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 9:55 PM CDT up reply actions

Chaves came in

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 9:55 PM CDT up reply actions

too late. And Still, you shouldn’t have pulled Nyarko

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 9:56 PM CDT up reply actions

oh, i agree with you there...

chaves and barouch should have come on around 70 minutes…give them time to make an impact

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions

What the hell?

The DC player just pulled a Jeff Van Gundy on Alonzo Mourning. I guess if you want to stop a player you grab onto his leg…

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 9:54 PM CDT reply actions

My thoughts on the game

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 9:59 PM CDT reply actions

+1

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 10:00 PM CDT up reply actions

Great place to cramp up, just as you land. ouch.

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 10:00 PM CDT reply actions

Wow, no extension for Najar cramping?

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 10:02 PM CDT reply actions

Cuesta should have been given a Red quite frankly.

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 10:02 PM CDT reply actions

yep, i could see that...

thankfully it was just a yellow

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 10:04 PM CDT up reply actions

And we are now record holders...

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 10:02 PM CDT reply actions

yay?

by Mark O'Rourke on Aug 18, 2011 10:03 PM CDT up reply actions

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions

Please let us win the Open Cup...

just one little joy on the year…

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 10:04 PM CDT reply actions

Theirs always...

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions

Well M3K and Ruben...

I am going to head off for the night and sulk…good talking with you tonight

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 10:05 PM CDT reply actions

Its not that bad.

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions

Oh I know...

I crazily expected we would hold on for once with a late lead. Stupid me huh?

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 10:08 PM CDT up reply actions

Yes and no. But allways look on the bright side. We’re nowhere near rock bottom. the 99 Metrostars or the 06 Chivas USA squad.

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 10:10 PM CDT up reply actions

hold that honor

by Ruben Tisch on Aug 18, 2011 10:10 PM CDT up reply actions

Very true

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 10:11 PM CDT up reply actions

Have a good one guys!

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by Ryan Sealock on Aug 18, 2011 10:11 PM CDT reply actions

Sigh…. At least the thread was good

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Chicago Fire Roster

Goalkeeper

Sean Johnson #25

Jay Nolly #1

Paolo Tornaghi #70 (I)

Defender

Jalil Anibaba #6

Austin Berry #22

Arne Friedrich #23 (I)

Dan Gargan #3

Cory Gibbs #5

Hunter Jumper #99

Steven Kinney #28

Gonzalo Segares #13

Tony Walls #20

Kwame Watson-Siriboe #4

Midfielder

Sebastian Grazzini #10 (I)

Patrick Nyarko #14

Daniel Paladini #11

Marco Pappa #16 (I)

Pavel Pardo #17 (I)

Logan Pause #12

Victor Pineda #27

Rafael Robayo #88 (I)

Michael Videira #21

Forward

Orr Barouch #15

Kheli Dube #7

Kellen Gulley #94

Dominic Oduro #8

Federico Puppo #9 (I)

Chris Rolfe #18

(I) denotes International player per MLS rules. Chicago Fire are currently allowed to sign up to 8 International players.

Players training with the team but not a part of the Chicago Fire roster:

Lucky Mkosana - SuperDraft Selection

Juan David Duque - Has contract with league

Chicago Fire 2012 Transactions

November 29, 2011

- Declined options on Jon Conway, Alec Dufty and Baggio Husidic

December 5, 2011

- Purchased the rights to Orr Barouch from Mexican club Tigres

- Traded first round selection in 2013 Supplemental Draft to Vancouver Whitecaps for Jay Nolly

December 6, 2011

- Re-signed Logan Pause to two-year contract extension

December 7, 2011

- Released Cristian Nazarit and Gabriel Ferrari

December 12, 2011

- Selected Kheli Dube in MLS Re-Entry Draft

January 9, 2012

- Signed Rafael Robayo on a free transfer.

January 11, 2012

- Signed Federico Puppo on a free transfer

January 12, 2012

- Selected Austin Berry with the #9 pick in the SuperDraft

- Selected Lucky Mkosana with the #23 pick in the SuperDraft

- Selected Hunter Jumper with the #28 pick in the SuperDraft

January 15, 2012

- Parted ways with Diego Chaves

January 17, 2012

- Selected Evans Frimpong with the #9 pick in the Supplemental Draft

- Selected Carl Woszczynski with the #15 pick in the Supplemental Draft

- Selected Tony Walls with the #47 pick in the Supplemental Draft

- Selected Justin Chavez with the #66 pick in the Supplemental Draft

January 18, 2012

- Re-signed Pavel Pardo to two-year contract extension

January 23, 2012

- Parted ways with Mike Banner

January 25, 2012

- Signed Kheli Dube

January 30, 2012

- Traded MLS right of first refusal for Wilman Conde to New York Red Bulls in exchange for allocation money

March 6, 2012

- Signed draft pick Hunter Jumper

March 7, 2012

- Signed Arne Friedrich on a free transfer

March 8, 2012

- Signed Paolo Tornaghi on a free transfer

March 11, 2012

- Waived Pari Pantazopoulos

March 15, 2012

- Signed draft pick Tony Walls

April 16, 2012

- Signed Chris Rolfe

USMNT Allocation Order

The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. National Team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the League after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. The allocation rankings may also be used in the event two or more clubs file a request for the same player on the same day. The allocations will be ranked in reverse order of finish for the 2010 season, taking playoff performance into account.

Once the club uses its allocation ranking to acquire a player, it drops to the bottom of the list. A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club’s ranking. At all times, each club is assigned one ranking. The rankings reset at the end of each MLS League season.

2012 Allocation Order

1. Vancouver Whitecaps

2. New England Revolution

3. Toronto FC

4. Chivas USA

5. San Jose Earthquakes

6. D.C. United

7. Portland Timbers

8. Chicago Fire

9. Columbus Crew

10. FC Dallas

11. New York Red Bulls

12. Philadelphia Union

13. Colorado Rapids

14. Seattle Sounders

15. Sporting KC

16. Real Salt Lake

17. Houston Dynamo

18. LA Galaxy

19. Montreal Impact (Eddie Johnson)

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