Ciao Facundo

Well, bye-bye Facundo. Not sure at all how I fell about this deal. Age and experience for youth and well Erp-Fu? We'll see in a few weeks if Vanney settles in well. Hopefully it works out, but I just don't feel good about this and I hope I'm wrong. Who knows maybe our style will suit him. I wonder how the locker room feels about this?

Good stuff this week-end

Busy week-end with lot of stuff going on.

So the easy part. US Mens National Team beats Panama. Great and we should, nuff said.

DCU beats Chicago. YES YES YES !!!!! We played well, have played well these last two games. Chicago was just at 6's & 7's for the fist half, clueless. They were depleted and we pounded 'em like we should, unlike when we played the LaLas. The fact that we didn't play down to the opposition and took full advantage is a good thing. We played our game regardless, good attitude if you ask me.

Dr Who - The Master has returned!!!! Derek Jacobi(Cadfael fame) plays The Master, initially, but then he is killed and he regenerates. Really good stuff. I had my reservations about this season but the last three episodes have really turned things around. Turning into a really good season. Grab 'em however you can!!!!

DCU 4(1)-1(1)Red Bulls

YES YES YES!!!!!

1. We beat the Red Bulls
2. Did not quit when suffering from a very poor referee performance, heat/humidity, conceding a lead and going a man down.
3. Goals Goals GOALS!!!!!! Benny OLSEN!!!!!!

Nice Post article on Benny and game.

Yup a good day out. Best game ever, no but best game this year? I think the closest we've had yet to a complete game this year in MLS, well done. Full strength we had good possession and played with tempo. I get the feeling that this is the way Tommy wants the boys to play, i.e. with guts and no stopping. Played through the refereeing and kept looking to press and attack. Even after going a man down! (Three goals!!!) Credit Tom for getting them out of the malaise that started last year.

Biggest criticism: still giving away too many chances and thank you for missing some easy chances Red Bulls, Same old Jersey....

Definitely a convincing and spirited win, thank-you boys.

Cheesy David Bowie vid for Heroes

DCU vs. LaLas and USMNT vs. China

So big day in Soccerland today. Will the boys take out the LaLas out in CA. Will MNT do well against the Chinese. We will have to see.
For my money the match v the LaLas is tricky. They've been on bad run and need the victory more so than usual. We're on a bit of roll and want to maintain the momentum. So sounds good right, HA. It's the MLS regular season and you never ever should get yr hopes up but, dang I want another win. I really want a convincing win and not another nail-biter!!!!

My Bloody Valentine - Soon



PUBLIC IMAGE LIMITED - Flowers of Romance

Toronto FC 1 - DCU 2

Yes, an away win. Sadly I was unable to see the game. Work ya know! Reading the boards it sounds like we battled well and deserved the win. Though I'm getting the impression that alot of fans are waiting to be convinced by this years edition, myself included. Given our results so far, I say fair enough. Outside of winning first place, the regular season is one long grind and not of the greatest importance and as fans we do need to keep our feet on the ground. What is important is getting the team right. By that I mean right mix of Healthy players, right tactics with those players and a positive attitude. I'm getting the impression that Tommy understands that, as evidenced by some of the changes he has been making to the starting line-up and his subs. Credit to him for going for the win today as well, a willingness to go for the win if it there for the taking is nice to see. So yeah, winning as often as we can during the regular season is important to me as a fan but after our start this regular season looks like a rollercoaster ride. Its on upswing now but .....

And that is one of joys of fandom. That up and down swing which has you swinging between hopelessness and joy. Maybe that's what I'm seeing in this team right now. There are bits and pieces of something really good here but it seems to be not far away from really bad as well. That anticipation of something good is addictive. So in hope of Saturday v Houston.

Highlights



Now come on St. Pauli!!!!

Amon Tobin Verbal

My Goodness it has been awhile!!!!

Okay so let's start of with DCU.

Thursday 3 May we get a draw v. the Revs. 45 mins without conceding in the 1rst half. Good. Concede goal early in 2nd half. Bad. Quickly tie game up. Good. Continue to press and force their keeper into some fine saves. Good. Hit post with shot. Bad Luck. However I saw good attitude and good effort. We just didn't get the result.

Sunday 6 May, Chivas. Are we up to it? Again 45 mins without conceding in the 1rst half. Good. Goal conceded early in second, by Chivas. Excellent. Press on and get second goal. Excellent. They get one back and we hold on. Yes, signs of life are present. Like what I saw from Kpene, Moose, and others.

Key thing from these two games: Heart. Yup we saw some fine efforts over these two games. Simms against revos was impressive and the aforementioned Kpene.

"So do Press on, Slack not your zeal", as the hymn goes!!!!

My oh My just Dreadful few days

DCU loses to the w w wan wizards. 2-4 no less. The third was just a punch below the belt. Well, 3 man back-line just isn't cutting it. The rally to two all was good then but, as I said, the third goal right before half was just brutal.

Anyroad life goes on and I get to work Monday and all the work I did on Friday for the project due Monday is gone. Power outage on Sat and a bunch lost files. Oh happy day!!!! Well I rebuilt parts of the project but I'm put back a few days. We'll see.

So any good news but of course.

Watched the entirety of Strange, see picture above. Nice supernatural thriller, chasing demons, so and so forth. Nice 6 part series plus pilot. Given the usual "Why are you trusting some-one you just met" moments, the interactions between the major characters are believable and understandable given their histories as explained within series. So we have well crafted characters. What about the world it is set in? It's our world with modern,UK, concerns. So good characters and believable setting lead to a worthy watch. PS not a Buffy clone!!!!

Also watched the last two Dr. Who installments. Nice
1. The Shakespeare Code.
2. Gridlock

So are we to make of this year's Dr. Who? Well the stories are fun and not to taxing, yet. By that I mean the stories are concentrating on action and danger and a bit character development. Just enough development to keep things moving without over explaining and slowing things down. The special effects are modern but are continuing the intentionally cheesy bits to keep the "Dr. Who feel". I especially enjoyed "The Shakespeare Code". (Double double, toil and trouble) The story is draws on the idea of a muse and how the muse may well be using the inspired.

Crummy Week then better.

Ugh! Lose at Chivas. Lose at Crapids. Crummy Crummy week. We played a decent game at Chivas but it were subpar against Crapids. UGH UGH UGH. Not a good week.

Reading-wise I've polished off three books in three days. Bks 1 & 2 of MacHale's Pendragon series. Great for the 14 yr old or there-abouts set. Bk 1 of Kearney's Sea Beggars Series. Great adult sea fantasy, fans of O'Brian and Forrester take note, this is good sea faring stuff.

New Anime Series I've been following:

Kurau: Phantom Memory 1 part 1



Kurau: Phantom Memory 1 part 2



Kurau: Phantom Memory 1 part 3

A good night out DCU 1 - CD Billie-goats 1

It was cold, it was wet, I'm sick as a dog this a.m. and we didn't win. A battling draw in which for most of the game we were a step slow. They came to play, made some big adjustments at the half and with the own goal they neary got the away win. Luciano got us the extra-time equaliser which was just about a fair reward for the late efforts of our boys. Cheers to all who stood in the rain to support the boys in the face of a very large contingent of away fans. Forza DC!!!

XTC - Love on a Farmboy's Wages

DCU v. CD Guadalajara

Yup big-time now!!!! Weather ominous, twilight premature? Yeah so this could be good fun and I'm useless at work!!!

Funny video - Tonight's tailgate?

Rojos y Negros v. Lindos Guantes Blancos

3-2 to the good guys. Yes "Good Guys Near Black"(watch the trailer). Well it was cold, wet and fantastic soccer weather. Saw some good soccer last night, well at times. We still seem not a few miles from really sharp but next up Chivas. Um yeah now it gets a bit more serious and we'll see how it goes. But last night was enjoyable. Get the vocal chords going et cetera.

A little Bauhaus never did any harm.

Well Well Well. Home game tonight v that Honduran team Club Olimpia Deportivo. So having done a little stomp stomp stomp in their patch lets see what we can do 'round here.

Alita videos