Apparently there was a pre-game World Cup watch party.

The original start time was 7pm.

Last Wednesday or Thursday the season ticket holders received an email explaining that the match time was being pushed up. The same day that we received the news there was word that there would be big screen tvs and tents to watch the US-Ghana match before the game.

Ah, so that's why they did it. To capitalize. Okay.

And they changed venues? Was that a one-off or have they decided that UMBC (was that where they were playing) wasn't right for them?

I just needed to see some quality soccer after the US attempted to play soccer v. Ghana. What a joke! I think Bradley should be run out of town. Ugh!!!

So Yankiboy, where did all the Crystal Palace Balitmore "posters" go--why are you the last one left?

I will have to make it up to Baltimore for a match. I know I have a trip or two out to DC her later this summer. Is the stadium easy to get to from DC?

I don't know what the deal was with the venue change. One of the players was alum and the catholic school has a nice soccer tradition (think Santino Quaranta played there a season before turning pro) but no explanation was ever given for the venue change.

I'm not sure if UMBC was booked for something else or what. I have no idea what is going on with the club. I really don't. I care. I just don't know what is going on over there.

Other than trying to pay people on time and save the club.

I'm not going to touch that one. I'm still bitter.

We never had a lot here to begin with. At least when Puerto Rico stated in the A-League there was a decent number of posters here for the first 2-3 seasons (a lot of thanks goes to BUCK for agitating us so much--seriously). Baltimore never built up any serious momentum posting here.

Some of the posters who left no longer follow the club (even after talking about how defecting to the NASL was a good move). A few post on Big Soccer.



If you got a rental car and stay on the Maryland side then it is very easy. If you stay in DC proper then it can be a bit of a headache (just making it out of the city). If you stay in NOVA then it could be an even bigger headache.

If you do make it this way, holler at me before you buy a ticket. With them getting bounced so early in the USOC and my wife not going to more than a game or two a year, I got several to share if you would like one.

So losing 2-1 to Ghana in extra time makes the USMT a joke that can only attempt to play soccer? Are you going to be chasing Bradley with a pitchfork?

They lost, therefore, they suck.

You're like, 13 years old, right?