"Bracadelldo " That's brilliant. I may use that in my story.

I can't stop laughing!

So here is the latest scenario:

The Stars would clinch a playoff spot if Tampa ties/loses at Montreal on Sunday AND St Louis ties/loses at Miami on Wednesday!

Matches & Scores:
-Sun Sep 19
<b>Montreal Impact v Tampa Bay Rowdies</b>
-Wed Sep 22
<b>Miami FC Blues v AC St Louis</b>
-Fri Sep 24
<b>FC Tampa Bay v NSC Minnesota Stars</b>
<b>Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Montreal Impact</b>
-Sat Sep 25
<b>Miami FC Blues v Rochester Rhinos</b>
<b>Crystal Palace Baltimore v Portland Timbers</b>
<b>Carolina RailHawks v Puerto Rico Islanders</b>
<b>Austin Aztex v AC St Louis</b>
-Fri Oct 1
<b>Carolina RailHawks v Austin Aztex</b>
<b>FC Tampa Bay v Crystal Palace Baltimore</b>
-Sat Oc 2
<b>Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Portland Timbers</b>
<b>AC St Louis v Rochester Rhinos</b>
<b>Miami FC Blues v Puerto Rico Islanders</b>
-Sun Oct 3
<b>Montreal Impact v Austin Aztex</b>

Standings (As of Sat Sep 18):
*51 Rochester - 28 played
*50 Austin - 27 played
*45 Portland - 28 played
*44 Vancouver - 28 played
*41 Carolina - 28 played
37 Minnesota - 29 played
36 Puerto Rico - 28 played
34 Montreal - 27 played
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OUT OF PLAY OFF SPOTS
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
29 Tampa Bay - 27 played
29 St Louis - 27 played
26 Miami - 27 played
24 Baltimore - 28 played
*Qualified for the playoffs.


Pro-Rated Standings based on Points Per Game:
1.85 Austin
1.82 Rochester
1.61 Portland
1.57 Vancouver
1.46 Carolina
1.29 Puerto Rico
1.28 Minnesota
1.26 Montreal
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OUT OF PLAY OFF SPOTS
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1.07 Tampa Bay
1.07 St Louis
0.96 Miami
0.86 Baltimore

Yesterday's results (Sept. 18)
Crystal Palace Baltimore 2:4 Carolina RailHawks
NSC Minnesota Stars 1:0 *Vancouver Whitecaps FC
AC St. Louis 2:1 *+Austin Aztex
Puerto Rico Islanders 0:1 *Portland Timbers

and of course a huge game today at 1:00 CT when FC Tampa Bay travel to Montreal to play the impact at a sold-out Stade Saputo.

Interesting to see Austin draw late in the game on Thursday to Tampa which must have felt like a loss and then the Aztex loss to St. Louis last night. Not a good time in the season to be doing that nor did that help MN's cause. So that's two games Austin has done us wrong.

Then of course we have Friday nights Rochester loss to Miami FC. Crazy stuff.

Rochester is now back in the 1st place in the USL Conference by 1-point over Austin. Also, with our win over the Whitecaps and the Railhawks win over Palace they are now within a game of drawing even with Vancouver for top spot in the USL Conference.

The race is getting interesting. Portland is starting to look the team that is peaking at the right time. In their last 8-games they are 5-0-3.

I would like to say MN is on a streak but it's a mini streak with 3-wins in a row. However, in the last 8-games we are 3-3-2. Next Friday's game is huge.

Anyone up for a watch party?

Screw that. Fly to Tampa and stay with us.

Montreal up by 2 at the half time.

Edit: Jesus, do no web-announcers know how microphones work? I think I'm listening to the Montreal English language commentators talking on the phone.

Also, they have a dance team out at half time. One of those dance troupes where they dance like they're mad at you. Hilarious.

We are super close to clinching a playoff spot with the egg that Tampa laid in Montreal today with a 3-0 loss!

I will be at the Sweetwater on 9/24! Tampa Bay would be fun, but I am in Washington, DC the following week, and then I am in trial the week after that one. Sorry SuperRookie, but I am going to have to take a pass. Come on you Stars!

Race for final playoff spot

Montreal Impact 37 pts

@ Vancouver
Home v Austin

NSC Minnesota 37 pts

@ FC Tampa Bay

Puerto Rico 36 pts

@ Carolina
@ Montreal

& competing in CONCACAF Champions League concurently

AC St Louis 29 pts

@ Miami FC
@ Austin
Home v Rochester

Eliminated from playoff consideration

FC Tampa Bay, Miami FC, Crystal Palace Baltimore


One AC St Louis draw will put Montreal and Minnesota automatically in the playoffs. A loss to Miami FC on Wednesday by AC St Louis will clinch Puerto Rico a playoff berth. AC St Louis holds the tiebreaker over Puerto Rico.

I was just doing my maths here this morning and got the same calculations as BQ.

3 spots in the playoffs still open, and 4 teams with a chance at them.

Come on Stars!

Come on Miami! We just need you to beat or tie St Louis and we are IN!!!!!!!!