ITS MATCH DAY BOYS (+GIRLS)

Confirmed to be working.

Is there someone going down that has access to the @MNDarkClouds account?

I believe that Alex from the Stars is going, so there will be updates on @mnstarsfc.

DARK CLOUDS!

I HEAR THE WILDE HUNT

IT IS COMING

SOUTHWARD

TOWARD DES MOINES!

Alex is going. I'm not sure how much I'll be tweeting but Alex will of course be tweeting and the Menace also do a good job of tweeting. You can find them at @MenaceSoccer .


Also, TheCup.us will have a live running blog with close to up-to-the-minute details.

Also, it will be interesting to see Carl Craig coach possibly the most important game in his coaching career. If he can see the Stars to a win the organization get Real Salt Lake here so you know he will be thinking about that responsibility.

I have indeed been diagnosed with a 24-48 hour flu bug, and the only remedy is the warmer temperatures to the south

So I saw on IMS that Manny is banned based on a suspension dating back to 2009, which is why Carl Craig will be coaching as bq alludes to. Does anyone remember what happened? I assume that was at the 2009 Open Cup match against the Wizards at the NSC:

http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/2009/07/01...decided-in-pks/

I remember that it was a pretty crazy game (especially after reading the recap), so wouldn't be surprised about Manny having been sent off, but I don't specifically remember it happening.

There should be plenty of sources for those of us staying behind to keep up on the game. So ya'll going down shouldn't feel obliged to provide anything that will interfer with your first priorty which is giving our boys 90 minutes of Total Jackassery.

anybody heard any talk about who we can expect starting?

From this years USOC booklet and under the category of suspensions:

Lagos, Manny (admin.) See below Minnesota Thunder (USL1) Discipline Panel Decision 8/10/09
(Mr. Lagos is banned from the stadium for his club’s next game, having already served two matches of his three-game suspension.)

Also interesting but having no effect anyway:

Lowry, John (coach) Next game Minnesota Thunder (USL1) Red Card, 2009 3rd Round

*Note: Section 305(c), Player and Team Official Match Discipline, of the Open Cup Policy states:
“A suspension shall be served by the individual at the next Cup match or matches of the team of that
individual. If the individual has no remaining Cup matches during the year, the suspension shall be served at
the following year’s Open Cup competition’s matches first played.”

Manny was President of the Thunder in 2009 and if I recall he went ballistic when the referee set up the PK's to be taken in front of the beer garden but then changed his mind and shifted it to the other end because he deemed the north end to be too hostile and unsafe. Needless to say Manny was not happy. Donny Gramenz was the coach and Lowery the assistant. I don't exactly remember but I remember he was chewing at the referee pretty good.

Manny will not even be making the trip tonight.