Hello, Plugger.
Thanks for the compliment. Always nice to get a good review from a discerning member of the soccer fan fraternity. (Or one from the soccer fan sorority. I'll take 'em wherever I can get 'em.)
A few minor quibbles about the balance of your post.
While it does get mighty cold and snowy here in wintertime, Nine months is rather stretching it. While I think it's a marvelous show, when I need geographic and climatological information my first stop is not old episodes of Rocky and Bullwinkle.
And, as far as Minnesota soccer teams leaving much to be desired, I do believe that the primary goal of an A-League team is to win the A-League championship. After careful research and extensive study that spanned almost a minute-and-a-half, the following data presented itself:
Number of A-League Championships won:
Minnesota Thunder - 1
Richmond Kickers - Zippity-doo-dah
It appears that Richmond soccer teams leave slightly more to be desired than Minnesota ones do.
As for the "Final Game" of the season, You can take solice in the fact that Don Pardo will have some lovely parting gifts for you before he splits to the Thunder Victory Celebration.
Sincerely hoping you accompany your fine team to Minnesota in October

, I remain...
That little old jersey collector,
Me
P.S. "Revenge will be might sweet..."

Um, you know, it would probably be to your advantage to type your posts yourself, rather than dictating them to Kickaroo. With those tiny arms of his, you know he's gonna have trouble hitting that "y" key consistantly.
Always nice to see you,
Uhclem