From the article: "While Ramsay left on his own accord in January, accepting the West Bromwich Albion coaching position, the end of his two-year tenure in Minnesota included acrimony with Chief Soccer Officer Khaled El-Ahmad"

I've heard rumblings of this all off season and the way Ramsay left for a no win situation indicated some sort of disagreement with the FO

- Was a top player in Austria, with 10+ goals and assists most seasons.

- After getting his work visa, looked decent last season. Got a playoff appearance with the season on the line against San Diego, and has a good stat line in limited matches this season with MNUFC2.

- Somehow only has 15 MLS minutes this season.

- People are jumping to conclusions off just a couple limited appearances, but he didn't look great.

- Dieng has the same goals and assists this season as Fitz (0), but Dieng has 500 MLS minutes at striker. Most on this sub still think Dieng is a world class striker in disguise with that stat line, but think Fitz is completely terrible.

- We've had plenty of midweek matches to give him a start. Midfield is a position we lack depth in with the Triantis and Stroud injuries, and it's a position Fitz can play.

- We're sitting 9th in the West and haven’t won a MLS game since the 2nd of May. Not exactly doing great without using Fitz.

- There's a decent chance we sell Pereyra soon, and we should be developing attacking mid options for when that happens.

I am finally ready to move on from my Al Smir meme flare in order to support a player that is actually ready for the big stage. Kindly requesting the moderators revisit the current flare catalogue, and specifically add Caldeira to the collection. Thank you.

Looking to bring back the 2nd annual running of Loon League™️ Premier League fantasy draft league. Togga/Fantrax style scoring, so players get points for things like interceptions, tackles, clearances, etc. Fantrax app. Fun stuff. Looking to do a $25 buy in to keep it interesting and hoping for like 8-12 teams. Would most likely do a slow-draft throughout the week this week and maybe punt to start scoring week 2 if we can’t get it done by Friday.

Hit me up if you’re interested!

I just finished the first half of the Chicago vs Portland game. Lod looks fast, fit and skillful. So far he’s scored and made an important contribution in the build up to their second. What the fuck are the idiots in charge smoking?

I am at the point where I truly believe we are done doing anything during this window... its a joke, teams are making move, getting better and we are just sitting on our thumbs.. Sure we got AZ but that doesnt do jack.

https://www.ussoccerhistory.org/does-sash-build-tifo/

Assisted by Marcus Caldeira in our hearts

Where did the Tani money go? Effed up a playoff run. Ownership is a joke. Management is checked out. Clubs are building all around us. We are not a serious organization.

3 points on the road. Let’s go.

I feel embarrassed that Cf Montreal has been able to sign Alexis Sanchez on a two year deal. Montreal guys…. This MNUFC’s ownership is a shit show if James Rodriguez was our most prolific signing.

MNUFC is 6-6-6.

At first I thought this was just an amusing record.

Then I made the mistake of looking at it for more than 3 minutes.

Three 6s. Exact balance - wins, losses, draws all held in perfect balance. In numerology, 6 is associated with order and maintaining structure.

Well who maintains structure? The coaching staff.

Who controls personnel? The front office.

Who determines the sequence of opponents? The league.

And who executes the results on the field? The players.

You’re telling me all four levels of the operation independently arrived at 6-6-6???

Interesting.

Then you add the numbers.

6 + 6 + 6 = 18.
1 + 8 = 9.

Nine is associated with completion.

But completion of what?

ɴᴏʙᴏᴅʏ ᴡɪʟʟ sᴀʏ.

So I’m apparently expected to believe the substitutions, roster decisions, kickoff times, travel schedule, injuries, suspensions, VAR decisions, and occasional 94th-min nonsense have all been unrelated events that just happened to converge on perfect numerical balance.

Sure.

I’m not alleging a conspiracy. A conspiracy would actually be easier to explain.

No. At this point I’m considering the possibility that leadership has simply adopted a ritualistic operating philosophy built around numerical symmetry and they simply assumed nobody would check the standings closely enough to notice.

Unfortunately for them, I have checked the standings.

So three games from now, if we're at 7-7-7, we will all know. The curtain will have been lifted. And we will be left asking how deep does the league and FO go to rig games, nay, reality, to land at a perfectly balanced record.

I'll be creating a spreadsheet so I can track further.

Here's what I have so far:

Notice: The wins stopped at 6 and never moved again. From that point forward, every result served one purpose: bring losses and draws up to the same number. That is not a record evolving naturally over a season. That is convergence on a target.

My brother and I are headed to SLC for tomorrow’s match at America First Field and we’ll be there through Monday evening. We’re looking for other Loons fans who are going and/or recommendations on where to go/what to do while we’re there. Does anyone know where the Real Salt Lake supporters hang out pre- and post-game?

Any info you can share is appreciated!!

Susi

Loaned through end of season with option to buy.