Rapids fans must bid farewell to one of the most enigmatic players on our Squad, Bouna Coundoul. The Sengalese player was known for his near asceticism, devout faith, and ridiculous starting salary of $30,000. More importantly to the Rapids, his aggressive style of goal keeping took your breath away (and usually the ball as well). On the Rapids official blog,...
The Rapids move forward in the 2009 Superdraft
The Rapids selected 3 forwards, 2 defenders, and a goalkeeper in the 2009 Superdraft. I have written previously about Colorado’s lack of a quality finisher, hopefully one of these 3 forwards can develop into that role. The first round contained a whole lot of Terrapins, but the Rapids were on the sidelines having traded their first round pick to obtain...
Rapids unveil new blog, the “Undercurrent”
The Colorado Rapids have unveiled their new official team blog, nicknamed the “Undercurrent.” As the owner of a Colorado web design company, I thing WordPress is a far superior blogging tool. You can install it on your own server, so they could have used something like undercurrent.coloradorapids.com. However, they are on Windows servers (WordPress...
Altidore catches the eye of the EPL
In the US vs. Guatemala game at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, young Jozy Altidore caught my eye. It wasn’t that one phase of his game was overly dominant, he just seemed to do everything well and be in the right place at the right time. Apparently the Toffees have taken interest as well, though Villareal has rejected Everton’s loan offer. This...
Gibbs withdraws from US Camp, Ihemelu his replacement
Following up on a previous article about Rapid’s defender Cory Gibbs, he has withdrawn from camp and is being replaced by Ugo Ihemelu. Hopefully this bodes well for our defense this season, to have two defenders on Team USA. Ihemelu has one cap versus Norway, and clearly has better hair than Gibbs. Nonetheless Gibbs’ withdrawal is puzzling. Read the...