For those who Bleed Burgundy

Our Bleeding Burgundy Brit Reflects on First 5 Matches

Our Bleeding Burgundy Brit Reflects on First 5 Matches

Apr 10, 2012

Tweet So, we’re five games into the wacky reign of the delightful Oscar Pareja, a name which, when pronounced by those in the know, sounds a lot more exotic than when pronounced by an ignorant Brit like myself. I thought this would be a good opportunity to write some unstructured ramblings on how much...

Colorado Rapids 2 – Chicago Fire 2 – Smith still experimenting

Tweet A tie at home on opening day isn’t the worst possible result, nonetheless it left me a bit unsatisfied. First Half The Rapids looked enterprising in the first half, and managed to go ahead 2-1 on two goals by Thunder (Casey on a PK) & Lighting (Cummings on a delicious strike). Mr. Vaughn gave...

Goodbye Bouna, Hello Pickens and Ceus

Tweet 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...