For those who Bleed Burgundy

Trade rumor: Rapids to trade Burpo/Gibbs for Larentowicz/Thompson

Tweet According to Bmer916, and Kyle McCarthy, the Rapids are finalizing a deal to send Preston Burpo and Cory Gibbs to the New England Revolution in exchange for Jeff Larentowicz (M/D) and Wells Thompson (M). On first glance this seems to be an excellent trade. Larentowicz shared the midfield with Shalrie...

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...

The Rapids move forward in the 2009 Superdraft

Tweet 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...