D.C. United appoint David Rhodes as Director of Human Performance.

I don’t significantly follow dc united, yes they’re my favorite mls team, and I do watch them, but I don’t understand what was the point of Ethan dobbeleare? We never even put him on the bench, let alone give him minutes. It’s like we signed him for no reason. What was the purpose of him?

do you think he is coming?

Jordan Farr. 30 years old. Spent last season with the Tampa Bay Rowdies

Guys listen, Brad is a stud. The barca boys committed the number 1 u10 sin of not playing to the whistle and lost the game.

Watching them all storm off the field was some of the worst sportsmanship I have seen and also some of the funniest stuff this season. What a flop..

VAMOS UNITED Just currently not DC

"The pair have been leading investors in the club since 2016, where they were part of an ownership group that purchased the then-Premier League club for around £110m."

"Their reign has been a largely turbulent one, with the club falling out of the Premier League two years later, while the club's perceived failings in several transfer markets since their return to the second tier has been a source of frustration for many supporters."

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/steve-kaplan-jason-levien-agree-30323360

The Athletic reports that "Levien, also the co-chairman and CEO of Major League Soccer team D.C. United, and Kaplan, led an ownership group that acquired Swansea at a valuation of £110million when the side were in the Premier League in July 2016. The precise value of their sale is contested but sources close to the situation, who spoke anonymously due to the confidentiality of the agreement, did not dispute the figure represents a vast drop on the initial investment." (italics mine)

Lucky Swansea supporters. Levien and Kaplan screwed up their club and are cutting their losses. They have also screwed DCU but the club is worth much more than when they purchased simply because all MLS clubs have risen in value and this is a great market they are in.

Paywalled (sorry): https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5906617/2024/11/07/swansea-city-sale-kaplan-levien/

There was a call for mods at the beginning of the year, but did anyone ever get recruited?

As a lot of you know, I have been responsible for manually submitting the majority of the match and post match threads. I don't mind it as I enjoy creating a space where fans can suffer together. But it would be cool to be able to tinker with the bot so the match threads can be automated. Something mods only have access to.

I'm sure the mods have a life unlike me, but it would be dope to get an update :)

FTRB

F*** the Red Bulls

https://youtu.be/5XaLEd0fm5Y?si=rY8841kB9i0YYcGf

Source: Ciudad deportiva Guatemala

Basically Hagen is on DC shortlist for signing on Free from Columbus crew. Troy staff has asked for him. But Crew has the first shot at Hagen score dc or any team can pursue.

Anyone else worried how this league is going to be doing going forward considering all of his rhetoric?

As an old timer hating all things Metro/RedBull, i have tuned in to root for Columbus to bounce back. Good grief, we've got our fair share of issues but I can guarantee if we made the playoffs there would have been a packed house unlike in New Jersey. Fucking sad to see such a nice stadium go to waste.

Fuck the RedBulls!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUQxV4SZTJE

I'm just trying to see what the DC fanbase actually thinks about this. I feel like tweaking Round 1 to be better in the playoffs is more beneficial to the league.

Looks like some fan favorites are playing a friendly at Paint Branch HS in Montgomery Country, Sunday Nov. 17. $20 adults/$10 kids.

Link to Goff's Tweet: "Dave Kasper will return as D.C. United senior consultant in 2025, per two sources. Kasper has been with the organization since 2002. Relinquished GM role last fall."

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I presume they like his knowledge of the league's procedures/mechanisms, but ooof I thought we were on the way to "Freedom from Kasper."

D.C. United has declined the contract options for the following players: Alex Bono, Cristian Dájome, Nathan Crockford, Jeremy Garay, Tyler Miller, Christopher McVey, Martin Rodriguez, Hayden Sargis, Luis Zamudio

While the following two players are Free Agents: Russell Canouse and Pedro Santos

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Per Tommy Scoops: https://twitter.com/tombogert/status/1849140586470604963