On The Road Again

Its back on the road and hotel living the last before a home stretch at the Vern.  The long bus ride did not get off to a good start when we took an hour to get out of DC and past the beltway.  After that the ride was quite smooth with us making good time and able to get a short session in at the field to stretch the legs and get some of the stiffness out.  Highlight of the ride probably came after lunch when everyone on the bus including the driver took the mic to tell us 3 things that we didn't know about them.  There were some reoccurring themes and several players said that they we chubby, overweight in their younger years although you wouldn't see that now.  I on the other hand was a skinny kid and have got larger later in life.  A bit of fun for everyone but it told us some things about the group that we may not have known before and hopefully strengthens the bonds within the group.  Coach Irizarry acted as the emcee and he may have missed his calling in the entertainment business.  I will be putting him forward for the X Factor or American Idol if he can fit it in between our soccer schedule.  I will also have to get him a mic for the office as we couldn't get it off him once he got going.

The team meal this evening was great with chicken parm on the menu thanks to Irizarry and his planning.  Shaban was in good spirits after his Arsenal spanked my Saints 6-1 today in the premier league and DC United got a needed win against New England this evening.  Coach Felix still was missing his first Win for his beloved Liverpool as they tied with Sunderland 1-1.  Looking forward to the Liverpool fly on the wall documentary starting tomorrow night on Fox which will see us taking a trip inside the dressing room of a premier league team and how things really go down behind the scenes.

My Welsh mate Jonesy has once again chipped in with his moment of wisdom for this blog so I will use his quote to let him know his moaning does not go on deaf ears.  "At some point in our season our players will either have the answers to the problems they face or the reasons why the don't, don't look for the reasons they are merely excuses"  Lets hope his team find those answers sooner rather than later.

Early start tomorrow so its off to bed.  Games at 11am and you can follow online Live Stats and Video

Magic Moment of the Day
Its Coach Irizarry once again for his restaurant selction and his work on the mic.