Da Pike Dude

Soccer fan since 88, DC United (Unfortunately) fan since 96 & Barça fan since 04.

[Da Pike Dude @DaXerFormallyKA]

@mildbrokenbil @TheGreatBambe2 @SoccerInsider DC hasn’t been competitive since 07, haven’t won a playoff series since 2012, haven’t won a cup since 2013 and haven’t qualified for the PO’s since 2019. To make this worse DC has gotten more awful in new stadium then RFK days.

[Da Pike Dude @DaXerFormallyKA]

Jumping ships to the spirt wouldn’t change anything, they play at Audi Field.

[J @jakehteach]

@herculezg I finally dropped my season tickets after many many years. Probably should have done it 5 years ago...
After a great 10-15 years, they've been a poor organization.
@SoccerInsider
I'll spend some of that $ going to @WashSpirit games. That's a solid organization!

[Da Pike Dude @DaXerFormallyKA]

Thank you Herc if saying the quite part out loud!

[herculez gomez @herculezg]

Useless owners who hold the league back. Jason Levien and Stephen Kaplan, if you need names. #DCU

[Da Pike Dude @DaXerFormallyKA]

@TheGreatBambe2 Until that stops nothing will change.

[Da Pike Dude @DaXerFormallyKA]

I never get the hype though

[Wut @TheGreatBambe2]

@dcunited Just like I predicted

[Cameran | کامران @camtotheyams_]

@SoccerInsider #SellTheTeam @JasonLevien

[Da Pike Dude @DaXerFormallyKA]

Trips to Saudi Arabia?

[Steven Goff @SoccerInsider]

With 9 points from 10 matches — and 1 win in that span — D.C. United below playoff line and on course to miss out for 7th straight year — an almost impossible feat in playoff-drunk MLS.

One playoff win in previous 10 years, 0 conference finals since 2012.

Common denominator?

[Steven Goff @SoccerInsider]

With 9 points from 10 matches — and 1 win in that span — D.C. United below playoff line and on course to miss out for 7th straight year — an almost impossible feat in playoff-drunk MLS.

One playoff win in previous 10 years, 0 conference finals since 2012.

Common denominator?

[Wut @TheGreatBambe2]

@dcunited We’ve hit the stage in the season where it’s losing none stop -> manager gets sacked -> next manager hired -> hype up next season how things will change -> repeat 😂

[Barca Daily @barca_dailyx]

🔵🔴 La MASIA simply can't stop producing talents - just look at that play

[Jason Collinsworth @IHateSoccerPod]

Unfortunately a lot of soccer coaches still blame soccer parents for everything so many of them refuse to talk to soccer parents.

We all need to do a better job of educating parents.

[Tab Ramos @RamosTab]

Why did MLS create @MLSNEXT 2, to develop or to control and monetize youth soccer?

[Ted Westervelt @soccerreform]

MLS will be fine as an aside to a fully open ecosystem in American soccer. They’ve had 30 years to build fan loyalty, cater to those who prefer a league run like WWE over one run like EPL, and supposedly control ludicrous amounts of capital.

Then why are they so freaking scared of the idea?

#ProRelForUSA

[Da Pike Dude @DaXerFormallyKA]

@DCU_Reloaded @dcunited What game did you watch? If Johnson is MVP of the game then that alone tells the whole story. Awful game from DC, very LUCKY result tbh.

[Da Pike Dude @DaXerFormallyKA]

I’m sorry but shame on teammates for just standing around and watching their team mate being assault like that.

[Matt Kerney @MattKerney]

DEVELOPING

During yesterday's boys' soccer game between Rapid City Central & Brookings in Brookings, a physical altercation between players stopped the game with 3:48 left in the 1st half.

Stoppage lasted about 10 minutes, game resumed

📹https://t.co/9n01nzSs2s

#SDPreps

[Da Pike Dude @DaXerFormallyKA]

That’s fine. But that’s why no world class player has been produced by the US.

[Ricco Richardson🇺🇲 🟥🌟🟦 @CrunkATL]

By the logic then no kid in america will take soccer seriously the give everything up at 12 yrs old, kids have other sporting options in America, High school and college do a better job in a kids development

[Da Pike Dude @DaXerFormallyKA]

@CrunkATL If you want to play soccer at the highest level, you’re development is key, can’t be 16 or 17 and jump into it and think you’ll be any good at pro level lol. Soccer is a difficult sport to master so any advantages should be taken and in America only privilege kids get chances.

[Da Pike Dude @DaXerFormallyKA]

Nothing in sports is guaranteed tbh. But in soccer there’s already a pathway. Academies are needed.

[Ricco Richardson🇺🇲 🟥🌟🟦 @CrunkATL]

playing in a academy doesn't assure ya anything, its just a filter, American sports path have options and education Europe doesnt

[Da Pike Dude @DaXerFormallyKA]

@CrunkATL Not for soccer. Which is the point.

[My Mixtapez @mymixtapez]

High school teacher broke down in tears in class after realizing his students couldn’t read or write:

“They couldn’t fill in 4 words”