Week five didn't go so well. Every guy on the club is capable of scoring, but they can't seem to do it all at the same time. Second City got their first win off of the Flyers and that leaves the Rose City in ninth. This week is the CD Gunners who look good but not great. Is this the week the Flyers figure it out?
Two big things to keep in mind this week. One, Collin is sitting out his bye week with the rest of SKC. That's one proven scorer off the field. Two, Fagundez hasn't figured out how to hit the back of the net yet, despite an attractive looking bicycle attempt in play last week.
Starters
Eric Alexander
Giles Barnes
Marco Di Vaio (C)
Diego Fagundez
Jordan Harvey
Jeff Larentowicz
Drew Moor
Lamar Neagle
Jaime Penedo (GK)
Saer Sene
Maxi Urruti
Subs
Marcelo Sarvas
Ned Grabavoy
Robbie Findley
Reserve
Aurelien Collin
Friday, April 11, 2014
Saturday, April 5, 2014
Week Five: Second City
It's been a good two weeks for the Flyers after a rough start to their third year in the league. The team still looks better on paper than ever before and, if some guys start putting points on the board it will be that way for real too.
There's no better time to start making a run than now. Second City has struggled up to now also and much tougher teams wait down the road. Points need to be gathered, and quickly to get the Boys in Red back into the middle of the scrum. Worth noting is this: the Flyers are 4-0-0 all time versus the Second City and keeping that domination going is what needs to happen this weekend.
Starters
Eric Alexander
Giles Barnes
Aurelien Collin
Marco Di Vaio (C)
Diego Fagundez
Jeff Larentowicz
Drew Moor
Lamar Neagle
Jaime Penedo (GK)
Saer Sene
Maxi Urruti
Subs
Jordan Harvey
Ned Grabavoy
Marcelo Sarvas
Reserves
Robbie Findey
There's no better time to start making a run than now. Second City has struggled up to now also and much tougher teams wait down the road. Points need to be gathered, and quickly to get the Boys in Red back into the middle of the scrum. Worth noting is this: the Flyers are 4-0-0 all time versus the Second City and keeping that domination going is what needs to happen this weekend.
Starters
Eric Alexander
Giles Barnes
Aurelien Collin
Marco Di Vaio (C)
Diego Fagundez
Jeff Larentowicz
Drew Moor
Lamar Neagle
Jaime Penedo (GK)
Saer Sene
Maxi Urruti
Subs
Jordan Harvey
Ned Grabavoy
Marcelo Sarvas
Reserves
Robbie Findey
Sunday, March 30, 2014
Things are Looking Up
Rose City 3 - 1 Union SC
The Flyers extended their all time lead versus the Commissioner's club this week to 4-1-0. That's about as good as the news should have gotten for the Boys in Red. However, the club's late challenge to the result versus Gold Coast last week (originally recorded as a 1-1 draw) was successful after MLS awarded Lamar Neagle credit for what had originally been ruled an own goal. That lifts the Rose City to 2-2-0 this season with six points and a chance to be relevant.
The team's 2.2 APG could use some work but the win this week dragged them up to eighth place. That's the highest ranking so far this season and higher than the team finished in 2013. Still, there's a long way to go and a lot of games to play. Getting that APG up, keeping points in the box score instead of on the bench, and figuring out who's not seeing the playing time they were expected to is going to be the trick now. A point has been left on the bench three weeks in a row now. Versus the Union it didn't change the outcome, but last week (before the call reversal) it would have changed a draw to a win and the week before a loss would have been a draw. When asked, the Flyers GM had this to say.
"We've set ourselves up for a new problem this year. There is very little chaff in our 2014 draft group so figuring out who of the five or six guys near the bottom of the pecking order are going to sit any given week gets interesting. When no one is injured and every MLS team plays it's kind of drawing straws based on who's looked good recently. And with guys like this, every one of them will contribute five or six to the scoreboard by the end of the season. Not missing those points because they've maybe not produced in the last couple of weeks is tricky."
The real elephant in the room at this point is the crickets emanating from the spot big offseason signing Diego Fagundez is supposed to be occupying. The Revolution only just scored their first goal this week so something is going on with their team.
"We have faith in Diego," the GM offered. "You don't bag 20 BSL goals at the age of nineteen on a fluke. He'll get it sorted out and when he does, this team will be a lot more dangerous." The young Revolution striker has played all but one available minute for his MLS team so far and has twelve shots with five on goal. It would appear that everything is going right except the finishing. Look for that to change, soon.
The Flyers extended their all time lead versus the Commissioner's club this week to 4-1-0. That's about as good as the news should have gotten for the Boys in Red. However, the club's late challenge to the result versus Gold Coast last week (originally recorded as a 1-1 draw) was successful after MLS awarded Lamar Neagle credit for what had originally been ruled an own goal. That lifts the Rose City to 2-2-0 this season with six points and a chance to be relevant.
The team's 2.2 APG could use some work but the win this week dragged them up to eighth place. That's the highest ranking so far this season and higher than the team finished in 2013. Still, there's a long way to go and a lot of games to play. Getting that APG up, keeping points in the box score instead of on the bench, and figuring out who's not seeing the playing time they were expected to is going to be the trick now. A point has been left on the bench three weeks in a row now. Versus the Union it didn't change the outcome, but last week (before the call reversal) it would have changed a draw to a win and the week before a loss would have been a draw. When asked, the Flyers GM had this to say.
"We've set ourselves up for a new problem this year. There is very little chaff in our 2014 draft group so figuring out who of the five or six guys near the bottom of the pecking order are going to sit any given week gets interesting. When no one is injured and every MLS team plays it's kind of drawing straws based on who's looked good recently. And with guys like this, every one of them will contribute five or six to the scoreboard by the end of the season. Not missing those points because they've maybe not produced in the last couple of weeks is tricky."
The real elephant in the room at this point is the crickets emanating from the spot big offseason signing Diego Fagundez is supposed to be occupying. The Revolution only just scored their first goal this week so something is going on with their team.
"We have faith in Diego," the GM offered. "You don't bag 20 BSL goals at the age of nineteen on a fluke. He'll get it sorted out and when he does, this team will be a lot more dangerous." The young Revolution striker has played all but one available minute for his MLS team so far and has twelve shots with five on goal. It would appear that everything is going right except the finishing. Look for that to change, soon.
Saturday, March 29, 2014
Week Four: Di Vaio's Back
Not much time for now. The notables are these. The Flyers managed a point last week by some amount of luck. Beyond that, Marco Di Vaio is back and this week's opponent is the Commissioner's own Union SC. They're off to an even worse start on zero points after three weeks and, in Rose City's two years in the league, have yet to win a head to head. Lineup as follows.
EDIT: In addition, the team has a dispute with the league pending over an unrecorded goal from last week that would (if allowed) result in a Flyers win.
Starters
Eric Alexander
Giles Barnes
Aurelien Collin
Marco Di Vaio (C)
Diego Fagundez
Ned Grabavoy
Jeff Larentowicz
Drew Moor
Lamar Neagle
Jaime Penedo (GK)
Marcelo Sarvas
Subs
Maxi Urruti
Saer Sene
Jordan Harvey
Reserve
Robbie Findley
EDIT: In addition, the team has a dispute with the league pending over an unrecorded goal from last week that would (if allowed) result in a Flyers win.
Starters
Eric Alexander
Giles Barnes
Aurelien Collin
Marco Di Vaio (C)
Diego Fagundez
Ned Grabavoy
Jeff Larentowicz
Drew Moor
Lamar Neagle
Jaime Penedo (GK)
Marcelo Sarvas
Subs
Maxi Urruti
Saer Sene
Jordan Harvey
Reserve
Robbie Findley
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