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Ode #2

 

With hallowed whispers, and silent prayers

We seek a steward to guard our lair.  

 

"Who, oh who, will be our champion?"

Asks wretched, ragged, ruined fandom.

 

Always running, brave to core,

The man we have wears seventy-four.

 

Elite? Maybe not. But here he stands,

to force 3 points, to protect our lands.

 

Tom, oh Tom, the time is now

To fuck n.y.c., like a bloated cow.

 

Friends - Saturday, pray your hope rise,

As like the phoenix, Starlow shall fly!    



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Side note - after the Philly game, Barlow hung out meeting all the fans, when everyone else went in... I desperately want Barlow to succeed, for him and for the team. 

I'm sure he's a nice guy who does his best, hustles a lot, but it just isn't good enough at this level of soccer. I certainly sympathize, I've been in that role at a much lower level!

But if you're actually still hopeful that he'll turn it around at age 27 (other than just wanting it to happen), you may be on a bandwagon of one here... I do love the odes, though. 😄


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Lol oh God, I would consider the biggest optimists on these boards to be you Iced, Mcsoccer, and Ivo and this season Ive seen little optimism from any of you. I just want to start winning games again and this team to score more than one goal a game again.

Trusting in the predictive power of xG, currently in a bitter fight with our players' subpar finishing ability. Reversal to the mean along with a new coach psychological boost bound to get us to the playoffs. (Do not take it to the bank.)

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Am I being punk'd on this?  I have nothing against Barlow as a person and I do believe he tries his best.  But let's be honest, he is no where near good enough to play in MLS and should not be on the field.  The fact that we have no other options is clearly not Barlow's fault.



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Am I being punk'd on this?  I have nothing against Barlow as a person and I do believe he tries his best.  But let's be honest, he is no where near good enough to play in MLS and should not be on the field.  The fact that we have no other options is clearly not Barlow's fault.

Not punked. We need a win. Its NYC. Its home. We are last place. Our attacking core (Luqs, Morgan, Vanzier) are not available. There's a new coach in town - who seems to have a plan for a more dynamic offense. After a month of freefall, there are some slight positive vibes I think we are all feeling. 

 

We win against NYCFC, and win against Toronto and Montreal (two winnable games) and we could rocket up to like 6th, right as our attacking core returns.    

 

We need Barlow to play the game of his life against NYCFC. Maybe Lesesne throws some wrinkles in there, and we get lucky, and we win. Barlow is going to have to play "beyond the boundary". He has to become Starlow, at least for one game.   

 

To get the current vibe from a portion of the fan base regarding Barlow, on Seeing Red, they said RB fans boo'd Barlow after the Open cup win vs. DC. What the hell is that? Maybe I am hyperbolically going in other direction, but I'd rather root for our guys, than wish their failure as it seems some people want (not at all saying you, to be clear). 



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Not punked. We need a win. Its NYC. Its home. We are last place. Our attacking core (Luqs, Morgan, Vanzier) are not available. There's a new coach in town - who seems to have a plan for a more dynamic offense. After a month of freefall, there are some slight positive vibes I think we are all feeling. 
 
We win against NYCFC, and win against Toronto and Montreal (two winnable games) and we could rocket up to like 6th, right as our attacking core returns.    
 
We need Barlow to play the game of his life against NYCFC. Maybe Lesesne throws some wrinkles in there, and we get lucky, and we win. Barlow is going to have to play "beyond the boundary". He has to become Starlow, at least for one game.   
 
To get the current vibe from a portion of the fan base regarding Barlow, on Seeing Red, they said RB fans boo'd Barlow after the Open cup win vs. DC. What the hell is that? Maybe I am hyperbolically going in other direction, but I'd rather root for our guys, than wish their failure as it seems some people want (not at all saying you, to be clear). 


Im all for supporting the boys but a boo is not wishing for their failure. Its a message that they are not playing good enough and the fans only get to that by booing. Now, why they would do it after the open cup game is a bit of a head scratcher as I believe he had a decent game and he had a great pass for an assist. I hope Troy saw that Barlow can be used in other ways which will be beneficial for us moving forward.


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Not punked. We need a win. Its NYC. Its home. We are last place. Our attacking core (Luqs, Morgan, Vanzier) are not available. There's a new coach in town - who seems to have a plan for a more dynamic offense. After a month of freefall, there are some slight positive vibes I think we are all feeling. 
 
We win against NYCFC, and win against Toronto and Montreal (two winnable games) and we could rocket up to like 6th, right as our attacking core returns.    
 
We need Barlow to play the game of his life against NYCFC. Maybe Lesesne throws some wrinkles in there, and we get lucky, and we win. Barlow is going to have to play "beyond the boundary". He has to become Starlow, at least for one game.   
 
To get the current vibe from a portion of the fan base regarding Barlow, on Seeing Red, they said RB fans boo'd Barlow after the Open cup win vs. DC. What the hell is that? Maybe I am hyperbolically going in other direction, but I'd rather root for our guys, than wish their failure as it seems some people want (not at all saying you, to be clear). 


Yeah heard that as well on seeing red
Thats crap to boo the guy after he gets an assist - his first ! (in 100+ games)

Some people need something to complain about

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Is Barlow the new Sean Davis? Or Muyl? Or Veron?



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I wasn't at the game but that's the first I saw anything about him being booed.

I don't like seeing him on the field at all but I'd never boo the guy, especially after he did have a great assist. It's not his fault our front office won't get better players.

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Not punked. We need a win. Its NYC. Its home. We are last place. Our attacking core (Luqs, Morgan, Vanzier) are not available. There's a new coach in town - who seems to have a plan for a more dynamic offense. After a month of freefall, there are some slight positive vibes I think we are all feeling. 

 

We win against NYCFC, and win against Toronto and Montreal (two winnable games) and we could rocket up to like 6th, right as our attacking core returns.    

 

We need Barlow to play the game of his life against NYCFC. Maybe Lesesne throws some wrinkles in there, and we get lucky, and we win. Barlow is going to have to play "beyond the boundary". He has to become Starlow, at least for one game.   

 

To get the current vibe from a portion of the fan base regarding Barlow, on Seeing Red, they said RB fans boo'd Barlow after the Open cup win vs. DC. What the hell is that? Maybe I am hyperbolically going in other direction, but I'd rather root for our guys, than wish their failure as it seems some people want (not at all saying you, to be clear). 

I want the team to win, but with Barlow he has had many, many, many chances to show another side of himself as a player.  It just is not there and I am not sure why they continue to play him.  I would love the team to go on a run, it is so spirit crushing going into games with the idea that there is virtually no way that they can win or even score goals.  However, this feels a bit like wishful thinking, no matter how well intentioned.  



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Is Barlow the new Sean Davis? Or Muyl? Or Veron?

He is closest to Muyl, who also got a lot of unwarranted hate from the worst parts of the fan base despite always giving it all for the team. 


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He is closest to Muyl, who also got a lot of unwarranted hate from the worst parts of the fan base despite always giving it all for the team. 

This is parody, right?


(NittanyMetros @ Mar 17 2011, 01:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

It seems Philly fans have signed up on metrofanatic to vote for themselves (in 'What team do you hate more?') . No real fan of this team would vote anything other than DC.

 

 


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He is closest to Muyl, who also got a lot of unwarranted hate from the worst parts of the fan base despite always giving it all for the team. 


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No longer on the list of players without an assist, Barlow is now on the list of most minutes per assist:

http://www.metrofana...sts.jsp?TYPE=97

 

He is 9th, behind four goalkeepers and four defenders.


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He is closest to Muyl, who also got a lot of unwarranted hate from the worst parts of the fan base despite always giving it all for the team. 


I would give it my all for the team too. However, I would fully expect to be booed by the fans since, much like Barlow, it would be clear to everyone that I should not be playing in MLS. I would also probably completely whiff on taking shots, shoot directly at the keeper and have no clue where to be off the ball, also similar to Tom Barlow.

He's a likeable guy that runs a lot, but if Mathias Jorgensen wasn't recently part of this organization, he would be up there with the worst strikers in club history.
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