August 26, 2007
The gloves are coming off!
Oh, yeah! It's like two boxers sparring for the first 14 rounds of a 15-round bout (forgive my ignorant boxing metaphor).
Now it's the 15th round... or at least the end of a 3-year contract.
Headliner: Rapids Management (a.k.a. Dicktator Plush) is squaring off against Head Coach Fernando Cluevijoless.
We all know that Fernando got things rolling with his fan-slapping put-downs about how we were hurting his children: a clear indirect body-slam against the Rapids Management.
For some reason, the fans are smack dab in the middle, absorbing body blows by both sides.
After FC's sucker punch, Dicktator Plush came out swinging. "Jeff said FC asked for 3 years and will be given the full three years. It's hard to argue with participants in such an agreement honoring their commitment," Plush stated in a recent conversation with fans.
As well-known Rapids watcher Greenie noted about this legalistic argument, "As I've said before, while it's clear that the FO isn't about to fire Clavijo's ass, they're not making any statements in support of him either. Not even the dreaded 'vote of confidence.'"
Oooohhhh!!! Smackdown In Progress!
Now it's Fernando's turn in the latest Denver Post
"The picture here is very clear," Rapids coach Fernando Clavijo told (Mark Kiszla) recently: "L.A. went around the world to find all kinds of players. The same thing with Chicago. We (in Colorado) have Americans. And there's a reason for it. A clear reason, and it doesn't come from me." Money.
"If they gave it to me, I would spend it," Clavijo said. "But I don't have a dime."
Alrighty fans, what's next in this 15th and final lightning round? Let's just keep monitoring the latest news rags for more information.
Posted by BilFish at August 26, 2007 08:54 AM