Dynamo, Timbers, Aston Villa FC

The Q's are gearing up for a couple of pre-season games coming up next week - Wed 3/17 vs Houston Dynamo (at Kezar) and Sat 3/20 vs Portland Timbers (at Buck Shaw). What can we expect from this coming season? I haven't a clue. We will have a completely different team than the one that we started with at the beginning of last season. Playoff hopes? I think we should keep those to ourselves for now.

I am looking forward to getting back into the swing of things at Buck Shaw and banging our drums loud. Sec 108 - let's rock!

I have been keeping busy with my EPL club - Aston Villa FC. I am actually the chairperson for the Aston Villa supporters club here in California called "AVFC California". Villa is still in the hunt to break the Top 4 and qualifying for the Champions League next season, made it to the League Cup final (aka Carling Cup) - but fell to Man Utd, and are making a run for the FA Cup still (semifinal match v. Chelsea in early April).


Click the image to visit AVFC California!

MLS Wildfire

The MLS is growing faster than the muscles of Mark McGwire and Barry Bonds! I hope that the growth isn't too fast for the American football fans to handle. It is great to see the league grow - as long as it doesn't go the way of the USFL, etc.

Let's see - 2007 to 2011


Toronto FC 2007

San Jose Earthquakes (part deux) 2008

Seattle Sounders FC 2009

Philadelphia 2010

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2011

Portland Timbers 2011

My guess of what the divisions will look like by 2011 (adding the new teams to their logical conference and then moving on of the Texas teams to the East - my guess would be Dallas)

EAST: Chicago, Columbus, DC, Kansas City, New England, Toronto, NY, Philadelphia, Dallas

WEST: San Jose, Seattle, Chivas, Colorado, Houston, LA, RSL, Vancouver, Portland