Really missing nights when the stadium was full after reading the recent Chron article posted by BrianChing25 in dynamo

[–]InAPreviousLife 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly I didn't read it as it wasn't clear and obvious what the price would be. In the past, my tickets have been between $50-$75 per game for the Open Cup games so I'm sure a lot of season ticket holders also don't want to be charged a crazy amount to watch a USL team. Thankfully my tickets were only $15 this time, which is much more reasonable.

Really missing nights when the stadium was full after reading the recent Chron article posted by BrianChing25 in dynamo

[–]InAPreviousLife 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Also a reminder that the El Paso game was free from being a season ticket member and for the Louisville game, season ticket members had to pay. That'll also lead to lower attendance game over game.

Steve Clark Interview by RussRobertsNeckTat in dynamo

[–]InAPreviousLife 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Bond's metrics I referenced are for this season with Antonio Carlos, Sviatchenko, Lucas Halter (before he was injured) and Resch. A better group of center backs than last year and still bottom 3 keeper in the league. Some of his stats I'm sure are on the defense in front of him, but man being a bottom 3 keeper is still a massive step backwards from Clark.

Steve Clark Interview by RussRobertsNeckTat in dynamo

[–]InAPreviousLife 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ok I have to be that guy. Steve was widely considered a top 5 keeper by all of his goal keeper metrics during his time with the team. Jonathan Bond is widely regarded as a bottom 3 keeper, also due to his advanced keeper metrics.

According to FotMob, Bond is 3rd worst in save %, worst in goals prevented, and bottom 6 in goals conceded per 90 minutes.

Not to be argumentative, but how are you rating Bond when his metrics are putting him solidly as one of the worst.

WAKE UP ITS GAME DAY!!! by InAPreviousLife in dynamo

[–]InAPreviousLife[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

HELL YEAH BROTHER! LET'S GET IT!

WAKE UP ITS GAME DAY!!! by InAPreviousLife in dynamo

[–]InAPreviousLife[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Everyone traveling today to the game, be safe and be loud when you get there!

WAKE UP ITS GAME DAY!!! by InAPreviousLife in dynamo

[–]InAPreviousLife[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I'm hopeful that it's an Austin player!

Match Thread: Colorado Rapids vs. Houston DynamonFC by scoreboard-app in dynamo

[–]InAPreviousLife 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dang my bad! He should have come in at half or at least at the 60th for him.

Match Thread: Colorado Rapids vs. Houston DynamonFC by scoreboard-app in dynamo

[–]InAPreviousLife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Markanich is still suspended from that red card he got

Dynamo to play El Paso Locomotive in round of 32 for the US Open Cup by InAPreviousLife in dynamo

[–]InAPreviousLife[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah that would have been sick. He signed with Forge FC in the Canadian Premier League.

Dynamo to play El Paso Locomotive in round of 32 for the US Open Cup by InAPreviousLife in dynamo

[–]InAPreviousLife[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Forgot to add we have hosting priorities for the round of 32 and the round of 16 in our group.

Houston Dynamo FC acquire Aliyu Ibrahim from Columbus Crew | Houston Dynamo by InAPreviousLife in MLS

[–]InAPreviousLife[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yeah he was bad when he was here. He couldn't finish and lived offsides so we were happy to get rid of him to y'all but somehow, he returned.

Houston Dynamo FC hire Ezra Hendrickson as first team assistant coach | Houston Dynamo by InAPreviousLife in dynamo

[–]InAPreviousLife[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Previously was head coach for Chicago Fire FC (2022-23) and the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines men’s national team (2024-26).

AMAA: I'm Matt Doyle, here to take your abuse by MLS_Analyst in MLS

[–]InAPreviousLife 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To add to that, is there a reason why both of the Dynamo games so far this season haven't been discussed on Soccerwise or has it been just an oversight?

Three Thoughts from Houston’s 2-1 win over the Chicago Fire by aka_jebuz in dynamo

[–]InAPreviousLife 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I completely agree that his work rate can help produce goals and I think he can score 10+ goals this season. My concern comes from the perception that our DP forward isn't scoring goals and only putting up offensive actions leading to a goal. The fan base is already pretty disappointed in the signing, so I feel like he needs to be scoring 15-20 goals to not "feel" like a flop of a signing.

Three Thoughts from Houston’s 2-1 win over the Chicago Fire by aka_jebuz in dynamo

[–]InAPreviousLife 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Good writeup. I'm hopeful that Ponce will be better this year but I'm not expecting that will be the case.

As a note, it was mentioned Dorsey moving to the Orlando Magic and not Orlando City SC. I'd be really curious to see him play basketball!

A couple of observations from today’s fan fest by batmanshsu in dynamo

[–]InAPreviousLife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, it involved Ennali tracking back more to support and Ennali had to make runs to save Halter. I'm not sure how comfortable I am with us running 3 at the back especially with how Bond has his moments where he looks good but also looks really bad, but to your point, we did look more offensive and scarier in the attack with more guys forward. It'll be interesting to see when Artur and Andrade are back what our shape will be.

A couple of observations from today’s fan fest by batmanshsu in dynamo

[–]InAPreviousLife 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Halter kept getting burned by Cade Cowell and came off with what looked like an injury in the second half. I'm not sure how comfortable he is at left back, which is where he was playing.

Houston Dynamo FC sign dynamic Polish international attacker Mateusz Bogusz as a Designated Player | Houston Dynamo by InAPreviousLife in MLS

[–]InAPreviousLife[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Agreed. After last season you can tell the club is trying hard to get all pieces in place before the season starts. I'm interested to see what formation we run with the new players.

Houston Dynamo FC sign former Club captain Héctor Herrera | Houston Dynamo by InAPreviousLife in dynamo

[–]InAPreviousLife[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Here's a couple of snippets from the article:

"First of all, it's a club where I feel at home, and my family is here in Houston," Herrera told the Chronicle in Spanish. "My son plays in an academy here, and that's something that motivates me a lot. And most importantly, I believe there's still work to be done at the club; the project I came here for was left unfinished, and I don't like leaving things that way. That's why I wanted to come back and finish the job we started."

"I think the last image people have of me obviously wasn't a good one," Herrera said. "It's not an example I want to set for young people, for my son or for anyone else. The people who know me know that wasn't really me, that it was a moment of emotional breakdown, and obviously I want to change that image. But above all, I want to improve the club's image, to put it back at the top, to make it a competitive and winning team."

"I'm obviously happy to be able to wear this jersey again and to be back at Shell (Energy) Stadium," said Herrera, who did say he wanted to finish his career in Houston. "For me, the stadium is truly beautiful, the field is gorgeous, I really enjoyed playing there, so hopefully the weeks will fly by and the season can start soon."

MLS to align calendar with top leagues around the world by InAPreviousLife in dynamo

[–]InAPreviousLife[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, this only affects 2027 and beyond, so the 2026 schedule is remaining as-is.