When in Belltown, this place has great food, plays great soccer, and always has a cold Bud Light. They are known for a quality Sunday brunch and Ive heard have a great bloody mary bar………….could be Irish…….keep the comments coming and stay tuned for more updates

So, you know I am a big fan of Irish Bars that play soccer. Well if I am on the east side this is my favorite place to watch a game. Always leave with a few extra coins in my pocket. Thanks again to Bud Light, I am having a blast with the scarf hunt!

Hello again!
Here is the hint for the 2nd location, remember first one to ask for the scarf gets to keep it!

Where in Belltown can you grab a Bud Light, a burger with sweet potato french fries and watch a ton of sports?

Hey Everybody,

Here is my hint for the first location: When in Post Alley at Pike Place, where do you go to watch futbol, drink some Bud Light and eat Irish fare? First one to ask for the scarf gets it!

Hey Everybody,
I wanted to tell you guys I am leaving signed Bud Light Sounders FC scarves hidden around Seattle and the Eastside this Thursday – Sunday.  Tune in to my blog tomorrow to get my first hint!

Although the season didn’t go as planned, I wanted to tell each of you thank you for the support.  What an amazing ride this season was and we could not have done it with out you.  There is no question the best fans and the best support for any MLS team can be found in Seattle.  I cannot wait to play in front of all of you again next season.

Check in tomorrow it is going to be fun.

Kasey

Hey Everybody,

Things didn’t quite go as well as we had hoped Thursday night.  We wanted to take a lead into the second leg in Houston on Sunday, but we just couldn’t find the back of the net.  On the positive, our away form has been great lately.  At least we don’t have to dig ourselves out of a hole.  Should be a fun day, hopefully we will have a lot of traveling support.

I’m still a bit banged up from that training accident last Tuesday, but things with my foot are healing everyday.  I hope by game time the foot is a non-issue.  If not ,I got through the last game okay, so if I have to bite the bullet again so be it.

Today late after training I was getting treatment on my foot when one of the players came back into the treatment room saying that Chris Eylander had his car stolen at Starfire while we were training or just after we had finished.  This reminds me a story my ex-teammate told me about when he played at AC Milan.  One of his teammates, who was an Italian legend, had bought a new Ferrari.  Within the first couple of days he had owned the car, it was stolen.  This became pretty big news as you can imagine.  A couple of days later the car was returned with a note attached,  ”Next time you buy a new car let us know!”  What can you say, I hope the people who stole Eylander’s car are Sounders fans.

Looking forward to a good week of training.  Can’t wait to get down to Houston and help get us into the next round!

Kasey

Hey Everybody,

What a great way to finish the season.   It looked a little worrisome for awhile, especially with the lack of goals we have scored at home over the last 5-6 games.  We spoke at halftime and we all felt the goals were coming, we just had to be patient and keep playing as we were, just up the intensity a little.  We got on top of them from the opening kick of the second half and didn’t let up until we got the goal that had eluded us for so long.

You could see the deflation in the Dallas player’s eyes, they had the playoffs in their grasp and were letting it slip away.  They tried to push extra men forward, but we coped well and kept pushing for the winner.  What a great finish from Brad, fitting to win any game.  We still had to hold on for a few more minutes, but I never felt the lead was threatened.  We have been defending well and once again we held on to the one goal lead.

As the results went today it looks like we play Houston on Thursday at Qwest.  No time to celebrate, Thursday is right around the corner.  Back to training tomorrow and in full concentration mode for the first playoff game in club history.  Lets give ourselves the best chance possible to go through with a good result in the first leg.  We feel confident and ready.

I just want ot say thanks to the fans one more time.  You have truly made this the most impressive season any MLS team has ever had.  It’s not over yet, see you all on Thursday!

Kasey

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What a great win to come from behind in KC!  It wasn’t exactly the way I would have scripted the game, but in the end the result is all that matters.  We took the lead with a great goal from Tyrone after he put himself in the right place and the right time.  With chance after chance to double the lead in the first half we went into halftime with only the one goal.

Second half we lost a little concentration and in a short five minute spell lost the lead with two goals against.  The first one was completely offsides which we confirmed after watching the tape this morning.  It’s hard to be over critical with the officiating, but after the two goals we took in New England I was thinking here we go again.  No excuses for the second, we didn’t deal with a simple cross and got rightfully punished.

What is so cool is the team didn’t drop their heads.  We were continually creating chances and Roger came in to score the equalizer.  Roger has really been pushing for more playing time and is proving why the USL Sounders had so much faith in him.

The third goal was created by some good persistence from Ljungberg on the right channel to strip the KC defender of the ball and put in a precise cross for Nate to slam home the winner.  When watching the tape this morning the team got a good laugh how close Nate came to putting the shot from close range over the top.  Visions of Zakauni at Houston came rushing back.  When you score and win its great to laugh as a team.

With the way results went for us this weekend, we could end up in first place.  We are playing a very in form Dallas, but we want to get back to winning ways at home to build that confidence before the playoffs.  There is still a chance we could be toasting a Western division championship.

Kasey

Hey Everybody,

It’s been good training the last couple of days after having the weekend off.  After having the last 2 games on the East coast, it was great to get that weekend off to recharge the batteries before our next and last away game at Kansas City.  It is a big game for us, with a good result we can clinch our place in the play-offs.  At the beginning of the season, we said that our first goal was to make it into the play-offs.  You can’t win the whole thing unless you first make it into the knock out rounds.  Getting points this weekend will see that our first goal has been met.  Nobody wants to go into the last game against a very in form Dallas needing a result to get into the show.  At the same time I feel we are due to crush someone at home.  Lets just take all that out of the equation by winning at KC.

On a personal note, this was the team that I got sent off against earlier in the year. The only other time I have been sent off in my professional career, was my second year at Millwall, so I should be safe for another 16 years or so.  I would love to go to KC and do my part to help the team finish off the regular season with a great result.  I have all the confidence in the world that we can follow our great away result at Columbus with another performance in KC.  If training is anything to go by, the confidence should be high.

On a sad note, Charlie Davies a young striker on the US National team was involved in a terrible car crash early this morning in the DC area where one of the other passengers in the car was killed.  Charlie underwent a long surgery, but I was told his condition is not life threatening.  I wish him a successful recovery and send my deepest condolences to the family of the girl who lost her life in this tragic accident.

With the rainy season officially here, be safe on those wet roads Seattle.

Kasey

Hey Everybody

What a big win for the team on the road at last years MLS champions.  What a big feel good win for Sigi to win at his old club.  Most important is the three points that get us that much closer to a playoff position.

We played well, but in the end we road our luck a little.  Columbus had a great run dating back to last season without losing at home.  They were not about to let that go without a fight.   We got a little lucky in the first half with a good shot off the post.  Second half that luck continued with Tyrone making a great overhead clearance off the line.  The next piece of luck was the missed penalty.   In the end, lots of balls thrown into our box, but we did what was needed to keep the clean sheet and preserve the three points.

Once again, the club stepped up and chartered a flight for us so we would have a direct flight.  Again we rewarded the gesture with a victory.  I was giving Adrian a hard time after the game telling him that they needed to keep the streak alive and charter until we lose.  Only half joking, but it would be great to have our own plane for every game.  Maybe in the near future, one can hope.

No game this weekend, so a good week to recharge the batteries.  Doesn’t look like any new injury worries.  Lets keep all the players fit and coming into good form just in time for the last two games and into the playoffs. I will try and answer some of your questions this week.

Kasey

Hey Everybody,

After a good couple days of training it is back to the airport for another trip back east.  This time, back to Boeing Field and the plane that took us to the Open Cup finals in DC.  Let’s hope the plane gives us the same result.   We could do without the static discharge or what most of us think was really a lightning strike.  The flight takes us to Columbus, last year’s champs and former club of our coach.  The Crew have a long record of not losing at home that we want to break this weekend.  The win would really put us into a great position for qualifying for the playoff.  Also, it would help us erase the disappointment of last weeks loss to New England.

With only three games left (where did the season go?)  every point is huge.  We don’t want to come down to a win at all costs in the last home game against Dallas.  Picking up points in our last two away games can ease a lot of that pressure.  We look to be fairly injury free.  Sabastien is feeling better from his illness.  The only absentee is the suspended Jaqua.  Wish us the best of luck and lets hope Sigi can get one back on his old club!

Hopefully next year we can have a little better balance in the schedule.  The reason the league gives for us not flying in our own plane is that it would give teams an unfair advantage over the other teams flying commercially.  I am not quite sure how 3 East Coast games in a row fits into that justification, but it is what it is and we will get on with it.  It means a lot to the guys that we have had great support everywhere we have traveled this season.  Thanks Seattle.  On to Columbus.

Kasey

Hey Everybody,

Sometimes the best laid plans don’t always bring a happy ending.  Conceding a late goal the way we did was the hardest to swallow.

After taking the lead with a great Fredy Montero goal from 30 yards plus, we went into half time with quite a comfortable 1-0 lead.  I really thought the game was going to go our way, especially after the bizarre moment when the Revs striker thought he was offside and stopped playing when he was through on me.  Sometimes you catch a break.  That break soon turned with the start of the second half.  Another strange MLS referee decision and we are staring down a penalty.  In the rest of the world maybe one out of ten times this scenario is called a penalty.  Seems in the MLS it’s more like nine out of ten.

New England took advantage of the gift to make it 1-1.  That swung the momentum of the game in their favor for the next 20 minutes.  We didn’t quite react the way we would have liked, but for the most part we defended well until the last 5 minutes.  We left their most dangerous player open 10 yards out and he wasn’t going to miss from that distance.  A lot of good work was thrown away.

On a positive front, if we can say there was one, was that the results of the other games went our way.  We are still in a good place to get the points we need to get into the playoffs.  We could have helped ourselves by at least getting a point, but that didn’t happen and we need to focus on getting a result in Columbus.  I’m sure Sigi will be very motivated to get a result at his old club.  I’m sure all the players will do their best to help him reach that goal.

Lets hope a good week of training gets everyone back on track.  We need a couple of wins and out of the last three to guarantee a spot in the playoffs.  No one wants this season to come to an end, especially the players and the coaches.

Buy an umbrella, the rains coming!

Kasey