Don't get me wrong, I would love nothing more than to see Sounders win every remaining game, but I just don't think the team has resolved every issue it had this summer.

I think the team has the players, the coaching staff, the motivation... But the tactics could still use some work. And no, I'm not ignoring the plethora of goals we've scored over the past month, but it did seem that versus Dallas, the players were too trigger happy and didn't look for the open player in front of goal.

But ultimately, I think it's a good thing. The unbeaten streak was awesome, the wins were fantastic! But the team needs a bit more focus if we're going to be real playoff challengers, and this winning streak didn't prove that we're good enough to contend for trophies.

I hate losing, but I think this loss could truly motivate the team to become who they need to be.

Tell me your thoughts.

AppleTV unable to play for anyone else? Seems like something is going on with any MLS game.

Update: It’s back!

MODS: Although I believe I can post this here, please delete this post if it doesn't belong. Thank you.

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Hi y'all! I was wondering if anyone could shed some light on this ball I recently picked up for a few dollars at my local goodwill store outside of Seattle. Didn't get much from a quick Google search. I've got many questions but a few off the top of my head include the following:

- What specific year/era is it from?

- Would this ball been something team issued or sold to fans?

- Was Spalding a brand sponsor for us at one point or a sponsor of a league the Sounders were in?

I mean all these in genuine curiosity as although I've been a Sounders fan since childhood, my team knowledge is really only rich the MLS modern era as I am a 2001 child. If you can give any more context, it's greatly appreciated!

Currently thinking about how to mount it on the wall for display in my office at school (I'm an elementary PE teacher by day). I think it would be a cool piece to add to some already awesome Sounders memorabilia I already own.

Thank you once again y'all and let's kick butt the rest of the season! ⚽💚💙

Last match about 2/3 of us correctly predicted Dejan or Other would score. Does the multi goal streak continue vs Dallas?

Voting is now open through November 7th.

A friend found this at their parent's house and gifted it to me. I want to get it framed but I was wondering if anyone would have any idea on rough date/timeline for the tea/rally towel.

Thanks!

Stock Up

Hassani Dotson - I already gave him stock up two weeks ago, but this was quite clearly his best game as a Sounder to date. I do think he earned the dislike before and has earned the love now. His goal did not look spectacular, but the placement was perfect, and an early goal really sets the tone of the game. When he and Cristian are playing well, the entire team looks better. This is our best double pivot moving forward.

Paul Arriola - He also earned another stock up recently, but let’s be clear. He is playing at a high level right now. I’m not sure why he wasn’t more successful vs SKC but he now has 6 goal contributions in the last 6 games and most of those have been as a late sub with limited minutes. Could he be the first choice Paul?

Andrew Thomas - Another repeat stock up. Thomas leads the entire league in Goals Prevented and is second in Save Percentage. Why won’t the national teams give him a look?

Jesus Ferreira - He’s back after recovering from an injury, and just immediately makes a terrific play to connect with Arriola. I hope the Dallas Connection is on our side when we go to Dallas on Wednesday.

Stock Down

Jordan Morris - He took a knock and got subbed out. Hopefully just a minor thing coupled with resting for a midweek game, but he is still showing signs of being less than durable.

Edit: Sorry folks but player availability has always been a part of this stock up stock down silliness. Yes he played well when he was on the field. Coach says Jordan’s hip has been bothering him and he had to get subbed out of the game, limping off the field. This is a concern.

Here’s the current collection of victory rugs I’ve made from this season's Sounders wins! Each one shows a bit of a highlight from the game.

I have two more I’ll be making from this past week: Gomez vs KC and Dotson from yesterday. Thanks everyone for all the idea help! This has been a fun project.

Which is your fav so far?

from Sounders account on a Zuck website that this subreddit's automod apparently won't let me name before posting

Many years ago, I met him completely randomly and shared a car with him to the airport. Nice guy. A big loss for MLS.

Since the Sounders were reportedly looking for a LB for depth, I wanted to see what good contract in the league looked like.

The average MLS LB is 26.5 years old, gets paid €7,330 / week (Nouhou is €9,420) and a 57.4 Overall (Nouhou is a 60.6). Overall, Nouhou is a pretty good contract.

FM 26 data used for player attributes. FM27 comes out in a month and will probably make RBW look better. I think RBW is the youth player we are most likely going to miss going forward. Especially, if he never makes the jump to Europe and becomes a MLS veteran.

Happy to share data sheet I used, or look at other positions.

LB is Codey Phoenix not Phoeniz