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Kdawg, member of the Midnight Riders since 2009.  It’s not a coincidence.  He was just having too much fun to realize that he was in the midst of a moment of silence for some dead base jumper.  You really can’t be mad at him though, first of all he’s the Big Toe, and second of all, he made it into the stadium this time.  He really showed a lot of courage, hard work, and sticktoitivness to return to the scene of his first epic Revs Tailgate meltdown.  But this time, things were different.  … Continue Reading

Thanks for reading Maya. I'll show you my soccer poetry sometime this weekend.

This is the last blog post before I leave for Manhattan on Friday and then subsequently The Swamp for the weekend so I’ll just touch on a few things to look out for in the coming days.  Remember, The Rider Insider isn’t just a place to trade stories with the great thinkers of the mondern era like Maya Angelou and myself, it is also a place to find the pulse of New England Soccer if you don’t feel like going on BigSoccer!

On Saturday, … Continue Reading

DJ's, more stds than Twellman's hot tub.

Sorry for the long absence from the blog.  I appreciate the emails concerned with my whereabouts.  I was fine, just a little busy with life and thinking about life and recovering from my coke binge in the DJ’s bathroom.   Speaking of DJ’s, if anyone sees that cocktail waitress ask her what this rash is all about, I’ve tried Gold Bond and Desitin and it still feels like I’m sitting in a small brush fire. … Continue Reading

There will be a viewing party at a bar for the first Revs game of the season. Even though the team’s media outlet won’t admit it on their blog:
Jim - Away game viewings will happen, but a 10:30 p.m. game on a Saturday is hard to plan with a bar no matter what game it is.

Look for full details on the Revs’ away game viewings soon …
That’s from the editor of the Revs official blog, thankfully someone followed up with the details that we’ve posted here and you’ve seen on Big Soccer and the Rider’s site.  As a friendly reminder, … Continue Reading

Sorry I didn’t post last night.  I was too busy cooking a delicious pizza and playing indoor soccer at 11 pm.  I was exhausted.  I am sorry.  I’m glad you all took the extra 24 hours without a post to debate whether or not I am racist.  I know the answer, but I’m not going to tell you until someone makes a really good argument for or against.  Consider it the second contest after the “Give the passionate fan’s a nickname” contest, which was won by Fran, age 12, from … Continue Reading

Yeah I stole that title from BrianLBI on BigSoccer but it does go a long way to describe the “derby” that has just been scheduled today at Gillette Stadium for July 25th.  The New York Times is reporting that AC Milan and Inter Milan will be a part of a summer tour that will also see Inter and Jose Mourinho take on Chelsea in San Fransisco.   At first glance it seems like it could be a great match.  Both of those teams have some of the … Continue Reading

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I finally got outside today and played some soccer after work with my friend Kdawg.  If The Camille Toes does, in fact, become the nickname for my endearing fans then K would be the big toe.  For those of you who don’t know him, he was the one sleeping on the bus in the Meadowlands two years ago while the rest of us were in the stadium cheering on the Revs.  If that still doesn’t ring a bell I imagine you will become quite intimate with him through this blog … Continue Reading

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I’m sure everyone has seen it by now but the Revs officially launched their new marketing campaign in the form the Rev’s Girls this week.  If you haven’t seen the ladies yet or are feeling a little lonely you can check them out over at defendthefort.net.

Obviously I’m a huge fan of this campaign and can’t wait to be drawn in by their irresistible marketing pull.  I know, however, that all of you don’t share my excitement for the Rev’s Girls and their form-fitting attire but I know for a … Continue Reading

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I’m using the first line of this post to draw attention to what amounted to another magical Anfield night in Liverpool.  The Reds won 4-0 in emphatic fashion over Real Madrid in the second league of their Champions League tie.  I’m expecting all of my loyal readers (first joke!) to share with me their feelings while watching this match.

Speaking of my loyal readers, I expect you all to come up with some sort of hip nickname for yourselves.  The Camille … Continue Reading

When last season ended I’m pretty sure everyone had reached their saturation point with the Revs.  The injuries, the lack of results, and the mid-week games made that last game against the Fire seem more like a relief than anything.

But here we are again, just a few weeks away from the season, ready as always.  Even those of us that swore off the team (you know who you are) are probably gearing up and trying to figure out where to go to catch the game (more on that later … Continue Reading