Rocky Mountain Cup time!!!

[Merrill]

Originally Posted by RSLfrontrowfan

CRapids vs RSL ticket - $25.
Tailgate Food - $2.
Seeing JasonMa knocked on his @$$ by confetti - Priceless!

The most priceless thing was the look on the jackass's face when he stood up. It's that look you see on the nerd's face when his tormentors hit him with the first spitball. I'll never forget it.

[ReAl]

Originally Posted by AreliusIV

I'm an engineering.

I'm a little bit country...

[BroncsBomber]

From the Denver Post

http://www.denverpost.com/rapids/ci_3853743


Rapids, Salt Lake rivalry kicks up a notch

By Brian Forbes
Special to The Denver Post




The Rapids' rivalry with expansion team Real Salt Lake last season was about as convincing as an Oliver Stone film.

The Rapids were 3-1 against Salt Lake in 2005 and won the inaugural Rocky Mountain Cup while Salt Lake racked up a Major League Soccer-worst 22 losses.

But with the trade that swapped Clint Mathis for Jeff Cunningham and Salt Lake's addition of former Rapids goalie Scott Garlick, the plot has thickened heading into Saturday's meeting at Rice-Eccles Stadium.

The Rapids (3-3-1) are confident after a 1-0 victory over Los Angeles, and Salt Lake (2-5-1) is on track after consecutive victories.

"I would say I expected it, but I would have liked to have it sooner," Salt Lake coach John Ellinger said of his team's form while tipping his hat to midfielder Chris Klein.

Mathis, battling a groin injury, is expected to play against his old team, and Ellinger, who traded him after one season, expects the Georgia native to be fired up.

Cunningham said Monday he has no ill feelings toward his former teammates, but was a little upset with some comments he has read from Rapids coach Fernando Clavijo.

Clavijo said he has no problem with Cunningham and that the striker did everything he was asked, which was to score goals. Clavijo said he traded Cunningham primarily for better team cohesion.

Cunningham has four goals in eight games


for Salt Lake while Mathis has zero goals and assists in three starts.
But does any of this make for a better rivalry?

"I hope so," Clavijo said. "Let me put it this way, I hate everybody. I want to beat everybody every time I play them."

[clarette]

Originally Posted by BroncsBomber

"I hope so," Clavijo said. "Let me put it this way, I hate everybody. I want to beat everybody every time I play them."

Psst... Clavijo... it's spelled "hat"...