damn. glad i got my ticket 2 days ago. was gonna wait till this morning...

3/3/2006 5:59:28 PM

sect 208 row B

3/3/2006 6:24:28 PM

^ There will be no rows or assigned seats in 208.

3/4/2006 5:16:53 AM

sam's army was moved to section 207 and the game is a complete sellout now.

3/7/2006 9:55:25 AM

yeah i just tried today to get tickets and none are available

3/7/2006 10:16:56 AM

i'll have to remember to take a different way home this day

3/7/2006 10:48:52 AM

roster for the game against jamaica...

U.S. Men’s National Team Roster vs. Jamaica
April 11, 2006 – Cary, North Carolina

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. DOB Caps/G Hometown Club
4 Albright, Chris D/M 6’1” 185 01/14/79 18/1 Philadelphia, Pa. Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS)
11 Ching, Brian F 6’1” 195 05/24/78 16/3 Haleiwa, Hawaii Houston Dynamo (MLS)
8 Dempsey, Clint M 6’1” 170 03/09/83 18/4 Nacogdoches, Texas New England Revolution (MLS)
10 Donovan, Landon F 5'8" 148 03/04/82 77/25 Redlands, Calif. Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS)
3 Garcia, Nick D 5'10" 160 04/09/79 6/0 Plano, Texas Kansas City Wizards (MLS)
2 Hejduk, Frankie D 5'8" 155 08/05/74 71/5 Cardiff, Calif. Columbus Crew (MLS)
9 Johnson, Eddie F 6’0” 180 03/31/84 14/9 Palm Coast, Fla. Kansas City Wizards (MLS)
25 Mastroeni, Pablo D/M 5'10" 170 08/26/76 45/0 Phoenix, Ariz. Colorado Rapids (MLS)
1 Meola, Tony GK 6'1" 205 02/21/69 99/0 Kearny, N.J. New York Red Bulls (MLS)
13 Noonan, Pat M/F 6’0” 170 08/02/80 12/1 Ballwin, Mo. New England Revolution (MLS)
5 O’Brien, John M 5'9" 150 08/29/77 28/3 Playa del Rey, Calif. Out of contract
14 Olsen, Ben M 5'8" 140 05/03/77 32/5 Middletown, Pa. D.C. United (MLS)
23 Pope, Eddie D 6'1" 180 12/24/73 77/8 High Point, N.C. Real Salt Lake (MLS)
19 Ralston, Steve M 5’9” 160 06/14/74 32/4 St. Louis, Mo. New England Revolution (MLS)
24 Reis, Matt GK 6’1” 196 03/28/75 1/0 Atlanta, Ga. New England Revolution (MLS)
20 Twellman, Taylor F 5’11” 170 02/29/80 18/5 St. Louis, Mo. New England Revolution (MLS)
16 Wolff, Josh F 5'8" 160 02/25/77 44/9 Stone Mountain, Ga. Kansas City Wizards (MLS)
6 Zavagnin, Kerry M 5’10” 170 07/02/74 21/0 Plymouth, Mich. Kansas City Wizards (MLS)

http://www.ussoccer.com/articles/viewArticle.jsp_280861.html

4/5/2006 11:52:18 AM

and so it is a full mls roster...great stuff

4/5/2006 11:55:54 AM

HOLY SHIT!!!!

My parents are Jamaican and I'm a soccer fan - I wanna go!

4/5/2006 11:57:19 AM

its not as bad of a roster as i thought it would be when they said that only mls players would be used

4/5/2006 12:02:19 PM

I totally forgot that JOB was out of his Den Haag contract.

Also, if Tony Meola plays I will go bananas (in a good way).

[Edited on April 5, 2006 at 12:51 PM. Reason : f]

4/5/2006 12:51:00 PM

hahahah tony meola

4/5/2006 1:03:24 PM

did i look at that right or are there no world cup roster guys playing keeper in cary. Makes sense considering keller and howard are in england, oh well i'm still pumped.

4/5/2006 1:03:37 PM

You forgot to mention ol' Marcus, who is above Howard on the depth chart now as far as I'm concerned since he's playing every week.

4/5/2006 1:08:51 PM

^^^I was just about to say that he's got to be getting too old to play with the young guys

4/5/2006 1:17:15 PM

no people from europe, its not an official release day says fifa so we have to use mls guys but itll still be cool as long as pope, donovan, and others play.

4/5/2006 1:46:49 PM

Anyone know the deal with general admission? Will I be able to find a spot in a section somewhere, or should I expect to be stuck standing in the concourse behind 10 rows of other "general admission" people? That's how it was for the DC United game there a while ago and I couldn't see a damn thing. As much as I like SAS stadium, I think it's too small for a match like this. And Tony Meola?? Seriously?? I remember cheering for that dude when I was 8.

4/5/2006 3:37:29 PM

Anyone know anything about extra tickets? Or anyone want to get rid of a ticket? IF so IM me. Thanks!

4/5/2006 4:14:33 PM

^ ME TOO

4/5/2006 4:18:35 PM

I don't think the Fed would oversell this game like a venture company might have/did for the DC United game.

The Nats played a game against Richmond at SAS Stadium a few years back with no problems. This game is sort of a "thank you" for the use of the stadium grounds as a training camp for this WC and the last.

[Edited on April 5, 2006 at 4:55 PM. Reason : d]

4/5/2006 4:53:45 PM

they just released extra tickets on ticketmaster today or yesterday...i got an email about it

4/5/2006 7:27:41 PM

^ SRO?

4/5/2006 7:34:45 PM

anybody know how early we can get out there?

4/9/2006 7:12:11 PM

Stadium gates open at 5:30. Parking is free, so it should be open all day. Sam's Army tailgate starts around 4:30, so that's a good bet.

4/9/2006 9:20:57 PM

does anybody have extra tickets they don't need?

4/10/2006 2:05:03 PM

ill be at the sam's army tailgate. says theyll be there at 3pm but the grillin wont start til 430 and last until 630. get inside a little early for the meola presentation! haha

4/10/2006 2:13:51 PM

10 Donovan, Landon F 5'8" 148 03/04/82 77/25 Redlands, Calif. Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS)

i knew he was small, but damn, thats pretty small

4/10/2006 4:48:52 PM

I don't care if he plays for the U.S., still chant "Prima Donovan" and "Bianca" when Landon Donovan has the ball.

4/10/2006 4:56:57 PM

thats almost exactly me. im 5'9" 150

4/10/2006 4:57:00 PM

that new premier soccer store at crossroads has tshirts and the new jerseys in stock if anyone wants one last minute...

4/10/2006 4:58:38 PM

As of right now, I believe all that's left is standing room only. and that will be first come. Earlier arrivals will have better spots either on concourse or behind goal at scoreboard.

4/10/2006 6:03:21 PM

Nevermind. Just heard word from the big dogs that it's SOLD OUT.

4/10/2006 6:10:53 PM

^^^ I won't be purchasing another US jersey until the second goes back to red.

I wasn't aware that Premier had opened a store at Crossroads, though. Good stuff.

[Edited on April 10, 2006 at 6:16 PM. Reason : d]

4/10/2006 6:16:09 PM

Went to the Premier at Crossroads, nothing in red other than training/supporter shirts that were $55.

I guess I should've known that if I wanted one of the snake shirts I should've bought it online a while ago. Meh.

bttt for T-minus 16 hours

4/11/2006 3:04:19 AM

yeah their selection wasnt very good, just jerseys without names and that one style of tshirt.

4/11/2006 8:57:05 AM

Results this year to this point (4-1-1):

Jan. 22 Final United States 0 - 0 Canada
Jan. 29 Final United States 5 - 0 Norway
Feb. 10 Final United States 3 - 2 Japan
Feb. 19 Final United States 4 - 0 Guatemala
Mar. 1 Final United States 1 - 0 Poland (in Germany)
Mar. 22 Final Germany 4 - 1 United States

4/11/2006 11:24:48 AM

Gavin Grant supports this thread.

4/11/2006 11:29:23 AM

almost gametime!!!

the headline on ussoccer.com is Cary-bbean Countdown... lol

some random facts from the story:
- all of the eighteen guys the US is dressing tonight are MLS guys
- Pablo Mastroeni, a State alum, is on tonight's list
- the US is 9-0-7 all time against the Jamaicans

also, for you uniform freaks out there, we're breaking out the aformentioned new Nike home kits this evening

http://store.yahoo.com/ussoccerstore/mnt06jerseys.html

[Edited on April 11, 2006 at 2:23 PM. Reason : ]

4/11/2006 2:22:43 PM

^ That's all been covered in the thread.

However, I must repeat:

OMFG TONY * MEOLA

4/11/2006 2:23:48 PM

i'll be there wif my lil bro tonight!!!

4/11/2006 5:40:50 PM

Game on...ESPN2. SAS is filled.

[Edited on April 11, 2006 at 7:11 PM. Reason : .]

4/11/2006 7:11:27 PM

it better be filled.

how many people can fit in there? like 5000?

4/11/2006 7:11:54 PM

wow 1-0 jamaica

4/11/2006 7:13:18 PM

^ Did you see Arena's reaction after it?

4/11/2006 7:14:23 PM

Quote :

"it better be filled. how many people can fit in there? like 5000?"

I think it's 7000 seats and they sold some standing-only tickets too.

4/11/2006 7:15:10 PM

GOAL!

4/11/2006 7:34:18 PM

Cheap goal by Ben Olson.

Landycakes just became the all-time U.S. assists leader.

4/11/2006 7:37:16 PM

this game is RACIST!
haha

4/11/2006 7:43:43 PM

The all-whites versus the all-blacks.

Trinidad's soccer team in the past has been like Jamaica, pretty much 100% black. After the hiring of a new coach a few games into the last of the World Cup qualifiers, a white player in the English third division turns out had his mother born in Trinidad after a search by a Trinidad player for some new blood on the team. He goes out and plays, plays well, is easy to pick out on the pitch, and has played himself into their World Cup team. The Trinidad fans have given him the affectionate nickname "that white boy".

[Edited on April 11, 2006 at 7:59 PM. Reason : .]

4/11/2006 7:57:55 PM

Halftime - USA 1:1 Jamaica

4/11/2006 7:58:19 PM