Bye bye Timmy?Good morning! With MLS preseason training beginning in just three weeks and the MLS Combine complete, there should be a lot of player movement and a ton of new signings announced in the coming days. The 2012 MLS SuperDraft kicks off tomorrow, and though the New York Red Bulls only have one selection (the 31st overall pick in round two), it's not inconceivable that we could see a trade or two happen while the general managers and coaches are assembled in Kansas City.

Mendes: Le Dernier MetroCarlos Mendes, the last squad member to have played for the New York MLS franchise as a MetroStar, was selected by Columbus Crew in phase one of the MLS Re-entry draft this afternoon. Mendes, Arturo Alvarez and former Red Bull Danleigh Borman were the only three players taken in the first round, when teams are on the hook for the full amount of players' contract options.

New York watch

Tickets are still available for tonight's game. C'mon, you know you want to go.

MLS Gameday Guide download.

Match previews from Philly Soccer Page, MLSsoccer.com, JP Dellacamera, the Inquirer, phillyBurbs.com, the Brotherly Game, Once a Metro (SB Nation NYRB blog even their name is ridiculous).

New York gets two wins in eight days, sandwiched around a horrible loss and a locker room controversy. Dave and Mark review the week that was for the Red Bulls, then chat with Metro legend and RBNY coach Mike Petke on the team's mood ahead of Toronto. We finish with a super batch of listener mail!

Your Friday Free Kick comes in a bit differently today. Rather than discuss current events in the league or happenings on national scale, today we'll take a slightly different rout.
This week has seen some sad moments that have us casting our eyes downward in both sadness and remembrance.

Your Friday Free Kick comes in a bit differently today. Rather than discuss current events in the league or happenings on national scale, today we'll take a slightly different rout.
This week has seen some sad moments that have us casting our eyes downward in both sadness and remembrance.

The starting left midfielder for the Rapids All-Time Team is Chris Henderson.
How Acquired: Signed as a Discovery Player in 1996. First pick in the Dispersal Draft in 2002
Years In Colorado: 1996 through 1998 and 2002 through early 2005
How Departed: Left as a free agent and signed by KC.

A 45 Minute Nap Is Planned For Saturday Night
Good morning, RBNY faithful and faithless! With temperatures expected to reach triple digits around the NYC area today, and with tomorrow's clash with FC Dallas looming, let's take a look at the news.
The big news this week is not from the team itself but instead from the supporters.

Although there have been many wide open games in the previous 15 MLS All-Star gatherings, Colorado Rapids players have rarely stolen the spotlight.

With Omar Cummings picked at the lone representative for this year's showdown against Manchester United at the New York Red Bull Arena in Harrison, N.

The Big Viper was missing from Red Bull Arena this weekend for the big game against DC United. RBNY players must have sensed the massive fall-off in passion because they quite simply came out flat and played like shit, as the great You Suck Corrales so rightly says in his post-game comments above.

The MLS and Red Bull New York announced today that individual tickets to the 2011 AT&T MLS All-Star Game on July 27 at Red Bull Arena featuring the MLS All-Stars against Manchester United are sold out to the general public.

The match will be telecast live on ESPN2, Galavision, and TSN at 6:30 p.

I'm starting a new feature for View From the Couch, the Rapids All-Time Team. Through the course of the season I'll roll out a starting XI of, IMO, the best Rapid player at each position. I've decided to go with a 3-4-3 over a 4-4-2 but it was close. There will also be a 7 man bench/honorable mention and a coach.

Luke's aeroplane celebration... yea or nay?

Take a deep breath folks; the Red Bulls took home all three points tonight... but just barely. In a win that was very much different from the two matches that preceded it, New York played an incredibly strong first half that saw Luke Rodgers get on the board once again.

Photo Credit: DailyHarrison.com
Good Afternoon! It's a perfect one here in Red Bulls Land. Our team is back in League action @The Cathedral of Football against midwest powerhouse Sporting Kansas City (preview here). A massive, massive fixture and, as a home game, it's a must-win for the Red Bulls.

Photo by Tony Quinn/ISIphotos.com

Over the years, the D.C. United-New York Red Bulls rivalry has included some of the biggest names -- of both players and coaches -- in Major League Soccer history. Names like John Harkes, Marco Etcheverry, Luciano Emilio, Alecko Eskandarian, Jaime Moreno, Ben Olsen, Eddie Pope, Earnie Stewart, Mike Petke, Jozy Altidore, Clint Mathis, Juan Pablo Angel, Tab Ramos, Tony Meola, Tim Howard, Bruce Arena and Bob Bradley.

Mike Petke still can't let go y'all. I bet you TiTi's new mustache that he ends up coming out of retirement by August.

Mike Petke still can't let go y'all. I bet you TiTi's new mustache that he ends up coming out of retirement by August.

The New York Red Bulls will begin their journey toward the club's first MLS Cup title in Mexico, where the team's pre-season will hit full swing.

The regular season Eastern Conference champions are coming in off a busy off-season that saw the club's roster revamped and expectations raised for a team loaded with headliners.

Snow, snow and more snow, here in RBNY Land. The only good thing about all this white stuff is that Mr. Backe & Mr. Soler must feel right at home. But never mind the snow, let's get to some news.
This past weekend, the great Mike Petke (pictured above), now a member of the RBNY Front Office, hosted a tour of The Cathedral of Football for members of the Viking Army Supporters Club.

On a day when yet another shit ton of snow fell on the greater New York area, the ice dam that was the Red Bulls offseason finally began to break. Speaking with reporters ahead of the 2011 Superdraft (being held tomorrow in DC United's soon-to-be hometown of Baltimore), Red Bulls GM Erik Solér confirmed that the club has in fact added English speedster Luke Rodgers and Norwegian midfielder Jan Gunnar Solli to the roster for the upcoming season.

After a quiet beginning to the offseason, the New York Red Bulls announced they have signed three players on Wednesday, less than 24 hours ahead of the 2011 Major League Soccer SuperDraft.

Red Bulls General Manager Erik Soler confirmed that English striker Luke Rodgers and Norwegian midfielder Jan Gunnar Solli, who have long been rumored to be added to the club, have officially joined the fold.