Every season about this time I write a little piece about what I think the off-season will hold for FC Dallas. Usually there are a great many questions that must be answered and a great many holes that must be filled. Strangely, for a team that missed the playoffs, that's not really true for FC Dallas. Click to continue reading...

Jeff Cunningham had reasons to smile late in 2009. (Getty Images)

This season was certainly a tale of two halves for FC Dallas. Things got off to the rockiest of starts that saw fans across North Texas grew more upset with the way things were being run in Frisco while the end of the year sure seemed to show things could actually be headed into the right direction for 2010.

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The expansion draft for the 2010 Philadelphia Union will almost certainly take place on the Friday following MLS Cup. There will be a window that week to make trades then a freeze one day before the expansion draft. Since the 2009 season is over for FCD it makes sense to now look at who might get protected. Click to continue reading...

FC Dallas has moved on from Pablo Ricchetti and the one-time captain will no longer be training with the team. While FC Dallas has not waived Ricchetti, the coach has cut ties and informed the player he is not wanted in Dallas anymore. Everything we do right now is trying to get better," Said Hyndman.

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People often ask me what I think of Schellas Hyndman, not as a man or human being of course, but as a soccer coach. Frankly, I'm not really sure, there are some things I like a lot about him, and some things that bug me quite a bit. There was a great finish to the season so I have hope for 2010, yet I still see some trouble signs. Click to continue reading...

"Shut up Fool!"
In the world of blogging and sports media, there is no art more refined and time tested than the systematic ridicule of a poor performing sports team. When things start to go wrong, everyone from the owner on down to the equipment managers can be a target for the criticism of those of us who make our way in sports forming opinions and shouting them loudly from the hilltops. Click to continue reading...

This is my favorite time of the year to blog. Not because it's playoff time, but rather because the regular season is over and I can get into the business of comparing this year's teams historically. I'll have plenty of material in the coming weeks, so check back often.
However, there's still two more games to play today. Click to continue reading...

I feel it is important that I discuss this subject now, because winning or losing the last game, possibly making the playoffs, and this current win streak, are not going to change my opinion. Everyone thinks they look at things objectively, but that is very hard to do and few understand what that means, in my experience. Click to continue reading...

It's weird to say that its been another quick week for me here but it has, this week has flown by. Tonight's links and thoughts may end up being a quickie. I had some things planned for the day and for the week for that matter but I never got around to some of them. Blame it on time getting away from me and my normal day job.

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I don't have too much going into tonight's Evening Links and Thoughts. I mainly wanted to touch base with the current coaching hot seat situation in Major League Soccer. I don't expect any coaching changes to take place until at least after the regular season finishes here. Something crazy would have to take place for any of these teams below to even think about making a switch with so few games left.

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When Buzz asked me to drop him a few articles on the state of soccer, I couldn't decide what to name my articles and was stuck on "You can't handle the Truth," but thought it was to pretentious. As a professional coach you always find yourself being second-guessed. At the same time you usually surround yourself with people you trust for a second opinion. Click to continue reading...

If it seems like the biggest change Schellas Hyndman has made since taking the reigns of our fair club last June was the ever-revolving door installed on the locker room, you're absolutely right. Here is a quick look at the current members of the team so you can keep up at home, divided according to whether or not they came here under Schellas or not. Click to continue reading...

If it seems like the biggest change Schellas Hyndman has made since taking the reigns of our fair club last June was the ever-revolving door installed on the locker room, you're absolutely right. Here is a quick look at the current members of the team so you can keep up at home, divided according to whether or not they came here under Schellas or not. Click to continue reading...

In a surprising development, FC Dallas has traded Drew Moor to the Colorado Rapids for Ugo Ihemelu. The FCD players were informed of the move this morning at training. Moor was at Pizza Hut Park in the locker room getting ready for training when told he was heading north. FCD also included a second round pick and some allocation money int he deal.

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Steve Hunt has a great piece on Brek Shea in which Shea expresses his frustrations. I'm surprised MLSnet was willing to publish it. Click to continue reading...

By placing Alvaro Sanchez on season ending injured reserve. Click to continue reading...

The inconsistency of this team is staggering, To go from some of the best soccer we've seen under Hyndman to the some of the worst we've seen in franchise history in the space to two halves is crazy enough. But throw in a team come to Jesus meeting this week and perhaps the biggest but kicking in franchise history and it become a big min boggling. Click to continue reading...

Somehow this man still has a job. (Getty Images)

In light of Kansas City dismissing manager Curt Onalfo yesterday evening, I figured it was high time I updated my coaching hot seat look once again. Funny thing was yesterday I was already set to work on this and got caught up in something else, by the time I went back into it last night the news came down about Onalfo.

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He comments on the August 1st deadline. Wait... what August 1st dealine? Click to continue reading...

Hired about the same time, how do they compare? Click to continue reading...

I do love creative work, so here's some of the ones popping up Click to continue reading...

Kudos to Buzz Carrick for getting these quotes from FC Dallas manager Schellas Hyndman. Many questioned Dallas's approach to yesterday's allocation of Danny Szetela since the Texan side had the top allocation spot in the league's order.

As we all know Dallas passed on Szetela instead of even working out a deal with DC United, the club who had been reportedly very interested in the 22-year old midfielder before being allocated.

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Yesterday I was fairly harsh on the decision to pass on Szetela without getting something from DC. I said, and I still think I'm right, that there had better be something we don't know. Some consideration or some player set to come back that will make it worthwhile. So after the post Comunicaciones game press confluence with coach Hyndman, I waited till last then asked a series of questions about Szetela. Click to continue reading...

Ugo Ihemelu of the Rapids nearly scored on a corner kick in the 81st minute, when the Rapids were trailing FC Dallas 1-0. (photo by Jonathan Ingraham/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)

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There seemed to be no end to the goal-scoring chances the Colorado Rapids created on Wednesday night.

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Prior to the Columbus Crew game on Saturday, FC Dallas General Manager Michael Hitchcock and Head Coach Schellas Hyndman held a town hall type meeting with season ticket holders. The meeting was moderated by Justin McCord, Interactive Services Manager.

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Well summer is officially here as it's 100, or so says my car. Thankfully there is a light breeze most of the day and some scattered clouds so it's not too hot. It's gonna get nasty quick though. Hyndman joked the new guy Parrot couldn't believe how hot it was... when really it's not that hot yet. Click to continue reading...

Let's face it, this is going to be a long year. FCD is firmly entrenched at the bottom of the standings, and while there is some small hope, it's not likely at this point FCD will make the playoffs. It's a 30 game season and FCD is almost to the halfway point with only 10 points. 40 is the normal target to make the playoffs and the odds FCD can get 30 points in 17 games is slim. Click to continue reading...

This email was received last week by FC Dallas season ticket holders...

You are valued. And your voice is important. That's why we're inviting you to a special Season Ticket Holder Town Hall meeting in the Stadium Club on Saturday, June 20.
The Town Hall will begin at 4:30pm and last for one hour.

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You gotta give the guy one thing, he sure as heck will say what he thinks in the press. Click to continue reading...

We are 10 games into this season and our fair club has all of six points. Some have wondered if that projects out to a full season, where that would leave our team at the end of the year when it comes to lowest point totals in MLS history. Well, here's a breakdown. Click to continue reading...

Guess who's taking his place in midfield? Click to continue reading...

Many fans and readers of this site appear to have already given up on this season due to the teams very poor start. I however am not one of them. I believe this coach and this team can still turn things around and that the club can and will make the play-offs. Several things have to happen and to happen now to make this optimism a reality. Click to continue reading...

This week marks the one year anniversary of the firing of Steve Morrow after the 5-1 loss to LA Galaxy. Click to continue reading...