Mick Jones Playing Clash for Hillsborough 96

This past Saturday in Liverpool ther was a benefit show for the Don't Buy The Sun Campaign that continues to seek justice for the Hillsborough 96.  The Hillsborough disaster occurred April 15, 1989 and wa sthe result of a human crush that killed 96 and injured over 700 other Liverpool Supporters during an FA Cup match against Nottingham Forest. The Sun a British Tabloid, ran a story the told of LFC fans attacking first responders, defiling bodies and more, none of which was true.

Legendary guitarist Mick Jones played the benefit and played a set of Clash songs which is rare to see.  The Clash were well known for being politically outspoken and supporting a cause like this Jones carries on the legend of their music for good and not for profit.  Check out some of the videos from the show below:

Made In New England

Well when we started this blog we also were focusing on clothing and doing the occasional style post or post about fancy new kicks... we haven't done much of that recently, but we still want to even if no one really cares (we never intended to be solely about the revs and soccer anyways).  So with that we bring back someof our style end of things.  We recently came across a Tumblr called Fuck Yeah Made In The USA, being people who believe in supporting your local, we like this. They also have come up with The American List... go support and American brand. Go check them out and we've borrowed some videos from them that focus on New England... enjoy.




Master Craftsmanship - Lotuff & Clegg from Lotuff & Clegg on Vimeo.






Quoddy Workshop - Lewiston, Maine from Oliver Wilkins on Vimeo.


Epaulet presents: the Alden Shoe Company from Epaulet Shop on Vimeo.

Revs Salaries....

The MLS Players Union has released the most updated figures for all players salaries for 2011, instead of you having to go through ages to find it, we're goign to provide all theRevs numbers for you... aren't we awesome? Caraglio's numbers confuse us, but well his whole deal confuses us... his numbers may be adjusted due to his late arrival yet Zerka's numbers don't seem to be. The guaranteed numbers reflect any bonuses or other incentives players may have earned.

Player/2011 Base/2011 Guaranteed

Alston-100,000/149,000
Barnes-60,500/61,750
Boggs-42,000/42,000
Caraglio-54,000/54,000
Cochrane-70,000/71,666
Coria-100,000/105,000
Dube-90,000/99,000
Fagundez-52,5000/53,5000
Feilhaber-300,000/346,000
Guy-42,000/42,000
Joseph-475,000/500,000
Kinne-32,604/32,604
Koger-32,604/32,604
Lekic-275,004/274,004
Loewy-42,000/42,000
Mansally-71,500/79,000
McCarthy-42,000/73,250
Murray-42,000/42,000
Nyassi-80,000/86,750
Phelan-60,000/60,000
Reis-187,312/191,112
Schilawski-49,875/59,875
Shuttleworth-42,000/42,000
Soares-42,000/82,000
Sousa-32,604/32,604
Tierney-65,000/66,666
Zerka-216,000/226,000

TDIF Band of the Week-The Business

Ok so these are becoming more Band of Whenever I Feel Like Posting A Band. but nonetheless we have a new Band of the Week for you... hailing straight from the streets of London we present the legendary Business, street punk legends....  The business will be playing 2 shows in Quincy this weekend Saturday night and Sunday afternoon all-ages at Futurebar.  Both line ups have soem great support bands includign The Blue Bloods and Tommy and The Terrors... more info here. Without any further ado... the videos...

Quality of Life Index: 2011 Season 78%

Season So Far

Do I really need a caption for this?

Draw vs. LA Galaxy
Win vs. DC United
Draw vs. Portland
Draw vs. Vancouver
Loss vs. Real Salt Lake
Loss vs. Houston
Win vs. Sporting KC
Loss vs. Chivas
Tie vs. Colorado
Win vs. Vancouver
Loss vs. San Jose
Loss vs. Sporting KC
Loss vs. LA Galaxy
Loss vs. Dallas
Loss vs. NYRB
Tie vs. Toronto
Tie vs. Chicago
Loss vs. Seattle
Tie vs. Salt Lake
Loss vs. Philadelphia
Win vs. DC
Tie vs. Colorado
Tie vs. Sporting KC
Loss vs. Chivas
Loss vs. Crew
Tie vs. Houston
Tie vs. NYRB
Tie vs. Philly

The Revs have started to score since the last time we did this... but well they seem to love to blow leads which has been giving us a series of mini heart attacks...  The blown leads problem gives us hope that maybe some of the pieces of the player puzzle are starting to fall into place.  The blown leads also must point to a coaching problem,which was very evident in Philadelphia when Lekic was subbed out for Phelan early in the half so the team could play bunker ball.  Lekic was perhaps having his best game in a Revs uniform and was also helping the team to do what Nicol has stated over and over that he wants... them to hold possession. The bunker ball is frustrating and not working, it time to see if the best defense truly is a good offense.  Well at least we won't have to worry about going to cold and sparsely attended playoff matches this year. MINUS 21 (NYRB is 0, LA is 33)

Did We Really Cut Our MVP?

Well it all depends on how you want to look at it but in a story that seems to have multiple sides the Revolution parted ways with Marko Perovic and left a good smoke screen to retreat back behind the Iron Curtain of information.  The Revolution really should have found some way to make things work and keep him around here, many thought that he was a key player in building a new core for the Revs.  Just add this to the many mistakes our FO and Burnsie et al have made... Good job guys... Seriously, super fantastic and awesome.  MINUS 25


Revs vs. ManU

I think any Revs fan who was in attendance for this match has to be happy with it despite the eventual loss.  The Revs holding off ManU's first team and having a scoreless first half is something to be happy about and that they should be proud of, now if only we could do that more often in games that... well you know... actually matter. PLUS 5


Revs Release Didier Domi, Ousmane Dabo retires.

Wait you mean to tell me that aging European players didn't work out as signings for the Revs? Seriously? How can that be true? Excuse the sarcasm...but having said that Dabo retiring because he felt guilty taking up cap and roster space due to his injury for a team that desperately needed it was top notch.  Even if he was not able to do much here it shows that he is a classy individual and the respect he showed to the fans upon his departure was admirable. Releasing Domi left us with no cover at LB and I actually didn't think he was that bad, but hey it's better to not have any cover there than actually have someone who can play that position (albeit only when they aren't injured) MINUS 10

Wait... we actually signed a DP?

Yessssirrrrieeee Krafty Bob....  Milton Caraglio.  In what we've seen of Milton so far we like... despite coming off of a large break in playing due to injury he actually looks like a decent signing.  However let's not fool ourselves, because he only is technically a DP due to a transfer fee.  The transfer fee appears to have been paid to his 'agents' however  in an article in the Boston Globe it was noted that he was here on loan... the deal is really fishy but in the long run if he turns out to be a great player for us, then who really cares? As long as we can keep him  here that is... PLUS 20

"The Kid"

Many thought we wouldn't see Diego Fagundez make his MLS debut for another year or two, but with the state of the team this year why not give the kid a chance?  Well he finally got it against Chivas and set up not only a successful PK, but also scored as well.  He's not ready for prime time yet but he's getting there, finally we have something to be excited about for the long term. PLUS 5



Zerka Zerka....

The Revs signed Moroccan Monsef Zerka, who last played in the Greek Superleague for Iraklis FC.  Zerka seems to be able to play multiple positions but will be playing out wide in the midfield here.  We've only seen him in the disaster of a Philly game but he did score and looked quite good...Having signings that look good is a new thing for us... hopefully they are and we can start signing more players like that...PLUS 10

Pro Golfer Sergio Garcia Trains With The Revs...

LAME.... next story.  LAME

Black Sunday/"Fort Code of Conduct"

The Fort walk-out on Black Sunday went much better than I think anyone involved expected.  It was a good way for many of us to air frustrations, people came from other sections to join us, and people who had left this team came back to show solidarity with us.  One of the best moments for those involved was realizing that others and the stadium were standing and cheering us on, we knew that we weren't alone and people other than us 'got it'.

Since this whole debacle a "Fort Code of Conduct" has been released by the team and signed off on by 2 of 3 supporters groups.  This document was in the works between SG leaders and the Revs FO prior to Black Sunday but I have some issues with it and honestly I don't think it really does much for the Fort. My worry is this line:

"In an effort to ensure an enjoyable atmosphere for all of our fellow fans, we request that you refrain from using inflammatory language during games, including: swearing (including in coordinated chants and songs)"

It seems innocuous enough but it is also a pretty broad spectrum under which security and the FO can act if it chooses to.  There is a lot of pro supporter language in it and it offers to let people have their seats moved which is good.  If this is all we get out of the events of Fortgate I am disappointed.  At least two of three things should have happened, in addition to this, 1) Charges should have been dropped against the individual who was arrested in the video that has been floating around. 2) Those who were issued banning orders should have the rescinded. 3) This is the one I want to see most... A public apology from the Revs stating that they are sorry and apologize to the Fort and the SGs for the way this was handled, and it really needs to include the words 'sorry' and 'apologize'.  None of this "Things could have been handled better by all involved" shit. Unfortunately this for us is EVEN

Final Thoughts

So this QoL is just kinda meh... kinda like the Revs... but hey it didn't get any worse...

OVERALL: MINUS 16 + LAME

LAST QoL: MINUS 1534