What Will Pack the Stands? WIGS!

Pablonius has sympathy for the FC Dallas Marketing Team since they have such a small budget. I will give him that one. But what I will not accept is the use of the budget. For example, October 11, 2007 at the Pizza Hut Park the first 5,000 fans receive a Juan Toja wig. But come on! Wig Night?! I am not making this stuff up. And you thought Redneck Night was far-fetched?

I have not received an e-mail informing me of the US Open Cup final that is almost 48 hours from now. I checked to see what tickets were available this AM. What was the offer? Front row near mid-field $15 a pop. No, please don't send any free e-mails. Just keep those zany wigs coming! Giving out wigs does not sell more tickets. Getting the word out might sell more tickets. Winning games when it matters will sell more tickets. When Wig Night happens, you will see a half full stadium, FCD lose and our fans sporting mullets. Mullets are only cool when you want to look stupid and FCD will have no problem there.

FCD - flat out - is stinking up the league right now. I am hopeful for the Cup final, but not the playoffs. They have three regular season games and they need to get points in all of them. With Carlos Ruiz showing his temper yesterday and getting the red, he may not be back until the playoffs. I think this is good. The rest of his "supporting cast" need to figure out how to play together again. As for Denilson Watch 2007, he has been a bust and most likely will continue to be. Thank Goodness Kenny Cooper will be back in the line up soon.

Who's on my radar that is off the radar?

• Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy in the Primera División de Argentina. Their past two matches were a 2-2 draw against Boca Juniors and a 4-0 trouncing of Gimnasia La Plata. This week they take on Independiente, the league leader.
• In Mexico, Jaguares de Chiapas maybe be going for a record in draws. They are either really bad or really good.

And the one the really look out for....

• Leeds United. 7 wins, 1 draw, no losses. Already nailed for a 15 point penalty, Leeds is clawing its way out of the English League One cellar with hopes of at least making it back to the English League Championship. When that happens, who knows maybe Strongbow and Nike will come back as sponsors? Maybe 2-3 years from now we'll have a good laugh of their run and the Premiership will recognize them as a club again. If your anti-establishment, root for Leeds.