Worse Than England, Italy and France Combined

A shockingly pathetic peformance saw the St. Louis Cure drop their first game of the year, 2-0 against the lowly New York Greeks. "We are doing our part to convince the Greeks ownership to come back and take charge of their squad," Lodes joked. But he was obviously upset at how the team played in their 1st game after the World Cup break. "The team had a chance to do something great. To set all kinds of records. They let themselves down. I don't know exactly what went wrong. I know the team were disappointed after USA were knocked out of the Cup. Perhaps I gave them too many days off during the break. I'm sure the lads took the Greeks too lightly. It was horrid, but we cannot press the panic button. Hopefully it was just a freak result. Findley and Buddle are on their way back. It's time to start over." Lodes mentioned he also has his sights set on hopefully landing a big-named player when the transfer window opens, but refused to mention any names.