Dallas is no more or less than what you see. There is no mystery to this club and their performances. FC Dallas simply is struggling to finish and put the ball in the net.

May 10th, 2010 . 2:21 pm
Categories: Burning Senstation. Author: Peter Welpton . Comments: 24 Comments

From a night where many of the same questions remain, ya know the ones – finishing, tactical decision making, substitutions (yeah, the same ol’ stuff) – here is now a question looming that was once considered this team’s strength: goalkeeping

May 4th, 2010 . 1:43 pm
Categories: Burning Senstation. Author: Peter Welpton . Comments: 19 Comments

Thursday night’s draw was such a boring match it’s really for the best that there was only 8,000 in the stands. Seattle and Dallas battled only for which team could be less entertaining, or dangerous. Turns out, unfortunately, Dallas won.

April 27th, 2010 . 3:13 pm
Categories: Burning Senstation. Author: Peter Welpton . Comments: 14 Comments

Come on. You just knew it was going to happen. Especially if you’ve been a long term fan of Dallas. Heartbreak is just a part of following FC Dallas and Saturday night’s round in New Jersey is not the last time its going to happen.

April 19th, 2010 . 10:35 am
Categories: Burning Senstation. Author: Peter Welpton . Comments: 12 Comments

Opening day games historically aren’t classics and Saturday’s opener against arch nemesis Houston was no classic.

March 28th, 2010 . 11:59 pm
Categories: Burning Senstation. Author: Peter Welpton . Comments: 24 Comments

Schellas Hyndman has done something rather magical with what was, just a few months ago, a honestly terrible side. For the first time in several weeks I went out and watched the team in person. What Dallas is trotting out on the pitch is a squad with pace, balance and patience.

October 20th, 2009 . 2:19 am
Categories: Burning Senstation, Commentary. Author: Peter Welpton . Comments: 18 Comments

The never ending bizarre nature of ‘FC Dallas 2009′ took yet another twist Saturday night as Hyndman’s troops laid down the kind of thrashing they usually are on the receiving end.

September 14th, 2009 . 8:55 pm
Categories: Burning Senstation, Commentary. Author: Peter Welpton . Comments: 56 Comments

My personal relationship with FC Dallas has sunk to an all time low. Yes, being a true “fan” means that you stick with your side through good times and bad, and the last few months (actually years) have been really bad.

September 10th, 2009 . 5:00 pm
Categories: Burning Senstation. Author: Peter Welpton . Comments: 17 Comments

Credit where credit is due. Just as it seems everything is at its darkest and the team has every good reason to mail it in, FC Dallas shows up and responds with its best game of the season.

August 4th, 2009 . 4:38 pm
Categories: Burning Senstation, Commentary. Author: Peter Welpton . Comments: 7 Comments

When you get down to brass tacks the ugly truth is the real FC Dallas is not the smooth operator of the 1st half, but rather the easily defeated, mistake prone mess of the 2nd.

July 27th, 2009 . 4:53 pm
Categories: Burning Senstation. Author: Peter Welpton . Comments: 9 Comments