"Fans expect goals, but I supply the crosses, I make the runs," Richards said. "I’m going to keep doing what I’m doing and not change anything. I wouldn’t say I’m happy, but the offense has played well, done some good things. And our star is scoring … Thierry [Henry] is scoring lots of goals. That’s a good sign for all of us."

"Teemu is still a question mark [for Saturday]," Backe said. "He’s still a little bit sore. We have to check him [on Friday]." -Hans Backe

Luke Rodgers and Marquez trained Thursday and are thought to be ready to go against the Galaxy. Marquez described Tainio as the "glue of the team"... apparently Rafa sees what we all see. Without Tainio the team looks ineffective and doesn't have good ball possession or movement.

MLS suspended the Rapids' midfielder 10 games today (nine plus the automatic game for a red card) and fined him $5,500 for a late challenge on Seattle's Steve Zakuani, who fractured his fibia and tibia as a result. Afterward, Mullan apologized for the "freak" accident but said "he'd probably do it again."

via Twitter: "@Kdyer1012 RBNY: Club after #10 from Europe. Backe hints that it's a "quality player." "

Hans Backe, on the second Red Bull red card:

"I would say it's an absolute disgrace. It's ridiculous, it's a joke," said Backe. "When the referee decides games like this, probably the MLS should do an investigation, because it’s not even close to hitting [Boggs]. You can see the level of the referee, the level went like this [up and down]. It’s a joke. If this had been in Italy there would be an investigation if the referee was bought."

Anyone want to do a gamethread for Metro vs. Columbus?

According to Israel's YNet, former Israeli captain Arik Benado is considering offers from multiple MLS clubs, one of them being RBNY. Benado, 36, is a central defender…

@NewYorkRedBulls injury update: @CarlRobinson33 and Salou Ibrahim out for match with @Columbus_Crew #RBNY