A Few Words From Marc Burch

by Martin Shatzer on Dec 14, 2011 8:57 PM EST

Marc Burch celebrates his lone goal of the 2011 season

Long-time D.C. United defender Marc Burch was selected first overall in the MLS Re-Entry Draft earlier this week, and is on his way to the Seattle Sounders.

United fans greeted the news with mixed emotions. On one hand, Burch was a perennial scapegoat for the team's problems, as he often seemed overmatched at the left back position. On the other hand, he's likable, tough, and a positive influence in the locker room. The day that Burch stole Cuahtemoc Blanco in the face back in 2008, he became a United legend.

I've always felt a special connection to Burchy, mostly because we graduated the same year from the University of Maryland. And so I reached out to him for a few words of farewell to the fans who have cheered him on since 2007. Burch obliged.

As for the fans of DC United, I would love to thank everyone that has supported me and teams of the past 5 years. The teams have been changing a lot over the past few years but all of your support and faithfulness has never changed and there are not many places like this in the league. Through my seasons here I have gained a lot of friends not just on the team or the front office staff, but fans!! And those are relationships that I will never forget and always cherish... Thank you for everything.

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Burch and the Open Cup

Burch single-footedly kept DC United in the Open Cup a few years ago with a couple of free kick goals. I remember watching him slap Blanco around (albiet from the other side of the field) and thinking how great that was. Many of the matches at the Soccerplex are awful to watch but that will always be a highlight for me. Thanks for that Burch.

by itwasi on Dec 14, 2011 11:41 PM EST reply actions

Against Rochester

I’m not sure I’d go so far as to say his goals in that one were the only thing that kept us from losing (we won 2-0 and Rochester had barely managed to get within 30 yards of our goal over the first hour), but they were timely and impressive. I wish I could hit a ball that hard with my right foot, much less my left.

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by ChestRockwell on Dec 17, 2011 4:49 PM EST up reply actions