There’s no delicate way to describe the game “Butts Up.” It is what it is. We’ve illustrated the ritual in detail on the blog on previous occasions, but here’s a quick recap for those who don’t feel like searching through the archives to understand the rules.

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What a pleasure it is to step out onto a grass field out of doors in March south of the Mason-Dixon Line. This is the way soccer should be played, we just do not have the advantage of cooperative weather yet up in New England. However, it is part of our fabric, and we wouldn’t have it any other way. That said, feeling the warm sunshine and a southerly breeze is a nice preview of the weather we northerners are due sooner or later. Read more »

Revolution fans will be delighted to know that Niouky Desire has officially arrived in the United States, joined up with the Revs in North Carolina and took the field with his new teammates for the first time duing this afternoon’s training session at WakeMed Soccer Park. On the flip side, headline writers around the league will be gutted to hear the news that he actually does not go by the name Niouky Desire. Let me explain …

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An early morning flight out of Boston - and I do mean early morning flight - landed the Revs in North Carolina shortly after 10 a.m. this morning, and the team will spend the next 12 days here while making final preparations for the 2010 season opener on March 27. By the time we return to Foxborough, the season will literally be just days away, so this N.C. excursion is truly the final countdown.

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Tuesday marked the last day of training before the New England Revolution leaves for a 12-day trip to North Carolina and the last day of training in the Dana-Farber Field House (weather permitting). Changes are afoot in the Revolution camp and the feeling of anticipation was palpable at today’s training session. There is anticipation for the travel to a warmer climate for important outdoor training, anticipation for three scrimmages the team can use as a preseason barometer and there is anticipation for the kickoff of the 2010 MLS season only three weeks away. Read more »

As the Revs wrap up training in the Dana-Farber Field House in what was possibly their final local indoor training session of the preseason, the staff is in the office making final arrangements for tomorrow’s journey to North Carolina. There, the Revs will spend 12 days training and playing their final three preseason games before the season opener against the LA Galaxy on March 27.

A couple of key questions were answered yesterday when we discovered the names of three trialists (Marko Perovic, Gareth Williams and Andres Raad) joining the team in N.C., and we heard that newly-signed Senegalese midfielder Niouky Desire is expected to join up at the team hotel in N.C. on Wednesday.

There are many more questions which will be answered prior to the start of the season, however, so I got to thinking about some of those intriguing queries. With that said, I compiled a list of what I think are 10 important questions which could be answered in North Carolina …

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