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Xenoletum posted:So, from what I'm gathering, we should be slashing the tires of the busses of opposing teams and starting brawls? I'm unsure how you gathered that.
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Jermaine Dildoe posted:I'm glad we don't get goals
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Mar 2, 2016 20:14
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Dynamo picked up some guy named Collen Warner
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Hungryjack posted:Dynamo picked up some guy named Collen Warner we ripped you off 
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Xenoletum posted:So, from what I'm gathering, we should be slashing the tires of the busses of opposing teams and starting brawls? 1906 Ultras can probably hook you up. But really the point is the same. This needs to stop being a training/retirement league where the best players go off to Europe to be have their slots filled with plodders.
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Mar 3, 2016 00:21
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Every league in the american continent is like that, you guys just need to embrace it because the MLS will never be a top league like the European ones. Aim at Mexico/Brazil/Argentina quality and leave it at that.
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Mar 3, 2016 00:46
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Yea every league but like 3 in the world develop and then sell talent. Get used to it. The real issue with our league is that teams have only have the ability to spend 20 mil on 3 players instead of one million on 20. That would actually remedy the quality problem in a more significant manner and really quickly.
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foobardog posted:1906 Ultras can probably hook you up. 1906 is no more it's just the San Jose Ultras cmon!!!!
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i just want a less poo poo garbage league tbh things like not playing in nfl stadia would super sweet also i will relish the day when i don't pay real literal money (not that fake loonie poo poo) to watch something called patrick doody kick a ball idk if this stupid league became popular whether the overall fanbase would be more or less enjoyable, too. it's still a coin toss for me if i'd rather have the average autistic weirdo american soccer fanbase over the average american knuckle dragging sister loving dumb as gently caress football fanbase. you know, babby steps to make this joke league less of a joke league -sent frum my new dcu iphone
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Eelface posted:1906 is no more it's just the San Jose Ultras cmon!!!! sorry
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Eelface posted:1906 is no more it's just the San Jose Ultras cmon!!!! Ahh, the Philip Morris strategy.
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Fucitol posted:i just want a less poo poo garbage league tbh How many teams even play in NFL stadia, though? I think there are a grand total of 3-5 depending on how picky you are about "NFL" or the verb tense of the word "play" - and if the Sounders and Atlanta can actually fill their NFL stadia then more power to them. I kinda suspect that if the league becomes popular enough to make enough money to pay vastly better players than Patrick Doody to fill domestic roster spots, it'll come with a less enjoyable fanbase. The vast majority of English soccer fans are just as dumb as American football fans, and if a bunch of Ivy League snobs hadn't insisted on being contrarian about their college sports back in the 19th century we wouldn't even be having this discussion.
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Even given the terrible turf and tarps, I'd much rather play in CenturyLink than some terrible new stadium that will probably be in Bellevue or somewhere like that.
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We'd be lucky if said stadium was as close as Bellevue. It'd be in Tacoma and everyone would hate it.
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Dallan Invictus posted:How many teams even play in NFL stadia, though? I think there are a grand total of 3-5 depending on how picky you are about "NFL" or the verb tense of the word "play" - and if the Sounders and Atlanta can actually fill their NFL stadia then more power to them. careful
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Dallan Invictus posted:How many teams even play in NFL stadia, though? I think there are a grand total of 3-5 depending on how picky you are about "NFL" or the verb tense of the word "play" - and if the Sounders and Atlanta can actually fill their NFL stadia then more power to them. i mean it would certainly be nice if orlando nycfc dcu new england seattle atlanta philly and portland were currently residing in better venues to display some dudes kicking some balls. at least san jose moved on from some college campus's set of bleachers surrounding a patch of grass to a more respectable set up. tho you are right in that most of the teams i listed barely cover the "play" aspect of the sport. so there is that. Dallan Invictus posted:I kinda suspect that if the league becomes popular enough to make enough money to pay vastly better players than Patrick Doody to fill domestic roster spots, it'll come with a less enjoyable fanbase. The vast majority of English soccer fans are just as dumb as American football fans, and if a bunch of Ivy League snobs hadn't insisted on being contrarian about their college sports back in the 19th century we wouldn't even be having this discussion. like i said, coin toss over the current autists or prospective dumb fucks. six of one, i guess. whypick1 posted:We'd be lucky if said stadium was as close as Bellevue. It'd be in Tacoma and everyone would hate it. idgaf if seattle's stadium is in the danged pacific. ffs microsoft's employees playing that dumb loving harry potter thing get better field conditions than your team. lol -posted from benny olsen's 1980's cell phone Fucitol fucked around with this message at 02:50 on Mar 3, 2016 |
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Nostradingus posted:Is it just me or has it been a really quiet offseason? I can't think of any big moves, other than Old People to LA and I guess Davis to KC? No see we signed Tim Howard, the league is ours... Hold me.
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Nostradingus posted:Is it just me or has it been a really quiet offseason? I can't think of any big moves, other than Old People to LA and I guess Davis to KC? Gashi to Colorado. I think. We still have Pablo though so...  Moktaro posted:No see we signed Tim Howard, the league is ours... 
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Is there any talk about installing grass in CenturyLink? I feel like it's something that would happen if the US were awarded a World Cup, since Seattle would kill to have games up there and there's no way they'd be allowed that with turf. I've always heard it's something that could be done but that it would cost $Texas in that stadium and nobody wants to foot the bill.
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Even if Seattle got a World Cup game, natural grass would be a one-time thing.
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Our stadium is just fine, gently caress you very much. There are long range plans to piss off the super exclusive athletic club just south of the stadium by building more stands on their end. And even more long range plans to build more private suites and another level of seating above that above the east stands.
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All the MLS teams crashed out of the CONCACAF CL but does anyone care? Seriously when my team is in it I hope they don't get embarrassed but the tournament happens at such a ridiculous time it's pointless reading anything into it. People (mexicans) pretend like the preseason excuse isn't a valid one when it absolutely is. Add to that there's zero prestige or money and of course the results write themselves. If the tournament was moved to a time when both Mexico and MLS were in season for a bit then I'd actually start to care.
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highme posted:Our stadium is just fine, gently caress you very much. It's turf.
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still not clear why seattle and portland don't have grass
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be nice wicka posted:still not clear why seattle and portland don't have grass It's because, you see, there is a creek, and of course there's rain, but not like torrential rain, just soggy with mold growing on your car because you biked to work today, and
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Seltzer posted:All the MLS teams crashed out of the CONCACAF CL but does anyone care? Seriously when my team is in it I hope they don't get embarrassed but the tournament happens at such a ridiculous time it's pointless reading anything into it. People (mexicans) pretend like the preseason excuse isn't a valid one when it absolutely is. Add to that there's zero prestige or money and of course the results write themselves. If the tournament was moved to a time when both Mexico and MLS were in season for a bit then I'd actually start to care. The offseason is so short that I want to say a winning team that can keep its core together should be able to show up and not be a total disaster. Seattle lost Oba, DC didn't finish strong, but there is no excuse for what LA trotted out there. Portland doesn't have grass due to a combination of factors that might give way in a few years if the team keeps making money and the right combination of international opportunities come knocking. But the place only holds 22,000 now and expansion space is very limited. So they will probably continue to settle for quality turf, which is not what Seattle has.
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highme posted:Our stadium is just fine, gently caress you very much. the MAC is not super exclusive lol
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porkface posted:So they will probably continue to settle for quality turf, which is not what Seattle has. Cool outdated slam bro http://mynorthwest.com/292/2916529/Seahawks-Sounders-get-new-turf-at-CenturyLink-Field quote:It's called Revolution 360 by FieldTurf, which manufactured the surface that was previously used at CenturyLink Field. According to the press release, four other NFL stadiums use FieldTurf: Atlanta's Georgia Dome, Detroit's Ford Field, Indianapolis' Lucas Oil Stadium and New England's Gillette Stadium, which is also home to an MLS team. Portland's Providence Park is the other MLS stadium with FieldTurf.
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Speaking of turf: rumors are swirling that Drogba is going to train in Florida for the first month of the season instead of traveling with the team, because 4 of Montreal's first 5 games are on turf.
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whypick1 posted:Cool outdated slam bro Epic google copy paste except the Seahawks deliberately play on extremely worn out turf because its faster and its worse for soccer than the Timbers lovely turf
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whypick1 posted:Cool outdated slam bro Oh that's good news.
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African AIDS cum posted:the MAC is not super exclusive lol I think he's making fun of the Mariners.
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porkface posted:The offseason is so short that I want to say a winning team that can keep its core together should be able to show up and not be a total disaster. Seattle lost Oba, DC didn't finish strong, but there is no excuse for what LA trotted out there. Why is you losing Oba, but basically staying the same 11 from last year justifiable, but LA losing two of it's core leaders, shuffling their entire Back 5, and having 4 new players in the starting 11 not show up until halfway through preseason not ok? We played a good first leg, could've/should've scored a couple. In the second leg, every half chance Santos had went in and they used our new defense's lack of familiarity and communication against us. It happens. Would it happen if MLS had been playing for a couple weeks already? Yeah, we might have lost, but it would have been much closer.
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porkface posted:The offseason is so short that I want to say a winning team that can keep its core together should be able to show up and not be a total disaster. Seattle lost Oba, DC didn't finish strong, but there is no excuse for what LA trotted out there. This is my issue with how LA played and the typical MLS in CCL excuses.  MLS is still in preseason!Like you said, I think offseason is short enough that this isn't as drastic as some people think MLS teams can't afford enough good players to competeExcept LA figured out a way to put Keane, Gerrard, Gio, De Jong, Van Damme, Zardez, Rogers, and Kennedy all on the same field and stay "within the cap" Mexico away is a hostile environment and it's hard to win thereAgreed, except these are loving proven veterans who have played in the largest rivalries known to the sport. I'm not asking for a dominating performance, but don't lose 4-0. Passing was poor, defense was poor, finishing was poor. The basic soccer skills shown on the field the other night were bad. Garber's plan to be a top league by 2020 is a joke. We won't even be the top league in the federation.
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Tank44 posted:I think he's making fun of the Mariners. No, the Timbers Army gets super mad about the MAC. It's a nice place to workout, but for some reason they get really upset about people exercising and watching the game.
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Tigren posted:This is my issue with how LA played and the typical MLS in CCL excuses. I think the preseason argument carries way more weight than the other two arguments.
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SeaTard posted:No, the Timbers Army gets super mad about the MAC. It's a nice place to workout, but for some reason they get really upset about people exercising and watching the game. Nothing stopping them from doing simple cardio and body weight routines in their section. 20 burpees for the 20th minute, hop to it. Also Davy Arnaud retired and all trace of Rev Girls is missing
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Being in preseason is a completely massive disadvantage and the fact that LA had just slotted in De Jong and Van Damme actually makes things more difficult. Those guys have probably been training together for a week. Imagine how well Juventus would fair against Bayern if they just played their knockout tie coming out of preseason. Juve took like 10 games to hit their stride after losing Pirlo, Vidal etc. Roster turnover is big in MLS and not being in season is a massive detriment to any team. I just hope they change the schedule so I can care about the CCL and it helps shut up overly smug mexicans who get to pretend their garbage teams are that much better than they are. e- also stop trotting out the 2020 line no one in this forum believes it. Will be turklig level by 2040 if we're lucky and we know it. Seltzer fucked around with this message at 19:58 on Mar 3, 2016 |
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Y'all are selling Garber short: He's predicting MLS will be a top league by 2022. That's two extra years!!!
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Hoover Dam posted:Nothing stopping them from doing simple cardio and body weight routines in their section. 20 burpees for the 20th minute, hop to it. Most get winded shuffling 5 feet doing Tetris for 30 seconds.
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