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Congrats to the Hoops on winning your first trophy since 1997. Shame of the league now belongs to, you guessed it, Chicago, who have not won a major trophy since 2006.
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Huh, would've actually guessed New England, but Chicago has them beat by a year:code:whypick1 fucked around with this message at 05:49 on Sep 14, 2016 |
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Sep 14, 2016 05:22
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Tigren posted:Any room for this guy? In the name of Rico Clark I hope this is true.
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Sep 14, 2016 05:32
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whypick1 posted:Huh, would've actually guessed New England, but Chicago has them beat by a year: Ah yes, the Chicago Fire, winners of the 2006 MLS Cup. Wait, what?
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Sep 14, 2016 05:33
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Sep 14, 2016 05:49
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CaptainYesterday posted:Draft Draft set for October 16. Like two years ago, the new clubs will alternate which player acquisition method they want a higher number in. These are: I love this stupid rear end league and if you don't you're wrong
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Sep 14, 2016 05:50
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I hope when Ronaldo/Messi retires to mls every team throws 1 million into a pot and the team who acquires the player is picked out of a hat.
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Sep 14, 2016 06:25
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Seltzer posted:I hope when Ronaldo/Messi retires to mls every team throws 1 million into a pot and the team who acquires the player is picked out of a hat. You say that as if they wouldn't be the banner player to cement the Miami Beckhams.
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Sep 14, 2016 06:27
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Seltzer posted:I hope when Ronaldo/Messi retires to mls every team throws 1 million into a pot and the team who acquires the player is picked out of a hat. has to play for a random team every week somehow the la galaxy win the draw last 6 weeks of the season
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Sep 14, 2016 22:21
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I just saw that HGPs are protected from the Expansion Draft on top of the 11 players that teams choose to lock in. That is better for us but still... we're gonna lose somebody. e- I'm sort of surprised DPs and or TAM players aren't protected. I didn't pay attention last draft so I didn't remember Seltzer fucked around with this message at 23:58 on Sep 14, 2016 |
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I'm bored so I looked at our roster to see who would most likely be unprotected. 28 players - 6 HGPs - 11 protected players - Damari whos loan expires end of season which means we'll have 10 players up for grabs. I predict we'll leave these 10 unprotected. -Grella -Zizzo -Meara -Bilyeu -Zubar -Reynish -Duvall -Shaun Wright Phillips -Abang -Ouimette None of these players leaving aside from Grella would really bother me to be honest. I'd miss Zizzo for just being poo poo too I guess. Lade is an HGP and just as good as Duvall. Out of our constantly injured center back pool Baah and Perrinelle are way better than Zubar and Zubar comes with the same injury liabilities. Idk if the Abang project has been abandoned yet or not, I have no idea how his loan spell is going. Bilyeu, Duvall, Grella, and maybe Zubar could be poached from that list. Feeling less worried now,
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I got bored too, so Seattle: HGP/GA Darwin Jones - HGP Aaron Kovar - HGP Victor Mansaray - HGP Jordan Morris - HGP Cristian Roldan - GA (not sure if he's the automatically-protected GA, if not one of the guys in the lower list needs to go) Dudes who will probably retire Hérculez Gómez Zach Scott - He's got to retire one of these years...right?  Who I think will be protected Tony Alfaro - This drat well better happen because he's our future CB Osvaldo Alonso Oalex Anderson Clint Dempsey - DP Brad Evans - I don't necessarily want this to happen, but think it will Stefan Frei Andreas Ivanschitz - I can see the arguments leaving him off, but he's our best overall dead-ball guy Joevin Jones Nicolás Lodeiro - DP (HANDS OFF OUR URUGUAYAN JESUS) Chad Marshall Román Torres Unprotected Michael Farfan - I seriously forgot we signed him Álvaro Fernández Oniel Fisher Erik Friberg Damion Lowe - On loan to MNU so I wouldn't be surprised if he gets picked/dealt there Charlie Lyon Tyrone Mears - I doubt anyone is going to pick up a 34 year old RB Tyler Miller Jimmy Ockford - On loan to NY Cosmos Dylan Remick Nathan Sturgis Need to gently caress off and die (figuratively speaking) Nelson Valdez - DP
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Seltzer posted:I'm bored so I looked at our roster to see who would most likely be unprotected. 28 players - 6 HGPs - 11 protected players - Damari whos loan expires end of season which means we'll have 10 players up for grabs. Grella will be taken if you leave him unprotected. That's not even a question.
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Your Boy Fancy posted:Grella will be taken if you leave him unprotected. That's not even a question. Undoubtedly. Duvall is great cover in the back four so I'd like to see him stay for that. Zizzo can gently caress off assuming Lade gets fit again.
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whypick1 posted:I got bored too, so Seattle: Honestly no need to really protect Evans/Marshall since they should be Free Agents. Even if they get picked thry have no contract for 2017 so we could just re-sign them (if we wanted) I would protect Tyler Miller over Alfaro, dude was getting regular YNT callups and we can probably replace Frei in house. Honestly I agree with leaving Friberg off he is decent, but not great although he would be a good pickup for a expansion team.
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I didn't realize HGPs were automatically protected, so here's a redo for Dallas: HGPs: Kellyn Acosta, Victor Ulloa, Jesse Gonzalez, Coy Craft, Aaron Guillen, Moises Hernandez, Paxton Pomykal Protected XI: Mauro Diaz, Michael Barrios, Tesho Akindele, Ryan Hollingshead, Carlos Gruezo, Matt Hedges, Walker Zimmerman, Zach Loyd (? - has missed a long time with concussion problems), Fabian Castillo (technically still an FCD player), Maxi Urruti, Chris Seitz Best Unprotected: Mauro Rosales, Maynor Figueroa, Atiba Harris, Getterson, Carlos Lizarazo, Carlos Ruiz (lollllll)
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Shrapnig posted:Undoubtedly. Duvall is great cover in the back four so I'd like to see him stay for that. Yea Ideally we keep duvall but I couldn't pick a name from this list that I would put him ahead of: felipe. dax. sascha. veron. robles. perinelle. royer. collin. lawrence. BWP. baah Baah seemed like a long term signing, Perrinelle is very good when fit, and Collin is consistent and healthy. I think Royer/Veron will make Grella more of a utility player. Everyone else is basically an obvious lock. I mean we could protect Grella and leave Veron open hedging our bets that a new team won't pick up a shaky DP but Veron seems part of the plans for the team for better or worse and leaving him unprotected probably won't instill confidence in him even though there's only like a 1% chance a team would take him. The thing about duvall is I think right back is the weakest part of our defense if everyone is fit so losing him and signing a nice right back for good money just under the DP cap wouldn't be a bad move at all. I will be really sad to see Grella go though if it happens. Us providing his last chance at redemption and all. Also the fact that despite being slow and kind of clumsy he pulls off some awesome dribbles that make people look stupid and he wears black boots. Seltzer fucked around with this message at 05:52 on Sep 15, 2016 |
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TheNakedJimbo posted:I didn't realize HGPs were automatically protected, so here's a redo for Dallas: Not a bad try, though I think Moises is gone at the end of this season. Also, you probably leave Zach unprotected and take your chances. Poor guy. These could be the kind of concussion symptoms that sideline him permanently. He is one of my favorite players. In place of him, I'd probably keep Maynor. He's not like a star but he is solid. Solid is plenty good in MLS and another season will have him doing even better with this team.
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whypick1 posted:Dudes who will probably retire Zach announced he is retiring, so no worries there. Oalex is completely useless. I've only seen him in a few games this year, but as a fat old man I can shoot better than him.
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See, I made Zach Scott retire  I don't necessarily want to protect Oalex either (he's basically Morris minus a right foot or the ability to make good runs besides Route 1), but I'm thinking it'll be a sunk cost thing.
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Carlos Ruiz is back at Dallas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PA_c1FClBMo This is what it took to get a 10-game suspension back in the day.
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So who does DC protect or expect to lose? Not that I give a poo poo about anyone other than Hamid, Birnbaum, Acosta, and Deleon.
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I hope they take DeLeon, jesus that's the dream, the christmas miracle
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XyrlocShammypants posted:I hope they take DeLeon, jesus that's the dream, the christmas miracle You're insane.
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Jack Jewsbury announced at a recent team function that he would be retiring at the end of this season.  What a versatile player who lasted much longer as a capable MLS starter than anyone would have guessed. I'm hoping he becomes a coach, but I hear he wants to move back to Missouri with his family.
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Welcome to GBS posted:Jack Jewsbury announced at a recent team function that he would be retiring at the end of this season. He never really registered in my brain before he played for Portland, then he was just poo poo. Thanks for all the memories, Jack.
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IS SKC actually in Kansas or is it in Missouri? I then again both states are abysmal so it doesn't really matter.
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Jack2142 posted:IS SKC actually in Kansas or is it in Missouri? I then again both states are abysmal so it doesn't really matter. SKC is actually in Kansas City, KS, which is not the more familiar Kansas City, MO, but its sad knockoff sibling right across the border.
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Jack2142 posted:IS SKC actually in Kansas or is it in Missouri? I then again both states are abysmal so it doesn't really matter. States, sure. But KC, MO is not really abysmal.
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Welcome to GBS posted:Jack Jewsbury announced at a recent team function that he would be retiring at the end of this season. He was hot garbage. "Versatile" my rear end. Dude somehow managed to play almost 400 games in MLS but was never deemed good enough to get a call up for the US. That has to be a record.
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He was called into Camp Cupcake once.
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Shrapnig posted:He was hot garbage. It's a different sort of metric, I think. Dude managed to make a steady living in America, playing soccer, for an entire career. A journeyman dude can do that now. It's a weirder signpost, but it's one I'll take. The next step is being able to keep Real Talent in the league. We shouldn't be losing the Perry Kitchens and DeAndre Yedlins of the world, but they're not gonna grow here. Not yet. So that's the next signpost down the road. Jack Jewsbury wasn't very good. But he meant something to somebody I guess.
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You lot are seriously some of the worst people to discuss soccer with that I have ever experienced. Jewsbury had 2 game winning goals in 2015 alone and made the run to MLS Cup possible.
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Shrapnig posted:He was hot garbage. Call it 30-50 people who are "good enough to get a callup for the US" at any given time (and let's be honest, lots of them are playing in Europe). At the same time, there are like 300 domestic players in MLS. If that's your standard then pretty much all of them are hot garbage (granted, this may be true.) But every league besides maybe the upper echelon teams of the PL/BL/La Liga has those guys. At this level, you can't realistically fill twenty rosters with world-beaters and international-quality players, you need reliable journeyman types (the journey is optional, I think Jewsbury played for like two different teams in his career?) - and arguably, you SHOULDN'T fill twenty rosters with world-beaters if you don't want to have England's national team problems, because a national team pool needs playing time somewhere. Basically: Your Boy Fancy posted:It's a different sort of metric, I think. Dude managed to make a steady living in America, playing soccer, for an entire career. A journeyman dude can do that now. It's a weirder signpost, but it's one I'll take. This wasn't previously the case. I'm glad it is now. There's still some way to go.
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Welcome to GBS posted:You lot are seriously some of the worst people to discuss soccer with that I have ever experienced. And? That makes him less mediocre? It's a mediocre league, people can do things that seem special but really aren't.
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Dallan Invictus posted:Call it 30-50 people who are "good enough to get a callup for the US" at any given time (and let's be honest, lots of them are playing in Europe). At the same time, there are like 300 domestic players in MLS. If that's your standard then pretty much all of them are hot garbage (granted, this may be true.) You don't have to convince me that journeymen make MLS go round. poo poo, my team has employed Alan Gordon for longer than I'd prefer. Doesn't change the fact that Jack Jewsbury, while a noble foot soldier in the American Soccer world, is a minor blip on the retirement radar.
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Tigren posted:Doesn't change the fact that Jack Jewsbury, while a noble foot soldier in the American Soccer world, is a minor blip on the retirement radar. Oh, absolutely. I'm not going to pour out a forty for Jewsbury or whatever. But I understand why Timbers or SKC fans would, even though he was an Objectively Mediocre Player, and I'm not going to poo poo on them for it. I'm glad guys like him have been able to stick it out and make a decent living as dedicated team players, and I'm glad that their teams and fans recognise and respect that.
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Dallan Invictus posted:Oh, absolutely. I'm not going to pour out a forty for Jewsbury or whatever. But I understand why Timbers or SKC fans would, even though he was an Objectively Mediocre Player, and I'm not going to poo poo on them for it. I'm glad guys like him have been able to stick it out and make a decent living as dedicated team players, and I'm glad that their teams and fans recognise and respect that. Jewsbury was also an even keel on a team full of inconsistency. You knew he'd average about 0.1-0.2 goals per game over the season, he'd play good defense and he'd be very unlikely to do really dumb things. He's not a world class player but you knew what you got with him.
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