MLS 2017: I'm gonna git you, soccer

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Crazy Ted: Jul 29, 2003

Dallan Invictus posted:

If the USSF ran the lower pro league permanently, could it really avoid the question of how it should interact with MLS (which seems to be the main philosophical dispute of this mini-Soccer War)

The super ironic thing about this is that the whole reason why MLS partnered up with the USL was that - at the time - it appeared content to be a D3 lower-tier league, unlike the NASL. Now that the USL has D2 aspirations and a number of its club are complaining about having to travel to play MLS reserve teams in front of 500 people, the relationship between those is - if you'll believe rumors and reporting - souring rather quickly.

Dallan Invictus posted:

If I were Gulati I would try to leverage the USL into accepting any NASL teams that want to jump to the USL (even the Cosmos and Miami) - it's a lower-effort road to the same ending.

Here's the thing: Gulati tried to do that last winter, and USL President Jake Edwards basically responded with "LOL gently caress off" under the assumption that the USL was going to get D2 by itself. Then when it became clear that the NASL was actually going to survive thanks to the sale of the Cosmos, Edwards again responded by threatening the USSF with legal action if they didn't get what they wanted.

Crazy Ted fucked around with this message at 22:10 on Sep 6, 2017

# ? Sep 6, 2017 22:07

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# ? May 9, 2024 21:34

wicka: Jun 28, 2007

Anyone in charge of anything related to US soccer is guaranteed to be an idiot (except Peter Wilt, but NISA will probably fail).

# ? Sep 6, 2017 22:37

barnold: Dec 16, 2011; what do u do when yuo're born to play fps? guess there's nothing left to do but play fps. boom headshot

the Revs haven't won a single away game all year long. haha hooooooooly poo poo

# ? Sep 7, 2017 17:34

whypick1: Dec 18, 2009; Just another jackass on the Internet

Remaining away games:

Atlanta - Since you're not DC United, this is a L
KC - L
Orlando - They've been terrible pretty much all year and have a middling home record...you guys either win a 1-0 squeaker or they pound you 4-0
Montreal - Wouldn't be surprised if this is a do-or-die game for Montreal's playoff hopes, so good luck

So basically Orlando or bust for you guys.

Feel free to quote this when they beat KC 6-0 because why wouldn't they?

# ? Sep 7, 2017 17:44

silvergoose: Mar 18, 2006; IT IS SAID THE TEARS OF THE BWEENIX CAN HEAL ALL WOUNDS

Turdsdown Tom posted:

the Revs haven't won a single away game all year long. haha hooooooooly poo poo

Isn't it fabulous? Even better is that we're not at the bottom of the standings somehow.

# ? Sep 7, 2017 17:44

Star Man: Jun 1, 2008; There's a star maaaaaan
Over the rainbow

The 2017 season in six words: At least we're not the Rapids!

# ? Sep 7, 2017 17:55

El Jebus: Jun 18, 2008; This avatar is paid for by "Avatars for improving Lowtax's spine by any means that doesn't result in him becoming brain dead by putting his brain into a cyborg body and/or putting him in a exosuit due to fears of the suit being hacked and crushing him during a cyberpunk future timeline" Foundation

Turdsdown Tom posted:

the Revs haven't won a single away game all year long. haha hooooooooly poo poo

So, the Timbers last year?

# ? Sep 7, 2017 18:14

Shinjobi: Jul 10, 2008; Gravy Boat 2k

https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/soccer/soccer/2017/09/05/maximiliano-urruti-happy-fc-dallas-president-dan-hunt-go-go-say-things-say

Just piss off your own players, Dan Hunt. You just go and do that. :allears:

# ? Sep 8, 2017 08:34

whypick1: Dec 18, 2009; Just another jackass on the Internet

I'd take $5 million for those two in a heartbeat and twice on Sunday.

# ? Sep 8, 2017 08:51

porkface: Dec 29, 2000

What a lying sack of poo poo.

# ? Sep 9, 2017 19:48

Dallan Invictus: Oct 11, 2007; The thing about words is that meanings can twist just like a snake, and if you want to find snakes, look for them behind words that have changed their meaning.

Vancouver made that win over RSL way harder than it needed to be, but it really looks like the team is starting to click in its weird inexplicable way. With the game(s) in hand I'm even very carefully starting to think they could win the conference, which would be hilarious for multiple reasons.

The run in is going to be tricky though. COL and MNU at home have "trap game" written all over them, and literally every other game is against a playoff contender, including 2 away Cascadia games. Plus the West is such a knife fight this year that the only certainty is blood. Hopefully Atlanta, Columbus, and the Galaxy (lol) can do the business today.

# ? Sep 10, 2017 17:12

Star Man: Jun 1, 2008; There's a star maaaaaan
Over the rainbow

Dallan Invictus posted:

Vancouver made that win over RSL way harder than it needed to be, but it really looks like the team is starting to click in its weird inexplicable way. With the game(s) in hand I'm even very carefully starting to think they could win the conference, which would be hilarious for multiple reasons.

The run in is going to be tricky though. COL and MNU at home have "trap game" written all over them, and literally every other game is against a playoff contender, including 2 away Cascadia games. Plus the West is such a knife fight this year that the only certainty is blood. Hopefully Atlanta, Columbus, and the Galaxy (lol) can do the business today.

Colorado winning in Houston yesterday was a complete loving accident. You'll come out of that game with no less than one point, trust me.

# ? Sep 10, 2017 17:15

highme: May 25, 2001; I posted my food for USPOL Thanksgiving!

This is some bantz
https://twitter.com/LAGalaxy/status/907065107061993472

# ? Sep 11, 2017 03:35

Shrapnig: Jan 21, 2005

highme posted:

This is some bantz
https://twitter.com/LAGalaxy/status/907065107061993472

I don't get it.

# ? Sep 11, 2017 03:59

highme: May 25, 2001; I posted my food for USPOL Thanksgiving!

eh... I think it's a @dog_rates "they're good dogs, bront" reference, but... I was high

# ? Sep 11, 2017 06:39

Crazy Ted: Jul 29, 2003

Shrapnig posted:

I don't get it.

This Grant Ruby guy appears to be a very serious person who thinks that the Twitter feed of a sports team should literally have to answer for things the team's players do during a game, in real time.

# ? Sep 11, 2017 17:35

Duke Silver: Nov 6, 2011; Saxiest Man Alive

At least I was conveniently reminded by my email this afternoon that the Revs are doing the "Force you to renew your season tickets a month before the end of the season" game this year.

The funny thing is that if you only ever watched them at home, you'd think they were a good and fun and competitive team. I think I might take the risk that I won't "have access to my seat location for the 2017 MLS Cup Playoffs" this time.

# ? Sep 14, 2017 04:38

Ham Equity: Apr 16, 2013; The first thing we do, let's kill all the cars.; Grimey Drawer

Flags Of The World posted:

At least I was conveniently reminded by my email this afternoon that the Revs are doing the "Force you to renew your season tickets a month before the end of the season" game this year.

The funny thing is that if you only ever watched them at home, you'd think they were a good and fun and competitive team. I think I might take the risk that I won't "have access to my seat location for the 2017 MLS Cup Playoffs" this time.

The Sounders did that for August 31st. And they jacked up ticket prices by 15%.

# ? Sep 14, 2017 04:41

binge crotching: Apr 2, 2010

Thanatosian posted:

The Sounders did that for August 31st. And they jacked up ticket prices by 15%.

Mine only went up a buck, still cheap as hell. Seahawks season tickets in the same spot would be roughly 6x the cost.

# ? Sep 14, 2017 04:54

Ham Equity: Apr 16, 2013; The first thing we do, let's kill all the cars.; Grimey Drawer

binge crotching posted:

Mine only went up a buck, still cheap as hell. Seahawks season tickets in the same spot would be roughly 6x the cost.

drat, they must've figured out that our seats were underpriced for the view they offered. *shakes fist*

# ? Sep 14, 2017 05:00

Your Boy Fancy: Feb 7, 2003; by Cyrano4747

D.C. Held a season ticket thing today, complete with players answering inane questions about why they love DC (in 2017, of all times). To my knowledge, they refused to answer definitively whether the supporter section was safe standing, as originally promised, but selling tickets at nearly double the price from this year.

Me and the Queen Vic on H Street are gonna get real cozy.

# ? Sep 14, 2017 05:03

Do over Ham: Mar 20, 2009

Flags Of The World posted:

At least I was conveniently reminded by my email this afternoon that the Revs are doing the "Force you to renew your season tickets a month before the end of the season" game this year.

[strokes beard] Hmmm...Revs season tickets renewing automatically this year...and coincidentally, no talk about a new stadium. Really makes you think.

quote:

The funny thing is that if you only ever watched them at home, you'd think they were a good and fun and competitive team. I think I might take the risk that I won't "have access to my seat location for the 2017 MLS Cup Playoffs" this time.

That's my policy. Go to home games at Gillette, and don't watch Revs away games. It keeps the illusion alive that the Revs might actually be a halfway decent team.

# ? Sep 14, 2017 08:16

bewbies: Sep 23, 2003; Fun Shoe

Flags Of The World posted:

At least I was conveniently reminded by my email this afternoon that the Revs are doing the "Force you to renew your season tickets a month before the end of the season" game this year.

The funny thing is that if you only ever watched them at home, you'd think they were a good and fun and competitive team. I think I might take the risk that I won't "have access to my seat location for the 2017 MLS Cup Playoffs" this time.

this looks a lot like racketeering

# ? Sep 14, 2017 08:53

Gigi Galli: Sep 19, 2003; and then the car turned in to fire

I had Revs season tickets for a year and they cost more than my Milan tickets from the 90s when Serie A was the best league in the world. I like going to games but if this team continues to be garbage and the stadium in a real place never materializes I think I'm done. I'm half expecting the team to be moved to another city in a few years anyway.

# ? Sep 14, 2017 13:08

Your Boy Fancy: Feb 7, 2003; by Cyrano4747

I'm still rooting for Providence.

# ? Sep 14, 2017 14:04

Shrapnig: Jan 21, 2005

NYC3

# ? Sep 14, 2017 15:33

whypick1: Dec 18, 2009; Just another jackass on the Internet

Your Boy Fancy posted:

I'm still rooting for Providence.

They should move to Hartford before NYC does :v:

# ? Sep 14, 2017 17:04

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Shrapnig posted:

NYC3

NY3FC

# ? Sep 14, 2017 17:14

whypick1: Dec 18, 2009; Just another jackass on the Internet

I'm surprised, only because I'm super cynical about these sorts of things, but Roman Torres' bullshit red actually got overturned.

# ? Sep 14, 2017 22:04

Tank44: Jun 13, 2005; We want the ball & We're going to score

Thanatosian posted:

The Sounders did that for August 31st. And they jacked up ticket prices by 15%.

My Sounders tickets in 134 (lower mid-field) went up 28%! Ugh. reply to why they jacked the prices up were "it's market value". Buddy who manages the tickets barely has been able to sell off many games we cant make.

# ? Sep 14, 2017 22:47

Seltzer: Oct 11, 2012; Ask me about Game Pass: the Best Deal in Gaming!

"Lol, look at the redbulls attendance"

*strolls into RBA, pays $20 for a ticket 10 rows from the pitch*

# ? Sep 14, 2017 23:44

binge crotching: Apr 2, 2010

whypick1 posted:

I'm surprised, only because I'm super cynical about these sorts of things, but Roman Torres' bullshit red actually got overturned.

I'm extremely surprised.

Maybe by next year the VAR ref will be able to tell the center ref when they made a bad call like the NHL does.

# ? Sep 14, 2017 23:47

Ham Equity: Apr 16, 2013; The first thing we do, let's kill all the cars.; Grimey Drawer

whypick1 posted:

I'm surprised, only because I'm super cynical about these sorts of things, but Roman Torres' bullshit red actually got overturned.

I just came in here to post about this. loving floored, I didn't even know that could happen in the MLS. Like, I knew there were rules for it, I just didn't realize it actually, y'know, happened.

Tank44 posted:

My Sounders tickets in 134 (lower mid-field) went up 28%! Ugh. reply to why they jacked the prices up were "it's market value". Buddy who manages the tickets barely has been able to sell off many games we cant make.

Yeah, my thought is that I will do this once, and if they pull it again next season, I'll cancel.

We'll see if that holds, though, or if I'm every bit the loving sucker they think I am.

# ? Sep 15, 2017 02:14

Star Man: Jun 1, 2008; There's a star maaaaaan
Over the rainbow

A Sounder got his red card revoked.

faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaart

# ? Sep 15, 2017 02:16

African AIDS cum: Feb 29, 2012; Welcome back, welcome back, welcome baaaack

Tank44 posted:

My Sounders tickets in 134 (lower mid-field) went up 28%! Ugh. reply to why they jacked the prices up were "it's market value". Buddy who manages the tickets barely has been able to sell off many games we cant make.

Cancel them. This league is circling the drain and they'll soon run out of gullible ownership groups to milk for expansion $ and will squeeze the fans even more. Why pay more for a markedly worse, watered down product.

# ? Sep 15, 2017 02:35

trem_two: Oct 22, 2002; it is better if you keep saying I'm fat, as I will continue to score goals; Fun Shoe

Apparently the Atlanta - Orlando game this weekend will set the single game attendance record for MLS.

# ? Sep 15, 2017 23:35

Your Boy Fancy: Feb 7, 2003; by Cyrano4747

D.C. released their ticket plan for Audi Field today. 1,500 spots in the supporter section, and the only way in is through a season ticket.

There's about to be a precipitous drop in supporters next year.

# ? Sep 16, 2017 00:24

Shrapnig: Jan 21, 2005

Your Boy Fancy posted:

D.C. released their ticket plan for Audi Field today. 1,500 spots in the supporter section, and the only way in is through a season ticket.

There's about to be a precipitous drop in supporters next year.

Tom is right about MLS and it makes me sad.

# ? Sep 16, 2017 00:32

wicka: Jun 28, 2007

Shrapnig posted:

Tom is right about MLS and it makes me sad.

Is it really that sad? It�s not as if the death of MLS would make people stop enjoying the sport. The demand will still be there, we�re just going to eventually end up with a league that isn�t undermining itself at every opportunity.

# ? Sep 16, 2017 00:37

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# ? May 9, 2024 21:34

Your Boy Fancy: Feb 7, 2003; by Cyrano4747

If Baltimore gets a USL team, I will become a Baltimore supporter.

# ? Sep 16, 2017 00:38

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