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Slim Jim Pickens posted:I'm not sure there is a real benchmark for "too dumb and forced" in the mls. I was going to make a joke about the league needing a "dynamo" team but forgot one already exists. Put in Borussia Pittsburgh and Zenit Minneapolis already. Nah, just go full on copyright infringement and put Beckham's team in St. Petersberg
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In addition to the loving governor's race in Illinois, the Fire are letting go half of our roster. Alex, Soumare, Joya, Segares - options all declined. And there's rumors Magee is on his way out.
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B.B. Rodriguez posted:Whoa whoa whoa. Do you guys not remember what Nike did with our kits? The Wiz, the Clash, all the Inaugural Season colors? Let's all remember those when we bitch about Adidas and boring poo poo. gently caress yeah I do! I'm still trying to complete my collection but The Wiz and Mutiny 96 are the highlights of my entire wardrobe.
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Hello Towel posted:In addition to the loving governor's race in Illinois, the Fire are letting go half of our roster. Alex, Soumare, Joya, Segares - options all declined. And there's rumors Magee is on his way out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHs9Rf7L8_U
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Defoe is more officially going to QPR, we're definitely getting Zlatan, and Leiweke is Winston Churchill. http://www.thestar.com/sports/tfc/2014/11/05/jermain_defoe_to_leave_toronto_fc_for_queens_park_rangers_report.html
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He just got a divorce, gotta look serious now.
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Gigi Galli posted:He just got a divorce, gotta look serious now. Huh. I'm surprised that his boss, Jesus Christ, would command him to do that.
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trem_two posted:Huh. I'm surprised that his boss, Jesus Christ, would command him to do that. When you belong to someone you don't question their motives.
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ShutteredIn posted:
These four men are in the same room just like I'm in the same room as Elvis, Cookie Monster, and Lady Gaga
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quote:The U.S. market showed its promise during the World Cup, when record numbers of television viewers followed the American team to the round of 16. It didn’t translate into a boost for MLS, which began its playoffs last week. While attendance rose, MLS viewership was down 32 percent this season from 2010, the previous World Cup year, to 129,000 per English-language broadcast, according to Nielsen Co. data provided by Horizon Media Inc. Americans increasingly don't want to watch Garbers Mickey Mouse League. Meanwhile EPL ratings at all time highs. Thoughts?
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African AIDS cum posted:Americans increasingly don't want to watch Garbers Mickey Mouse League. Meanwhile EPL ratings at all time highs. Thoughts? but more people are going to the games year on year? hmm don't think you've thought this particular post all the way through!
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Azerban posted:but more people are going to the games year on year? hmm don't think you've thought this particular post all the way through! Too bad thats a local phenomenon and mostly meaningless.
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Hmm yes ticket sales are meaningless and aren't the biggest generator of league revenue, absolutely
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ShutteredIn posted:
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Your Boy Fancy posted:Hmm yes ticket sales are meaningless and aren't the biggest generator of league revenue, absolutely Unless MLS is going to expand to every metro area in the US (wouldn't put it past Garber tbh) they will have to some day gain a modicum of national relevance like every other sports league has.
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Offseason Drafting Schedule announced: http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/11/05/mls-releases-2014-15-offseason-calendar-draft-combine-and-trade-window-sched For the lazy: 2014-15 MLS Offseason Calendar TBD - MLS Dispersal Draft for Chivas USA December 7, 2014 - MLS Cup Final December 8, 2014 – Half-day Trade Window: Open 9 am ET - 1 pm ET. Teams may trade during that window or may re-sign their own players. Blackout period starts at 1 pm ET, runs through the MLS Expansion Draft. December 10, 2014 - MLS Expansion Draft December 10, 2014 - Trade Window opens at the end of Expansion Draft; closes on December 11, 2014, at 5 pm ET December 10, 2014 – MLS Waiver Draft December 12, 2014 - MLS Re-entry Draft, Phase One December 12, 2014 – Trade Window opens at the end of Re-entry Draft Phase One; closes on December 17, 2014, at 11 am ET December 18, 2014 - MLS Re-entry Draft, Phase Two December 18, 2014 – Trade Window opens at the end of Re-entry Draft Phase Two January 2-5, 2015 - MLS Caribbean Combine January 9-13, 2015 - MLS Combine January 15, 2015 - MLS SuperDraft
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B.B. Rodriguez posted:Offseason Drafting Schedule announced: http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/11/05/mls-releases-2014-15-offseason-calendar-draft-combine-and-trade-window-sched Lmao what is all this poo poo it sounds like a cross between watching soccer government contracting.
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Azerban posted:if you are not hyped as poo poo for mls re-entry draft phase 2 i don't know what to tell you That poo poo netted my team Espindola so you're drat right I'm hype
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African AIDS cum posted:Unless MLS is going to expand to every metro area in the US (wouldn't put it past Garber tbh) they will have to some day gain a modicum of national relevance like every other sports league has. Tell me when Premier League games are on TV every season. What windows they use for coverage. Now, tell me what days and windows MLS uses. That's MLS' big problem. Limit the days and find a marquee night for one big match and establish a loving routine, because routines become traditions and traditions are the basis for growth.
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harperdc posted:Tell me when Premier League games are on TV every season. What windows they use for coverage. Now, tell me what days and windows MLS uses. *in the MLS voice* we should pick the days on which international games are always played.
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Play all MLS games on Tuesdays except for the new LA team which can play their games on Wednesdays, giving birth to their new European style nickname.
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harperdc posted:Tell me when Premier League games are on TV every season. What windows they use for coverage. Now, tell me what days and windows MLS uses. I think you're right, that would be a good idea. Imagine if MLS was still at 12 teams or whatever and all the teams were competitve and the sport had a national following. That should have been the goal. Not Bettman-esque crazy expansion and baseball style regionalism.
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African AIDS cum posted:I think you're right, that would be a good idea. Imagine if MLS was still at 12 teams or whatever and all the teams were competitve and the sport had a national following. That should have been the goal. Not Bettman-esque crazy expansion and baseball style regionalism. Wrong. Unless the talent is better than the PL no real american sports-mans will care. It will forever be the sport of fat guys in jorts who never played sports (the segment on the traveling Seattle fans at the Dallas game was loving embarrassing) and people who played soccer in high school. I mean, maybe you're right in that the 12 team league could get reasonably close from a talent perspective, but you'd need to contract a bunch of early teams (as opposed to Seattles) to make it work right and be profitable. That's not happening.
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Earthy Ape Unit posted:Wrong. Unless the talent is better than the PL no real american sports-mans will care. It will forever be the sport of fat guys in jorts who never played sports (the segment on the traveling Seattle fans at the Dallas game was loving embarrassing) and people who played soccer in high school. Link the segment. Lets bask in the cargo shorts.
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African AIDS cum posted:Link the segment. Lets bask in the cargo shorts. Can't find it but picture 4 intensely overweight sounders fans with long hair, newsboy caps and ear gauges and of course the lady is wearing that stupid teal and yellow 3rd kit from a few years back. All that was missing was a utilikilt. I guess they road tripped all the way to Dallas in one go, I'd imagine that Geo prism was covered in a 3 inch layer of Fritos at the end of the 20 hours of driving.
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Earthy Ape Unit posted:Can't find it but picture 4 intensely overweight sounders fans with long hair, newsboy caps and ear gauges and of course the lady is wearing that stupid teal and yellow 3rd kit from a few years back. I like to imagine that their car has an emerald city-based scarf being used for their timing belt. Also that they were miserable when they hit a grocery store for beer. "What is this? The only craft beer that's available is Shiner bock? How on earth can I enjoy this like one of the local plebs? I'm writing a strongly worded petition for all the world to know how backwards these animals are. They better at least have vegan, gluten-free options at the stadium or I'll have a very strongly worded opinion about it in my vlog."
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The thing is, I really think it's JUST a matter of letting things sit and set and grow roots for MLS. DC needs a stadium, New England needs a stadium of its own, and there's a couple franchises (current and future) in the air but for the most part the pieces are in place for this to become a solid American institution of a league, and I say that without any irony or sarcasm. It's hard to compare against the World Cup and it would be wrong to - that's a global circus of an event that has the ESPN marketing juggernaut behind it (and really is becoming similar to the Olympics in terms of drawing attention from every demographic). It's hard to compare it to the EPL, because that's the major global brand with big names spending a lot of money on the rights and therefore pushing it with all their might to recoup that investment. NBC went hard for those rights, they have to make it back. But trying to rush things any faster makes it a bubble. And the NASL was a bubble. Of course things are almost too conservative, but that's inherently conservative - and safer. Players need to get paid more, and LA needs to get sorted, but we're right at 20 teams and more coming in. I think it's still sustainable at the moment. This is where I channel Fancy and say enjoy the ride, don't get too mad about things like €GarberBucksŁ or weird schedules or international dates or *quietly whispers* promotion and relegation...none of those will sink American soccer, or instantly turn it into the NFL or EPL. I remember when ESPN hardly knew what a soccer was, now the top teams and players are household names in the States. Another couple years and they'll know what an MLS is, too. Patience, which I know is of short supply, but patience.
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The most important thing is enjoying what it is and trying to get the stupid poo poo changed. Which is tricky, honestly. Our continued support can get read as tacit support for Garber Plinko and whatever weird fantasy football mechanism they want to use to make a World Cup star go to loving Columbus. I've said it before and I'll say it again - we need better managers. If we can shape teams into something more attractive, like KC's long passing game or LA's attack, people will watch. The days of the quiet nerd in the bar with the Barca shirt who doesn't know how many titles his hometown side won are waning. And seriously, gently caress that guy. The nerds will be nerds, the players will improve, and one day we'll all be bitching about entitled Orlando fans while our team builds better academy kids.
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harperdc posted:This is where I channel Fancy and say enjoy the ride, don't get too mad about things like €GarberBucksŁ or weird schedules or international dates or *quietly whispers* promotion and relegation...none of those will sink American soccer, or instantly turn it into the NFL or EPL. I remember when ESPN hardly knew what a soccer was, now the top teams and players are household names in the States. Another couple years and they'll know what an MLS is, too. Patience, which I know is of short supply, but patience. Garber has outlived his usefulness. The stupid bullshit like blind draws, wacky roster rules, low salary cap, inconsistent scheduling etc. are exactly what is holding the league back and preventing it from being accessible to the casual fan. It's hard enough explaining to someone the difference between a league and a cup competition, throw in the rest and it's a complete lost cause. If you ultimately want the league to be successful, and I mean successful not just 'adequate' or 'alive,' you need people to care that don't already own season tickets. Poonior Toilett fucked around with this message at 21:38 on Nov 6, 2014 |
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We're going to have Garber in charge until he drops dead on stage announcing the 47th MLS Franchise, Spartak Muskegon.
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harperdc posted:Tell me when Premier League games are on TV every season. What windows they use for coverage. Now, tell me what days and windows MLS uses. I think the main thing as far as tv goes is having matches tons of neutrals want to watch, and that will be because of the players involved. I usually throw on a game for the gently caress of it, but I was actually looking forward to NE-Columbus because Nguyen and Higuain are fun to watch.
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DR AIDS posted:I think the main thing as far as tv goes is having matches tons of neutrals want to watch, and that will be because of the players involved. I usually throw on a game for the gently caress of it, but I was actually looking forward to NE-Columbus because Nguyen and Higuain are fun to watch. Just last year you would never have said such a sentence. I think that shows where our league is going. More teams are entertaining at the same time than at any point in our history. It will only get better.
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Big news in Rapids land! The Rapids have hired Padraig Smith as "Sporting Director." It sounds like he's going to 1) evaluate player performance and 2) be the salary cap guru. Apparently he's been a numbers/compliance guy for UEFA and the Irish FA for the last few years. As far as I'm concerned, 1) what's a sporting director? 2) if it means fewer Danny Mwanga trades and less "Edson Buddle instead of Conor Casey" idiocy, I'll take it.
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TheBoyBlunder posted:Big news in Rapids land! A sporting director is in charge of transfers, spending, negotiating and a bunch of other things that don't involve the players. I don't know what he's gonna do with all the insane draft rules and other nonsense but this might me good for you.
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Earthy Ape Unit posted:If I had to choose between conor Casey and edson buddle I'd chop off my balls. toronto fc year 1 lol actually casey requested out so i'd have to give him the edge
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