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Edward Mass posted:Missed opportunity for a club called Boston Wanderers FC, if you ask me. Boston Wonder Workers, the only football club named after a tugboat (as far as I know). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Soccer_Club https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Boston_Wonder_Workers_players https://books.google.com/books?id=1...workers&f=false 
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With Reno beating Las Vegas 0-2, their chances of making the playoffs have all but ended. The only way in is if San Antonio loses their last game, and Vegas wins against New Mexico by an absurd amount of goals to beat the differential. At least they won more games this season. 😐
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Oct 13, 2019 07:49
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Tulsa beat New Mexico with an 96th-minute game winner from Janu Silva, after playing the previous 23 minutes down a man. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPcpuQEV3m4
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Louisville City said goodbye to the baseball field last night by going down 3-0 against Swope Park in 35 minutes. And then scoring 8 unanswered to finish off the game. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfrHIDaX5As
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I went to the Detroit City game against the Cosmos yesterday and had a blast. We had to be escorted into the stadium by security because apparently there were Twitter fights and threats leading up to the match. Some morons got thrown out before kickoff for throwing beer cans at us, and their supporter section was deadly silent after DCFC went up 2-0 in the first 30 minutes. The Cosmos pulled one back with about 10 minutes left, so the end was appropriately tense. City has two games left and only needs a draw to secure the Members Cup title, for whatever that’s worth.
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Aggro posted:I went to the Detroit City game against the Cosmos yesterday and had a blast. We had to be escorted into the stadium by security because apparently there were Twitter fights and threats leading up to the match. Some morons got thrown out before kickoff for throwing beer cans at us, and their supporter section was deadly silent after DCFC went up 2-0 in the first 30 minutes. The Cosmos pulled one back with about 10 minutes left, so the end was appropriately tense. Hi I was there, too! I capo’d the end of the first half and a bit of the second half. I could not wait for that match to be over and GTFO of there, honestly. Just got a bad vibe from the Cosmos supporters there. As silly as it sounds, a lot of folks have a hard time figuring out where the line is between banter and threats, and between the internet and real life. DCFC now has to get two points from two remaining matches to secure a Members Cup victory. They’ve played 24 NPSL matches this year, I believe, and have an absurd record, losing once.
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camoseven posted:Cosmos fans were that way in NASL as well Yes, Ralph's Mob (Tampa Bay Rowdies) had problems with them in the NASL too. Ralph's Mob got along fine with most supporter groups - Ft. Lauderdale Strikers, Miami FC, Jacksonville Armada, etc., no problems; but for whatever reason there seemed to be a small hardcore of wannabe hooligans in the NY Cosmos, Atlanta Silverbacks, and Orlando City supporter groups.
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Tampa Bay and New York both poo poo the bed against teams that aren't even in playoff contention tonight and Louisville took care of business, so it looks like we weren't done with Slugger Field after all!
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Popoi posted:Tampa Bay and New York both poo poo the bed against teams that aren't even in playoff contention tonight and Louisville took care of business, so it looks like we weren't done with Slugger Field after all! Yes the Rowdies started off the first half of the season well but the second half has been like a balloon slowly deflating as they kept dropping points to teams they should have been able to beat. Very frustrating but there's always next year, and we had considerably lower expectations of them when the season first started, so, oh well. They have never beaten Louisville on that god awful cramped artificial turf baseball field and I don't expect that to change any time soon. On the other hand I hand I had a chance to visit Dillon Stadium in Hartford for this last match of the USL season, and they had about 4,600+ more or less, IIRC, announced attendance, and look like a pretty well run club. I would expect them to do better next year as they settle into their new home field for a full normal season. Do over Ham fucked around with this message at 02:05 on Oct 21, 2019 |
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Lansing Ignite, which killed off a somewhat popular local D4 (different owners) team to join the USL D3 league, is folding after one season. Good job guys
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Crazy Ted posted:Lansing Ignite, which killed off a somewhat popular local D4 (different owners) team to join the USL D3 league, is folding after one season. They talked about needing 4,000 people per game with a schedule that had two weekend games total between June and end of August, dropped ticket prices to rock bottom when they were drawing ~60% of their desired number. That didn’t move the needle at all, and even their reported numbers looked overstated by a significant margin. The turf they put in for games was apparently awful and a baseball stadium is typically a bad temporary venue for soccer. Their on-field performance was fine! But everything else about the club seemed poorly laid out. Also ownership trademarked “Beer City FC” and attempted to start in Grand Rapids before USL told them to use their own stadium in Lansing. Also also, the NPSL team they killed off was done so voluntarily; the owner of that team joined the leadership of the Ignite. The biggest disappointment is that this may kill of their women’s side, which retained the Lansing United branding.
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sleepwalkers posted:They talked about needing 4,000 people per game with a schedule that had two weekend games total between June and end of August, dropped ticket prices to rock bottom when they were drawing ~60% of their desired number. That didn’t move the needle at all, and even their reported numbers looked overstated by a significant margin. The turf they put in for games was apparently awful and a baseball stadium is typically a bad temporary venue for soccer. What was very curious was he also said that at no point was he or anyone else in the Lansing Ignite front office made aware of how much money the team was making or losing. Apparently the only way he communicated with the team's owner for months was via occasional text messages, that or the team President would bring messages from the owner as a go-between. That is real weird for a team barely above semi-pro level.
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Hounds going up against Birmingham on Saturday night - hopefully this one goes better than our last outing in the playoffs! Also, hounds are unbeaten at home for the entire season and attendance is up roughy 30 percent in Pittsburgh which is nice to hear. Aardvark Barber fucked around with this message at 16:13 on Oct 24, 2019 |
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Oct 24, 2019 15:23
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ABFC have to go the Phoenix in the first round. Well, the season was nice.
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Someone please beat Phoenix so the Hounds host the final Maybe they can forfeit a match when someone throws cans of Bud Light
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ElwoodCuse posted:Someone please beat Phoenix so the Hounds host the final I would LOVE to see the finals atmosphere at Highmark. The hounds need a deep run to get casuals interested.
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Today is the first leg of the Canadian Premier League final between Cavalry and Forge FC. It's being broadcast by the CBC, so streams will hopefully be available for it.
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Phoenix and ABFC going to penalty kicks. I did not see this coming. e: Dang it! Bold fall in nine rounds of PKs. Edward Mass fucked around with this message at 06:42 on Oct 27, 2019 |
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Charleston Battery: we need to sell our 20 year old SSS so we can move downtown. Also Charleston Battery: we're moving to a different location in the suburbs!  quote:https://www.postandcourier.com/spor...3ef7f6bf1c.html
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The Fresno owner finally released a statement today, stating that the team is "almost certainly" relocating for 2020.
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Crazy Ted posted:The Fresno owner finally released a statement today, stating that the team is "almost certainly" relocating for 2020. That sucks. You never want to see a club fail.
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Edward Mass posted:That sucks. You never want to see a club fail.
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Well Phoenix just got beat at home, on DOLLAR BEER NIGHT!!!, by Real Monarchs in the Western Conference semis.
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Crazy Ted posted:Well Phoenix just got beat at home, on DOLLAR BEER NIGHT!!!, by Real Monarchs in the Western Conference semis.  in complete sincerity
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Aardvark Barber posted:The east hosts the final no matter what now? Barring any venue issues, I believe so. Louisville is the lowest seed left in the East, and the only Western teams above them on the table were Reno and Phoenix. A truly puzzling conference they've got going out there.
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Let’s hope the new beer night curse continues tonight. https://twitter.com/loucityfc/status/1190759725664755714?s=21
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Austin: We're naming our Championship club "Austin Bold FC" San Diego: hold my beer
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LIPAFC 2019 part 3 is going to be the Eastern Conference final, this season is amazing
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Edward Mass posted:Austin: We're naming our Championship club "Austin Bold FC" Here's hoping this leads to a long tradition of teams with names that are adjectives. Welcome, Duluth Thoughtful FC
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Edward Mass posted:Austin: We're naming our Championship club "Austin Bold FC" Lessail posted:looks like a laundry detergent logo  Nostradingus posted:Here's hoping this leads to a long tradition of teams with names that are adjectives. [sperg] I know I'm a broken record on this topic but I really wish the people choosing these names would, instead of either 1) aping European or Latin American club naming conventions that they don't understand, or 2) using mindless and meaningless adjectival names that don't mean anything to anybody, would instead spend a few days, weeks, months or even years actually studying the history of association football both in the USA and worldwide, as well as the history of the community they are choosing the name for, and come up with a name that has some kind of historical connections to association football history and/or to the history of the community in question, as well as, hopefully, being a fairly unique name within the context of USA soccer as it currently exists. In other words, do we really need any more teams named United, FC, SC, or City, when other soccer club names with some history behind them are being virtually unused today in MLS and USL: Celtic, Rangers, Rovers, Wanderers, Juniors being some common examples, but, I dunno, why not get even more obscure: Academicals, Skolars (actually a rugby league club name IIRC, but I like it!), Thistle, Skeeters (an old ASL club), Torpedo, Wednesday, Arsenal, Hotspur, etc. If they are going to copy European club names they should at least mix it up a bit and add some more variety to the club names on the MLS/USL league tables. And if they are going to use initial letters let us see something besides just FC or SC over and over again: why no AFC (Association Football Club), SFC (Soccer Football Club - 'soccer football' once being a common term used in the USA), AC (Athletic Club, or Associazione Calcio), and so on. And there's nothing wrong with reviving old NASL and ASL club names, or reusing common nicknames from other North American sports which aren't currently being used in MLS or USL: Lions and Tigers and Bears oh my! [/sperg] Do over Ham fucked around with this message at 02:46 on Nov 4, 2019 |
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Do over Ham posted:
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TraderStav posted:Lions and Tigers are both cursed teams from Detroit. Detroit Cougars it is! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Cougars_(soccer) Edit to add: or Detroit Wolverines. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Detroit_Wolverines_(soccer)_players https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Soccer_Football_League The league jumping saga of the New York Cosmos continues: quote:https://www.frontrowsoccer.com/2019/10/31/2020-vision-sources-cosmos-apply-to-join-nisa/ Also Charleston Battery have a new owner: quote:https://www.postandcourier.com/spor...15d8114ee5.html Do over Ham fucked around with this message at 01:24 on Nov 13, 2019 |
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To the Canadian Premier League's credit, one thing they did right was avoid cliche names in their first year for the most part. No promises on what Quebec City or Saskatchewan come up with though.
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While not cliché, some of them are confusing. Are they dancing in the streets of Forge?
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Not to double-post on Canadian clubs, but apparently  Ottawa Fury
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