Hasphat'sAnts
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haha, touche.
let's remember that this is the same league that made jermain defoe look like a competent striker before making claims about beating PL teams, shall we?
i mean, love watching it and all.
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American Soccer |OT| Life, liberty and the pursuit of the beautiful game
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haha, touche.
let's remember that this is the same league that made jermain defoe look like a competent striker before making claims about beating PL teams, shall we?
i mean, love watching it and all.
Never happening.This is the player who actually had a trial at Man United as a teenager when Liverpool dithered over offering him a first professional contract with the express intention of speeding negotiations up, and from the quote that sparked the current rumours it's quite obvious what he wants:
"I won't be retiring this summer. I will play beyond this season. We will have to wait and see if that's at Liverpool or somewhere else. That's Liverpool's decision."
Brendan Rodgers confirmed the day after that wants to open negotiations, so it evidently worked. Even if that falls through, Pellegrini has been quoted saying he'd offer him a two year contract at Man City if Liverpool let him go(I wonder if, in hindsight, he'd like to have done similar with Lampard). It wouldn't be surprising if someone like Jose Mourinho or Carlo Ancelotti tried to sign him again as well, for old times sake.
ActStriker
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Already getting antsy for Sunday. No Pats game to take the edge off this week..
TBF Jermain Defoe was still very good about 2 years ago.
It's very indicative that - apart from the aging DPs - all the English players in MLS were lower league fodder back home.
For example, the three Englishmen in the NYRB starting XI the other day: Lloyd Sam, Richard Eckersley and BWP all have careers following a similar pattern. Each moved to MLS after being released by a Championship club, all played their last games in England on loan to sides in League One.
As unfashionable as players like Lee Cattermole and Jordi Gomez may be they have established themselves as Premier League players for a reason. Sunderland are comfortably better than a MLS team.
smokeandmirrors
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Jozy comes on, Sunderland scores twice.
#jozymagic
#jozymagic
How did he look?
He put in work and drew the defenders away on the second goal. Having said that he didn't even get a shot at goal.
jamesinclair
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So a couple of weeks ago someone here was arguing that the Red Bulls should be renamed.
May I suggest....the New York Marlins?
May I suggest....the New York Marlins?
jamesinclair
Banned
The Dallas stadium is in Oklahoma.
Columbus isn't the largest metro in the country.
Ten million people within easy access to the stadium and they barely had 10,000 in the stadium on Thursday.
Maybe 15,000 Sunday
Yes like people don't complain about the location of our stadium lol
It was really frustrating seeing a scant attendence Sunday afternoon when my friends and I got there. However as the game opened up and the crowd got loud, I was glad the stadium was filled with people who wanted to be there instead of a bunch of cheap seats opportunists.
Along with that, Harrison, New Jersey is not that easy to get to. Whether it's by train, car, or car service, the commute is at least an hour and a half from most locations in the NY metro area. Along with that, it's in a grungy, but quickly developing part of Newark's outskirts. Only the most die hard fans are going to head out there. It's not like Century Link where four different methods of transportation feed into the stadium which allows for anyone and everyone to join in.
I'd love to have the fan commute experience I had in Seattle here in NY as a Red Bulls fan, but it's not going to happen and I think people outside of NY metro have to understand it's not about how dedicated our fans are, it's about how long and complicated the journey to even see a game is.
I live out in Queens but work in Manhattan so it's actually easier for me to make the weekday games. I wish they could have found a place closer to the river but whatever, if this new job comes through I'm still getting season tickets next year. It's just an annoying place to get to, it's especially annoying if you're driving.
Man, I wish the stadium was in the sort of spot where we could do what Seattle does.
So it's a PATH train and that's it for you basically? Sounds like the perfect way to end a workday once in a while. Head over to the bar after work. Grab a few drinks. Walk over to the PATH station. Hop out at Harrison and enjoy the game. An hour and a half later you're on your way back home and it's not even 10 yet.
My friends and I were talking about how the West Side Yard idea the Jets and the NYOC were kicking around would have been perfect for the the Red Bulls. Not many people drive to the games so unlike football, tailgating and parking wouldn't be much of an issue. A West Side Arena for our Reds would have been amazing. Lube up at one of the hundreds of bars around Manhattan, then have our walk to the arena like they do in KC and Seattle:
Yea, it's been great. I just wish weekend games were that easy. On the weekend it's a good 40 minutes just to get to the PATH train. Driving is even worse. From what I can tell it's not the best spot for Jersey fans either.
Oh my god that sounds like it would have been absolutely amazing. If only they could have made it happen somehow.
The lack of a World Trade Center to Newark train made things extra frustrating this season
I used to take the Hudson light rail to exchange place then take the path
Now I have to take the 108 bus which comes once every hour if you're lucky. It's frustrating for me and I'm as diehard as you get. I could only imagine what families have to deal with
I used to take the Hudson light rail to exchange place then take the path
Now I have to take the 108 bus which comes once every hour if you're lucky. It's frustrating for me and I'm as diehard as you get. I could only imagine what families have to deal with
jamesinclair
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Wut.
Thats simply not true,
Every rail line in New Jersey, aside from Atlantic City, rumbles through Newark.
The walk from Penn Station to the stadium is like 10 minutes, and there are free shuttles.
Hoboken and Jersey city have direct access to Harrison. Manhattan does too, aside from weekends when PATH is as useful as my right nipple.
The whole Northeast corridor stops at Newark, for traveling fans. Never mind that its a big greyhound station.
And I actually arrived by car for the first time on Sunday. The drive was super easy. Took no more than 10 minutes from getting off the turnpike to being in a parking spot literally a balls kick from the stadium.
Certainly significantly easier to get to than PPL Park and the shithole that is Gillette, and sort of on par with RFK, but thats Metro only (no MARC or VRE). Actually, considering metro runs at 20 minute headways on weekends, Harrison is more convenient.
It's actually easier to look at which MLS stadiums are easier or as easy to get to...
Seattle, Houston....and, um....
Cornballer
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- StatHunting: Effect ofAway Goals on 2nd Legs of MLS Conference Semifinals
More via the link.
Cells with white bars above and below represent aggregate ties, and are the scenarios in which the rule matters. In previous MLS home-and-home matchups, the 2nd leg would have gone to extra time, but now you only get OT if the two legs scorelines are palindromic. It is important to note that away goals will only count in regulation, so on rare instances where a matchup reaches overtime, the home side will get a glimmer of an edge. But if they cant take advantage in 30 minutes, the edge evaporates, as studies have shown that penalty kick shootouts are home field neutral.
talisayNon
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It's not 10. It's about 25. all through a shitty part of town where it's not clear where you're going or what road to take to the stadium. I'm not familiar with the shuttle so I can comment there.
I'd like to see it take 10 minutes for you to get from the Turnpike to the stadium with traffic. This is bullshit. I live in Harrison. It's a nightmare getting in from all directions-- off 280(east-west corridors), Ridge Road, 21, or through South Newark. And then never mind getting out, which is another fucking nightmare. There's one road where all the cars filter to. And you're stuck 20-30 minutes trying to escape Harrison. In short: stadium location is shitty and inconvenient for driving.
So a couple of weeks ago someone here was arguing that the Red Bulls should be renamed.
May I suggest....the New York Marlins?
You're tired of being a Mexican NT troll so now you're trolling Red Bulls attendance? Okay Harraby...
Two sneak previews of the Orlando City kit:
Full reveal tomorrow.
I love the purple. I look forward to catching a few games whenever I visit my mother down there. Just hoping the NYCFC blue isn't the same color as Man City's.
Added a third image above.
I wouldn't get your hopes up. It'll definitely be the same color for branding consistency. It'll be interesting to see if City move to Adidas in the future to also be in line with NYCFC.
I wouldn't get your hopes up. It'll definitely be the same color for branding consistency. It'll be interesting to see if City move to Adidas in the future to also be in line with NYCFC.
jamesinclair
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This is just factually incorrect.
According to google maps, which is conservative, it takes 18 minutes walking
http://goo.gl/maps/PLoqB
Im a fast walker. So maybe 14 minutes. So slightly more than 10.
Shitty part of town? Sure, Raymond/Market is significantly less attractive than Ferry, But theres always hundreds of people walking. If they fixed the street lights it would be fine.
The shuttles are right outside Penn. They take maybe 15 minutes before the game and do the trip in 5 minutes after the game.
On Thursday we left the stadium at 10:10 and got to Penn with plenty of time to spare for the 10:30 train.
Google Maps says 8 minutes.
http://goo.gl/maps/aQQap
I did it Sunday, in 10 minutes, one hour before the game. Zero traffic. Parked in the lot closest to the stadium.
Weekdays Im sure its different, thats why we took the train for the Thursday game.
As for leaving, zero traffic, but thats because we did a post game tailgate.
talisayNon
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Lol no.
I clicked your link it says 19. Families are not walking market street if they want to catch a game.
also lol at your second link.
youre a troll go away.
I clicked your link it says 19. Families are not walking market street if they want to catch a game.
also lol at your second link.
youre a troll go away.
jamesinclair
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Dude, WTF?
Have you ever even been to a game? It seriously sounds like you havent.
Yes, families are walking down market street. Hundreds of them. Its a very popular route, before and after the game. There are traffic cops at every corner. Its been like that for every game Ive gone to.
And whats your problem with the second link? Thats the exact route we took. It took ten minutes. Google says 8. Is Google wrong? Am I wrong?
Maybe come back with facts rather than your lol shit?
This is where we parked. You can see the stadium on the left.
Seriously, wtf is your problem.
Cornballer
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Let's end the derail now. Thank you.
Way to shit up the thread...
In other news, here's are some important dates that are coming up:
"before December 1" - MLS dispersal draft for Chivas USA players
December 1 - Deadline for exercising player contract options
December 7 - MLS Cup Final
December 8, 2pm - Protected lists due
December 8 - Trade window opens
December 10 - MLS expansion draft
December 12 - MLS re-entry draft phase one
December 19 - MLS re-entry draft phase two
January 2 to 6 - MLS SuperDraft Caribbean combine
January 8 to 12 - MLS SuperDraft combine
January 15 - MLS SuperDraft
In other news, here's are some important dates that are coming up:
"before December 1" - MLS dispersal draft for Chivas USA players
December 1 - Deadline for exercising player contract options
December 7 - MLS Cup Final
December 8, 2pm - Protected lists due
December 8 - Trade window opens
December 10 - MLS expansion draft
December 12 - MLS re-entry draft phase one
December 19 - MLS re-entry draft phase two
January 2 to 6 - MLS SuperDraft Caribbean combine
January 8 to 12 - MLS SuperDraft combine
January 15 - MLS SuperDraft
smokeandmirrors
Banned
Some Philly news
Eh. I can kinda see why it would be important to have your own USL Pro team but it doesn't make much sense at the moment...
If we can get Meulensteen to take complete control and avoid having Sak fuck around with the team then I will be immensely grateful. In fact at this point, I would blindly trust Meulensteen for any and all decisions at this point. It's that desperate.
Eh. I can kinda see why it would be important to have your own USL Pro team but it doesn't make much sense at the moment...
If we can get Meulensteen to take complete control and avoid having Sak fuck around with the team then I will be immensely grateful. In fact at this point, I would blindly trust Meulensteen for any and all decisions at this point. It's that desperate.
Bartending Saturday night, otherwise I would have gone.
Cornballer
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- MLS Soccer: Awards Season: Andrew Wiebe & the Armchair Analyst hand out some unofficial nods
Their picks via the link.
I would love to go, but members of my family threatened physical violence upon me if I miss this dinner. I'll probably watch it at Legends.
Y'all are killing me.
I am chilling sober on Friday night just to make sure I make this bus.
Bought Revs tickets for Sunday, I think attendance should be pretty good; most of the lower bowl is sold out. Thought they might even run a commuter rail train but that doesn't look to be the case.
I'm pumped, I've been following the team on and off since I went to my first game in the late ninties at the old Foxboro stadium (against the Rapids, I think Joe Max Moore scored a penalty), but I can't remember the team playing this well. They were competitive in the early 2000s but I've been impressed with their quality of play at times this season, which is a stark contrast to many seasons where I legitimately thought I could break into the team if I got into shape.
edit: Just googled my first game, Peter Vermes scored!
I'm pumped, I've been following the team on and off since I went to my first game in the late ninties at the old Foxboro stadium (against the Rapids, I think Joe Max Moore scored a penalty), but I can't remember the team playing this well. They were competitive in the early 2000s but I've been impressed with their quality of play at times this season, which is a stark contrast to many seasons where I legitimately thought I could break into the team if I got into shape.
edit: Just googled my first game, Peter Vermes scored!
jamesinclair
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Would like to but already had plans for this weekend.
Should be an easy win anyway, before losing to the revolution who are destined to lose another final.
Hasphat'sAnts
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Sacha Kljestan put in a decent shift for Anderlecht today. But. Arsenal. Lol.
ActStriker
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I'm tailgating!
Cornballer
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OCSC 2015 home jersey:
Looks good! It's odd, you can't tell it in that shot, but in the close-up preview, the league badge has gold trim -- it looks a lot more vibrant.
Here's some more detail (the old crest being on the inside is a nice touch):
And a bigger version of CB's pic:
You can slightly make out the gold on Kaka's arm, but it's still pretty washed out even in the higher res version.
Photo from the press conference -- the gold on the league badge is more evident in real life:
Here's some more detail (the old crest being on the inside is a nice touch):
And a bigger version of CB's pic:
You can slightly make out the gold on Kaka's arm, but it's still pretty washed out even in the higher res version.
Photo from the press conference -- the gold on the league badge is more evident in real life:
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