MLS Thread: New Season, Same Dirtball

Discussion in 'Soccer Board' started by Corky Bucek, Apr 9, 2015.

  1. Rootgers

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    I'd be fine if they locked the players out. Got every right to.
     
  2. DirtBall

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    Someday I’ll watch this clip and not lose my shit, today is not that day. The way Henry drops his head as soon as Miller hits it :laugh:

     
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    Who the fuck calls encroachment on a pk?
     
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    That can’t be real?
     
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    Hahaha, I love you Orlando

     
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    xec they’re about to show the most brilliantly taken PK in history (Collins side netter)

     
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    Longest shootout in MLS Cup history starting.

    2nd longest in playoff history by 1 round but no one counts that double post abomination in Portland anyways.
     
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    H8 Zusi so much
     
  13. Shiggityshwo

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    fine I'll watch geez
     
  14. Shiggityshwo

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    oh damn this is for the Cup, were there no conferences here yet?
     
  15. DirtBall

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    Sporting was in the east until 2014. Sporting and Houston finished 1-2 in the East in 2013 and both went to the West the next year to make room for Orlando and NYC. The West’s dominance hasn’t ended since.
     
  16. Shiggityshwo

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    *it all makes sense now*

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    A few fun facts: Everyone knows La Puma Blanca played that match with 2 broken ribs. When he woke up that morning, he couldn’t get out of his bed because of the pain. His wife had to help him to the bathroom to pee then back to the bed and the Sporting team doc had to go to his apartment and inject him before he could lift himself up. He said he sneezed that morning, and the pain had him in tears for a good 5-10 minutes. The fabled “cheat sheet” that he kept holding before the PKs, it was a blank piece of paper, and a random all-22 picture of the first half. Like any GK he had all their PK tendencies memorized but he wanted the papers to get into RSL’s head, Zoran grabbed a couple off the bench for him. I’m 99% sure that was the only time with skc/usmnt Besler missed a PK, just an amazing save from Rimando. Bennys PK, he said his theory, hit the back as hard as I can at Rimando’s face, if he moves, I score, if not, he won’t be able to stop any more shots. Olum’s awful PK was there because Uri tore up his knee. Uri was not only the best 6 that year, he was arguably the best midfielder in the whole league that year. Collin obviously went 10th. You guys know he’s a personal friend of mine. Then and now Sporting closes every training with a PK shootout, loser runs suicides. Collin would legit miss 9 out of 10 PKs. He was by far the worst on the team. The fact Rimando (MLS’ best PK gk in history) guessed right and couldn’t get to Frenches shot. Amasin.
     
  18. DirtBall

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    On FS1, FCC vs Chi then El Trafico.
     
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    Haha, this is awsome
     
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    OH SHIT. FIRE UP 2-1
     
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    CALVOOOOOOOOOO
     
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    3 points for the Fire
     
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    Fiddle about to turn this Darby on its head
     
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    BUMPPPPPP?!!!!
     
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    LAFC advance.
     
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    They advance but these slabs of ribs remain remote
     
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    Edit: old news that someone tweeted on my timeline today
     
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    I don’t feel good about MLS returning anytime soon. The business model relies too heavily on attendance.
     
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    DonG said there’s a certain date they feel comfortable fitting a whole season into, once they pass that date they’ll start “MLS Studio” because TV/In game advertisements money >>>>> zero. The players will have to take a pay cut. But SUM will just schedule 6 extra El Tri US tours next year and they’ll make all the money back up.
     
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  32. Shiggityshwo

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    something tells me that players taking a pay cut to be away from their families while risking their health isn't going to go so swimmingly
     
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    Wont have a choice. The new CBA isn’t ratified yet so the owners have that leverage and th EU lol have public optimism leverage. “Sorry, we want to get sports back but these millionaire players won’t take a 10% pay cut.“
     
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  34. Shiggityshwo

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    ok well ignore the money, I'm of the opinion that, as much as I'd love to see something like a tournament with group stages, none of that will happen and the idea of leverage or public opinion *forcing* these guys to risk an illness we have no treatment/vaccine for so we can be entertained is fucking gross
     
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    I don’t think any league will start without rigorous daily testing of all players and staff.
     
  36. Shiggityshwo

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    and I'm not down with using that kind of testing for a game unless testing overall is able to be drastically ramped up
     
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    A game used dirty “DirtBall” ball would be an all time best seller. Prove me wrong.
     
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    If I won I would legally change my name to “Relegate Seattle” for the lulz.
     
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    I swear every single person that covers NA soccer has done a story on liga MX-MLS merger this week.
     
  42. Rootgers

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  44. xec

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    I remember that. It’s really been mutual on both sides.
     
  45. Shiggityshwo

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    hey guys el trafico's on

    ...

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  46. Shiggityshwo

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    fuckin hell guess what another el trafico's next

    *the shig jadedness has begun*
     
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    Local station is showing Sportings 2018 6-0 win vs Vancouver. I miss watching Davies running around our league. Also this team had Waston and Felipe and Shae on it, surely they led the league in Red Cards
     
  48. Rootgers

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    Laughs but also remembers the 2 years where ATL was MLS's favorite child
     
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    Love the shout for my boy BrisketBob but no humans would make my list (except maybe RapidsMan, but he’s more of an aqueous sentient humanoid creature imo). List has to start with the old king and the new king. Cosmo and Phang. They’re in their own class. I think you’ve got to go with Q next just for him trying to physically assault Beckham. I like Leo because he actually looks like a lion unlike OC Joe Exoctic tier big cat thing. But if I’m going feline for the final spot you’ve got to go with CrewCat. There from the start. Rocks that hard hat. And he obviously fucks, his kid took over his mascoting duties for years until he came out of retirement to single handedly #SaveTheCrew.
     
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