Soccer Thread 2013-14 - Page 39

ISiddiqui · 06-01-2014, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

Similar types of players. McBride was obviously more talented - I thought about putting that caveat in my post, but I meant in terms of like...broad style of play.

Ah, ok. Fair enough.

DaddyTorgo · 06-01-2014, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by ISiddiqui

Ah, ok. Fair enough.

McBride was great. Sometimes I go back on youtube and watch the video of the announcement of his drafting in the MLS entry draft just for fun.

Gah - there used to be a video. Guess it's gone now?

BishopMVP · 06-01-2014, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by MrBug708

Your two examples are also both American, who are more likely to be able to play in a variety of cities. Getting big names from Europe probably have a preference to playing in Chicago, LA, or NY.

I used Bradley and Dempsey because they are 2 of highest profile players in the league (with Thierry Henry and Landon). Do Marco Di Vaio, Kenny Miller or Jermain Defoe work better?

Most people in the major sports prefer to play in LA or NY too, but occasionally they'll sign in a Seattle (Cano) or Detoit (Prince Fielder) or Buffalo (Mario Williams) because of money. So far really 3.5 DP's have "forced" their way to NY or LA that I can think of (Beckham, Donovan, Henry and now Villa), but the #1 thing affecting whether your team has DP's period is whether ownership is willing to spend money or not. If only NY or LA can get a Beckham/Henry, it's still not a competitive problem as long as you can get an Osvaldo Alonso, Javier Morales, Diego Valeri, Federico Higuain, Mauro Rosales, Marco Di Vaio etc. Now, teams trading away DP slots can be a competitive problem, but you've got cheapskate owners and big-spending owners in any league. I think the DP system is a perfect way to allow those owners who want to break the bank to do so while still allowing other teams to compete - there's no indication there's some tier system or permanent underclass.

miami_fan · 06-06-2014, 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Grover

This 30/30 on Hillsborough is absolutely heartwrenching.

I've teared up a few times.

Despite reading several books on the tragedy, watching this documentary on Netflix and seeing the tv footage for the first time is very jarring.

ISiddiqui · 06-06-2014, 09:24 AM

So... as a cord cutter, I was preparing myself for watching most of the World Cup on Univision (with jaunts to the local bar for US matches - all on ESPN - seriously ABC?) as it appears that one way the broadcast networks are dealing with cord cutting is shunting programming to cable. Imagine my surprise when I realized that since I get my internet through Comcast, I can use ESPN3 - where every single World Cup match will be streaming live (and through my Chromecast watch it on my TV)!

MrBug708 · 06-07-2014, 02:18 PM

Last Friendly today

PilotMan · 06-07-2014, 06:10 PM

Well, Jozy finally scored. That's good news.

The Jackal · 06-07-2014, 06:28 PM

More of that please

cartman · 06-07-2014, 06:29 PM

And Altidore with another goal. That was an impressive strike!

PilotMan · 06-07-2014, 06:29 PM

Hell yeah!

MrBug708 · 06-07-2014, 06:31 PM

Never understood why Jozy takes so much crap from people while Dempsey gets a pass

miami_fan · 06-07-2014, 06:46 PM

Another bloody penalty

The Jackal · 06-07-2014, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by MrBug708

Never understood why Jozy takes so much crap from people while Dempsey gets a pass

Dempsey has had kind of a poor game

vex · 06-07-2014, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by The Jackal

Dempsey has had kind of a poor game

Yeah, he really did. He received the ball multiple times in the box and didn't get a shot or pass off.

flere-imsaho · 06-12-2014, 12:45 PM

Holy crap Cesc Fabregas just signed for Chelsea for 5 years, 30M!

bhlloy · 06-12-2014, 12:59 PM

That's been inevitable since Arsenal basically didn't want him back IMO. Good signing, think his style translates far better to the premiership than it did in Spain (or at least Barca)

The Jackal · 06-12-2014, 02:11 PM

Sad/frustrating to see him in blue, but I hope that means Arsenal will use that money towards a striker and holding midfielder (and right back and backup keeper)

MrBug708 · 06-21-2014, 11:13 AM

Hope Solo arrested. I'm stunned that she isn't the epitome of a stable individual

cthomer5000 · 06-24-2014, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by MrBug708

Hope Solo arrested. I'm stunned that she isn't the epitome of a stable individual

I hear wedding bells!

flere-imsaho · 07-01-2014, 11:47 AM

OK, I can see Luis Suarez moving to Real Madrid, but Barcelona? They seem like an organization that tries to avoid the circus, if possible.

Ronnie Dobbs3 · 07-01-2014, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by flere-imsaho

OK, I can see Luis Suarez moving to Real Madrid, but Barcelona? They seem like an organization that tries to avoid the circus, if possible.

mes que segundo lugar en la tabla

Ryan S · 07-01-2014, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by flere-imsaho

OK, I can see Luis Suarez moving to Real Madrid, but Barcelona? They seem like an organization that tries to avoid the circus, if possible.

In recent years maybe, but we are not so many years removed from the team openly feuding amongst themselves. With a transfer ban looming and a fading team, they need to spend a fortune this summer.

flere-imsaho · 10-26-2015, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by flere-imsaho

Solskjaer taking the job absolutely intrigues me. He turned Molde into a championship-winning side (although it wasn't necessarily a bad side) with regular European competition, and was able to do that and be close to home with young kids.

I figured he'd make the jump to the EPL at some point, but Cardiff just seems like a really bad choice.

Solskjaer back to Molde, btw. Although I think TroyF had good points when this came up (almost) two years ago.

Toddzilla · 09-24-2021, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by saldana

or trying to convince him to stay by bringing in better guys around him... like Ted Lasso

Congrats to Saldana for being REALLY early on the Ted Lasso bandwagon

sovereignstar v2 · 09-25-2021, 08:12 AM

City dominating Chelsea, but failing to finish very good chances. It's exactly why we needed a Harry Kane.

sovereignstar v2 · 09-25-2021, 08:17 AM

Dammit, thanks for allowing me to bump the 13/14 thread, Toddzilla!

06-06-2014, 09:24 AM	#1905
ISiddiqui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	So... as a cord cutter, I was preparing myself for watching most of the World Cup on Univision (with jaunts to the local bar for US matches - all on ESPN - seriously ABC?) as it appears that one way the broadcast networks are dealing with cord cutting is shunting programming to cable. Imagine my surprise when I realized that since I get my internet through Comcast, I can use ESPN3 - where every single World Cup match will be streaming live (and through my Chromecast watch it on my TV)! __________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams

06-07-2014, 06:10 PM	#1907
PilotMan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Seven miles up	Well, Jozy finally scored. That's good news. __________________ He's just like if Snow White was competitive, horny, and capable of beating the shit out of anyone that called her Pops. Like Steam? Join the FOFC Steam group here: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/FOFConSteam

06-07-2014, 06:29 PM	#1909
cartman Death Herald Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas	And Altidore with another goal. That was an impressive strike! __________________ Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint

06-07-2014, 06:29 PM	#1910
PilotMan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Seven miles up	Hell yeah! __________________ He's just like if Snow White was competitive, horny, and capable of beating the shit out of anyone that called her Pops. Like Steam? Join the FOFC Steam group here: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/FOFConSteam

06-07-2014, 06:46 PM	#1912
miami_fan Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Land O Lakes FL	Another bloody penalty __________________ "The blind soldier fought for me in this war. The least I can do now is fight for him. I have eyes. He hasn’t. I have a voice on the radio, he hasn’t. I was born a white man. And until a colored man is a full citizen, like me, I haven’t the leisure to enjoy the freedom that colored man risked his life to maintain for me. I don’t own what I have until he owns an equal share of it. Until somebody beats me and blinds me, I am in his debt."- Orson Welles August 11, 1946

06-07-2014, 02:18 PM	#1906
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	Last Friendly today

06-07-2014, 06:28 PM	#1908
The Jackal Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Hampshire	More of that please

06-07-2014, 06:31 PM	#1911
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	Never understood why Jozy takes so much crap from people while Dempsey gets a pass

06-12-2014, 12:45 PM	#1915
flere-imsaho Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Chicagoland	Holy crap Cesc Fabregas just signed for Chelsea for 5 years, 30M!

06-12-2014, 12:59 PM	#1916
bhlloy Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003	That's been inevitable since Arsenal basically didn't want him back IMO. Good signing, think his style translates far better to the premiership than it did in Spain (or at least Barca)

06-12-2014, 02:11 PM	#1917
The Jackal Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Hampshire	Sad/frustrating to see him in blue, but I hope that means Arsenal will use that money towards a striker and holding midfielder (and right back and backup keeper)

06-21-2014, 11:13 AM	#1918
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	Hope Solo arrested. I'm stunned that she isn't the epitome of a stable individual

07-01-2014, 11:47 AM	#1920
flere-imsaho Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Chicagoland	OK, I can see Luis Suarez moving to Real Madrid, but Barcelona? They seem like an organization that tries to avoid the circus, if possible.

09-25-2021, 08:12 AM	#1925
sovereignstar v2 hates iowa Join Date: Oct 2010	City dominating Chelsea, but failing to finish very good chances. It's exactly why we needed a Harry Kane.

09-25-2021, 08:17 AM	#1926
sovereignstar v2 hates iowa Join Date: Oct 2010	Dammit, thanks for allowing me to bump the 13/14 thread, Toddzilla!

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