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Chivas put 4 past Chicago last night. Starting to think they might actually have a very good team this season.

No, it's red with white sleeves. Simple and clean. As all kits should be.

Wondo's a poacher, nothing more. And he's never shown he can compete on the international level. As much as I'm irritated by Altidore, he's a far better footballer. Give him consistent service and he'll do good things. Completely disagree. Wondo might be a poacher (though I think this is reductive, he offers more, but I'm an SJ fan) and nothing more, but Altidore is just plain nothing. He's had his chances and has squandered all of them, drives me crazy to see him in the shirt. I challenge any striker to perform well in front of a 3-man midfield comprised of holding/defensive midfielders. Altidore's gotten fuck all for service under Klinsmann. Consequently, the best game Altidore's had for the national team under Klinsmann was against Slovenia when they lined-up in a 4-4-2 and Altidore could play off Buddle. And he had a very good game against Costa Rica, primarily because we played with just 2 central midfielders and Dempsey was free to roam up top. The interchange between Altidore and Dempsey was in-sync all game. Wondo's a guy who deserves all the plaudits he's getting. One of the best strikers in MLS. But I'm not convinced he's international quality.

We're on the verge of developing robust and influential sabermetrics for soccer (soccermetrics). I think it'll take hold in the U.S. before anywhere else, simply because we already heavily quantify our other sports (football to some extent, but primarily in baseball). It has the potential to revolutionize the way in which the game is viewed and played, giving credit to traditionally (as an aside, I think Carrick is a guy whose value would increase immensely from in-depth statistical analysis) undervalued players and exposing flaws among overrated players.

"Allahave bit of that" - probably's. :lol:

When's his NUFC testimonial scheduled for?

From what I've heard, he's been struggling for Hoffenheim. Can't get consistent first-team minutes. I like what he brings, hope he can turn things around.

RA's spokesperson.

Seems RT is the only outlet really pushing this story. Suspect.

Good read from Grant Wahl on Beasley: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/news/20130324/damarcus-beasley/index.html

Could always get Northern Rock (Asset Management): http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d1/NRAM_logo.png

Rather embarrassing on my part, probably something I should've known. But as I've said, I'm still a neophyte.

Oh okay, thanks.

Educate me. I know not. They had NR under Ashley for a while right?

Be great to get Newcastle Brown or Northern Rock back as sponsors. Don't imagine it ever happening under Ashley though.

Agree. I think we saw that he's much more effective as part of a 2-man central midfield though. Amazing how much better the team looked offensively without a third holding midfielder, even in those crap conditions. Though I wouldn't begrudge Klinsmann if he decided to play that third CM (Beckerman no doubt) against Mexico, I'm keeping the same line-up against Mexico, save Jones: Altidore Gomez Dempsey Zusi Bradley Edu Beasley Cameron Goodson Gonzalez Guzan

Jermaine Jones out for the Mexico game, heading back to Germany. Hoping to see Edu or Kljestan in his place.

Agreed. I think he can be a positive addition to our squad, but only for the right price and only if he's a complementary player.

:lol:

Obviously he's not remotely in the same class as those players, but he's got 63 goals in 91 regular season matches over the past 3+ seasons. Impressive for a mid-tier league.

Caj Some really impressive skill.

Wondo's a poacher, nothing more. And he's never shown he can compete on the international level. As much as I'm irritated by Altidore, he's a far better footballer. Give him consistent service and he'll do good things.

Wouldn't surprise me to see him back. Also wouldn't surprise me if he revived his career here.

Frosted tips.