DJ_NUFC Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Montreal would be great, if only to see its rivalry with my hometown Toronto. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toonarmy Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 What happened to Red Bull Park? Are they playing there this season or any time soon? It was supposed to open this year I think, but there were construction delays, so I believe they pushed back opening the new Red Bull Arena to next year. It should be quite nice when it opens, I might finally attend my first Red Bulls match. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro111 Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Do any teams play in black and white like us? Not in the MLS. For the most part North American teams stay away from B&W stripes due to its common usage by referees (especially in basketball and American football). A minor league team called the Richmond Kickers used to play in B&W but they changed to red a few years back. I think that was the only one. Thanks, some new team should do it, maybe Philly? It'll never happen. It's like CaliMag says. Between referees and footlocker employees, black and white stripes aren't the same here. Still, its a chance for a team to give themselves a unique identity in the MLS. Someone should go that way iyam. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segun Oluwaniyi Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 I think that when there is a team in the league called Real Salt Lake it is time to stop copying other's ideas and come up with something of your own. If a team comes out in balck and white stripes, Americans will laugh at them for looking like referees and those with knowledge of the game will think they are only copying from clubs like Newcastle, Juventus, and Siena. How are DC United doing btw? I remember they were very successful and classy with a good supporter base back in the 90's. Pretty much the opposite of what you would expect of an MLS team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 How are DC United doing btw? I remember they were very successful and classy with a good supporter base back in the 90's. Pretty much the opposite of what you would expect of an MLS team. The problem with MLS is that you can be a horrible team, lose half your matches, and still make the playoffs and get on a hot streak and win the whole thing. There is no meaning behind the regular season matches, especially with the West/East divisions. That being said, DC United do relatively well, they generally make the playoffs - but that's not saying much. They've still got two great supporters clubs in La Barra Brava and the Screaming Eagles though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toonarmy Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 How are DC United doing btw? I remember they were very successful and classy with a good supporter base back in the 90's. Pretty much the opposite of what you would expect of an MLS team. The problem with MLS is that you can be a horrible team, lose half your matches, and still make the playoffs and get on a hot streak and win the whole thing. There is no meaning behind the regular season matches, especially with the West/East divisions. That being said, DC United do relatively well, they generally make the playoffs - but that's not saying much. They've still got two great supporters clubs in La Barra Brava and the Screaming Eagles though. That's just the way North American sports work and what fans would expect, it's always all about the playoffs, just like the NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, etc. The key would be to reduce the size of the playoffs, hopefully with 18 teams soon, getting into the playoffs will prove that you are at least a decent team. As it currently stands, the regular season is a total joke, since almost everyone makes it into the playoffs like the NBA. Make it more like the NFL or MLB, where getting in is itself a huge accomplishment, and then both the regular season and playoffs have value. If it's just 8 out of 18 or 8 out of 20 making it, then I can live with that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Great to see vancouver back in the big time. doesnt help me much as im bloody miles from toronto or vancouver, good to see another canadian team though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewellander Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 I'm disappointed that Montreal isn't going to be in MLS, but the Vancouver team will probably be very successful. Seattle seam to have really good fans, so hopefully having a team in Vancouver will lead to a great rivalry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewellander Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 I'm just watching Toronto FC vs Seatle Sounders. The refereeing in this league is awful. Makes the EPL referees look like all-knowing, all-seeing Gods. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 I lol'd at "Better than Beckham" when Seattle subbed Ljungberg. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 STILL no name for MLS Philly. Annoying. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Phil K Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 Slow growth but relentless Excellent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Texasmag Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 MLS is totally boring. The refs are a joke. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segun Oluwaniyi Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 Anyone know how my boy Emmanuel Ekpo is doing? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 Anyone know how my boy Emmanuel Ekpo is doing? Google does. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 MLS Philly 2010 will be announced the Philadelphia team today, strong rumours of the name being Philadelphia Union, with blue and gold colouring. http://media.philly.com/images/300*305/20090508_inq_skick08z-a.JPG I like the logo and the colours but not sure about the name tbh. Some constitutional mumbo-jumbo is given as reasoning. http://www.philly.com/inquirer/front_page/20090508_Philadelphia_MLS_team_named_Union.html Hopefully they're not emblazoned with a massive BEST BUY sponsor across the front, we'll see at 4:30pm BST! WOOOO. go team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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