Mike Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Sometimes I wonder if I wish there were a place in the States that I knew readily took bets on things like this. It's all kind of shysty in America when it comes to betting on sports that aren't horse/dog racing. It'd be incredible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToonCanuck Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Andy O`Brien signs with the whitecaps, solid signing for them. Comes across very humble in the interview. http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2012/08/wfc-add-o%E2%80%99brien http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2012/08/new-whitecaps-fc-defender-obrien-my-resume-means-nothing just got home from holidays and was going post this,nice to have an ex newcastle player in the team,should be a good signing. was at the airport yesterday to welcome home the b.c contingent of the womens football team,christine sinclair,sophie schmidt,emily zurrer and chirstina le blanc was a big crowd there,they seem to be over the travesty of the u.s match (fucking ref.lol,i'm still not),but there was a ton of young girls there,which will be the next generation of footballers,which bodes well for the future,can only imagine what it would have been like if they hadn't been robbed of a chance to play for gold. now if we can only get the mens program up to speed,all would be well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Good to hear women's team here did themselves credit. Looking forward to seeing how the English and Canadian teams develop for the next world cup. Decent win for the Canadian mens team tonight too, especially with a few younglings. Stunned it wasn't televised anywhere over here even if it was a friendly, basically sums up why the national team is far behind the US set up. Biggest played sport in the country yet zero money invested by the government to make an improvement. I hate seeing players like De Guzman and Hoilett snub playing for Canada but there is a part of me that understands why, would be nice if they committed and tried to help build something instead of desperately searching for loopholes to play for another country. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toon Hoser Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Same thing with Owen Hargreaves. Born and raised in Canada, he's the only player to have played for England despite never having lived there before. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Good to hear women's team here did themselves credit. Looking forward to seeing how the English and Canadian teams develop for the next world cup. Decent win for the Canadian mens team tonight too, especially with a few younglings. Stunned it wasn't televised anywhere over here even if it was a friendly, basically sums up why the national team is far behind the US set up. Biggest played sport in the country yet zero money invested by the government to make an improvement. I hate seeing players like De Guzman and Hoilett snub playing for Canada but there is a part of me that understands why, would be nice if they committed and tried to help build something instead of desperately searching for loopholes to play for another country. The CMNT has potential to be quite good. Would be a real threat in CONCACAF if they had the likes of De Guzman and Hoilett. Still, they're my darkhorse pick for the WC this next cycle. Some good young players coming up through the system too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeEd32 Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Sometimes I wonder if I wish there were a place in the States that I knew readily took bets on things like this. It's all kind of shysty in America when it comes to betting on sports that aren't horse/dog racing. It'd be incredible. Don't worry - it's coming. NJ is about to blow shit up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Union traded Pajoy for Danny Cruz. Don't know shit about Cruz other than he's 5ft 8. I'm assuming the MLS offers bonuses for having the worlds shortest strikeforce, given that Pajoy was probably the only striker Union have taller than 5ft 9. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Not a bad half in the Timbers/Rapids match. There are some absolute woeful finishing/final balls in the MLS though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 Timbers/Sounders starts in a little under an hour. Should be a cracking atmosphere. Looking forward to the Timbers tifo, they always go above and beyond against the Sounders. This is what happened last time Seattle came to town: On a side note, I think it's awesome that the club works with the supporters group (Timbers Army) to facilitate these kinds of shows. They work really closely with each other. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segun Oluwaniyi Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Freddy Adu is rubbish to the point that it is somewhat depressing to watch. If you see him on the ball, he has at least a bit of quality, but he struggles to have any real impact on the game, even at this low of a level. Looking at him too, he's carrying a bit too much weight (you can see it in his neck) and is still physically weak and small. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 He's god awful. He has decent technical ability compared to his peers, that's about it. Otherwise he's slow, and predictable. He always tries far too many fancy flicks and shit too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 He's the U.S. version of Gio Dos Santos, plays great for the national side and terribly for his club. Yes, Sem, this is me admitting that he's played like complete shit this year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/soccer-dirty-tackle/mls-promoting-playoffs-league-punished-fan-offense-182951684--sow.html "MLS promoting playoffs with league-punished fan offense" http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/YiuhtW3YOyrDyHPmzk398A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NQ--/http://media.zenfs.com/en/blogs/sptussowexperts/A6oHF19CEAIyODf.jpeg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 That advert graphic looks cool as fuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 He's the U.S. version of Gio Dos Santos, plays great for the national side and terribly for his club. Yes, Sem, this is me admitting that he's played like complete shit this year. Better late than never. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Ya caught me Re: the above graphic. MLS generally does a pretty good job of putting their stuff out there in "trendy" ways. They've done well to market the league and sport. Probably has much to do with the fact that it's much smaller, but MLS feels much more like a community than any other footie league (or even among other American sports leagues). I really like how interactive their website is. And maybe it's the American in me, but I find the playoff format so much more rewarding. Granted, the MLS format needs fixed (over half the teams qualify for playoffs), but I like not having a champion decided until the very last game. Last season was the first time in how long the race for the PL came down to the last game? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Open wide for some Soccer! MLS final is today, apparently. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 And maybe it's the American in me, but I find the playoff format so much more rewarding. Granted, the MLS format needs fixed (over half the teams qualify for playoffs), but I like not having a champion decided until the very last game. Last season was the first time in how long the race for the PL came down to the last game? Oh, is this the secret thread where we can say that the game would be improved incredibly by playoffs? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Aye, 'cos nobody reads the fucking thing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameritoon Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 We didn't even use the MLS 2012 thread all year Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Thought there was something wrong with the title. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 We didn't even use the MLS 2012 thread all year I was sure there was one, but everyone kept bumping this one instead. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 And maybe it's the American in me, but I find the playoff format so much more rewarding. Granted, the MLS format needs fixed (over half the teams qualify for playoffs), but I like not having a champion decided until the very last game. Last season was the first time in how long the race for the PL came down to the last game? Oh, is this the secret thread where we can say that the game would be improved incredibly by playoffs? Blasphemous apparently. Despite its veracity! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Between the final and college (american) football, theres loads of good sport on tonight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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