ToonCanuck Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 yeah,the whitecaps game was,a shocker(in a good way),missing few of players,eric hassli through red card,jay deMerit(our captain),davide chiumiento(best player imoh) not starting(hamstring),russell teibert and omar salgado(our first pick in the draft) at u20"s.we played a young(23) brazilian camilo da silva sanvezzo upfront,he looked dangerous all game,but didn't get much service til chiumiento came on and set up the 2 goal and first for camilo,in 92 min,then scored great header,on perfect cross from nizar khalfan in 93 min,you'd have thought we won the league,as the stands erupted.and sporting must have been in shock,gave up the ball on restart,back four just standing around,we almost got a fourth,all in all a good day,and the fact nufc had won in the morning made it all the better. cali mag thanks for the invite,will keep it in mind,as i'm hoping to go to a couple away games,will let know as date gets closer,must admit am enjoying msl,never really watched it before,as i can't stand toronto Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Heneage Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 I'd heard mixed reviews of Chiuemiento. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 Colorado - DC - worth watching? Who's likely to win? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 Colorado - DC - worth watching? Who's likely to win? Should be worth watching. And Colorado "should" win. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameritoon Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 Blocked on MLS Matchday, and Davies isn't in the squad? I am disappoint. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 Is it on any "normal" station? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 Is it on any "normal" station? I'm watching it on bet365. Not sure if it's the same in the US. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameritoon Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 Galavision? I don't even think I have that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Channel 274 on FIOS. I've got it on the middle cable package... I guess it's free. Mightily Spanish like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Yeah it's on Galavision. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulivye Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 found this about the nufc kc match: http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2011/03/29/newcastle-united-fc-will-play-sporting.html only around a 10 hour drive for me... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exiled in Texas Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 He looked steady his technique was decent but not perfect he looked a little tense. Seems a nice chap and I think this was really a bit of a mini PR Stunt for Kansas to open up some new markets. a bigger PR stunt than anything else. it drew over 3000 viewers, which some tweeted was more than most Dallas FC home games last season. so not bad coverage for a reserve game. Slightly incorrect as the FC Dallas average home attendance was 10,815. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToonCanuck Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 I'd heard mixed reviews of Chiuemiento. i've only seen,for just over 45min and the bit he came for for the last. he's had slight hamstring problem,since the start. but apparently he signed at juventus at 16went to switzerland at 20 to get some first team games,thats where we got him.but the little bit i've seen of him,he's got a good touch,plays smart passes,plays with his head up. can't wait to see him a bit more. maybe he'll be starting tonight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dino Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Can anybody explain to me this "bid" thing for teams to join the MLS? Don't the best clubs in the division below have good enough economy to handle a promotion? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameritoon Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Not even close, most of them aren't in big enough cities to host an MLS team. The bigger, and best teams have moved up though, despite not being the same franchise. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToonCanuck Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 just looking through new england revolutions squad list only to see a familiar face,didier domi remember him say circa 98-2001,off to watch the match. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dino Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Not even close, most of them aren't in big enough cities to host an MLS team. The bigger, and best teams have moved up though, despite not being the same franchise. I see. What happend to Miami FC's MLS bid? Would they extend the league or disqualify the least powerful teams from MLS? As far as I can see they have changed their name to FL Strikers. Actually I am going to the game on Saturday against FC Edmonton. It's going to be fun to see how the level is like and most of all how the stadium atmosphere is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameritoon Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 There's still a few spots open over the next few years for them to come in, but I honestly have no clue what the status of their bid is or anything like that. I've only been to a PDL game since that's all I have around here, I'm sure the atmosphere will be great in Edmonton, even if numbers are low, the people that go love it and create a great atmosphere at most lower level games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Garber wants 24 teams total last I heard. That's what we have now (18), plus Montreal next season, and then a few more. Another NYC franchise is very likely (Cosmos) and then they will be looking into other markets and see what comes around. As far as I know, they plan to stop after Montreal though for at least a few seasons to let the talent pool catch up with the expansion of the league. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dino Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Which newspaper do you recommend for US and international soccer coverage? I've read USA Today and NYT a couple of times, and big soccer news are barely mentioned in the sports section. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 I'd read ESPN SoccerNet probably. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exiled in Texas Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 The setup of the MLS follows the US Franchise model (NFL, NBA etc), rather than the open league model that the rest of the world follows. Franchises each own a fraction of the league, and as such the league is closed to external teams. Franchise leagues do not have relegation or promotion. These franchise leagues do have expansion possibilities to accept new teams - but the entire league (i.e. each franchise) must vote to accept the new entrant and grant them a franchise to the league. When the NHL expanded, new teams had to buy their way into the league and the entrance fee was distributed amongst the existing franchise holders. I don't think that MLS soccer is rich enough to have that process (maybe they do) but the expansion is carefully controlled as they must ensure that the talent pool of players available is good enough to maintain a worthwhile product. A league without relegation or promotion is strange to non-americans, but that's just how sports works in the US. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 10-man DC have just equalised in the last minute against Galaxy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 and Galaxy just missed an absolute sitter to nick it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Heneage Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 Been good game. DC have major potential. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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