Swarley Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Sounders off to a flyer again this season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qos_75 Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 I am over in the US for three weeks in July and August and have 'skilfully' managed to miss several games, not just MLS but also some glamour friendlies. Heading to Boston, New York, Miami and Vegas. The New York derby is on two days before we arrive in NY. The only MLS game I have been to was NY Red Bull v Chivas back in 2011. It was 1-1. A nice wee stadium they have. Still, I was in Chicago a couple of years later and even though I didn't go to see them I have been following the Fire, albeit they are shite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdman Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 The officiating is shocking. That was never a red card for the New England player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughsie Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 Attended New York City v Orlando last Friday when over there. Have watched some of the games on TV but this was really the first time I'd properly taken a game in and watching it in person gives you a different perspective. The standard is absolutely shocking. Like most things in the US, they've got the whole experience done properly and it looks the part but the football on show was criminal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xj2011 Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 probably has been asked before, but how would SPL teams fare in such a league? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Fitzgerald Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 probably has been asked before, but how would SPL teams fare in such a league?I heard one college professor who had done some scientific research on the MLS and SPFL teams, advise that teams like Hamilton and Kilmarnock would make it to the playoffs no problem with a good chance of winning the cup at the end of the season.Would definitely be interesting to see where MLS teams would fit into our league structure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P45 Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 I read that the average MLS player is on similar wages to the League 2 in England. I'd say that is about the similar standard. The MLS has a lot of potential but until they lose the wage cap and the designated player rule they won't be able to fill the teams will top players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jute Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Fire v Union on Sky just now. Being played in a blizzard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afro Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 All kicking off a bit over a tackle made by Nigel de Jong (who else?) last night. https://mobile.twitter.com/wittyfutty/status/719410890756464640 What a p***k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairykipper Posted April 22, 2016 Author Share Posted April 22, 2016 St. Louis, Sacramento 'front-runners' for MLS expansion - Don Garber http://goo.gl/sYrrdO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy boo Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Is my laptop playing up or have Toronto coloured the ground purple in some tribute to you know who? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 Doesn't specifically mention the football team but seems like it might be in honour of Prince's mum. http://m.torontosun.com/2016/04/21/niagara-falls-goes-purple-for-queen-and-by-coincidence-prince Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy boo Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 Doesn't specifically mention the football team but seems like it might be in honour of Prince's mum. http://m.torontosun.com/2016/04/21/niagara-falls-goes-purple-for-queen-and-by-coincidence-prince Oops!! Just realised I posted in the wrong thread. I was watching Blue Jays and thought I was posting in MLB.....doh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 Ha! No wonder "Toronto FC Purple Ground Prince" didn't return any results! Then again, I doubt they call them "grounds". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy boo Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 Ha! No wonder "Toronto FC Purple Ground Prince" didn't return any results! Then again, I doubt they call them "grounds".I apologise.....beer was involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairykipper Posted April 26, 2016 Author Share Posted April 26, 2016 Detroit's MLS franchise bid: http://goo.gl/0unpEI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 Isn't Detroit skint? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakamura Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 It's kind of like, take away half of Scrooge McDuck's money, he will say he's skint, but he will still be swimming in gold. Detroit is skint compared to 10-20 years ago, there are abandoned buildings, municipality went through bankruptcy last year, but it's still very big and rich. They are rebuilding downtown right now, so it's a good time for MLS. MLS can get a downtown stadium, which is very hard to do in other comparable cities. It will be much harder to do 10 years from now. Detroit's teams tend to get supporters and sponsors from the whole Michigan and parts of Ohio, that area is like two Scotlands in population and economy. 12ish million people, top 7 area in the US in corporate presence, something like 500 bil USD in GDP. It's also an area that's generally crazy about sports, any sports. Basically, MLS can't afford to skip Detroit. MLS in general has very little following in cities where it doesn't have a team. People just watch Premier League, Barcelona, Real, Champions League or just ignore football (soccer). You just have to have a club in Michigan, otherwise you are missing out on 10-12 mil people and one of the best sports areas in the country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 I heard one college professor who had done some scientific research on the MLS and SPFL teams, advise that teams like Hamilton and Kilmarnock would make it to the playoffs no problem with a good chance of winning the cup at the end of the season. No chance. Celtic, Aberdeen and Hearts I would agree with on that, but the quality of MLS has improved massively over the last decade, so no way Accies and Killie. How often do top Serie A players like Sebastian Giovinco decide to move to a struggling team in our top tier when they are still in the prime of their career? The designated player rule transformed MLS and the focus on youth academys rather than the NCAA as the main development route is already paying dividends in terms of the quality of the supporting cast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Fitzgerald Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 No chance. Celtic, Aberdeen and Hearts I would agree with on that, but the quality of MLS has improved massively over the last decade, so no way Accies and Killie. How often do top Serie A players like Sebastian Giovinco decide to move to a struggling team in our top tier when they are still in the prime of their career? The designated player rule transformed MLS and the focus on youth academys rather than the NCAA as the main development route is already paying dividends in terms of the quality of the supporting cast.The college professor said so, and I've no reason to doubt him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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