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*nods at dan m from the bottom of table*

Same old shit, creating a bunch of great chances but only finished one of them, gave up a soft goal and got caught out when pressing to get back in the game. There are some players that need to be benched but there are too many injuries to do it without making the situation even worse.

That said I'm not in panic mode yet. There's a bye this week and they need to get Pause and especially Arne Friedrich back on the field and see how things improve.

Fire are just really bad, lost a friendly to NASL MN Utd FC yesterday.

The league is doing a weekly free streaming game thing it seems: http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2013/03/28/mls-stream-week-sporting-kansas-city-vs-montreal-impact

minny utd is actually p good tho, for a d2 team
they signed our best dudes from last year and they were already league champs
also their new unis are dope

Oh yeah, I know they're good, just that they're in preseason and the Fire could barely manage shots on goal. I suppose it's a matter of players trying hard to win spots on one side vs players just trying to stay in shape and not get injured on the other, but it still disappoints to see a lower level side get the win especially since the Fire's MLS record has been dogshit so far.

yes
also min utd's new unis are dope

whoah i had no idea that the stars had become MN UTD

the new logo is totally radical, and i for one welcome our new overlords

they're calling it DETHLOON

on about a 3 week rotation at the guardian now gu.com/p/3eqhp/tw

uh

http://gu.com/p/3eqhp/tw

hopefully going to the MN UTD home opener tomorrow

https://wqac9q.bn1.livefilestore.com/y1mwQ93MVcttclIj5vN7GFtqiOSnKGaNex7OkuojjDbAH612aNii-pRAGnyzfzXVzPV3QvjN1Z3uiMMsGHi17_zMG2d1M7ywU5pw6B1SimJKcM/WP_20130318_009.jpg?psid=1

toyota field opening this month, home opener nearly sold out

If you do go I know some cats you should meet. The supporters are pregaming at Nomad World Pub. xp

gbx, i hope our squads make it to MLS in the fyooch

4real

kinda wish i could taunt u somehow w/this

http://pbfcomics.com/archive_b/PBF152-Scorpy_the_Forest_Friend.gif

NOT LAST PLACE ANYMORE

woohoo!

I'm completely dumbstruck by FC Dallas atop the league. It's fools gold.

http://www.chicago-fire.com/sites/chicago/files/image_nodes/2013/04/Santos_Goal.gif

dat cutback

Breaking ankles. Good lordy.

http://www.mlssoccer.com/ccl/news/article/2013/04/09/monterreys-humberto-chupete-suazo-was-mls-target-during-offseason

The rumors were true after all. Sigh.

lol was unaware of the existence of Mn Utd until now, hoping this'll prove fertile soil one day

Was lolling at someone calling them "Minnchester United" just the other day.

Their shirts are going to be rad:

http://mnunitedfc.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Admiral-deal-610x461.jpg

Mn City blue, nice

lulz

Kevin Davies to TFC rumors? LOLZ

http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1425403/mls-aims-announce-nyc-stadium-6-weeks?cc=5901

so, the queens team is still on. (i actually went to some meetings about the stadium project for my job a while ago, and then it seemed to die).

but it won't be the Cosmos:

"The Cosmos are a very storied brand steeped in the past," he said. "Pele is not playing for them anymore, and neither is Franz Beckenbauer."

i hope it's called Corona FC and sponsored by Corona, then we can have the Corona Red Bull beverage derby

have to say my favorite shirt is that of my new home town team Tulsa Athletics, playing in the new 4th tier https://pbs.twimg.com/media/AxkWDU5CIAA64La.jpg:large

also, the sponsor is a bar owned by a kid i went to high scool with.

lmao cosmos

This made me cry:
http://deadspin.com/timbers-play-make-a-wish-game-kid-with-cancer-scores-w-486460940

Yup, this stupid league occasionally gets it right (usually when being dragged along by its fans).

Dunno if it works outside of N. America but MLS Live is free this weekend: http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2013/05/09/mls-live-free-trial-watch-7-mls-matches-weekend

US Open Cup kicks off tonight! MLS clubs enter in round 3.

http://thecup.us/2013-us-open-cup-first-round-17-games-kick-off-tonight-live-updates-with-usoc100-on-twitter/

Hey gbx if u go to MNFC games this is the guy u need to meet: http://www.citypages.com/2013-05-15/news/dark-cloud-embedded-with-minnesota-s-misfit-fans/

FIRE? morlike DIRE! lololololsigh

Seattle-Dallas putting on a good show

New York City FC

xposted from the offseason rumors thread:

I mean NYC already has one horrendous corporate branded team that can't fill its 200 million dollar stadium... I know! Let's bring in oil $ and the fucking Yankees.

― a monolithic testament to shiftlessness and lost productivity (dan m), Tuesday, May 21, 2013 10:29 AM (25 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

IK you'll like this one I bet:

http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-triangle/post/_/id/62366/the-designated-player-the-brooklyn-italians-icon-fc-and-the-early-rounds-of-the-u-s-open-cup?ex_cid=grantland33

cool another team to automatically hate

Kinda hating the league itself over this one too tbh

why so? cos of yankees/MC bastard hybrid or...

btw is there any truth to carlos slim buying chivas and selling them to mls to be moved or dismantled or something?

This is a lot of it: http://espnfc.com/blog/_/name/soccerusa/id/2441?cc=5901

Also one of the hard & fast entry requirements for the last, I don't know, 4-5 expansion clubs has been "have your own stadium" and NYCFC doesn't have a stadium at all, nor a deal in place to build one, or land, or anything. There's a very palpable sense that the league is pushing everything aside for that $100mil because each investment group (including, allegedly, those from clubs like Tampa that haven't existed in 10 years) gets a cut of the dough.

I've heard about the Slim/Chivas rumors, but that's based around the prospect of him buying Real Chivas and just discarding/selling Chivas USA. They sure as shit are doing terribly as-is, so I could see something happening. Lots of rumors of the league moving them to FL but they've already failed there once...

Additionally I unfollowed @MLS on Twitter because of their NYCFC spamming. It's a shitshow and really has made me think whether there aren't 15-16 teams in the league that are just sort of "there" to the league.

dang, fuuuucked up

Reports are saying Robbie Rogers to sign with the Galaxy and Mike Magee is going to the Fire in return. Any thoughts, Dan?

I think in the end it's a win for the Fire, having traded Oduro for Dilly Duka and Rogers' rights, which has now been played into Magee. Magee is a local guy, in the prime of his career, but he's a hard worker more than an outright scorer, which is what the Fire desperately need. I guess I'm glad Rogers will get to play again on his own terms. If Duka turned out to be worth a shit it'd be even better, but he hasn't shown a whole lot so far.

None of this changes the fact that in the first 1/3 of the season the Fire have 6 goals and that's what everyone is still talking about. They pissed away time doing this (and the Soumare deal) but none of those points dropped in 1-0 losses to crappy teams are going to come back as a result. :/

Also Soumare coming in means Arne Friedrich is likely to retire, it's just a matter of time.

Also LA fans are piiiiisssed about this, which does give me a twinge of pleasure. Magee was, if not their big offensive performer (although he has I think 7 goals this year, 3 of which were against the Fire) one of the club's most popular players. They put him in goal once, for fuck's sake.