weirdly though our LWs/RWs have had more SuperDraft players over time, as opposed to the beginning, when we were signing players from lower level Columbian squads hoping we struck gold
― Red Nerussi (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 9 March 2021 20:47 (three years ago) link
*Colombian
Fire preview from the Athletic:
Chicago FireMost important player: Gaston GimenezSeason in a word: “Resignation” -@barker_cmIn my estimation, the most interesting thing about the Chicago Fire is that they have two separate players named “Jhon” on the roster. This team hasn’t qualified for the playoffs since 2017 and haven’t made it out of the first round since 2009. The war heroes that constitute the Chicago Fire fanbase deserve better. It doesn’t matter how good manager Raphael Wicky looks in glasses. It’s time for the Chicago Fire to give everyone reasons to care again. Maybe that’s going to come down to Gimenez at the base of their midfield, or maybe that’s going to be teenager Jhon Jader Duran, “one of the best talents in world football”. I don’t know. But if Chicago can’t compete this year, it might be time for them to reset. Again.
Most important player: Gaston Gimenez
Season in a word: “Resignation” -@barker_cm
In my estimation, the most interesting thing about the Chicago Fire is that they have two separate players named “Jhon” on the roster. This team hasn’t qualified for the playoffs since 2017 and haven’t made it out of the first round since 2009. The war heroes that constitute the Chicago Fire fanbase deserve better. It doesn’t matter how good manager Raphael Wicky looks in glasses. It’s time for the Chicago Fire to give everyone reasons to care again. Maybe that’s going to come down to Gimenez at the base of their midfield, or maybe that’s going to be teenager Jhon Jader Duran, “one of the best talents in world football”. I don’t know. But if Chicago can’t compete this year, it might be time for them to reset. Again.
This is damning enough on its own, but the author omits that Duran is too young for an international transfer so he won't actually be able to play this year. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
― underminer of twenty years of excellent contribution to this borad (dan m), Tuesday, 13 April 2021 17:02 (three years ago) link
i feel like with all of the regional focus this year is going to be another weird one.
― P-Zunit (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 13 April 2021 17:22 (three years ago) link
hoping Pato kicks ass for us.
Xp yeah, and to add to that, Fire and MN don't even play each other once
― underminer of twenty years of excellent contribution to this borad (dan m), Tuesday, 13 April 2021 17:28 (three years ago) link
we had some weird blind spots like that last year too, I think with DC United, and the Revs (until the playoffs).
― P-Zunit (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 13 April 2021 17:30 (three years ago) link
IT'S PATO TIME
― P-Zunit (Neanderthal), Saturday, 17 April 2021 19:00 (three years ago) link
The opening Fire goal was quite nice, and it seems like they will have quite the offense this year, along with a shambles of a defense. Four goals a game will not be out of the ordinary, I'm sure.
Four one-touch passes 🥵 pic.twitter.com/hhnwR3yxOx— Chicago Fire FC (@ChicagoFire) April 18, 2021
― underminer of twenty years of excellent contribution to this borad (dan m), Sunday, 18 April 2021 19:33 (three years ago) link
^^^ the only nice moment from the Fire all year
― underminer of twenty years of excellent contribution to this borad (dan m), Monday, 10 May 2021 19:24 (three years ago) link
also did the Cbus management not get the memo on dumbass pointless rebrands from last year's Fire? wtf
In Columbus, we forge paths for others to follow.𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬. 𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐮𝐬. 𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐰.#Crew96 pic.twitter.com/oN2sOWrBS9— The Crew (@ColumbusCrew) May 10, 2021
― underminer of twenty years of excellent contribution to this borad (dan m), Monday, 10 May 2021 19:25 (three years ago) link
They should have ditched the Columbus part and kept the Crew
― EZ Snappin, Monday, 10 May 2021 19:52 (three years ago) link
very good commentary/analysis imo
https://www.si.com/soccer/2021/05/10/columbus-sc-crew-team-name-mls-rebrand
― underminer of twenty years of excellent contribution to this borad (dan m), Tuesday, 11 May 2021 14:48 (three years ago) link
I cackled loud enough at this to wake the dog
MLS absolutely bangs because every week, a 17 year old named Cayden Brayden-Grayden will pull some world class shit out of nowhere and then literally Gonzalo Higuain will miss a sitter— Tyler (@WhiskeyTy) May 13, 2021
Also salaries were released today:
https://mlsplayers.org/resources/salary-guide
Time to see who the most ridiculous disappointments are… Beric and Gimenez this means u
― underminer of twenty years of excellent contribution to this borad (dan m), Thursday, 13 May 2021 14:56 (three years ago) link
Nani making way less than I thought
― Feta Van Cheese (Neanderthal), Thursday, 13 May 2021 16:01 (three years ago) link
Pato surprisingly low. Sebas Mendez, a good but not necessarily excellent midfielder, getting 550,000.
― Feta Van Cheese (Neanderthal), Thursday, 13 May 2021 16:03 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjGLa5dDfAQ
at 1:23, watch a professional goalie pathetically get punked off the ball by a winger.
― cancel culture club (Neanderthal), Sunday, 20 June 2021 14:09 (three years ago) link
lol
― class project pat (m bison), Sunday, 20 June 2021 19:32 (three years ago) link
Got to see Dike score one live. Woo
― cancel culture club (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 23 June 2021 01:33 (two years ago) link
fire are currently crashing back to earth, down 3-0 and a man short in nashville 16 minutes into the game
― underminer of twenty years of excellent contribution to this borad (dan m), Sunday, 18 July 2021 01:05 (two years ago) link
OCSC about to draw Toronto.
― making splashes at Dan Flashes (Neanderthal), Sunday, 18 July 2021 01:33 (two years ago) link
Phil Neville surely can’t have long left at Miami.
― Scampo di tutti i Scampi (ShariVari), Thursday, 22 July 2021 08:11 (two years ago) link
sky just played his post match presser. " there's no 'I' in team". with insight like that he'll be there 5 years.
― oscar bravo, Thursday, 22 July 2021 10:08 (two years ago) link
NYCFC should be contracted if they don't get a real field
― making splashes at Dan Flashes (Neanderthal), Sunday, 25 July 2021 23:00 (two years ago) link
I hate ATL so much. this win was delicious.
― making splashes at Dan Flashes (Neanderthal), Saturday, 31 July 2021 05:03 (two years ago) link
god, some of this MLS SB Nation bloggers. from my team's own Mane Land site:
Dike also needs to dust off the rust and get a goal. We talk about how strikers are judged on scoring goals, but it’s been too long since the big guy did so in purple.
that would be because he's played in 4 matches all year, only 3 of which he played more than 45 minutes, only 2 in which he started, and he scored two goals in the first match he started.
he's played a whopping 45 minutes in the last 2 months due to injuries and the Gold Cup.
― Duke Detain (Neanderthal), Saturday, 4 September 2021 17:14 (two years ago) link
I'd take that over the Fire SB Nation guy, who is an extension of the team's PR department and only puts out stories they feed him.
― underminer of twenty years of excellent contribution to this borad (dan m), Sunday, 5 September 2021 16:25 (two years ago) link
meh. all teams should have quality SB Nation blogs, not the....crap I see.
― Duke Detain (Neanderthal), Sunday, 5 September 2021 17:28 (two years ago) link
A quick recap of what happened in Cincinnati last night. pic.twitter.com/vNVaxbYkOv— Pharmaceutical Soccer (@PharmaSoccer) October 28, 2021
― underminer of twenty years of excellent contribution to this borad (dan m), Friday, 29 October 2021 18:38 (two years ago) link
nothing will ever convince me that Dike committed a foul and our win became a draw. it's been that kind of year. at least when Tesho's got scrubbed off the board, I understood why (offside).
having a game winner taken away dramatically is just gutting. VAR not my friend rn.
― the utility infielder of theatre (Neanderthal), Monday, 1 November 2021 19:43 (two years ago) link
I'm a Nashville fan and that wasn't a foul. Both going for the bad and colliding. Goal should have stood.
― EZ Snappin, Monday, 1 November 2021 22:52 (two years ago) link
ball not bad
Congrats on your season btw. Helluva transformation from debut season to second and you'll be a tough out in the playoffs
― the utility infielder of theatre (Neanderthal), Monday, 1 November 2021 22:56 (two years ago) link
Chance to tie for the most draws ever!
― EZ Snappin, Monday, 1 November 2021 23:33 (two years ago) link
lol we're not far behind sadly
― the utility infielder of theatre (Neanderthal), Monday, 1 November 2021 23:46 (two years ago) link
that was a fun game. Nashville has a good crowd
― EZ Snappin, Wednesday, 24 November 2021 03:17 (two years ago) link
Congrats. Sad for my boys but you all earned it
― Cool Im An Situation (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 24 November 2021 04:00 (two years ago) link
That was not the way I hoped Nashville would end their season.
― EZ Snappin, Monday, 29 November 2021 02:47 (two years ago) link
This is such a vibe. pic.twitter.com/0lTLX5tc07— Jeff Rueter (@jeffrueter) December 11, 2021
― underminer of twenty years of excellent contribution to this borad (dan m), Saturday, 11 December 2021 23:32 (two years ago) link
Mehhhhhhh
― hopefully this review helped someone (Neanderthal), Saturday, 11 December 2021 23:33 (two years ago) link
I have a few friends on the Portland side, feel bad for them. Like to see Sean Johnson winning it all after the Fire ditched him.
― underminer of twenty years of excellent contribution to this borad (dan m), Sunday, 12 December 2021 00:17 (two years ago) link
haha wow, Fire actually went and signed Shaqiri
― underminer of twenty years of excellent contribution to this borad (dan m), Wednesday, 9 February 2022 17:57 (two years ago) link
lmao
News: NYCFC secured a multiyear tie-up with Chicago-based men's grooming brand DUDE Wipes, which will have branding featured on the team's right jersey sleeve starting in '22.https://t.co/QTA2Qdt6R7 pic.twitter.com/KFu30bKqxB— Mark J. Burns (@markjburns88) February 10, 2022
― underminer of twenty years of excellent contribution to this borad (dan m), Thursday, 10 February 2022 19:09 (two years ago) link
my friends and I have been laughing about that all morning
― he's very big in the region of my butthole (Neanderthal), Thursday, 10 February 2022 20:12 (two years ago) link
nervously excited about Facundo Torres. first mega million star in their youth that we've signed, every other one was a 30-something retirement league signing
― he's very big in the region of my butthole (Neanderthal), Saturday, 12 February 2022 00:46 (two years ago) link
lmao at Quioto's red card today. peak level idiocy
― sorry Mario, but our princess is in another butthole (Neanderthal), Monday, 28 February 2022 02:45 (two years ago) link
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/retired-chicago-fire-soccer-player-desperate-to-get-family-out-of-ukraine/2772419/
Dema Kovalenko is spending his days watching coverage of the war in his home country of Ukraine on television."Nothing I can do. I just want to see my family. That's it. That's all I want," said Kovalenko.His mother, father, grandmother, sister and niece are all camping out in a bomb shelter beneath a church in Kyiv.
"Nothing I can do. I just want to see my family. That's it. That's all I want," said Kovalenko.
His mother, father, grandmother, sister and niece are all camping out in a bomb shelter beneath a church in Kyiv.
― underminer of twenty years of excellent contribution to this borad (dan m), Wednesday, 2 March 2022 15:25 (two years ago) link
Does anyone know whether it’s generally possible to get MLS tickets (Chicago Fire specifically) from a physical box office on match day or do you have to go through Ticketmaster?
― Scampo di tutti i Scampi (ShariVari), Wednesday, 2 March 2022 21:21 (two years ago) link
dan's your man on that one!
― sorry Mario, but our princess is in another butthole (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 2 March 2022 21:21 (two years ago) link
Answering my own question, digital only from this year, it seems.
― Scampo di tutti i Scampi (ShariVari), Wednesday, 2 March 2022 21:24 (two years ago) link