we are going to PKs here people
― avinha, Saturday, 6 November 2010 22:36 (thirteen years ago) link
Having the cameraman actually walk on and stand behind the kicker is a great idea, I'd never seen that before.
― Ismael Klata, Saturday, 6 November 2010 22:52 (thirteen years ago) link
It makes it look so much more difficult - can see more why players bottle it now.
― Ismael Klata, Saturday, 6 November 2010 23:00 (thirteen years ago) link
i hope i'm wrong but i can't see any of 5-8 upsetting 1-4
i would just like to point out that i have been off the mark in this thread
― avinha, Sunday, 7 November 2010 01:38 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah lol MLS playoffs afaik
― fwiw: lol iirc sb'd u tbqh (dan m), Sunday, 7 November 2010 05:24 (thirteen years ago) link
kind of feel like the most important upset isn't going to happen tomorrow
― avinha, Sunday, 7 November 2010 07:30 (thirteen years ago) link
Pele Buddle
― fwiw: lol iirc sb'd u tbqh (dan m), Monday, 8 November 2010 02:41 (thirteen years ago) link
man Seattle look like they don't give a fuuuck
― fwiw: lol iirc sb'd u tbqh (dan m), Monday, 8 November 2010 03:13 (thirteen years ago) link
shittyass shit team, no will, so clearly *worse* than la in every facet
who did harkes do that terrible accent of, the guy in drew carey's box?
― avinha, Monday, 8 November 2010 03:15 (thirteen years ago) link
the guy in drew carey's box
sorry
Eric Idle
― Gukbe, Monday, 8 November 2010 03:17 (thirteen years ago) link
v v pretty imo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uddKZwybzYo
― avinha, Monday, 8 November 2010 03:17 (thirteen years ago) link
I don't understand why Fernandez isn't playing for Seattle, isn't he one of their best players?
― fwiw: lol iirc sb'd u tbqh (dan m), Monday, 8 November 2010 03:21 (thirteen years ago) link
oh there he is
― fwiw: lol iirc sb'd u tbqh (dan m), Monday, 8 November 2010 03:22 (thirteen years ago) link
someone thought nyassi would exploit the wing better. yeah
ah fuck, ya never wanna see that.
― avinha, Monday, 8 November 2010 03:27 (thirteen years ago) link
so then
Colorado v. SJLA v. Dallas
― fwiw: lol iirc sb'd u tbqh (dan m), Monday, 8 November 2010 16:01 (thirteen years ago) link
an LA v. SJ final would be huge... if it wasn't set to be in Toronto
Haha. How'd you feel about deciding the title by playoffs rather than league table? I know it's standard practice in US sport, but its flaws are kind of obvious right now.
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 8 November 2010 16:17 (thirteen years ago) link
I don't really know how to feel about it. They've tried to make the regular season mean more with the Supporters' Shield winner (team w/ best record, the "real" championship most everywhere) being made eligible for the champions league. Now that only half the league makes the playoffs, and with the entry of more teams in the next few years, the race for the last couple playoff spots makes the regular season come down to the wire a lot more than even like 4-5 years ago where the top teams would coast through to the end of the season and the bottom feeders would give up.
But the East/West thing is confusing for a lot of people and a holdover from the NFL/MLB/NBA/NHL systems where there are 30+ teams in the leagues -- but in MLS Colorado is playing San Jose for the Eastern championship and a berth in the final. A few years ago New York was the (fluke) Western champions. So that's got to be fixed. Some of it is down to regionalism too. MLS doesn't have any teams in the southeast, and one thing you hear again and again from non-North-American players is the travel between games is a huge adjustment. So that plays into it as well.
IMO if the league can keep growing and survive with more teams, a divisional system based on regions (north, south, east, west) makes the most sense. If they hover at 20 teams for a while after Portland, Vancouver, Montreal, and the alleged 2nd New York team enter the league, a single table would make more sense. I'm not even going to talk about promotion and relegation because I don't think it will ever work here.
btw The Don says they're looking at changing the format: http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/garber-we%E2%80%99re-looking-changing-playoff-format
― fwiw: lol iirc sb'd u tbqh (dan m), Monday, 8 November 2010 16:48 (thirteen years ago) link
then there's this:
Club,Sum of 2010 Guaranteed Compensation,% of total League CompensationNY ,$15,666,639 ,22.10% out of playoffsLA ,$10,978,594 ,15.50% still in playoffsCHI,$5,559,104 ,7.80% didn't make playoffsTFC ,$5,214,381 ,7.40% didn't make playoffsSEA ,$3,118,104 ,4.40% out of playoffsNE ,$2,983,033 ,4.20% didn't make playoffsKC ,$2,945,107 ,4.20% didn't make playoffsDAL ,$2,924,318 ,4.10% still in playoffsPHI ,$2,886,400 ,4.10% didn't make playoffsDC ,$2,881,530 ,4.10% didn't make playoffsCLB ,$2,808,204 ,4.00% out of playoffsCOL ,$2,710,114 ,3.80% still in playoffsRSL ,$2,645,722 ,3.70% out of playoffsHOU ,$2,565,875 ,3.60% didn't make playoffsSJ ,$2,518,590 ,3.60% still in playoffsCHV ,$2,477,548 ,3.50% didn't make playoffs
― fwiw: lol iirc sb'd u tbqh (dan m), Monday, 8 November 2010 17:00 (thirteen years ago) link
GOALS! GOALS! GOALS!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faJrNKPHN48&feature=player_embedded
― fwiw: lol iirc sb'd u tbqh (dan m), Wednesday, 10 November 2010 16:18 (thirteen years ago) link
partial to angel's oddly just because thank fuck, someone plays to the whistle
― sam acre, Thursday, 11 November 2010 08:20 (thirteen years ago) link
allegedly KC Wizards are changing their name to Sporting KC? lame-o
― fwiw: lol iirc sb'd u tbqh (dan m), Saturday, 13 November 2010 17:21 (thirteen years ago) link
should take advantage of lucrative sponsorship tie-in and name themselves KFC imo
― Gukbe, Saturday, 13 November 2010 17:24 (thirteen years ago) link
Toronto FC already has a lock on being called KFC
― fwiw: lol iirc sb'd u tbqh (dan m), Saturday, 13 November 2010 21:50 (thirteen years ago) link
I hope the Wizards don't change their name. They have the best name in professional sports, ffs!
― The Porcupine Captain With A Crew of White Rabbits (Viceroy), Saturday, 13 November 2010 23:12 (thirteen years ago) link
better than the Washington Wizards?
― mizzell, Saturday, 13 November 2010 23:14 (thirteen years ago) link
never forget
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/16/KansasCityWiz.png
― mizzell, Saturday, 13 November 2010 23:27 (thirteen years ago) link
lol la
― fwiw: lol iirc sb'd u tbqh (dan m), Monday, 15 November 2010 03:49 (thirteen years ago) link
I'm so happy to wave goodbye to the Galaxy. I know it would be good for the league for Becks and Landycakes to win but I find them both pretty unlikeable, and Landon's "Manning face" is a thing to behold.
― EZ Snappin, Monday, 15 November 2010 04:13 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah I had a big long post typed going on about what this means in the grander scheme, but it basically comes down to Dallas being a better team than they seemed and Colorado being pretty lucky. Dallas *might* be qualified champions, but the Rapids ain't no matter how you spin it. LA will still be in CCL next year, and someone might care about their best regular-season record.
― fwiw: lol iirc sb'd u tbqh (dan m), Monday, 15 November 2010 04:52 (thirteen years ago) link
so what does it say if Colorado beats Dallas then?
(pretty sure either way it'll be, "playoffs don't follow scripts")
― HPSCHD, Monday, 15 November 2010 09:51 (thirteen years ago) link
It says about the same thing as last year's final, except RSL were/are a better team than Colorado. I'm picking Dallas, though, unless it's super freezing cold in Toronto next weekend -- they have a lot of players from much warmer climes.
― fwiw: lol iirc sb'd u tbqh (dan m), Monday, 15 November 2010 14:57 (thirteen years ago) link
http://theoriginalwinger.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/galaxy3.jpg
― fwiw: lol iirc sb'd u tbqh (dan m), Monday, 15 November 2010 20:45 (thirteen years ago) link
Beckham looking Aslan-esque there
― decent skinsmanship (Michael B), Monday, 15 November 2010 20:49 (thirteen years ago) link
league best 11
GK- Donovan Ricketts, D- Jamison Olave, D- Omar Gonzalez, D- Nat Borchers, M- David Ferreira, M- Dwayne DeRosario, M- Sebastien LeToux, M- Javier Morales, M- Landon Donovan, F- Edson Buddle, F- Chris Wondolowski
― fwiw: lol iirc sb'd u tbqh (dan m), Tuesday, 16 November 2010 20:35 (thirteen years ago) link
lot of teams playing 3-5-2 in MLS lol
with 5 attacking mids lolol
― fwiw: lol iirc sb'd u tbqh (dan m), Tuesday, 16 November 2010 20:36 (thirteen years ago) link
how good is gonzalez? will he be the first choice cb for the us?
― mizzell, Tuesday, 16 November 2010 21:05 (thirteen years ago) link
I'm sure he'll get a good look. I've read he's too slow to deal with top forwards but a lot of guys are like that. Definitely a scoring threat too.
― fwiw: lol iirc sb'd u tbqh (dan m), Tuesday, 16 November 2010 21:12 (thirteen years ago) link
Major League Soccer foolishly ignores the sport's American history.
― fwiw: lol iirc sb'd u tbqh (dan m), Thursday, 18 November 2010 17:34 (thirteen years ago) link
ugh
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fc/Sportingkansascity.png
― mizzell, Thursday, 18 November 2010 17:53 (thirteen years ago) link
whats crazy is that a lot of these shitty MLS logos are just 90s-upped versions of what could be classy designs. like, why is that "3D" and not just a line drawing?
btw is there some central MLS design planning committee?
― BIG MUFFIN (gbx), Thursday, 18 November 2010 18:00 (thirteen years ago) link
also
http://logoinspirations.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/MLS-Eastern-Conference.jpg
― fwiw: lol iirc sb'd u tbqh (dan m), Thursday, 18 November 2010 18:36 (thirteen years ago) link
ffs this isn't team fortress 2
― BIG MUFFIN (gbx), Thursday, 18 November 2010 18:44 (thirteen years ago) link
Because in the absence of any kind of historic tradition or "classic" imaging to fall back on, all sports motifs ever are designed to PUMP! UP! 14-year olds.
― I've got ten bucks. SURPRISE ME. (Laurel), Thursday, 18 November 2010 18:46 (thirteen years ago) link
I figure we just have to wait another 50-70 years until the imagery from now seems quaint and tasteful to future sports fans, some of whom will no doubt be horrified by whatever the commercial aesthetic is in 2070.
― I've got ten bucks. SURPRISE ME. (Laurel), Thursday, 18 November 2010 18:50 (thirteen years ago) link
xp That's what that Slate article argues, that they're bucking what history and tradition *does* exist in the name of "brand identity" and such.
I maintain that the Fire have one of the only truly classic logos in the league. DC's is pretty good, I have no real beef with TFC's or Philly either.
Also lolsome is apparently the KC prez left the door open for changing the name/crest back if it becomes even more obvious that the new one is a piece of shit.
― fwiw: lol iirc sb'd u tbqh (dan m), Thursday, 18 November 2010 19:06 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah the chicago logo is def the best, hands down, and while i always thought the ~name~ was silly, the logo salvages it completely.
cf the mn wild logo, which is probably about as good as a Nu Wave design-by-committee logo can get (still not "classic", but acceptable)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4d/Minnesota_Wild_alternate_logo.svg
― BIG MUFFIN (gbx), Thursday, 18 November 2010 19:13 (thirteen years ago) link
as pointed out in the slate article, abandoning this logo should be a crime:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/cd/PortlandTimbers_OriginalNASLLogo.png
― mizzell, Thursday, 18 November 2010 19:34 (thirteen years ago) link