The Soccer Thread

[Brendan]

I just joined the EPL league.

 

about effing time!

[Jon]

Holy crap does Blanco love to dive.

[shnsajax]

Holy crap does Blanco love to dive.

 

It is there National Pasttime!

[MPC]

the ever exciting community shield is being played today. its the opening of the english season pitting the fa cup winner v. the prem winner. basically a glorified exhibition but its a chance for me to watch live footie and that's why i'm excited about it.

[shnsajax]

the ever exciting community shield is being played today. its the opening of the english season pitting the fa cup winner v. the prem winner. basically a glorified exhibition but its a chance for me to watch live footie and that's why i'm excited about it.

 

I've always liked it because it meant the start of the Premiership was close :-).

[Marco4]

And they thrill us all with a draw, and a penalty shootout.

[MPC]

we suck at pk's.

[Marco4]

Right, now that's out of the way, bring on the real stuff.

 

Yeovil Town watch out. The Terriers are coming! :D

[wvcbxl]

<-------- my boys started the season with a win. :D

[USSoccer]

Toronto FC has the best fans in MLS. Watching them chuck streamers at LD during every corner was fantastic.

 

Also, memo to ESPN: Don't have a "Beckham Cam" when all he's doing is sitting there.

[shnsajax]

Toronto FC has the best fans in MLS. Watching them chuck streamers at LD during every corner was fantastic.

 

Also, memo to ESPN: Don't have a "Beckham Cam" when all he's doing is sitting there.

 

They might lose there female demographic if they do that.

[USSoccer]

Toronto FC has the best fans in MLS. Watching them chuck streamers at LD during every corner was fantastic.

 

Also, memo to ESPN: Don't have a "Beckham Cam" when all he's doing is sitting there.

 

They might lose there female demographic if they do that.

 

All six of them will understand. It just makes them look stupid.

[shnsajax]

Toronto FC has the best fans in MLS. Watching them chuck streamers at LD during every corner was fantastic.

 

Also, memo to ESPN: Don't have a "Beckham Cam" when all he's doing is sitting there.

 

They might lose there female demographic if they do that.

 

All six of them will understand. It just makes them look stupid.

 

I can only imagine what is going to happen when he actually plays a full 90. I almost wonder if Galaxy fans feel like we did several years ago with Wood and Prior. Although I actually think Beckham will play soon and be very productive for them.

[USSoccer]

Toronto FC has the best fans in MLS. Watching them chuck streamers at LD during every corner was fantastic.

 

Also, memo to ESPN: Don't have a "Beckham Cam" when all he's doing is sitting there.

 

They might lose there female demographic if they do that.

 

All six of them will understand. It just makes them look stupid.

 

I can only imagine what is going to happen when he actually plays a full 90. I almost wonder if Galaxy fans feel like we did several years ago with Wood and Prior. Although I actually think Beckham will play soon and be very productive for them.

 

David Beckham can't save that team. They're terrible. They're badly coached, and they can't execute for crap.

 

If David Beckham were named Steven Gerrard, and actually were Steven Gerrard, maybe. But Beckham is going to be playing out of position in an overly physical league that's technically inferior.

 

He'll take brilliant free kicks, but to think he's going to control midfield is just foolish.

[sethuel1]

Toronto FC has the best fans in MLS. Watching them chuck streamers at LD during every corner was fantastic.

 

Is it on youtube? You can YouTube the clip of them doing it to Blanco. He took the corner while still wrapped in some of them.

[jersey cubs fan]

Toronto FC has the best fans in MLS. Watching them chuck streamers at LD during every corner was fantastic.

 

Is it on youtube? You can YouTube the clip of them doing it to Blanco. He took the corner while still wrapped in some of them.

 

So it's good to throw stuff at players in futbol?

[sethuel1]

Toronto FC has the best fans in MLS. Watching them chuck streamers at LD during every corner was fantastic.

 

Is it on youtube? You can YouTube the clip of them doing it to Blanco. He took the corner while still wrapped in some of them.

 

So it's good to throw stuff at players in futbol?

streamers. It's funny.

[wolf stansson]

Toronto FC has the best fans in MLS. Watching them chuck streamers at LD during every corner was fantastic.

 

Also, memo to ESPN: Don't have a "Beckham Cam" when all he's doing is sitting there.

 

They might lose there female demographic if they do that.

 

All six of them will understand. It just makes them look stupid.

Although it brings some quality passive-aggressive digs at his employers by Wynalda, which is entertaining to me at least.

 

I'm basically undecided as to which MLS team I want to support, and that crowd made me wish I lived in Toronto. That was a blast just to watch. I wish Phoenix had a team as it seems like an economic slam dunk with the gigantic latino population and the support would probably be top 4 in the league behind Toronto, LA (thx Becks), and DC. I really don't understand how San Jose got a new team and now Cleveland is in consideration (stupid Drew Carey) ahead of Phoenix.

 

These are the e markets they should expand to in the next 5-10 years: Phoenix, Philadelphia, and either Montreal or Vancouver. If I were them I'd do a demographic study and whichever looked best I'd choose. With the way Toronto has embraced MLS and the growth of Canadian soccer in general, that should be another slam dunk.

[USSoccer]

Toronto FC has the best fans in MLS. Watching them chuck streamers at LD during every corner was fantastic.

 

Is it on youtube? You can YouTube the clip of them doing it to Blanco. He took the corner while still wrapped in some of them.

 

So it's good to throw stuff at players in futbol?

streamers. It's funny.

 

I don't know if it's on YouTube, but LD was getting pissed. He was absolutely covered in them, and the first corner he took while being bombarded he shanked.

 

Hilarious. So those of you scoring at home:

 

Streamers=Funny

Bags of Urine=Bad

[Brendan]

 

I don't know if it's on YouTube, but LD was getting pissed. He was absolutely covered in them, and the first corner he took while being bombarded he shanked.

 

Hilarious. So those of you scoring at home:

 

Streamers=Funny

Bags of Urine=Bad

 

but maybe still funny? just a little bit?

[sethuel1]

 

I don't know if it's on YouTube, but LD was getting pissed. He was absolutely covered in them, and the first corner he took while being bombarded he shanked.

 

Hilarious. So those of you scoring at home:

 

Streamers=Funny

Bags of Urine=Bad

 

but maybe still funny? just a little bit?

i guess i'd put a bag of urine a very, very short rung above D batteries.

[USSoccer]

 

I don't know if it's on YouTube, but LD was getting pissed. He was absolutely covered in them, and the first corner he took while being bombarded he shanked.

 

Hilarious. So those of you scoring at home:

 

Streamers=Funny

Bags of Urine=Bad

 

but maybe still funny? just a little bit?

i guess i'd put a bag of urine a very, very short rung above D batteries.

 

And a step above feces and "mysterious acidic substance that burned Eddie Lewis".

 

Fun story: I got hit with a 9v battery during a high school game. Hurt like hell.

[wolf stansson]

 

I don't know if it's on YouTube, but LD was getting pissed. He was absolutely covered in them, and the first corner he took while being bombarded he shanked.

 

Hilarious. So those of you scoring at home:

 

Streamers=Funny

Bags of Urine=Bad

 

but maybe still funny? just a little bit?

i guess i'd put a bag of urine a very, very short rung above D batteries.

 

And a step above feces and "mysterious acidic substance that burned Eddie Lewis".

 

Fun story: I got hit with a 9v battery during a high school game. Hurt like hell.

All of these a few steps above road flares.

 

Seriously, any of this crap that retards like Jim Rome get off on to give soccer a bad name needs to stop.

[Marco4]

Are you listening, Leeds fans?

[USSoccer]

Are you listening, Leeds fans?

 

I heard Leeds sold their fans to Man U for a record 16.5m pounds.