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Oct 27, 2017
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Not a fan of the patriotic color scheme. Red and yellow for a rooster/chicken-y flair would have been my choice.
 

Mayordolo

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Oct 25, 2017
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Do we even know that is the color scheme? That's just basically the state flag. I assumed they were going with the Preds theme (navy/yellow) like they are using in USL.

Anyway, happy they are in just sad I'm not there anymore. They owe a huge debt to the city's response to the Preds playoff run...without that not sure this happens. Should make for some good crowds, though.
 

megachao24

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Oct 25, 2017
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Hope Tim McGraw shows up with another parody of "I Like It, I Love It" everytime NSH SC scores a goal like he did for the Preds.

 
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Icolin

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Independiente is refusing to sell Ezequiel Barco for $12 million, but ATL are willing to spend up to 22 million. Fucking madness (in the best way).
 
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https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/20...rmed-for-2018-us-soccer-presidential-election

2018 U.S. Soccer Presidential Candidates (listed alphabetically)

Paul Caligiuri, Kathy Carter, Carlos Cordeiro, Steve Gans, Kyle Martino, Hope Solo, Michael Winograd, Eric Wynalda

To be placed on the ballot, candidates were required to:

  • Complete a background check
  • Submit at least three (3) letters of nomination on official letterhead from Organization Members (as defined in Bylaw 302) and/or one of three Athlete Members of the Board of Directors

I don't know how Solo got past the background check but good on her.
 

AIP

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Oct 29, 2017
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Another great signing by a MLS team. This time by Earthquakes landing Magnus Eriksson. They'll get a hardworking player that's just the right amount of dirty. A great player to have in a team but despised by the other teams.
 

Icolin

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Another good grab for LAFC. Jordan Harvey is a solid dude and will fit in nicely back in Cali.


This hurts.

Outstanding leader on and off the pitch for the Caps for the past 6/7 seasons. Dude even has BC Place tattooed on him. Showed his age last season, but he's generally been all we could've asked for from a LB. Very good pickup by LAFC.

In other Caps news, we signed Doneil Henry. I don't love the move, but hopefully he can get his career back on track here. With Waston, Parker, Maund, and Henry, we've got decent CB depth for the first time ever, really.

Losing Waston because of the World Cup may not destroy our form so much after all.
 
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Raytheon

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Oct 25, 2017
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BarcoWatch is tearing me apart, luckily I have hockey to distract me. The latest from Independiente is that their coach, who reportedly resigned because he was afraid his family was in danger from hooligans, is not resigning and will coach next year. Also, he wants Barco to stay with the team. I don't know what to believe anymore...
 

Icolin

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Dartastic



Timbers interested in Cristhian Paredes. Hasn't got a ton of playing time for Club America since joining them earlier this year, but impressed me in the times I've seen him for Paraguay's U20 team, and for Sol de America in matches against Cerro Porteno and Libertad.

The South American Raid continues.

Also:



Kekuta Manneh has signed with Pachuca in Liga MX.
 
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Dartastic

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Oct 25, 2017
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Whoa, we're interested in someone who is under 20? o.0

Thanks for the heads up! I'm going to have to look into this dude. Also, did you pull both of these stories from Reddit? :p
 

Icolin

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Timbers reportedly interested in Peruvian international Andy Polo. Would be a very good TAM signing. He's been decent for Morelia in Liga MX, and was fantastic for Peru at Copa America Centenario.

Seeing Peruanos coming to MLS is so awesome, as a part Peruvian.
 

zroid

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Matt Doyle's 2017 MLS year in review! https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2017/12/29/armchair-analyst-long-look-back-2017-mls

cliff notes version:

• Player Of The Year: Diego Valeri, Portland Timbers

• Young Player Of The Year: Justen Glad, RSL

• D-Mid of the Year: Bradley, TFC

• Fullback of the Year: Justin Morrow, TFC

• Breakout Player of the Year: C.J. Sapong, Philadelphia Union

• Acquisition of the Year: Tata Martino, Atlanta United

• Best Coaching Adjustment of the Year: The forward destroyer


Best XI:

GK: Tim Melia
CB: Opara
CB: Alex Callens
CB: Morrow
DM: Bradley
CM: Schweinsteiger
LM: Justin Meram
AM: Valeri
RM: Almiron
FW: Villa
FW: Nikolic
 

B-Dubs

That's some catch, that catch-22
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Oct 25, 2017
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Looks like RBNY's big DP deal is being held up by a former agent. God only knows if we're actually going to get this guy anymore. At the very least I suppose a square can be crossed off the big Metro Off-season Bingo Card.
 
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Looks like RBNY's big DP deal is being held up by a former agent. God only knows if we're actually going to get this guy anymore. At the very least I suppose a square can be crossed off the big Metro Off-season Bingo Card.

Of course it would be.

Salt in the wound would be this big kit reveal being some weird color combination just to mess with us.
 

B-Dubs

That's some catch, that catch-22
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Oct 25, 2017
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NYRB and Revs kits are mediocre
The red kit is way better than the blue/yellow away we had last season. Was hoping for a metro throwback kit though.

This Kaku deal falling apart is a kick in the nads though. Fucking hell man, shit just ain't right.
 

Birdito

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Oct 30, 2017
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The Revs one isn't bad.

Also, for TFC fans, I put together a quick phone background based on their treble picture here:

YEfGUEP.jpg
 

Icolin

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Take the transit to your games, NYRB fans. Rivas is gonna smash all your car windows with his excellent long range shooting
 

xbhaskarx

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Oct 27, 2017
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Why the hell did we have to pay?

Wasn't Kljestan entering the last year of his contract? He may be productive, but wrong side of 30 and making DP money...
This is one of those trades that will definitely look bad for NY in first year or two (like an order of magnitude more so than DeRo for Dax), and long term will depend on how Rivas and Redding pan out.
 

B-Dubs

That's some catch, that catch-22
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Oct 25, 2017
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Wasn't Kljestan entering the last year of his contract? He may be productive, but wrong side of 30 and making DP money...
This is one of those trades that will definitely look bad for NY in first year or two (like an order of magnitude more so than DeRo for Dax), and long term will depend on how Rivas and Redding pan out.
The deal would probably look better with our new DP deal wasn't imploding as we speak. I think Keita or Davis can take that spot and make it work for them, and give us more formation options than Sacha did.
 

Raytheon

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Oct 25, 2017
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I don't understand how this trade makes sense for NYRB. Rivas is a bust and Redding has been okay. Kljestan is a top-level midfield talent and you traded him for that?
 

B-Dubs

That's some catch, that catch-22
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Oct 25, 2017
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I don't understand how this trade makes sense for NYRB. Rivas is a bust and Redding has been okay. Kljestan is a top-level midfield talent and you traded him for that?
It's about giving the guys behind him minutes and letting them develop. Both Keita and Davis have the stuff to be big for the club, plus RBNY has a good track record of developing centerbacks so Redding should pan out after a bit with RB2. Combined with that DP deal the team is trying to do and we need the space in midfield.

The trade is more about other stuff going on around it and not so much the trade itself.
 

Icolin

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Red Bulls putting in an offer for 21 year old Peñarol centre back Yeferson Quintana. Has only recently been in Peñarol's first team (moved up from Peñarol B in July), but has impressed me when I've seen him play. Aerially dominant 6'2" CB with decent technical ability (not Mats Hummels or even Laurent Ciman, but he's alright). A Long-Escobar-Quintana back 3 would be excellent for NYRB for many years to come; Quintana is 21, Long is 25, Escobar is 22.
 

B-Dubs

That's some catch, that catch-22
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Looks like RBNY is gonna get 5-in-a-row on the bingo card tonight at the rate this is going.