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MisterB_66

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Oct 27, 2017
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That's the kind of quote I want to hear. This guy plus the forecast, I'm already looking past Revs game this weekend.
 

Cornballer

Resettlement Advisor
Member
Oct 25, 2017
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Goal.com: MLS GM survey: Toronto FC, Atlanta United tipped for standout 2018

Some fun stuff in here. 14 clubs agreed to participate.

Which team will win the 2018 MLS Cup?

1. Toronto FC — 8 votes
2. Atlanta United — 3
T-3. Los Angeles FC, New York City FC — 1
Who will be the 2018 MLS MVP?

1. Miguel Almiron — 7
2. Sebastian Giovinco — 4
T-3. Josef Martinez, Diego Valeri, David Villa — 1
If you were starting a team from scratch, which MLS player would you build around?

1. Diego Valeri — 4
T-2. Miguel Almiron, Michael Bradley — 3
4. Sebastian Giovinco — 2
5. Kellyn Acosta, Josef Martinez — 1

Which team has made the best offseason moves?

1. Orlando City — 6
2. LA Galaxy — 5
T-3. Atlanta United, New York City FC, Sporting Kansas City — 1

Who is the most underrated player in MLS?

T-1. Scott Caldwell, Diego Chara, Justen Glad, Yangel Herrera, Ola Kamara, Perry Kitchen, Jeff Larentowicz, Dax McCarty, Justin Meram, Alexander Ring, Jonathan Osorio, Tim Parker, Ilie Sanchez, Wil Trapp — 1

Which MLS coach is the best tactician?

1. Gregg Berhalter — 7
T-2. Gerardo "Tata" Martino, Greg Vanney — 2
T-4. Jesse Marsch, Peter Vermes, Patrick Vieira — 1

Which current MLS player could you see being a great head coach one day?

1. Michael Bradley — 7
2. Dax McCarty — 2
T-3. Jeff Larentowicz, Michael Parkhurst, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Wil Trapp, Diego Valeri — 1

Which MLS general manager or technical director is the worst to negotiate with?

1. Mike Burns — 6
T-2. Matt Jordan, Garth Lagerwey, Nelson Rodriguez, Peter Vermes — 1

If you were commissioner for a day, what one rule would you change?

— Simplify the roster regulations (3 votes)
— Merge the salary cap and allocation money into one budget (2 votes)
— Increase the amount of allocation money available (2 votes)
— Raise the salary cap
— Give clubs more freedom to charter flights
— Address the behavior of coaches
— Play the conference finals before the November international break
— Eliminate the away goals tiebreaker in the playoffs
— Eliminate individual bonuses other than goals, assists and shutouts and maximize team bonuses
— Find more playing time for young American players
More via the link.
 

ActStriker

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Oct 25, 2017
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Which MLS general manager or technical director is the worst to negotiate with?

1. Mike Burns — 6
T-2. Matt Jordan, Garth Lagerwey, Nelson Rodriguez, Peter Vermes — 1

lmao
 

Cornballer

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Oct 25, 2017
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There's lots of curiosity about this from a Quakes perspective since Gilbert Fuentes, arguably the best prospect in the Quakes system, signed a homegrown deal this year shortly before turning 16. Rob Moore is his agent. It's a slightly different situation than Pulisic since Fuentes doesn't have a European passport, so we'll see where it goes from here. Maybe just a few years with the Quakes then he bolts once he's 18 and able to play in Europe? Robert Jonas wrote a bit about it this morning: What does the Gilbert Fuentes signing mean for his agent Rob Moore and the San Jose Earthquakes
 
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I made two and put links in the OP:

| Fantasy League |

Head 2 head
https://fantasy.mlssoccer.com/#classic/leagues/485/join/YCYU36RP


Open (Classic)
https://fantasy.mlssoccer.com/#classic/leagues/519/join/69F6EJ7D

https://fantasy.mlssoccer.com/#classic/leagues/519/join/69F6EJ7D
Yes, because Tyler Adams totally didn't prove himself and claim a starting spot in MLS before his senior prom. It depends on the team.

Yeah, it does. Good on RBNY, ATL, FCD, and to a lesser extent SJ and Chicago, for really giving their young guys minutes. Everyone else though?

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There's lots of curiosity about this from a Quakes perspective since Gilbert Fuentes, arguably the best prospect in the Quakes system, signed a homegrown deal this year shortly before turning 16. Rob Moore is his agent. It's a slightly different situation than Pulisic since Fuentes doesn't have a European passport, so we'll see where it goes from here. Maybe just a few years with the Quakes then he bolts once he's 18 and able to play in Europe? Robert Jonas wrote a bit about it this morning: What does the Gilbert Fuentes signing mean for his agent Rob Moore and the San Jose Earthquakes

That's another good read and I think that's a postive step (potentially). It will be interesting to look back on that specific choice and how it impacts both the player and how the rest of clubs handle young players.
https://fantasy.mlssoccer.com/#classic/leagues/519/join/69F6EJ7D
 

abellwillring

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Oct 25, 2017
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Austin, TX
Got my team ready and joined up again. I hate the format of the new fantasy site btw.

Also, I'm cautiously optimistic about Orlando City's chances this year. A more or less total overhaul with a ton of quality added.. I'd be surprised if we didn't at least make the playoffs finally.
 

Icolin

Banned
Oct 25, 2017
13,235
Midgar
Not a parody post: sources have told me that Crystal Palace midfielder Jordon Mutch has joined the Whitecaps, training with them and is nearing a deal.

Fucking horrible signing lmao

EDIT: ESPNFC reporting this too. Thanks, my sources for not BS-ing me
 
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Icolin

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Oct 25, 2017
13,235
Midgar


I fucking hate Felipe but I think I'll love him on my team. Need some in-depth scoops on Felipe as a player from B-Dubs and other RBNY fans ITT

on that note (i hope) there's no way it's as miserable as that 0-0 draw against Colorado in 2015's (?) opener.

Last year's season opener between the Union and Whitecaps was the most miserable match I've ever been to. It was somehow more miserable than the Seattle home playoff game was, and that's saying a lot
 

NihonTiger

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Oct 25, 2017
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The dark lord Precourt spoketh to the Statesman of Austin.

Basically, tl;dr -- I'm moving there, here's a bunch of good things the stadium and team will bring, no I'm not sharing my info on how we calculated all these figures, we've got 40 possible sponsors but haven't talked to any of them yet but they're POTENTIAL SPONSORS, Columbus is a shithole and all the people who live there suck.

And then someone paid for a banner to be flown over the Austin City Council meeting telling Precourt to buy his own damn land.
 

B-Dubs

That's some catch, that catch-22
General Manager
Oct 25, 2017
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Felipe is nasty in a good way. Dude is a pitbull and I miss him already.

In other news I'm at RBA for the game and my ticket rep put my ass with a bunch of Olympia fans. I'm not complaining but it's pretty funny.
 

Icolin

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Oct 25, 2017
13,235
Midgar
Felipe is nasty in a good way. Dude is a pitbull and I miss him already.

In other news I'm at RBA for the game and my ticket rep put my ass with a bunch of Olympia fans. I'm not complaining but it's pretty funny.

I love pitbull-like players so this sounds great.

Anyways, the Caps announced this new matchday thing called "Kid Captain of the Match" and it sounds brilliant:

VANCOUVER, BC – Vancouver Whitecaps FC have united with the Vancouver Southsiders, Curva Collective, and Rain City Brigade to honour a "Kid Captain" at every home match in 2018.

The Kid Captain of the Match program is a joint effort between the club and its supporters' groups to honour children battling health conditions and/or those who have made a positive impact in their community. Each match, a new Kid Captain will be recognized prior to kickoff in the supporters' section, where a representative from one of the supporters' groups will place a scarf around their neck.
  • The Kid Captain will also receive a new 2018 Whitecaps FC Unity Jersey and have the exclusive opportunity to watch the match from field level in the EA SPORTS™ Fan Bench.
Taylin McGill, 16, will be the first Kid Captain recognized when Whitecaps FC open their 2018 MLS season against Montreal Impact this Sunday at BC Place. McGill, who was diagnosed with salmonella bacterial meningitis as an infant, is a true BC Children's Hospital success story, having learned to talk, walk, and eat again after undergoing 14 brain surgeries by age seven. She also suffered many more seizures, including some that lasted up to 90 minutes.

McGill's perseverance and positive attitude is an inspiration to all those around her. Keep an eye on the videoboard prior to kickoff and join us in celebrating McGill on Sunday at BC Place.

Caps also invested around $1 million into a video playroom at BC Children's Hospital recently, so they're doing some great stuff in the community lately. Good stuff
 

B-Dubs

That's some catch, that catch-22
General Manager
Oct 25, 2017
32,711
You guys had better stop sleeping on RBNY. Just beat Olympia 2-0 and had it not been preseason it'd have been a bigger margin. We didn't even start our secret weapon, scored all our goals without him.

When this team gets some more minutes in their legs they gonna run over the whole league.
 

Raytheon

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Oct 25, 2017
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Damn this Barco injury has me scared and excited at the same time. Would love to see Carleton grab some minutes, but hoping Barco gets the time he needs to recover.
 

Frankish

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Oct 25, 2017
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You guys had better stop sleeping on RBNY. Just beat Olympia 2-0 and had it not been preseason it'd have been a bigger margin. We didn't even start our secret weapon, scored all our goals without him.

When this team gets some more minutes in their legs they gonna run over the whole league.

How did Kaku look? I tried to DVR but it didn't work correctly.
 
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Would love to know how we get Alaska, lol.

Damn this Barco injury has me scared and excited at the same time. Would love to see Carleton grab some minutes, but hoping Barco gets the time he needs to recover.

I think despite his preseason Gressel will be out there starting off, but hopefully Carleton will be coming off the bench a lot.
 

B-Dubs

That's some catch, that catch-22
General Manager
Oct 25, 2017
32,711
How did Kaku look? I tried to DVR but it didn't work correctly.
He played a half hour and looked amazing. He was unlucky not to make it 3-0. He fit right into the team, like he's been with them a bit already.

Jesse gonna have some hard choices to make going forward.
 

B-Dubs

That's some catch, that catch-22
General Manager
Oct 25, 2017
32,711
Charlie Davies is retiring.



I still wonder what could have been with his national team career had he not been in that accident.

Despite everything that happened to him he still had a good career. He's going to be one of those guys we look back on and wonder about though.

Good to hear, thanks.

Should be an interesting season.
Definitely. I was worried when it was all but confirmed that Felipe was getting traded, but after last night I think this is going to be a team to watch. They move fast and the press is more relentless than ever. The rest of the league had better not sleep on them.

EDIT: Hurrican just told Simonian to fuck off and are going to be trying to get all their players out of their contracts with him (if they have one). #PussettoWatch officially begins.
 
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bmdubya

Member
Nov 1, 2017
6,491
Colorado
I'm so excited for the season to start! Got my SKC jersey on at work today. I'm not expecting SKC to win the league or anything, but if we can not fizzle into the playoffs like we have the past few seasons, I will be happy. Plus we finally got some decent signings this offseason for the first time in a while. I'm excited to see what this team can do this year!
 

ZZMitch

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Oct 26, 2017
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Charlie Davies is retiring.



I still wonder what could have been with his national team career had he not been in that accident.


Ah damn. Enjoyed watching him play for the Revs and just a great guy.

In other news, it looks like DAZN has signed on to carry MLS in Canada this year. Too bad its $20/month. I already subscribe to a VPN (Tunnel bear), I should be able to just subscribe to ESPN+ and watch games no problem using the VPN right? Would rather save the $~14 dollars a month. DAZN does carry the NFL as well but I don't care that much for it.
 

Possum Armada

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Oct 25, 2017
7,630
Greenville, SC
You guys had better stop sleeping on RBNY. Just beat Olympia 2-0 and had it not been preseason it'd have been a bigger margin. We didn't even start our secret weapon, scored all our goals without him.

When this team gets some more minutes in their legs they gonna run over the whole league.


Excited to come out to a RBNJ match this month when the Timbers come though! I'll be in the Timbers Army section. :D
 

B-Dubs

That's some catch, that catch-22
General Manager
Oct 25, 2017
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I think if we can somehow make it past Tijuana we've got a good shot at making the final. I'm more worried about them than the Sounders or Guadalajara.

Excited to come out to a RBNJ match this month when the Timbers come though! I'll be in the Timbers Army section. :D
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