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Dartastic

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Oct 25, 2017
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Not winning in March is nothing new to me. Marco Farfan is so, so lucky he didn't make it 3-0.
 

TheGrue

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Oct 25, 2017
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I'm all jealous as the Rapids didn't have a game to play this weekend and I have to wait until next weekend. So great to see another season start and have enjoyed the games I've watched this weekend.
 

B-Dubs

That's some catch, that catch-22
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Oct 25, 2017
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http://www.delcotimes.com/sports/20...does-chester-have-to-show-for-stadium-project

Well, well, well. Look who else has an out clause for their club.

It's Philly

Should be required reading for anyone in Austin giddy about the pending move. And from what is rumored, it'll be announced as happening by the end of the month, stadium deal or not.
Are they seriously going through with the move? No one but Precourt wants it. Just give him a cheap expansion side and force a sale of the Crew to someone who will keep them in Columbus. Texas doesn't need another team, if they're going to move then move to New Orleans or someplace that isn't already served by a team.
 

MisterB_66

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Oct 27, 2017
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http://www.delcotimes.com/sports/20...does-chester-have-to-show-for-stadium-project

Well, well, well. Look who else has an out clause for their club.

It's Philly

Should be required reading for anyone in Austin giddy about the pending move. And from what is rumored, it'll be announced as happening by the end of the month, stadium deal or not.

No offense to Columbus but Philadelphia is the 6th largest city by population and 4th largest media market, MLS isn't letting this team move. This team isn't getting public money from any town to build a new stadium anywhere in the Delaware Valley.
 

B-Dubs

That's some catch, that catch-22
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Oct 25, 2017
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No offense to Columbus but Philadelphia is the 6th largest city by population and 4th largest media market, MLS isn't letting this team move. This team isn't getting public money from any town to build a new stadium anywhere in the Delaware Valley.
Considering the story of how the Union came to be, moving them would be the dumbest idea in the world.
 

NihonTiger

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Oct 25, 2017
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Are they seriously going through with the move? No one but Precourt wants it. Just give him a cheap expansion side and force a sale of the Crew to someone who will keep them in Columbus. Texas doesn't need another team, if they're going to move then move to New Orleans or someplace that isn't already served by a team.

No one is for certain but I expect them to force it to happen. It's like writing an essay but only having the conclusion and none of the supporting arguments or evidence laid out before hand. They see Austin as nothing more than a new cash grab they can just bleed dry for another 20 years.

No offense to Columbus but Philadelphia is the 6th largest city by population and 4th largest media market, MLS isn't letting this team move. This team isn't getting public money from any town to build a new stadium anywhere in the Delaware Valley.

I think that's also the case but I imagine they'll make threats to try and force the hand of someone in southeast PA on the adjoining areas of New Jersey.
 
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Great first week for LAFC, Galaxy, and Columbus. I've got Columbus #1 in my Power Rankings and Atlanta waaaay down in the hole.
 

B-Dubs

That's some catch, that catch-22
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Oct 25, 2017
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Great first week for LAFC, Galaxy, and Columbus. I've got Columbus #1 in my Power Rankings and Atlanta waaaay down in the hole.
Atlanta won't improve until they get a D-mid, so until that happens they're an easy 3 points. You can just walk down the damn middle of the pitch against them without so much as a wave, it's madness. What was Tata Martino thinking?
 

SegFault

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Oct 25, 2017
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Yep the Union will be in the philly area in perpetuity until a time where MLS folds (which won't happen).

You move the Union you will NEVER be able to have another team here. No one would go after how it was brought in in the first place.

as shitty as it would be I would love to see them get the out in the next 5 years and move into the city.
 

NihonTiger

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Oct 25, 2017
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Yep the Union will be in the philly area in perpetuity until a time where MLS folds (which won't happen).

You move the Union you will NEVER be able to have another team here. No one would go after how it was brought in in the first place.

as shitty as it would be I would love to see them get the out in the next 5 years and move into the city.

Same with Columbus. But state attorney general just filed a lawsuit to keep them here.

Let the chaos reign.
 

xbhaskarx

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Oct 27, 2017
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NorCal
The MLS Minutes Matrix Week 1

This season ASN is going to be keeping track of how minutes are divided up in MLS. We have created a matrix program that looks at how minutes are allocated between various different categories including multiple age groups, foreign, domestic, as well as comparing them across teams. Week 1 take: Great week for Philadelphia.
 

B-Dubs

That's some catch, that catch-22
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Oct 25, 2017
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God is real and he loves the Metro. I am crazy hype right now.
 
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zroid

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The Fallen
Oct 25, 2017
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Canada
and so ends the midfield diamond experiment

edit: both Vazquez and Aketxe on the bench is... interesting

 

B-Dubs

That's some catch, that catch-22
General Manager
Oct 25, 2017
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Hope Toronto doesn't try and win the same way we did, not sure they could replicate the Ralfball madness.
 

zroid

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The Fallen
Oct 25, 2017
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Canada
Tigres pressure is stronk.They give no time and space.

I will say Van der Wiel has looked impressive tonight
 

zroid

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Oct 25, 2017
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That was a very impressive effort by Jozy. When he's doing his thing, he's so hard to handle for defenders.