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Two other developers want the land PSV wants and presented at a community meeting last night, where two council members were present.
https://communityimpact.com/austin/...emerge-for-coveted-austin-owned-mckalla-site/
Apparently there were bonds issued to help fund remediation and/or water dept activity on the site which may be the reason we are seeing the $29m number.
Business might be picking up.
https://communityimpact.com/austin/...emerge-for-coveted-austin-owned-mckalla-site/
Apparently there were bonds issued to help fund remediation and/or water dept activity on the site which may be the reason we are seeing the $29m number.
Business might be picking up.
Earnie Stewart is going to take the USMNT GM job. I edited my post, thanks!
Cool, thanks. Sounds like it's been headed that way for a while. I think he might do a good job given the right situation, but most reports say that he doesn't really have enough power in the new position to institute much change. :/
That's good news I suppose. Hopefully the position will get a bit more power once they see it in action.
Just now getting around to reading this...
Own Goal: The Inside Story of How the USMNT Missed the 2018 World Cup
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Own Goal: The Inside Story of How the USMNT Missed the 2018 World Cup
Klinsmann blamed the poor results on referees, and privately told U.S. Soccer officials that he believed some of the matches were rigged.
Players described routinely having to figure out positions in the tunnel on the way onto the pitch.
Players described routinely having to figure out positions in the tunnel on the way onto the pitch.
Now, posed with a question about what should happen with Klinsmann, Dempsey wanted no part of it. "I wouldn't have done this to your father, and I'm not doing this now," he told Bradley, according to multiple sources within the team. "I just want to score goals and go fishing."
Asked if there was a single snapshot of that night burned into their memory, multiple players recall the sight of Pulisic, the most blameless person in the entire catastrophe, still in full uniform, weeping in the shower.
Asked if there was a single snapshot of that night burned into their memory, multiple players recall the sight of Pulisic, the most blameless person in the entire catastrophe, still in full uniform, weeping in the shower.
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Yea, the whole thing was a mess. Reading this, I'm shocked we made the last World Cup.
A lot of this we knew, but tons we didn't. Dempsey shouldn't have ever been captain and Gulatti should have had some balls.
The thing is, this barely even touches how Klinsmann all but ignored bringing in younger players after Brazil. He'd barely even look at MLS when it came to this.
That's not even getting into how fucked up the locker room got. The US used to be a team that would routinely punch well above it's weight simply because they had a "never say die" attitude and always had each other's backs. Whoever comes next has to be the sort of coach that can get that feeling back because there's a lot of talent coming up right now and with that attitude of old (combined with the talent they seem to have) they could shock some people.
If I remember correctly you were a pretty unabashed Klinsmann hater over on the old site and I always thought you were a little crazy. Welp, you were right.
There were indeed bonds on the site, I believe. They were around $21 million so that plus the $8 million valuation on its own gets you to $29 million.
Also the meeting crowd laughed at PSV's shuttle parking idea.
Too many first team guys missing this week, call ups ups decimated the team's best 11. If we make it to the next round it'll be a miracle.
Edit: oh, for you. I'm not able to watch the game tonight, has Vieiera adjusted your game plan or is he still trying to play through the middle?
Vieiera wants to continue his same game plan that hasn't worked.
Jesse hasn't implemented the secondary wide press that Leipzig uses so if he were to force the ball out there he could tire RBNY out faster.
Anyway, he probably doesn't care about open cup. The organization never has. And besides that it's rumored this is his last week before moving to Nice.
Most do. It's a pretty big trophy and gets you a CCL berth. It doesn't have the prestige of MLS Cup, but it's a fun tournament.
EDIT: ROYER!!!
It's a style issue. When one team plays out the back and into the middle and the other presses super high and in the middle it's probably going to go badly for the team playing out the back. Vieira needs to adjust his strategies if he wants to compete.
Not sure what Vieira is thinking running the same strategy out there over and over. I hope they don't do this shit again in the Bronx.
It's definitely part of it, but it's also how local RBNY's team is. There's a bunch of guys that grew up watching the squad, dreaming of playing in a big rivalry game, getting to live that dream. So they give everything they have and then some. Everyone on every team gears up big time for a rivalry match, but the local guy who grew up watching is going to gear up way more than normal.
I also hope Vieira adjusts, because as much fun as it is winning like this I do kinda want these games to be a bit more competitive.
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Me too! We're awful!
Really the only thing they've done recently that's made me smile:
Might go to the ATL/CHI match
I kinda hope it's at Kennesaw State rather than Mercedes Benz, just to see how the atmosphere is like there in-person. It looked pretty good for the Atlanta/Charleston match last night.
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Have a good time!
Also link shortly but the Austin councilwoman whose district PSV's stadium would be in sounds piiiiiiiiiiiiissed.
I kinda disagree with Warshaw that the press would be easier to implement. You need specific types of players at a specific fitness level to pull it off and the pressing schemes can get pretty complicated and require everyone to buy in and be totally insync to pull off, if even one guy is a step late it all falls apart. Most of the guys coming up right now could pull it off, I think we mostly have the right kinds of players right now, but that's only best 11. Pretty much everyone in the front four needs to be able to play make and score, so I'm not sure if the depth is there to do it.
Plus it wouldn't work on anyone in region except Mexico, since there's a lot of bunkering among CONCACAF teams.
I think the conclusion that Doyle comes to in the end - that it'll be some sort of a synthesis of pressing/possession - is the correct one. As they note, the USMNT won't be able to hold lots of possession in certain situations, and they won't be able to high press all the time, but having a team capable of improving and implementing both, and with some semblance of an actual tactical plan, is certainly a step forward.
Might go to the ATL/CHI match
I kinda hope it's at Kennesaw State rather than Mercedes Benz, just to see how the atmosphere is like there in-person. It looked pretty good for the Atlanta/Charleston match last night.
Nope, at the Benz. I think the tickey demand would outstrip 5/3.
Looks like they're using it as the "free game offer" for the season ticket holders, which explains why it's at MBS rather than KSU.
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City council member in Austin: Precourt Sports Ventures' stadium plan 'looks like a massive giveaway'
Jesus Christ. That's about as blunt and honest of an assessment as I've seen from anyone outside Columbus with any sort of power. Councilwoman Pool is seeing right through the charade.
Jesus Christ. That's about as blunt and honest of an assessment as I've seen from anyone outside Columbus with any sort of power. Councilwoman Pool is seeing right through the charade.
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Huge fucking twist in the Crew-to-Austin saga:
McKalla Place has a new bidder. They have a potential fuckton of money (John Chen is, I believe, the Blackberry CEO) and they want to buy the property from the city for just above market value.
Additionally, another huge plot of land opened up in downtown Columbus today. They seem to be saving it for Amazon's HQ2 but Columbus won't get it. It's the huge area behind COSI in Franklinton.
McKalla Place has a new bidder. They have a potential fuckton of money (John Chen is, I believe, the Blackberry CEO) and they want to buy the property from the city for just above market value.
Additionally, another huge plot of land opened up in downtown Columbus today. They seem to be saving it for Amazon's HQ2 but Columbus won't get it. It's the huge area behind COSI in Franklinton.
