MLS 2016 Season Thread

[Brock Anton]

I think OKC will work but is not nearly big enough to support a high spending team like the cosmos.

It's not even that, (even though Rayo are spending quite a bit) there was already a successful USL club in OKC. Is OKC really THAT much of a soccer hotbed that you had to go in and compete with the USL? If they wanted Oklahoma, they could have made something work in Tulsa at least.

 

[Cirris]

It's not even that, (even though Rayo are spending quite a bit) there was already a successful USL club in OKC. Is OKC really THAT much of a soccer hotbed that you had to go in and compete with the USL? If they wanted Oklahoma, they could have made something work in Tulsa at least.

On top of that, any sense of territorial rivalry went out the window when San Antonio sold out of NASL and the new ownership went to USL.

 

[varsaku]

On top of that, any sense of territorial rivalry went out the window when San Antonio sold out of NASL and the new ownership went to USL.

USL is now seen as a better path to MLS my most lower division teams.

 

[Virtanen18]

Kudo suspension makes it three times the Whitecaps have had a player suspended by the disciplinary committee after a game. This was for a dive, and it came with a fine too. **** off

 

[Brock Anton]

USL is now seen as a better path to MLS my most lower division teams.

Easily. That's mainly because USL is more than willing to be a feeder league to MLS of sorts, while NASL see themselves as a competitor.

 

[varsaku]

 

[varsaku]

That was a not a red card.

 

[Brock Anton]

It was Geiger, so of course it wasn't a red.

 

[varsaku]

TIL There were 12 straight red cards in 34 MLS matches in 2016. That's as many as last three years combined at this point in season.

I understand they are cracking down on hard tackles, but this seems kind of excessive.

 

[Virtanen18]

Yay the red card party continues.

 

[Big McLargehuge]

There shouldn't be too much controversy with that one, at least.

Tough half for the Whitecaps...2 non-contact injury subs and a red card.

 

[Virtanen18]

Eh, it wasn't that bad. Those tackles happen all the time, and he didn't even go through the player. Laba pretty much stopped on contact. A yellow would suffice there.

 

[Brock Anton]

de Jong has been easily LA's best player tonight. He's been everywhere.

 

[Virtanen18]

Waston on red card: "I dont understand #MLS rules. Tackles are in football. Do they want us to be kids playing with barbies?" #WhitecapsFC

This was retweeted by Will Johnson. Hope more players start to speak up.

 

[Virtanen18]

#LAGalaxy's Bruce Arena on red cards. "Too many red cards are ruining this game. Seems like a red card every game." https://t.co/zesEevN1h6

Sounds like Brucey was as bored as the rest of us after the red.

 

[Brock Anton]

Honestly, I at first didn't mind the refs cracking down a bit on the reckless challenges (a lot of dangerous challenges have gone unpunished the past couple years), but this is getting to be a bit too much. It seems like any somewhat hard challenge is automatically a red now.

 

[varsaku]

Rayo OKC sold out their home opener, hopefully this continues. Interesting to see how things will go next week when they play at home at the same time as OKC Energy.

 

[Ugmo]

Rayo OKC? Haha. Is that worse than Real Salt Lake? Well nothing is worse than Real Salt Lake, but this is close.

 

[Big McLargehuge]

Rayo?

Now if there's a name with a huge American following, it's ****ing Rayo.

I can't stand teams being named after other teams unless they're a direct farm team. I get the ownership link, but...ew.

 

[chasespace]

Arsenal's Flamini is linked with an MLS move this summer. Probably an agent trying to inflate his client's worth but I think he would be a good addition. More of a Jermaine Jones workhorse than a sexy Pirlo/Lampard/Gerrard/Kaka signing

 

[theaub]

Why does MLS show people using flares/smoke bombs in all their promos and then promptly ban any supporter group that actually uses them?

 

[chasespace]

Why does MLS show people using flares/smoke bombs in all their promos and then promptly ban any supporter group that actually uses them?

I think it's the individual teams/stadiums that have those bans in place. City ordinances and whatnot.

 

[theaub]

I can't see people getting banned from all MLS stadiums (like the guy in Washington) without the complicit approval of MLS

 

[Pouchkine]

Montreal Impact does the same to promote games and then they ban the fans who do it...

 

[varsaku]

BMO Field Drone Footage

The stadium looks so amazing.