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WestrnPhlyr
Go away or I shall taunt you a second time.
Agree. I would also like to see Derby up there as well, but I think they are sitting in 6th at the moment so...
As an Arsenal fan, I could not agree more.
FlyerFaithful17
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6th is right on the edge. If they remain where they are they will at least be able to play in after the season.
Tought draw for UEL on you guys today.
Also, i want to see Derby up because... Super Frank
WestrnPhlyr
Go away or I shall taunt you a second time.
Really? I don't know why but I thought winner was automatically promoted and the next 4 played to see who else gets to go up. But now that I think about it I realize I'm an idiot because it's the top 2 automatically promoted and the next 4 play for the final spot....it's early
I know they somehow beat Rennes 3-0 yesterday and won on aggregate (after the first match I figured they were done tbh), but I haven't seen the draw....who'd they get?
Napoli. If you progress, youll get the winner of Villareal/Valencia.
Chelsea drew Slavia Prague, and if they advance, they play the winner of Benfica/Frankfurt.
So no one talks MLS here? Shame. I'm an ATL UTD season ticket holder. Gonna whoop some philly a$$ this weekend tbh.
If i wanted to watch High school level football, i'd just walk around the corner. :p
1865
Alpha Couturier
And they're consistently a bottom half of the table team. Forgive me if Im not overly excited about a 25Million overpay when players are being sold for 200M. Generally speaking, very good players at age 25 go for a lot more than that. I also dont know what a Kanye shrug is, but sure, if that helps you feel better about it, by all means.
A few years back, i went to a game where Stoke basically played their B side against the Union's A side at PPL park, and Stoke still won handily. And that was when the union were consistently making the playoffs
That said, im not as down on the MLS as most 'purists' are. But the drop off in talent is sizeable, and I dont have all day to watch football in my house. If i have to prioritize the viewership, its definitely going to be pretty much any EPL game over any MLS game. .
Hurricane28
Angry Flyers STH/Weather Guy
Play indoor for fun with my buddies. Played travel soccer as a goalkeeper until high school where I decided to play a different sport in the fall, because A. I wasn't very good, and B. My high school was and still is a soccer powerhouse.
Indoor quite a bit. Have played in the Casa outdoor league in the Philly area in the past. Im too short to play outdoor keeper, and given i played hockey goalie, my game is more suited to an indoor rink anyway.
I make a decent enough right back, but i have no left foot, so i find myself in a bind sometimes.
You must be a bit on the old side RE: Kanye Shrug.
Almiron is consistently looking like the best player on the field for Newcastle each game.
You also forget that MLS has this thing called a salary cap. It's not bad soccer, though. There are only a couple MLS teams worth watching so I get your point though. Most owners are cheap and don't want to spend any money to make their team better.
I'm 35(technicaly still 34 for a few days), hardly old. Being the best player on the field for a bad team doenst move the needle much for me, im sorry. Almiron is a good player and i'm glad he has seemingly made the transition. But even the all time greats of MLS had a minimal impact when they were over in the EPL. None of them were able to crack top teams, except for Howard. The talent gap between the two leagues is incredible.
Have not forgotten that theres a salary cap - but i also havent forgotten that theres a good reason the top players in the EPL are making in a week what some of the top players in the MLS are in a year. And while a good portion of that has to do with the TV contract that the EPL gets, its also largely due to the fact that the players are just that much better. MLS teams can barely even compete in the Concacaf CL.
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My sympathy for a club who has won as much as Chelsea in the premiership era is as limited as my sympathy for the Pens.
My sympathy for a club who has won as much as Chelsea in the premiership era is as limited as my sympathy for the Pens.
Fair enough, i can respect that.
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I used to quite a lot, but it got to a point where I was on 3 different teams at once and I got exhausted and financially poor from it. Then I became a trailrunner.
Came inside from raking leaves just in time to watch Everton score.
Guess I'll go do the neighbors yard.
Guess I'll go do the neighbors yard.
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Decent 1st half performance by Chelsea, but they were an abomination in the 2nd.
Maybe I can use that as an excuse with the girlfriend to never rake leaves again. Or something.
kudymen
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He's so remarkably average, it's pathetic. It's rarer to see him make an incredible save than to see something like this. Most of his saves only looked good because he could cover more of the net with his lanky frame.
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