News: Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Discussion in 'MLS: News & Analysis' started by Fiosfan, Apr 22, 2014.

  1. deejay

    deejay Member+

    Feb 14, 2000
    Tarpon Springs, FL
    Club:
    Jorge Wilstermann
    Nat'l Team:
    Bolivia
    They need to focus on the kid soccer crowd and widen their area. I'm a little over an hour away but nobody in my area knew about it. Their could have been a lot of interest. This is something that the Rowdies are getting much better at doing.
     
  2. Kejsare

    Kejsare Member+

    Portland Timbers
    Mar 10, 2010
    Virginia
    Club:
    Portland Timbers
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  3. deejay

    deejay Member+

    Feb 14, 2000
    Tarpon Springs, FL
    Club:
    Jorge Wilstermann
    Nat'l Team:
    Bolivia
    Nonetheless it works. 200+ comments from people complaining.
     
  4. deejay

    deejay Member+

    Feb 14, 2000
    Tarpon Springs, FL
    Club:
    Jorge Wilstermann
    Nat'l Team:
    Bolivia
    Of the players starting last week, if you take away all Canadians, Americans playing for other countries and green card holders no matter if they are credible future USMNT members.......only 40% are left!!!!!!!!!!

    Seriously, if you take a good look at the stats you'll find that most of the players were developed here. Only 42% of the players listed here are true out and out foreign imports. Those are good numbers.
     
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  5. JasonMa

    JasonMa Member+

    Mar 20, 2000
    Arvada, CO
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The Daily Wave: Game of Throw-Ins
    Burgundy Wave
     
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  6. AndyMead

    AndyMead Homo Sapien

    Nov 2, 1999
    Seat 12A
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    Prior to 87-90, baseball's Spring Training was for the diehards. It was during that late 80s period that attendance for Spring Training became a thing.

    Frankly, if you're worried about selling tickets to Spring Training, I think you're in danger of losing focus.
     
  7. deejay

    deejay Member+

    Feb 14, 2000
    Tarpon Springs, FL
    Club:
    Jorge Wilstermann
    Nat'l Team:
    Bolivia
    Only IMG is worried about those numbers and only in context of spring training.
     
  8. Fiosfan

    Fiosfan Red Card

    Mar 21, 2010
    Nevada
    Club:
    New York City FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  9. trip76

    trip76 Member

    Jul 17, 2007
    North East USA
    thats deadspins tactic. they bash MLS knowing they will get loads of MLS fans clicking. thats why i no longer click their nonsense.
     
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  10. Fiosfan

    Fiosfan Red Card

    Mar 21, 2010
    Nevada
    Club:
    New York City FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
     
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  11. bbsbt

    bbsbt Member+

    Feb 26, 2003
    #14 bbsbt, Apr 22, 2014
    Last edited: Apr 22, 2014
    Exactly.
    I'm hoping that no Deadspin links get posted here on the daily news pages... unless they are MLS-friendly.


    (cue in the "this is America, we have freedom of speech here" crowd in 3, 2, 1...)
     
  12. Fiosfan

    Fiosfan Red Card

    Mar 21, 2010
    Nevada
    Club:
    New York City FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  13. Zoidberg

    Zoidberg Member+

    Jun 23, 2006
    Yup...gets old fast. Stopped clocking a while ago. Just like Gardner. Sure, every once in a while he puts out something decent, but I just give up having to wade through all the crap.
     
  14. Fiosfan

    Fiosfan Red Card

    Mar 21, 2010
    Nevada
    Club:
    New York City FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I love ignore feather ...
     
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  15. Kejsare

    Kejsare Member+

    Portland Timbers
    Mar 10, 2010
    Virginia
    Club:
    Portland Timbers
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    If they resort to the First Amendment argument on BS they don't understand it. I laughed when Sounders fans being shut out of tickets for Timbers home matches made accusations of unconstitutional things.
     
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  16. trip76

    trip76 Member

    Jul 17, 2007
    North East USA
    yeah, the first amendment is probably the most widely misunderstood aspect of the constitution.

    for those interested, long story short, if it isn't a government entity involved in quashing the speech, the first amendment isn't applicable. private entities can limit speech in their venue any way they like.
     
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  17. bgix

    bgix Bad Penny

    Jun 29, 2009
    Seattle
    Club:
    Seattle Sounders
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I might be more worried about NYCFC sharing a nearly 100% overlapping season with the Yankees in the same stadium, than I am about how ATL will do with their team. It will be a huge relief, I think, when NYCFC gets their own stadium.
     
  18. bbsbt

    bbsbt Member+

    Feb 26, 2003
    Which is the point I was trying to make by posting that.
     
  19. PhillyMLS

    PhillyMLS Member+

    Oct 24, 2000
    SE PA
    I always like how people on here say that their freedom of speech is being infringed on when a front office tries cutting down on chants like YSA.
     
  20. Knave

    Knave Member+

    May 25, 1999
    In cases like this, I tend to think the correct approach for this thread would be to provide a cached version.

    Bookmark this: http://www.cachedpages.com/

    And use it to get cached link like this: http://deadspin.com.nyud.net:8080/mls-expands-to-atlanta-because-the-quality-of-play-was-1564745075
     
  21. RSLer

    RSLer Member+

    Sep 24, 2008
    Stansbury Park, UT
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
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