Schedule so far? [Archive] - Page 5

Chowda

23 Jan 2007, 02:47 PM

How do you know that's his debut? I'm just seeing some wild guesses there.

His contract is up at RM on 6/30. That'd be the earlist he could play under current contracts. That's why everyone mentions August, because he would need time off, time to adapt, etc...

Read the post more carefully. I'm just pointing out the logistical improbabilty of him playing in every MLS venue unless he's released earlier.

ToMhIlL

23 Jan 2007, 03:14 PM

Back a long, long time ago when Alexi Lalas was a "star" these kinds of questions came up. I recall some drooling, slack-jawed yokels in Cow-lumbus, Kansas, or some other God-forsaken outpost moaning that the first time Lalas was sposta play, he was off at the 'limpics helping the US lose to someone else's U-23s. For his second visit he had gotten a red card for throwing a ball at a cameraman in the previous game. The League intervened (you don't say!) and let him "appeal" the suspension, so he could play in front of said slack-jawed yokels. He did, the league upheld the red and he missed the next home game, which was fine for all involved.

It goes without saying that no MLS ref will have the 'nads to show Mr. Posh so much as a yellow, unless he does something really stupid like take a swing at Joey Franchino for calling him an "English poofta," so that scenario won't happen again.

wolfp10

23 Jan 2007, 03:37 PM

Just to clarify, I didn't say it was Becks debut, I asked whether the national tv audience in August would mean it would be his debut?

I would suspect LA will have more home games towards the end of the season.

rkupp

24 Jan 2007, 09:42 AM

I think the capacity of Gillette could play a factor, especially early in the Beckham era when the buzz is still at it's peak.

wolfp10

24 Jan 2007, 10:14 AM

I think the capacity of Gillette could play a factor, especially early in the Beckham era when the buzz is still at it's peak.

Plus Becks has endorsements with Gillette.

NFLPatriot

24 Jan 2007, 10:55 AM

With the shorter MLS schedule this year, there is no guarantee that we would play LA at home anyway, correct?

What is the new break down for the schedule?

2006:
4 x 5 Eastern Conf teams = 20
2 x 6 Western Conf teams = 12
TOTAL = 32

2007:
3 x 6 EC teams = 18 (adding TOR)
2 x 6 WC teams = 12
TOTAL = 30

So, LA still has to come here at some point in 2007.

REVS FAN 1

24 Jan 2007, 11:01 AM

2007:
3 x 6 EC teams = 18 (adding TOR)

So, we could get lucky and get Toronto away twice(2 ROAD TRIPS!) or we could get screwed and get DCU and/or ChiFi away twice.....

We'll see....sometime in early April when the schedule comes out:rolleyes:

patfan1

25 Jan 2007, 01:51 PM

Am now hearing that we're likely to get the schedule right around the same time as last year ...

DREWWW

25 Jan 2007, 02:24 PM

Am now hearing that we're likely to get the schedule right around the same time as last year ...

BUT I WANT IT NOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW....IF YOU DON'T GIVE ME THE SCHEDULE I'M GONNA HOLD MY BREATH UNTIL I PASS OUT AND DIE AND THEN YOU'LL BE SORRY :p

wolfp10

25 Jan 2007, 02:38 PM

I would love for the Revs to play at Toronto during Memorial Day weekend. Kick ass weekend.

NFLPatriot

25 Jan 2007, 02:58 PM

I was just making fun of the NHL for moving their All Star game to a Wednesday night, and now I find out MLS is moving theirs to ESPN2 on a Thursday night (July 19th, 2007).

I thought it was man-law that All Star games are played on weekends? :)

Sean Donahue

25 Jan 2007, 02:58 PM

His contract is up at RM on 6/30. That'd be the earlist he could play under current contracts. That's why everyone mentions August, because he would need time off, time to adapt, etc...

Read the post more carefully. I'm just pointing out the logistical improbabilty of him playing in every MLS venue unless he's released earlier.

I thought they were mentioning August because that is when the MLS transfer window opens?

JMMUSA8

25 Jan 2007, 03:04 PM

I thought they were mentioning August because that is when the MLS transfer window opens?

I thought it wouldn't matter since he would be out of contract and the window only applies to those under contract.

jrkumor

02 Feb 2007, 09:14 AM

Well, there will be no home game this weekend

Concert: The Fourth Annual New England Country Music Festival
Performers: Kenny Chesney, Brooks & Dunn, Sugarland, Sara Evans and Pat Green
Location: Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA
Date & Time: Saturday, July 28th 3:30 PM

wolfp10

02 Feb 2007, 10:23 AM

I was just making fun of the NHL for moving their All Star game to a Wednesday night, and now I find out MLS is moving theirs to ESPN2 on a Thursday night (July 19th, 2007).

I thought it was man-law that All Star games are played on weekends? :)

At least MLS's All star game will be on basic cable.

DREWWW

02 Feb 2007, 10:34 AM

Performers: Kenny Chesney, Brooks & Dunn,

Wow I hope all the Shit doesn't stink up the place. Just add Beyonce and you can just flush it right down the drain :p

patfan1

02 Feb 2007, 11:11 AM

I was just making fun of the NHL for moving their All Star game to a Wednesday night, and now I find out MLS is moving theirs to ESPN2 on a Thursday night (July 19th, 2007).

I thought it was man-law that All Star games are played on weekends? :)
Just read this ... baseball's All-Star game is on Tuesday's. For those that care about baseball. :p

Weber King

02 Feb 2007, 12:04 PM

Well, there will be no home game this weekend

Concert: The Fourth Annual New England Country Music Festival
Performers: Kenny Chesney, Brooks & Dunn, Sugarland, Sara Evans and Pat Green
Location: Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA
Date & Time: Saturday, July 28th 3:30 PM

No, but there probably will be a home game on Thursday July 26th with plenty of concert rigging in the south end zone... :o

JMMUSA8

02 Feb 2007, 06:18 PM

At least MLS's All star game will be on basic cable.

According to the Sports Business Daily, the NHL All-Star game on Wednesday night drew a 0.7 rating and was seen in just over 474,000 households. The ratings for the game were down 76% from the 2004 NHL All-Star game on ABC, which was seen in 1,985,000 households.

MLS gets better.

Hockey is dead.

wolfp10

02 Feb 2007, 07:24 PM

According to the Sports Business Daily, the NHL All-Star game on Wednesday night drew a 0.7 rating and was seen in just over 474,000 households. The ratings for the game were down 76% from the 2004 NHL All-Star game on ABC, which was seen in 1,985,000 households.

MLS gets better.

Hockey is dead.

The NHL should have contracted at least 2, maybe even 4 teams during the lockout. Hockey has hit it's peak in their country.

And IMO, Gary Bettman should not have kept his job after the first lockout in 1994, nether less getting a paycheck from the NHL now.