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Discussion in 'San Jose Earthquakes' started by KMJvet, Mar 8, 2014.

  1. hc897

    hc897 Member+

    May 3, 2009
    San Jose, CA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    I think most top-level pro sports teams in the US make money. Obviously the big payout is if you hang on to see the team's value appreciate, but if the league and teams weren't making any money, that value probably wouldn't be rising as much as we've seen it do so in the past couple decades.

    And you see concerted efforts by owners to run their teams much more leanly. Even notorious big spenders like the Yankees are so much smarter about how they spend their money that it seems hard to believe (to me at least) that they aren't earning profits annually.

    Now, this won't be true of all teams or leagues, but I don't think a lot of investors get into pro sports these days because they want a fun toy to spend their unlimited wealth on. They want to become even more impossibly wealthy.
     
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  2. ThreeApples

    ThreeApples Member+

    Jul 28, 1999
    Smurf Village
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    LAG2 is in 15th place.
     
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  3. jeff_adams

    jeff_adams Member+

    Dec 16, 1999
    Monterey, Ca
    Sacramento was a split affirmation with Portland. Quakes loaned players like Adam Jahn and Tommy Thompson to get playing minutes and stay sharp. Sacramento has been trying to get into MLS since the days of Preki coaching them. They were never interested in developing players for other teams.
     
  4. falvo

    falvo Member+

    Mar 27, 2005
    San Jose & Florence
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy
    You are making a reverse point though and both Jahn and Tommy were sent down not brought up. Loaning players out is one thing but I'm talking about placing young, up and coming players on the USL clubs, grooming them and bringing them up like most minor leagues do. That just doesn't and hasn't really happened yet.
     
  5. NedZ

    NedZ Member+

    May 19, 2001
    Los Gatos
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    #7605 NedZ, Jul 21, 2019
    Last edited: Jul 21, 2019
    Portland beat Seattle 2-1 in Seattle.

    Seattle is now in 3rd place in the West, 1 point ahead of Quakes & Minnesota, with 21 games played.
     
  6. Scott Rohde

    Scott Rohde Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Jul 28, 2018
    Seattle v. Portland was another fun game to watch. Very intense and even had some post game arguments among the players.
     
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  7. NedZ

    NedZ Member+

    May 19, 2001
    Los Gatos
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Quakes' final two regular season games are home vs Seattle and then away at Portland.
     
  8. falvo

    falvo Member+

    Mar 27, 2005
    San Jose & Florence
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy


    Wow, £1m or $1,247,030.00 -per-week or $65 million a year?

    Do 1billion Chinese know who Bale is?

    Good job Bale! :thumbsup:


    Go C-League! :thumbsup:
     
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  9. bsman

    bsman Member+

    May 30, 2001
    MadCity
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    His hair-do would be more appropriate if he signed as a Sumo in the J-League....
     
  10. falvo

    falvo Member+

    Mar 27, 2005
    San Jose & Florence
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy
  11. falvo

    falvo Member+

    Mar 27, 2005
    San Jose & Florence
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy
  12. MtnGardener

    MtnGardener Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Jul 21, 2017
    Intense, but sloppy as hell. In the first fifteen minutes it seemed liked 50% of the passes were intercepted. It was insane. I was thinking "the Quakes would beat either team, with 30+ shots, since we'd have 90% possession". It was fun, but neither team was impressive in an absolute sense.
     
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  13. bsman

    bsman Member+

    May 30, 2001
    MadCity
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
  14. Earthshaker

    Earthshaker BigSoccer Supporter

    Sep 12, 2005
    The hills above town
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  15. Scott Rohde

    Scott Rohde Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Jul 28, 2018
    It’s all fun and games until someone gets their skull fractured.

    I say 4 games because I don’t think Zlatan was trying to win the ball. I believe his intention was to obstruct El-Munir by putting an elbow in his face.

    This is the kind of stuff Zlatan is famous for and it won’t be the last time he does something dangerous.
     
  16. MtnGardener

    MtnGardener Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Jul 21, 2017
    I am not a big fan of Zlatan hurting people. But I would say that relative to his own shoulders his elbows weren't that high. I am not sure that should get more from DisCo. You'd have to ascribe intent, and I think that is too much for the evidence. Now when he chokes people, he should get half a season. I think that was too light.
     
  17. Earthshaker

    Earthshaker BigSoccer Supporter

    Sep 12, 2005
    The hills above town
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    He knew exactly what he was doing, and he clearly throws the elbow. The guy is an outright thug.
     
  18. DotMPP

    DotMPP 'Quakes fan in Stumptown

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Jun 29, 2004
    SE Portland, OR
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Who on the thread has ever said they like games at Levi's
     
  19. don gagliardi

    don gagliardi Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    Feb 28, 2004
    san jose
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    There's @Goodsport, but he won't answer the question whether he's ever actually had to endure attending a game there.
     
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  20. Earthshaker

    Earthshaker BigSoccer Supporter

    Sep 12, 2005
    The hills above town
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Being of Russian heritage, I believe Goodsport has an admiration for Soviet-style architecture.:p
     
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  21. MtnGardener

    MtnGardener Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Jul 21, 2017
    Dunno. I watched it maybe 20 times on loop? I don't think it is as clear as that. I see that "elbows in line with the pectorals" jump from... oh... 100% of players jumping for balls? I think that only Zlatan would get DISCOed for that one because people don't like him. I know _I_ don't like him. If it happens I won't shed a tear. But Flo comes in that hot and elbowy plenty often and I don't want to see him DISCOed over it. And I don't think people should get nailed for what other people assume their motives were in a case as normal looking as that.
     
  22. don gagliardi

    don gagliardi Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    Feb 28, 2004
    san jose
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    I thought we couldn't talk politics on here? :)
     
  23. SoccerMan94043

    SoccerMan94043 Member+

    May 29, 2003
    San Jose
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
     
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  24. bsman

    bsman Member+

    May 30, 2001
    MadCity
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    I love that commercial!
     
  25. Scott Rohde

    Scott Rohde Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Jul 28, 2018
    The Leagues Cup premiered tonight (the Quakes might be playing in this next year).
    The Galaxy beat Tijuana in an unusually bad penalty shoot out.

    How do people feel about this new tournament? I think it's great. I assume it would replace the 3 friendly games we usually play. Sounds like the players can make a decent amount of money the further they go in the tournament (really good money for the younger players - I forget what the numbers were but sounds like some players will double or triple their salaries).
     
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