2019 Optimism Thread

Discussion in 'Chicago Fire' started by firefan2001, Nov 20, 2018.

  1. firefan2001

    firefan2001 Member+

    Dec 27, 2000
    Oswego, Illinois
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
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  2. harrylee773

    harrylee773 Member+

    Jul 28, 2004
    Chicago
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Shit, I have to get 'excited' for another season already again?

    Um... we're that much closer to maybe actually having professional soccer back inside of city limits again!!! ... hooray, or whatever ...

    Basti might come back?

    All I got right now...
     
  3. GHjelm

    GHjelm Member+

    Apr 23, 2008
    Batavia
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Bunge and Jiggly both seem optimistic for a sale in the new year. It's weird to see them agree. I guess I should probably take note of that
     
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  4. Jiggly_333

    Jiggly_333 Member+

    Chicago Fire
    Mar 8, 2015
    Corner of Bedlam and Squalor (It's that way ->)
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    Japan
    I'm optimistic that my album in 2019 will be better than my album from 2018.

    That's about the only thing I'm 100% certain of.

    Everything else is an MLS Superdraft.
     
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  5. Pennsylvania Dave

    Jul 31, 2012
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    There's nothing to be optimistic about in 2019. Mods, stop your ball sucking and shut this thread down!
     
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  6. xtomx

    xtomx Member+

    Chicago Fire
    Sep 6, 2001
    Northern Wisconsin, but not far from civilization
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Note for Posterity.

    The above quoted statement was posted at 11:20 a.m. on November 21, 2018
     
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  7. firefan2001

    firefan2001 Member+

    Dec 27, 2000
    Oswego, Illinois
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
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  8. splunge63

    splunge63 Member+

    Mar 30, 2014
    west burbs
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Joke, right?
     
  9. bunge

    bunge BigSoccer Supporter

    Oct 24, 2000
    Just got back from seeing Bob Dylan in Waterbury, CT.

     
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  10. firefan2001

    firefan2001 Member+

    Dec 27, 2000
    Oswego, Illinois
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    We made it on the ESPN ticker. Chicago Fire resign Bastian Schweinsteiger or should that be Adidas or MLS or both resigns Bastian Schweinsteiger?
     
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  11. Jiggly_333

    Jiggly_333 Member+

    Chicago Fire
    Mar 8, 2015
    Corner of Bedlam and Squalor (It's that way ->)
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    Japan
    Mansueto resigned him.
     
  12. firefan2001

    firefan2001 Member+

    Dec 27, 2000
    Oswego, Illinois
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    You have proof that he did?
     
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  13. pena pirata

    pena pirata Member+

    Sep 28, 2013
    Batavia
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    He has no proof, just like he expects some sort of announcement at the draft.
     
  14. loonixxx

    loonixxx Member+

    Chicago Red Stars
    Aug 28, 2004
    Soccer Limbo
    Club:
    Jagiellonia Bialystok SSA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Rubber Dick.
     
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  15. Jiggly_333

    Jiggly_333 Member+

    Chicago Fire
    Mar 8, 2015
    Corner of Bedlam and Squalor (It's that way ->)
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    Japan
    This isn't just Andy anymore where he's depending the league and sponsors to bail him out. Mansueto has the money to do it and it's very likely that he would be able to pay for Basti himself.
     
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  16. xtomx

    xtomx Member+

    Chicago Fire
    Sep 6, 2001
    Northern Wisconsin, but not far from civilization
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Sure, he is "able to pay for Basti himself," but that does not mean that he did pay for Basti himself.
     
  17. Jiggly_333

    Jiggly_333 Member+

    Chicago Fire
    Mar 8, 2015
    Corner of Bedlam and Squalor (It's that way ->)
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    Japan
    I'm sorry, I thought this was the Optimism Thread!

    [​IMG]
     
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  18. firefan2001

    firefan2001 Member+

    Dec 27, 2000
    Oswego, Illinois
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    If we (Chicago Fire) did sign, I hope Joe isn't that dumb to pick up the entire tab. It better be 50/50 (49/51), if not then Andi should just sell the other 51% and get the fvck out here.
     
  19. moleman

    moleman Member

    Jan 7, 2017
    Fixed
     
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  20. firefan2001

    firefan2001 Member+

    Dec 27, 2000
    Oswego, Illinois
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    At least that whiny bitch Vermes and KC didn't make it to MLS CUP.
     
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  21. GHjelm

    GHjelm Member+

    Apr 23, 2008
    Batavia
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    As long as we're being optimistic:

    Hauptman will have a very large tax bill when selling the Fire due to the huge appreciation in value for MLS teams over the last decade. It would make a lot of sense financially to sell half in one tax year and the rest in the next tax year in order to split the tax bill. That might lend itself to a January sale.
     
  22. splunge63

    splunge63 Member+

    Mar 30, 2014
    west burbs
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Eh, I don't know. Bastard's tax liability is likely the same, either way. Don't see the case for splitting the sale (but, then again, I'm not a tax guy).
     
  23. GHjelm

    GHjelm Member+

    Apr 23, 2008
    Batavia
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Total dollars he pays might be almost as much, but he gets the time value of keeping probably $10 million for an extra year. At a conservative 5%, that saves/earns him $500k. Also not a tax guy per se, but there's probably the ability to offset the earnings with an extra year's worth of losses as well.
     
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  24. Sting111

    Sting111 Member+

    Jan 17, 2011
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    why would he sell when expansion fees keep increasing?
     
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