Remember When thread.....

Haven't read the whole thread so I appologize if these have already been brought up.

1) There was a shootout to determine a winner instead of ties (this was brutal to watch)
2) Tampa and Miami played in front of 2,500 on a good night
3) Chicago was one of the best teams in the league as an expansion team because there were many players which had yet to be "discovered" because the league was small.
4) Crew stadium was a big deal and I drove 9.5 hours to watch a USMNT game, then after the game turned around and drove 9.5 hours back home.

 

Remember when a 1996 issue if World Soccer stated that MLS would only last a few years.

 

If you're gonna low-ball it by that much, you gotta say 2,500 combined.

 

Remember when this:



was considered an improvement over this:

 

And on that note: remember when MLS being featured on the FIFA game was a big deal?



Way back when, I bought this game just because of the cover. In the end, I learned that Club Brugge existed, and there was a team named after a girl that had purple uniforms. (I swear that's how it showed up on my TV.)

 

Paid vs Actual attendance....but yeah, it was a low-ball but not by much unfortunately, just making a point. Lockhart Stadium was just worse than Spartan Stadium to watch a game. Those games were UGLY to watch on TV despite good offensive players.

 

Mitre was a sponsor, Brad Friedal had hair, and the Crew were First in Attendance and built the first training ground.
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RIP Tom Fitzgerald (1951-2004) you are still missed.

 

Remember when MLS had its own game?

 

It had two.

 

Remember when the league played with a volleyball?

 

Remember when FC Barcelona Miami was a done deal? Or St. Louis for that matter?

Remember when Paul Wright was good enough to play in this league?

Remember when Title IX was going to destroy MLS/USMNT and Mexican fans would unfurl a banner thanking Title IX?

 

I remember when that thread introduced me to the true majesty of Big Soccer.

 

Remember when Hans Wvolner Fluerbach uttered "Moderators are a stupidface" and untruncated his weasel.

 

wasn't that serbians?

 

Never forget.

 

Remember the debate on whether Rochester was the best professional team in America?

 

Remember cloudy jade?

 

Another gem I had completely forgotten. Freakin' loved that guy...

 

dude...i was so pumped for their stadium.

 

remember when rico clark just ********ing kicked el pescadito in the chest while he was on ground?

 

The shoulder actually and he deserved it on that day and every other day of his miserable life.