I just started with the end of this thread. Is the thread that discusses the All Star roster? I was surprised to see so many Quakes listed in the Jul-4 voting. Is that cuz we're the only ones who care enough to vote? (I only voted one time and then forgot to keep voting). Plus, even if Quakes aren't voted in, Dom gets to appoint a few of his own players anyway, right?
Well that's expected but embarrassing. No Quakes made the all-star selection. Dom can add some players, but still...
According to the MLS site, Dom can add 20 players ??!!! All-star seems a bit of a misnomer. The final 2016 AT&T MLS All-Star gameday roster will be announced on Sunday, July 17, and will include the two Commissioner’s Picks, as well as 20 players selected by All-Star team head coach Dominic Kinnear.
Doubtful, that has to be some lazy wording. Total will be a 22-man roster - so 2 picks from Garber, 11 from fan voting, leaving 9 to be selected by Dom. Is that right? Or maybe some stupid FIFA contest will select one, leaving 8 for Dom. He'll fill in some holes where the masses voted for star names rightly or wrongly. If any Quakes gets picked it'd be Bingham, but even that wouldn't be without controversy. No other Quake comes close to deserving to be on the roster.
No if there are any Quakes, and there will be, it's gotta be Wondo, as the hometown hero / sentimental pick.
I believe I read somewhere that the Fan 11 aren't guaranteed on the squad just given special consideration.
I'd really like to fire the MLS marketing Dept. They make these stupid voting things to drum up hits (GOTW & all-stars) but the results are all meaningless.
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The contrast between this match and the 2001 match (at Spartan Stadium) couldn't be more stark. In 2001, we were on the verge of building a dynasty. We had just added Donovan, Agoos, Ekelund, ERob, DeRo, and were on our way to an exciting four years (culminating in simultaneously winning the Supporter's Shield and having the team under-handedly ripped from us). In 2016 we are a team of aging players, never-weres and has-beens, supplemented with a couple of potential young stars languishing on the bench and with very little prospect for improvement on the radar screen as we move down the table game by game...
yeah but we got a nice new stadium, we're hosting the all-star game, every year we have a classico at stanford, we had a pride night, we have LOBINA, we have (fill in the blank with FO press release).....the FO has a lot of stuff to tell us to keep our minds off the team's performance on the field....
Don't forget the Pokemon! We have those too! http://www.sjearthquakes.com/post/2016/07/12/pok-mon-have-invaded-avaya-stadium
Not sure if it's noted but "fan pick 11" aren't guaranteed a spot on the team. Thus 2 commissioner picks and 20 by Dom. Anyone have any information on arsenals training sessions while here?
Bingham and Wondo named to All Star roster. Bingham I'm good with, but Wondo? I love Wondo, but he has not had an All Star season.
Some English guy was named to the all-star squad last season without ever having played a minute in MLS. That's your base-line for the definition of "an All Star season." You cannot hold an all-star game in San Jose without naming Wondo to the team. He is one of the two greatest players in MLS history, and the other is coaching the homegrown kids.
not sure the MLS team is gonna matter all that much as it looks like wenger is giving half of his team some time off.... https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/jul/15/arsene-wenger-arsenal-euro-2016-four-week-break