Dejavu? The 2020 off Season, catch-all discussion thread.

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  1. UnitedBorn

    UnitedBorn Member+

    Dec 7, 2015
    301
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    it’s just as bad. The same way you felt alienated when they went fully streaming is the same way people who are streamers feel. You just don’t care because this doesn’t affect you.

    Two seasons in a row they’ve alienated portions of the fan base.

    it’s just as bad
     
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  2. griffin1108

    griffin1108 BigSoccer Supporter

    Dec 5, 2003
    Virginia
    Not going back to cable, so fire up the VPN and use ESPN+ if that's available this year. If not, then the only games I will see are home games and national telecasts. BTW, Sinclair should be fired into the sun.
     
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  3. JayRockers!

    JayRockers! Member+

    Aug 4, 2001
    Streamers now have the option of going to most, if not all bars and requesting the game, decidedly not an option last year for those of us who pay for cable/sat and use the streaming services already offered by them for our hard earned money.

    Thx,

    Jay!
     
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  4. UnitedBorn

    UnitedBorn Member+

    Dec 7, 2015
    301
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    DC United isn’t popular enough for people to go out of their way to do this though. Folks aren’t going to go to a bar to watch United, they just aren’t going to watch.

    The “casual fan” that the anti stream folks cared so much about last year is still left in the cold.
     
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  5. JayRockers!

    JayRockers! Member+

    Aug 4, 2001
    The casual fan is more likely to have cable or satellite in the dc area than to pay to stream only. And the casual fan in the suburbs now has a chance to go out to a local bar for a big game, if ever there is one. If the DC United marketing dept had any clue they would be out at One Loudoun and the shopping centers surrounding Rte 7 getting some game-day bar partners they could advertise in the LUFC area. If there were thousands of people subscribing to Flo, I’m pretty sure they would have stuck with it, despite the myriad of problems.

    Thx,

    Jay!
     
  6. morrissey

    morrissey Moderator
    Staff Member

    Feb 18, 2000
    West Los Angeles, Calif
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    We beat Orlando 1-0 in the third mass player rotation. Gamble (Loudoun) scored.
     
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  7. UnitedBorn

    UnitedBorn Member+

    Dec 7, 2015
    301
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States


    following tweet says suspected ACL tear.

    Hate that it had to be my boy Paul.
     
  8. shammypants

    shammypants Member+

    Oct 9, 2013
    Club:
    DC United
    Reminiscent of a few preseasons huh?
     
  9. ImNumberTen

    ImNumberTen Member+

    Oct 4, 2007
    Washington, DC
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    That is a really weak defense of a broadcasting deal that makes it impossible for MANY supporters to watch games at home. We now must spend our "hard earned money" and go to bars to watch? And what about kids?

    And no, "most" bars will not show United matches.

    Really effin' lame ("I've got that channel on cable so screw the rest of you") and shortsighted if you care at all about DCU making inroads into the local sports market.

    In so many ways DCU just continues to be a 2nd class organization. It's disheartening.
     
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  10. Hedbal

    Hedbal Member+

    Jul 31, 2000
    DC
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Arriola could be out for most of the season. We're f***cked.
     
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  11. John L

    John L Member+

    Sep 20, 2003
    Alexandria, VA
    He tapped it into an empty net. Who made the cross?
     
  12. shawn12011

    shawn12011 Member+

    Jun 15, 2001
    Reisterstown, MD
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States

    last year did not effect me either. I watched o ESPN+

    you are correct though I have zero sympathy for "cord cutters". :p
     
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  13. benni...

    benni... BigSoccer Supporter

    Nov 23, 2004
    Chocolate City
    Looks like Yow.

    The twitter account makes it seem like Moses Nyeman and Yow created that goal.
     
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  14. griffin1108

    griffin1108 BigSoccer Supporter

    Dec 5, 2003
    Virginia
    An opportunity for one of Segura, Boateng, Yow or Nyeman to step up. The injury sucks, but that's the game, every team has to deal with stuff like this. Maybe Kasper is looking over the MLS free agent list -- Meram and Shea are still available.:eek:
     
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  15. Stan Collins

    Stan Collins Member+

    Feb 26, 1999
    Silver Spring, MD
    If it's only on cable, it isn't free.

    Which makes no difference IRL. Most of the people who have NC8 have no idea it exists, so the number of casual viewers for all the games not on the ABC affiliate will still be functionally zero.

    I believe Sinclair has bought out the Fox Sports regional affiliates, which even though there isn't one in DC, might mean that the FS app or Stadium app (which I believe they also own) could stream games. If not, I don't want to say 'just as bad,' but it's still pretty bad.
     
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  16. Hedbal

    Hedbal Member+

    Jul 31, 2000
    DC
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Today's WaPo has a long article about Donovan Pines daddy, the incoming president of the University of MD,on page B-1. He seems to be an admirable, accomplished individual.
     
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  17. griffin1108

    griffin1108 BigSoccer Supporter

    Dec 5, 2003
    Virginia
    Sinclair has an ownership interest in Stadium through its failed American Sports Network (which once had the DCU rights). A check of the Stadium schedule for February 29th reveals nothing scheduled for telecast at this time.
     
  18. benni...

    benni... BigSoccer Supporter

    Nov 23, 2004
    Chocolate City
    I just want to say...

    Pro cable cutters, pro cable lovers... i love you both equally
     
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  19. Kenobi

    Kenobi Member

    Jul 11, 1999
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Meram signed with RSL last week. So... Shea? No thanks. Play the kids.
     
  20. shawn12011

    shawn12011 Member+

    Jun 15, 2001
    Reisterstown, MD
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Alexander, Eric DAL Out of Contract
    Amarikwa, Quincy DC Out of Contract
    Beitashour, Steven LAFC Out of Contract
    Carrasco, Servando LA Option Declined
    Clark, Ricardo CLB Out of Contract
    Deric, Tyler HOU Option Declined
    Feilhaber, Benny SKC Option Declined
    Higuain, Federico CLB Out of Contract
    Johnson, Will ORL Out of Contract
    Juninho LA Option Declined
    Shea, Brek ATL Out of Contract
    Shuttleworth, Bobby MIN Out of Contract
    Wallace, Rodney SKC Option Declined


    Per MLS Website
     
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  21. Kenobi

    Kenobi Member

    Jul 11, 1999
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    That needs to be updated. Shuttleworth signed with Chicago (not that we need another keeper anyway), and most of those other guys retired.

    Based on this list, the obvious choice seems to be to sign Beitashour and move Gressel to right mid, but there must be a reason Beita's gone this long without anybody picking him up.
     
  22. benni...

    benni... BigSoccer Supporter

    Nov 23, 2004
    Chocolate City
    Im 100% sure no one here wants Ricardo Clark, but I just wanted to point out he is retiring. Probably a few years too late. Good for him.
     
  23. shawn12011

    shawn12011 Member+

    Jun 15, 2001
    Reisterstown, MD
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States

    I expect the MLS Website list is behind, they listed Meram as free.
     
  24. JayRockers!

    JayRockers! Member+

    Aug 4, 2001
    Don’t want him, but we should give him the same lap of honor we gave Carlos Ruiz.



    Thx,

    Jay!
     
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  25. Q*bert Jones III

    Q*bert Jones III The People's Poet

    Feb 12, 2005
    Woodstock, NY
    Club:
    DC United
    That video never gets old.
     
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