2020 Season Catch All Thread

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  1. Paranoid Coyote

    Paranoid Coyote Member+

    Oct 21, 2007
    Memphis, TN
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I'm a peaceful person, but I will not be held responsible for my actions if someone tries to revive prohibition.
     
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  2. JasonMa

    JasonMa Member+

    Mar 20, 2000
    Arvada, CO
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Well, they are closing the bars...
     
  3. Paranoid Coyote

    Paranoid Coyote Member+

    Oct 21, 2007
    Memphis, TN
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
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  4. Rod1916

    Rod1916 Member+

    Jun 17, 2012
    Colorado
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    In this quiet period, I have missed soccer very much. So, broke out the FIFA and played rapids vs fsl. We won 16-1, so hoping that is a sign of good things this year!

    Rid
     
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  5. Rod1916

    Rod1916 Member+

    Jun 17, 2012
    Colorado
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Garber was just on ESPN. Didn't have much clarity yet (as expected), but did say there would be a 3-4 week "pre-season" when they do come back. Everything else was what we have heard (trying to get games in, etc)

    On the Olympics, he pointed to the USMNT qualifications not being done as part of the problem with having it this year. Just not enough time remains.
     
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  6. unkiemark

    unkiemark Member+

    Dec 23, 2003
    Boulder
    I think that time frame sounds like a minimum amount of time needed to get teams ready to play - and I wonder if the second preseason will take longer if teams can't assemble as full groups until sometime in June or July (which seams likely at this point)?

    Right now players are having to keep themselves fit as if it were January, not March, so fitness is going to be an issue.

    Regardless of when (or if) the MLS schedule resumes, perhaps there are some ways to work around fitness issue.

    • For the first 4 matches of the restarted season allow teams to make up to 5 substitutions per match. As is the case currently, once a player is substituted for he can't return to the match. This would lower the risk of injury and allow players to work themselves into be more fit.

    • After the first 4 matches lower the number of subs from 5 to 4 for 2 games.

    Also, I'm hoping that the Rapids will have some open practices and a home friendly or two to get us all warmed up and back in the game.
     
  7. 22SteveD

    22SteveD Moderator
    Staff Member

    Jun 1, 2011
    Denver
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Well, I wish they were playing in empty stadiums to have a little less boom and gloom to relax with.
     
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  8. Paranoid Coyote

    Paranoid Coyote Member+

    Oct 21, 2007
    Memphis, TN
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Here's some doom and gloom to relax to:

     
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  9. unkiemark

    unkiemark Member+

    Dec 23, 2003
    Boulder
     
  10. JasonMa

    JasonMa Member+

    Mar 20, 2000
    Arvada, CO
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  11. pdid10

    pdid10 Member+

    Aug 8, 2008
    Boulder
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
  12. Stuart95

    Stuart95 Member+

    Mar 11, 2012
    NoVA
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Since we don't have any actual soccer to talk about, I'm happy to report that the Rapids completed preseason undefeated in my Football Manager season (I broke down and got it this week).
     
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  13. Totoro

    Totoro Member+

    Dec 3, 2009
    Colorado
    The 2019/20 Bundesliga bloopers and misses video that pdid linked has a call I've never seen -- a penalty for a sub warming up touching the ball in play (4:21):

     
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  14. JasonMa

    JasonMa Member+

    Mar 20, 2000
    Arvada, CO
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  15. AlbertCamus

    AlbertCamus Member+

    Colorado Rapids
    Sep 2, 2005
    Colorado, USA
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    So, MLS official site is replaying old games, old classics. But they never show the Rapids. I want to watch the play-off run and MLS Cup final of 2010. Any ideas?
     
  16. Dom. FC

    Dom. FC Member+

    May 10, 2004
    Central US
    #166 Dom. FC, Apr 1, 2020
    Last edited: Apr 1, 2020
    Do you know anyone with a DeLorean you might be able to borrow ... and if you get that to work I would like to have you move some investments around for me back in February.
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    More to the point in another thread I said we must be 'New Coke' because we apparently aren't Classic.
     
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  17. AlbertCamus

    AlbertCamus Member+

    Colorado Rapids
    Sep 2, 2005
    Colorado, USA
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    I need a flux capacitor.
     
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  18. Paranoid Coyote

    Paranoid Coyote Member+

    Oct 21, 2007
    Memphis, TN
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I need a 24 year old Lea Thompson.

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    Modern day Lea Thompson would work too...
     
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  19. unkiemark

    unkiemark Member+

    Dec 23, 2003
    Boulder
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    Can’t imagine how MLS could fit in almost a whole season of matches from July to the beginning of October. That’s a lot of mid-week games and a lot of player rotation.
     
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  20. unkiemark

    unkiemark Member+

    Dec 23, 2003
    Boulder
    I am assuming that the beginning of July is the absolutely earliest MLS could be back in session with regular season games. There would need to be at least 3 weeks of training prior to that plus at least one friendly.

    Of course a lot has to happen between now and June for players to be able to work as a full group.

    If this is how MLS handles the post "shelter in place" schedule I go back to my previous statement on allowing for up to 5 substitutes a match. This would make a difference with both fitness and injury issues.
     
  21. JasonMa

    JasonMa Member+

    Mar 20, 2000
    Arvada, CO
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
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  22. Rod1916

    Rod1916 Member+

    Jun 17, 2012
    Colorado
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Although I think July is much more realistic, the absolute earliest they could start up is June. If everyone is allowed back in early May (maybe some sort of limited interaction outside the team scenario), then training and a friendly or scrimmage could lead to games before July.

    Not saying it is likely, or prudent, but that would be the current "absolutely earliest".

    Rod
     
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  23. AlbertCamus

    AlbertCamus Member+

    Colorado Rapids
    Sep 2, 2005
    Colorado, USA
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    I'm feeling too impatient for prudence.
     
  24. Paranoid Coyote

    Paranoid Coyote Member+

    Oct 21, 2007
    Memphis, TN
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Nowadays, every night is Jameson night!

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    And afternoons, and in your coffee...
     
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  25. Dom. FC

    Dom. FC Member+

    May 10, 2004
    Central US
    I missed it but looks like a rebroadcast at 2:00 a.m. CDST. Seems like its been a long time since I set a soccer match to record.

    High School season has also been canceled but at least they rolled our registration $ over to next spring. Had they not they most likely would have lost referees they could ill afford to go without.

    Wonder if when MLS does come back it will be poorly attended or if pent-up demand will fill stadiums? I could see people really turning out like elementary school kids for recess.
     

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