News: 2018 Other Teams Discussion Thread (spoilers)

Yea but we know announced numbers are full of shit. It always includes empty seats marked as sold

 

You just answered to yourself

 

We? That's an interesting pronoun. As far as I'm concerned, "We" can ******** off and die.

 

That Colorado game was hilarious. You should watch the highlights. I think the new schedule is an improvement overall but we should expect to see atrocities like that along with terrible attendance around the league if we're going to schedule games in March. All those morons who wanted a winter schedule should be embarrassed.

Also, as noted, Nick Deleon looked great for TFC. But Ousted also stood on his head against LA and probably got the save of the season in Week 1 for Chicago.

 

and still managed to lose

 

WTF, AJAX, GREAT JOB!

 

Starting this early is beyond stupid. But someone figured the owner/investors could skim a bit more money by doing it this way. I've been a fan since '96, I was there Sunday night in a 35 degree rain. I'm 68 though, and I'm not sure I've got it in me to go through that shit for much longer.

 

They've been starting the season in early March for most of this decade.

 

I'm a good bit older than you and seriously questioned the almost-mile walk each way and the rain and cold, but was comforted by the thought that my row 12 seat on the west side would be dry. WRONG! Now I comfort myself thinking that the remainder of the games will be played in warmer, dryer weather - maybe.

 

But how about when we play in 100 degrees F in the summer? Isn't that at least as bad? Not to mention for the players! I have been telling this for years, MLS has a very flexible calendar, they could easily have teams which are located in warmer geographic area play at home when elsewhere it is still cold, and the problem would be solved, or almost. You could even move to a fall to spring schedule this way. If Russia has done it, so can USA/Canada.

 

So United doesn't play at home early or in the middle of the season?

 

Cold and hot are different. You can take off clothes in the summer, a warm rain is annoying, not bone chilling. Sunday was miserable because it was both cold and damp. Now, having played rec league soccer here in the summer, I always felt like I was playing under water due to the humidity. But from a spectator standpoint, I can handle heat much better than I can cold.

 

OK but that's you, for me it's the opposite, what is most important is that it shoud be better for the players and for the game. Ask Rooney if he rather play in weather like sunday or like last summer.

 

I am not concerned about United, but if you MLS are fearing weather conditions and semi empty stands, in March have teams like Orlando, Atlanta, Houston, Dallas, LA x 2, San Jose, future Miami, future Nashville etc play home for a couple of weeks, and teams like TFC, Montreal, Colorado, Minnesota, NY x 2, DC, Philly play away for a couple of games. If I can figure this out, so can anybody else. Last weekend problem was in Denver, not in DC. And then, every now and then, games get postponed and then recuperated later on, it's not the end of the world.

 

We just differ on what is acceptable. I don't believe the standard US soccer fan will go to matches in freezing or worse weather -- it's just not part of the culture. Also, putting northern teams on an extended road trip to start the season works an early disadvantage to them and a corresponding later advantage when the southern teams are on extended trips up north. The simple fact is that North America is not Europe from a climate standpoint. Winter here is brutal in many parts of the country -- other than Scandanavia and Russia, the weather in Europe is not as extreme. Also, the northern countries like Germany and Denmark go on a winter hiatus for about 6 weeks to avoid the worst weather.

 

This. Exactly what I was thinking watching the Colorado match. I would add RSL to the cold weather group,

With respect, two games is not an extended road trip. You'll still get the occasional bad weather game, but those two weeks will make a big difference.
This Sunday's game was the first regular season game I've missed because of the weather. But it wasn't the weather in DC; it was the snow at home that I didn't want to drive through to get there. The Red Bull playoff game a few years back is the only other game that was snowed out for me. People having to sit in the cold rain because the roof wasn't finished is another discussion all together.

asitis

 

Suck it, Red Bulls.

 

Ottawa, Canada, is the fifth coldest capitol city in the world. so nearby Montreal must be a bit chilly also. Moscow is third. The other ranked coldest capitals don't play much soccer, except maybe for Tallin, Estonia. So yes, some schedule consideration for our northern US and Canadian teams might make a lot of sense.

 

You can take off clothes, but you'd still be hot.

You can bundle up for cold weather. Layers and thermal wear can protect you.


Nothing can protect you from 105 degree weather with 100% humidity.

 

Besides DC has laws against indecent exposure.

 

Houston, to a lesser extent, can also suck it.

 

And if you are a player you do not even have the priviledge of being able to take off your shirt. Not even beach soccer players.

 

Obviously you have never met me in person.

 

Atlanta can suck it too.

 

Atlanta is finding out what Real Madrid is finding out, that you can't sell your best player and expect to pick up near where you left off. I'd even argue that in an apples to apples comparison (because this isn't) Atlanta is worse off because Almiron was much of a creator compared to Ronaldo.