2022 MLS Week 22 Referee Discussion

Discussion in 'MLS Referee Forum' started by A66C, Jul 21, 2022.

  1. code1390

    code1390 Moderator
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    Nov 25, 2007
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Just sitting here as a Minnesota sports fan in the corner.
     
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  2. JasonMa

    JasonMa Member+

    Mar 20, 2000
    Arvada, CO
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yeah, but Phoenix still had the D-Backs in 2001. Without the Seahawks Super Bowl in 2014 you have to go back to 1979(?) and the now-relocated Sonics for Seattle's last major championship. They are a sneaky choice though, especially with what the Coyotes are going through right now.
     
  3. MassachusettsRef

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    Apr 30, 2001
    Washington, DC
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    United States
    Minneapolis is the other one that comes up, but the Twins got two and then you get those Lakers championships way back. It's sort of a battle up against Phoenix. Minneapolis has more, but they've had a lot longer to do it. Phoenix, other than a blip in 2001 has... nothing across all four sports.
     
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  4. MassachusettsRef

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    Apr 30, 2001
    Washington, DC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Right. It's Sonics v D'Backs with one win each if you remove the Seahawks. So I think it'd be a tossup. I think people forget Phoenix because the population has ballooned so recently and it just doesn't feel like it's possible there are dedicated long-suffering fans, which maybe is a factor. But it's a giant metro area with 4 teams and 1 championship. So eventually, if the drought continues, it will be a clear #1.
     
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  5. JasonMa

    JasonMa Member+

    Mar 20, 2000
    Arvada, CO
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yeah, but at least Phoenix still has the D-Backs...

    (And technically, Seattle does have 2 major championships, being the first American city to win the Stanley Cup with the Metropolitans back in the day)
     
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  6. LampLighter

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    Bugeaters FC
    Apr 13, 2019
    What's this thread about?
     
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  7. StarTime

    StarTime Member+

    United States
    Oct 18, 2020
    Yep, Boston fans take the cake in terms of a city that is insufferable about their sports teams. I guess that’ll happen when you get kids who have been born, grown up, and started their own families without seeing the Patriots have a losing season, and claiming 12 championship banners across that time frame. Anything less than absolute dominance doesn’t make sense for them and is somehow proof that the leagues are rigged.
     

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