Oh... by virtue of their loss and Chicago's draw, The San Jose Earthquakes are now spooning with Precourt. Congratulations.
Several people have already said that to me tonight, and I'll repeat this: If you're watching multiple games at once, you're not watching any of them. You do you, and I will freely admit that there have been times where I've done it. But that's not what I'm talking about. I'm talking about the ability to watch games in their entirety WITH the element of surprise. I may be in the minority in this, but in this day and age, giving the scores of the other matches during the broadcast is unnecessary. There isn't a single serious, semi-serious, or barely-serious fan of any sport in the world that is unable to quickly find scores of other games if they want to. But the few fans who actually want the surprise are deprived of that enjoyment. Sure, the argument will be "that's such a small percentage of people that it's not a big enough deal to worry about it." And normally, I'd agree. And I wouldn't expect, say, ESPN or Bally's or Fox to just go radio silence on the NFL, or MLB, or the NHL. But when your entire TV deal is subscription-based, and only purchased by people who are serious fans, that percentage goes up. Why not give people the chance to do it if they want to?
I watched all of Ohio St at first and the Crew on commercials and in between plays. Crew went to halftime first and I pretty much watched the entire second half of Crew because the Buckeyes had it in the bag. But yes you can’t watch 100% of two games at the same time.
That's all fair. It's a long-running discussion in the TV & Radio forum too. NFL RedZone is a hell of a channel, but...if you want to know a team's performance over the entire game or how specific players did, ehhh... If you're there for the football or hate the parade of commercials between a football game the viewer may have minimal interest in, two hours passes by insanely fast when there's 7-9 games at the same time. Years ago, I would run seven UEFA CL games at the same time, mainly because I could. It was fun for maximum overload, but, yeah... focusing on one game was near impossible. I think the reason why the announcers spoil other games is pure business. The companies that own the broadcasts don't want the viewers turning in to other outlets to find the scores. ESPN (Disney) doesn't want viewers opening the Big Ten app or going to BTN (Fox) to check scores. The problem, IMO, stems from when we think like couch-sitting fans and not corporate suit-wearing fatcats in NY.
Wow. Gotta imagine Vera's suspension will take him through Decision Day and probably the first game of the playoffs.How dumb do you have to be to spit on someone in the age of VAR? pic.twitter.com/uipJqzDLU6— Matthew Doyle (@MattDoyle76) October 3, 2024
This game was at RBA FC Cincy-NYCFC match is stopped for several minutes due to discriminatory language. A message was just played stadium-wide, and the game will continue now.— Pat Brennan (@PBrennanENQ) October 3, 2024
Aren't they the ones with the 27 rules about who can be a fan and how they can be fans? (Help me out here, someone. I know when NYCFC started, they had all sorts of rules we goofed on.)
Did he really do that, or are you just making an example? I'm sure there are other incidents, but the only other one I can remember is when Valderrama spit on John Harkes.
I do remember @Sirk doing a notebook article with "Tab Ramos Spittoon Of The Year Award" mentioned. Maybe it was Carlos Valderrama or someone else who "won" the award, but I absolutely 100% remember the Tab Ramos Spittoon Of The Year. I want to say that he spit (or at least did a very good fake) on a player and the "award" was named in his honor. So whether or not he actually spit on someone, I don't know. But if he didn't, why did the Tab Ramos Spittoon Of The Year exist? And that's your Crew Fan Random Obscure Reference Of The Whatever Time Period You Want.
Well, in fairness, John Harkes usually deserved being spat on. And all those people who walked into the Nordecke wearing pink shirts should have absolutely been spit on. There's just no excuse.
I'm reminded of when people would call into news channels claiming to be at the site of a huge breaking news situation and would eventually mention something like "Howard Stern's penis" which obviously gave away the fact that the call was phony. If the screeners had been doing their job...if the ushers and security had been doing their job, it wouldn't have happened. Just because someone has a Nordecke ticket doesn't necessarily mean they should be allowed in. There were a few that were discovered and ratted out. Unfortunately, the lummox next to me was wearing black and far more interesting in silently filming the game with his phone, which isn't necessarily against any rules, than cheering for Columbus. At least he got a few x-rated words on his videos.
First McBride, now Gregg. Good hire for Chicago, but Gregg will need a capologist in the current state of MLS. Chicago Fire announces Gregg Berhalter as the new head coach and director of football.#mls #usmnt— Steven Goff (@SoccerInsider) October 8, 2024
Been rumored for months. He can put the band back together with Josh and whoever else Precourt pirated. It'll be like old times.
That is true, and what I cant figure out is how Klopas, a supposed club legend and alleged head coach of the Chicago Fire as of a couple hours ago, fits into any of this. I didnt see a mention of his firing or departure anywhere. Its like he didnt exist. Throughout the past several months when everyone and their mother knew Berhalter was getting this job, it was like Klopas didnt exist. These are the things a normal, healthy, well run club does.
Very little-known fact that nobody cares about: Klopas was an original 1996 MLS allocation to KC, but after a couple years they cut him loose and he was picked up by: The Columbus Crew But before he ever suited up, in Feb or thereabouts, the Crew traded him to Chicago for the never-legendary Jason Farrell, which began his 20 year association with the Fire (which was interrupted by a two year stint coaching for Joey Saputo.) He was hired to the Fire HC this time around last December to replace poor Ezra Hendrickson, who lasted about 16 months. Klopas survived less than a full season there, but couldnt do any better. Im not sure anyone can. Ezra is now the national team coach for his native St Vincent & the Grenadines. As per your question, the only thing I can figure is that Klopas was on a one year contract and its over when the season is over so no real need to announce a firing. Still seems odd but not surprising the way that ass rodeo is run.
Without looking it up, I'm sure you know who scored in the 1998 US Open Cup Final. You know...the same game that was moved out of Virginia to, eventually, Chicago. Nevermind the objections from the Columbus FO or the rumors that it was going to be in Indianapolis. The Columbus Crew: Not liked since 1998. I think it was out of that whole shitshow and the stadium construction, but probably moreso the stadium, that we got to host the 1999 final.
The GGG coaching tree needs to just go away. It is in a slow death spiral as the game is lapping it up. Playing for possession just to possess the ball is super lame. It helps bad club's stay on the pitch, but will never result in metallic hardware in this day and age.
This press release says Klopas will transition "to Chicago's vice president of football." So Gregg's assistant in the front office?
"Vice President of Football" definitely sounds like "We like having the guy around and he's part of our legacy so it's up to him to determine when he wants to leave."