2026 Non-Massive MLS teams (because Eboe said it should be clarified) (Come Bite The Apple!)

Discussion in 'Columbus Crew' started by Kryptonite, Jan 5, 2026.

  1. Captain Invader

    Captain Invader Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Oct 25, 2005
    Lake County (Ohio)
    Inter-Miami still has not won at their new home. Have not lost either. Three draws now.
     
    DCED2019 repped this.
  2. Kyle Crew

    Kyle Crew Member+

    Feb 23, 2013
    Columbus, Ohio
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
     
    DCED2019 and TRUJDUB21 repped this.
  3. TRUJDUB21

    TRUJDUB21 Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Sep 28, 2021
    Around the East Conference today :
    Pts/Team/opponent
    22 Nashville (GIH) @ Philly
    19 Miami v Orlando
    17 Chicago (GIH) v FCC
    16 NE v Charlotte
    14 Charlotte @ NE
    14 Toronto (already played today )

    12 Columbus v Minnesota
    12 NYCFC v DC (Sun)
    12 FCC @ Chicago
    12 DC - @NYCFC (Sun)

    This weekend will cause more separation , buckle up because we need a win just to stay in mediocre range.
     
  4. Kyle Crew

    Kyle Crew Member+

    Feb 23, 2013
    Columbus, Ohio
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    James Rodriguez is leaving Minnesota. He's played *checks notes* 183 minutes.

    LOL
     
    CybrSlydr, DCED2019 and TRUJDUB21 repped this.
  5. TRUJDUB21

    TRUJDUB21 Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Sep 28, 2021
    Around the East Conference today :
    Pts/Team
    24 Nashville (GIH)
    22 NE (GIH)
    22 Miami
    17 Chicago (GIH)
    16 DC/FCC
    15 Charlotte/RBNY
    14 Toronto
    12 MTL/NYCFC/ Columbus (GIH)

    even a win doesn’t truly put us past MTL who will still have a GIH. A loss puts us in 12th place and a win would be a 3 way tie for 7th

    so this is this time of year where games create major separating had we won last week a win today would have had us amazingly in 4th place. This indicates how weak the Eastern Conference truly is.
     
  6. Kryptonite

    Kryptonite Guinness

    Apr 10, 1999
    Columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    https://awfulannouncing.com/fox/nashville-sc-bumped-fs2-pickleball-fs1.html

    The start of the Nashville SC game was bumped to FS2 because the previous event (pickleball finals) ran long. Like clockwork, soccer fans lost their shit.

    Also of note, but what people apparently forgot because everyone likes to complain: The game was available to the millions of people with Fox Deportes and AppleTV.
     
  7. Kyle Crew

    Kyle Crew Member+

    Feb 23, 2013
    Columbus, Ohio
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Also, the sports networks have a clear policy of finishing an event before moving to the next one.
     
    Kryptonite repped this.
  8. kgilbert78

    kgilbert78 Member+

    Borussia Mönchengladbach
    United States
    Dec 28, 2006
    Cowlumbus, OH
    Club:
    Borussia Mönchengladbach
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Heidi.
    And that's why it changed
     
    Kryptonite, Pauncho and KCbus repped this.
  9. KCbus

    KCbus Moderator
    Staff Member

    United States
    Nov 26, 2000
    Reynoldsburg, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    It seems appropriate that the entire industry of sports on television was changed by a game where the Jets blew a big lead. Talk about setting a tone for future events.
     
  10. Bill Archer

    Bill Archer BigSoccer Supporter

    Mar 19, 2002
    Washington, NC
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    And it wasnt even the Shirley Temple version.
     
    kgilbert78 repped this.
  11. Paul171121

    Paul171121 Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Dec 14, 2018
    Former crew academy player Sam Sarver scores a game winner. Does a scuba celebration in front of SJ supporters, gets pelted with beers, and does a cucho
     
    TRUJDUB21, DCED2019, CybrSlydr and 4 others repped this.
  12. Bill Archer

    Bill Archer BigSoccer Supporter

    Mar 19, 2002
    Washington, NC
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Now THAT is some soccer shit.

    The NFL would have a stroke if you did any of that. NBA guys wouldnt dream of it unless you offered them money. Baseball umpires would eject everyone within 20 feet.
     
  13. KCbus

    KCbus Moderator
    Staff Member

    United States
    Nov 26, 2000
    Reynoldsburg, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I wonder if the league will have anything to say about it. As awesome as that moment is, I don't know if that's something they want to encourage. I mean, after the game is one thing. Drinking alcohol DURING THE MATCH isn't a great look.

    Not that it wasn't funny.
     
  14. Bill Archer

    Bill Archer BigSoccer Supporter

    Mar 19, 2002
    Washington, NC
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Well, in truth it looks like 98% of it went on his face like he was channeling Ginger Lynn. Im not sure you could really say he was drinking.
     
    CybrSlydr repped this.
  15. Kryptonite

    Kryptonite Guinness

    Apr 10, 1999
    Columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    And Clint Mathis did it when Cucho was in diapers.
     
  16. hungariansteven

    hungariansteven Member+

    May 29, 2012
    Burlington, Vermont
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
  17. YITBOS

    YITBOS Member+

    Jul 2, 2001
    1.3 hours from CCS
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Some of the memes on Reddit/r/MLS are absolute bangers. Sarver's had me cracking up.

    I have zero idea how to go link images from there, so you'll have to make do with a hyperlink.

    Sarver meme
     
    DCED2019 repped this.
  18. Bill Archer

    Bill Archer BigSoccer Supporter

    Mar 19, 2002
    Washington, NC
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  19. DCED2019

    DCED2019 Member

    Columbus Crew
    Jun 6, 2024
    This is an official letter written by Inter Miami’s supporters group. Nordecke is looking downright sane compared to this:ROFLMAO:. IMG_6251.jpeg IMG_6252.jpeg
     
    LaMacchia and 96er repped this.
  20. 96er

    96er Member

    Aug 22, 2006
    Columbus
    That is completely insane.
    “This time, we are going to be that child who will not stop crying until he gets what he wants...”

    What kind of Mickey Mouse organization thinks that, types it out, doesn’t delete it immediately, and then decides, YES this is good and wise and will definitely help our cause??

    Wild stuff.
     
  21. CybrSlydr

    CybrSlydr Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Jun 30, 2013
    Casper, WY
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    This is what happens when you raise children with no boundaries.
     
    Bill Archer repped this.
  22. Bill Archer

    Bill Archer BigSoccer Supporter

    Mar 19, 2002
    Washington, NC
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    And of course the irony is that a letter like that only makes things worse. Are there no adults in that room? Why, if you didn't know better you'd say they share a management team with the Nordecke.

    Seriously, there are only two possible responses the club can have;

    One, they can (maybe) order the players to go over to the supporters section and kowtow or whatever it is they want them to do. The players will hate doing it under orders or threats, and then fans will know they are doing it under duress, making it an ugly, awkward and meaningless exercise.

    Two, the team can ignore it, and the supporters will have no option (since after that ludicrous letter they can't back down) except to somehow escalate the "protest" in increasingly obnoxious ways, which in turn will piss the players off even more since "We demand that you obey us" just is not a message that will go over very well with professional athletes.

    What a complete bunch of turds. Unbelievable.
     
  23. LaMacchia

    LaMacchia Member+

    Jul 12, 2008
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  24. ColumbusFTW

    ColumbusFTW Member+

    Jul 18, 2018
    Supporters groups tend to be led by entitled and self-important narcissists who have no business acumen so this tracks. You only get a couple chances to turn up the heat on a FO too, so picking this of all hills to die on is hilarious.
     
    TRUJDUB21, Crewman96, DCED2019 and 6 others repped this.
  25. CybrSlydr

    CybrSlydr Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Jun 30, 2013
    Casper, WY
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Sounds like an HOA...
     
    DCED2019, ColumbusFTW and Kryptonite repped this.

Share This Page