Carey delivers zingers to SA

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  1. GOALSeattle

    GOALSeattle Member

    Oct 13, 2007
    Seattle
    Club:
    Seattle Sounders
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Drew Carey is very 'quippy' and quotable in this Soccer America interview out today.

    On the name for Seattle MLS:

    "Can't we talk about getting rid of Social Security, or national health care or something? Something that won't cause such a fight when I get together with the other owners?"

    On a 'soccer pub inside Qwest Field:

    "In Seattle, I don't think we'll need to mandate anything like drinking or scarves. It would be like requiring that everyone keep an umbrella handy in case it rains. Although, a pub inside the stadium is a great idea. I'll take it up with Paul Allen the next time we shoot darts together."

    Defining SuperLiga in 5 words:
    "1. Extra 2. Money 3. For 4. Mexican 5. Owners."
     
  2. koolkeith13

    koolkeith13 Member

    Jun 14, 2007
    Seattle
    Club:
    Seattle Sounders
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    GS-1, Good find! It's nice to read something that is official and isn't just our speculation. It seems that the ramp-up for something bigger is beginning.

    Also, that's a very interesting quote. Sounds like they have not been able to decide on the team name themselves. Either that or perhaps the fan reaction has been noticed. Last option is that Drew is just being snarky! That certainly wouldn't be beyond the realm of a comedian. :)
     
  3. WestSeattle

    WestSeattle New Member

    Nov 14, 2007
    Seattle
    Club:
    Seattle Sounders
    Wow, so much to digest and comment on here, I don’t know where to begin.

    I loved Drew’s comments on the Super Bowl, even as an NFL fan, I could not agree more with what he said there. I forwarded those comments to several friends, they were just so right on the money. The Super Bowl really is a lie.

    The comment about the name means clearly our ownership hasn’t decided a damn thing, and our ownership is divided on the issue. That really says something right there. If I have any misgivings at all about our ownership, it is that we have an awful lot of egos involved. Too many cooks can spoil the soup, but let’s hope all these great men can work together and steer the ship in the right direction.

    I am less enthused about the “fan ownership” thing, call me a cynic but I see it more as a gimmick than anything. Drew Carey sure is passionate about it, so I admire that, but I don’t think it will become the central pillar of our franchises’ identity. Indeed, I would not be surprised that in five years, Drew Carey is bought out; he really does seem more like a fan, than an owner. I admire his energy and his honesty though, so let’s hope that does not happen.

    I have no idea why he was upset with German soccer, but his comment about the phone beeps was hilarious. Does anyone know the story there?

    Another random, somewhat irrelevant comment: I remember the Poland/Germany match, and I wanted Poland to win so badly.

    The SuperLiga comment has me stunned. Was it just flippant, or behind the sarcasm is Drew upset about how SuperLiga shares its revenue? I love the concept of SuperLiga, I love it, I can’t wait for Seattle to be good enough to compete in it. However, are there MLS supporters that hate it, and if so, why?
     
  4. koolkeith13

    koolkeith13 Member

    Jun 14, 2007
    Seattle
    Club:
    Seattle Sounders
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    With the advent of the CONCACAF Champions League I think the Superliga will most likely go the way of the dinosaur. Other than that, very good points.
     
  5. apostlejohn

    apostlejohn New Member

    Nov 15, 2007



    I'll continue on this irrelevant topic because that was the most intense day of my life, and I'd hope you guys would like this story.

    Had just gotten out of the Tunesia-Saudi match in Munich, and was getting a train back into the city with my mates, Jake and Basti. We were on the platfor, it was so crowded that I was very worried that people would be pushed onto the tracks. As a train pulled up, we made for the door, but got separated. As the train pulled away, I see Jake and Basti pressed up against the glass, and Jake yells: I'll meet you in Munich.

    I get downtown and I search for them forever (keep in mind that i'm the one who has our train tickets so that we could get to Cologne). Germany-Poland match comes on, and I say screw it. I saddle into a pub to watch the match. Whe else is standing there but Jake and Basti (they had priorities as well and had given up looking for me).

    I'm the only Poland supporter in the pub (my family's Polish), and I'm pretty sure that the only reason I made it out alive was that Germany won. Try watching such an intense match in an atmosphere like that. Most heartbreaking goal of my entire life. (the only reason Germany came out on top was because of the crap red, which one man took as an oppertunity to try to give me a red card from the pub). I had many offer to buy me a drink to celebrate Deutchland. I introduced 'em to an english phrase that says 'son of a bitch' (no translation needed).

    WestSeattle, I love you.
     
  6. Brian in Boston

    Brian in Boston Member+

    Jun 17, 2004
    MA & CA, USA
    Small world. I attended the Tunisia-Saudi Arabia match, as well. Munich was my "base of operations" for the 2006 World Cup, as my sister-in-law, brother-in-law and nephews live in the city.

    Good times... good times.
     
  7. apostlejohn

    apostlejohn New Member

    Nov 15, 2007
    no kidding, where were you sitting?

    Hit up any of the celebrations at Haufbrau or English Garden? Munich is such a great city.
     
  8. Brian in Boston

    Brian in Boston Member+

    Jun 17, 2004
    MA & CA, USA
    If memory serves me, we were seated in Section 231 for the Tunisia-Saudi Arabia match... third row up in the section. We also attended Germany-Costa Rica, Brazil-Australia and Portugal-France at Allianz Arena, so I may be mistaken. We lucked out on tickets, as my brother-in-law's company had connections with local World Cup contacts.

    And, yes... we spent quite a bit of time at biergartens and bierhalls throughout Munich. I was particularly fond of the biergartens located in the Englischer Garten (English Garden): at the Chinesicher Turm (Chinese Tower), Seehaus and Hirschau. Each had a personality all its own.
     

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