Congrats, AEG (NSR)

Discussion in 'MLS: News & Analysis' started by Sandon Mibut, Jun 11, 2012.

  1. Sandon Mibut

    Sandon Mibut Member+

    Feb 13, 2001
    I'm not a huge puckhead but I follow the playoffs and was happy to see the Los Angeles Kings lift the Stanley Cup tonight, not because I'm a Kings fan - I'm not - but because they're owned by AEG.

    For all the money Phil Anschutz and AEG have sunk into MLS, it's nice to see them get rewarded with another trophy outside of MLS Cup.
     
  2. sitruc

    sitruc Member+

    Jul 25, 2006
    Virginia
    ******** 'em. It's not a trophy. I prefer to continue laughing at MLSE.
     
  3. krudmonk

    krudmonk Member+

    Mar 7, 2007
    S.J. Sonora
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    I miss neg rep....
     
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  4. sitruc

    sitruc Member+

    Jul 25, 2006
    Virginia
    So do I.
     
  5. Jewelz510

    Jewelz510 Member+

    Feb 19, 2011
    Bay Area
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    F*ck em, and f*ck Los Angeles. Kings, Lakers, Dodgers, Galaxy, the stench of LA that still hovers over the Raiders like the thick cloud of pollution over that trash heap called a city... f*ck em all. And the Sparks. Do they still exist? F*ck them too. The library known as the Staples Center... The entire city and county... USC, UCLA.. f*ck them too.

    That is all.
     
  6. tab5g

    tab5g Member+

    May 17, 2002
    For all the money Phil Anschutz and AEG have sunk into MLS, I'm guessing they're doing ok overall (and likely getting back a decent chunk of that investment already from their MLS and soccer initiatives), so I'm not too concerned with any other successes he and they may or may not be having as a businessman and multi-tentacled corporation and entertainment group.
     
  7. Sandon Mibut

    Sandon Mibut Member+

    Feb 13, 2001
    Obviously, we'll never get to see the books to know for sure, but I bet if you took all the money AEG has spent on start-up costs, operating capital, stadium construction, DP salaries, etc... that they still haven't gotten all the money back that they put into MLS and soccer since 1995.

    Now, that doesn't include the value MLS has provided top their ledger in terms of a tax write-off or future profit as the league's revenue and value increases. But I still think they've lost more money in MLS than they've gotten back.

    Folks can feel how they want about AEG, and I get why people in San Jose and, to a lesser degree, Houston might not think favorably of them. But I still remember MLS of a decade ago and that without Phil Anschutz agreeing to prop up the league by running Colorado, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Jose, New York and DC, there wouldn't be an MLS today.

    So for me, that buys them some good will and if my team can't win the Stanley Cup then I'm happy AEG got to.
     
  8. Frieslander

    Frieslander Member
    Staff Member

    Feb 14, 2000
    North Jersey
    I would have preferred a Devils victory.
     
  9. uclacarlos

    uclacarlos Member+

    Aug 10, 2003
    east coast
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
    Nat'l Team:
    Spain
    No more neg rep??? What will ... "certain fora" [cough]south of the border[/cough] do now?
     
  10. tab5g

    tab5g Member+

    May 17, 2002
    Yes, it is a shame we can't make that "bet" since as you state "we'll never get to see the books to know for sure" -- but AEG is doing very well via their involvement with LAG and SUM.

    Have they "lost more money in MLS than they've gotten back" (at this point)? Who knows or cares?

    But they're still in the MLS (growing) business, and if they aren't "over the hump" now, I'd suspect they will be at some point relatively soon (with relatively nice sponsorship and media deals regularly coming online for LAG specifically).

    Fair enough.
     
  11. It's called FOOTBALL

    LMX Clubs
    Mexico
    May 4, 2009
    Chitown
    Enjoy total dominance over CONCACAF.
     
  12. HailtotheKing

    HailtotheKing Member+

    San Antonio FC
    United States
    Dec 1, 2008
    TEXAS
    Club:
    San Antonio Scorpions FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    [​IMG]
     
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  13. tab5g

    tab5g Member+

    May 17, 2002
  14. uclacarlos

    uclacarlos Member+

    Aug 10, 2003
    east coast
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
    Nat'l Team:
    Spain
    Siri, can you pull up appropriate posts from 2005?

    "The Kings didn't 'deserve' this."

    "Typical. The idiots at NHLHQ obviously favor the Kings."

    "What will The International Hockey Community think when they realize that the lowest ranked team won the Western Conference Final and then the Stanley Cup???111!!!"

    "I didn't realize that hockey is a big sport in Guatemala and I didn't even know the Kings had a Guatemalan, b/c we all know that an AEG team cannot win a championship w/o a Guatemalan."
     
  15. JasonMa

    JasonMa Member+

    Mar 20, 2000
    Arvada, CO
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Or 2009, or 2010... :D
     
  16. THOMA GOL

    THOMA GOL BigSoccer Supporter

    Jul 16, 1999
    Frontier
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Jacko killers
     
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  17. looknohands

    looknohands Member+

    Apr 23, 2009
    Louisville, KY
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    And how's that working out for them? Seems like settling for the hottest reject after being turned down by the prom queen...
     
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  18. It's called FOOTBALL

    LMX Clubs
    Mexico
    May 4, 2009
    Chitown
    Well, the rest of the region dates the ugly ducklings, so...
     
  19. Sandon Mibut

    Sandon Mibut Member+

    Feb 13, 2001
    David does like him some bandwagon. Though, I give him daps for embracing the local teams.

    What next, pulling for the Dodgers in their (likely) playoff chase?
     
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  20. HailtotheKing

    HailtotheKing Member+

    San Antonio FC
    United States
    Dec 1, 2008
    TEXAS
    Club:
    San Antonio Scorpions FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    He's been a part of the LA "scene" since he got there. It isn't bandwagon, it's what he does.
     
  21. I PINCH!

    I PINCH! Member

    Apr 3, 2006
    Chicago IL
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Heres a negative rep for you... G_F_Yourself
     
  22. I PINCH!

    I PINCH! Member

    Apr 3, 2006
    Chicago IL
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    United States

    Are you a ********ing idiot.. They went up 3-0 in every ********ing series during the playoffs and they dont deserve it.. Im a blackhawks fan, but even I have to say that was good work by them..
     
  23. uclacarlos

    uclacarlos Member+

    Aug 10, 2003
    east coast
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
    Nat'l Team:
    Spain
    Actually, I'm not an idiot.

    What's amazing about this whole exchange w/ Siri is that she was able to pull up quotes on Big Soccer from 2005 -- the year that the 8th seeded LA Galaxy, you know... the team that plays about 20 minutes from the UCLA campus -- and exchange LA Kings for the LA Galaxy.

    What's even more amazing is that I was able to get Siri to do this and I don't even own an iphone.

    What's even more amazing is that you took any of this shit literally. Guatemalan hockey wasn't a clue about the sarcasm? Guatemalan. Hockey.
     
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  24. HailtotheKing

    HailtotheKing Member+

    San Antonio FC
    United States
    Dec 1, 2008
    TEXAS
    Club:
    San Antonio Scorpions FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  25. uclacarlos

    uclacarlos Member+

    Aug 10, 2003
    east coast
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
    Nat'l Team:
    Spain
    Yeah, but those guys were all world class sprinters, so the gamble (almost) paid off.

    Chapines ain't got what it takes to be elite hockey players, so it's not just that it's not a winter sport country.

    Btw, I partied w/ the Mexican national hockey team's goalie in Cuba. Dude was tiny, nowhere near the linebacker size of true hockey players. Basically, if you can ice skate, you've got what it takes to be on the national team of those countries.
     

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