FIRE BRUCE ARENA

We know what Michael Mejido thinks of him.

 

Thanks hang. You're doing the Lord's work here.

 

I was waiting for this thread to pop up.

 

Lord, he was born a Nambla-in' man.

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I remember the Bruce Arena/Ben Olsen slashfic with great fondness and no small amount of horror.

 

I thought he didn't like circuses or whatever us Midwesterners enjoy?

 

What did they pay him to get him here I thought he HATED COLUMBUS

 

He also once said “Rock music doesn’t belong at a soccer match” or something to that effect.

 

I was gonna start this thread, thanks Hang.

I nominate Hang as our third mod

 

Does Zardes regress to pre-Berhalter form instantly upon Arena being his coach again?

 

If he is chosen, then his circus quote ought to be a ********ing TIFO.

 

Worst. Idea. Ever.

 

I'd rather see Ali Curtis as our GM.

 

I'd be 100% for that. He is currently 'self-employed' as a 'consultant' according to his LinkedIn. Make a call Crew FO.

I will say though, seeing names like "Porter" and "Arena" knocked around, I think whoever is making the decisions is trying to make a splash with a big name, and not necessarily make the right hire. It also just seems lazy to only look at Americans. I won't say it's worrying, but its... what is less than "worrying"? Maybe I'd say it's a bit closed-minded.

 

I thought you would back an Arena hire 100%. Jozy might follow him here.

(ducks)

 

I actually forgot that Jozy existed for like 8 months til now.

 

@hangthadj would call that a loser's mentality.

 

Some of @Sirk's best stories involve Arena's arrogance in post-game interviews, whether it be blowing off a question a "Whateva" comment or correcting someone's pronunciation of "Reyna."

Can you imagine Arena in an interview with Dom Tiberi? Oh, holy hell.

 

Actually...this might make it worthwhile

 

Ok. You've sold me on hiring Arena.

@hardhead or @Kyle Crew, please lock this thread and start a "Hire Former NAMBLA President as GM" thread.

 

Arena is past it. He'll just bring in a bunch of 30+ year old squad players and old europeans. South and Central America offers much better value for money. And need to buy young so there is re-sell value. That is an extra revenue stream for the club; and Arena has NEVER had to work that way, doubt he'd start now (unless he's super desperate for a paycheck or something i suppose).