training camp http://www.chicago-fire.com/post/20...aining-camp-positive-energy-and-focus-results http://www.chicagonow.com/fire-conf...ities-and-optimism-abound-as-fire-camp-opens/ http://www.chicagonow.com/fire-conf...k-camp-starts-roster-moves-kaminski-and-more/ Shipp-Gehrig http://www.chicago-fire.com/post/2016/01/26/harry-shipp-and-eric-gehrig-meet-media?autoplay=true McClain http://www.chicago-fire.com/post/2016/01/26/patrick-mclain-talks-about-coming-men-red?autoplay=true Fire can make the playoffs so says MLS history http://www.hottimeinoldtown.com/201...o-fire-can-make-the-playoffs-says-mls-history Liverpool-stoke http://www.goal.com/en-us/match/liverpool-vs-stoke-city/2172350/report Alessandria-ac milan http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/86/i...n-balotelli-penalty-puts-rossoneri-in?ICID=OP results http://www.goal.com/en-us/results?ICID=HP_TN_QL_2
Comcast SportsNet @CSNChicago Fire appear loaded with depth at outside back (@TheDanSanto): bit.ly/1QAvjwZ #cf97 pic.twitter.com/YcsCipjtbw Ha.
Rodriguez and Paunovic talk often about values and attitude often, and rarely about talent and tactics. Everyone wants to cheer for the good guys, but what about the soccer? At least one journalist isn't afraid to tell it like it is... How long till he is banned due to his lack of values and attitude?
it's just bizarre to me - Philly and NYCFC had their 1st round picks added the day after the draft. Harrington was added a couple days after he was signed, but McLain still hasn't been. I'm sure, given the terrible web site, that much of this is outsourced to MLS corporate or parts further east, but still.
You know about this site, right? http://www.mlssoccer.com/rosters/2016 This says Accam and Gilberto are the only DPs. Is that correct?
no Igbo is also a DP. His contract was "bought down" with "TAM" last year, but that expired this year. There are plenty of sites that have more accurate roster information for the Fire than the Fire's own site. That's my point.
The people in charge should be just as excited to add the text to the massively popular guide to Chicago Soccer as we are to have them on the team. So i guess they got it just about spot on.
they've had plenty to say abut their awesome plan to build the most talented roster possible, and are now in their 3rd official day of preseason training, and the team's own website says we only have 15 players. it's a fvcking embarassment.
apparently - and it's not that we're alone, it's just that this is 2016 and people should maintain their fecking websites. here's a league-wide comparison, team/players on roster page/1st round picks on roster page: CHICAGO 15 / NO COLORADO 20 / NO COLUMBUS 28 / YES DC UNITED 27 / YES FC DALLAS 21 / NO HOUSTON 29 / N/A LA GALAXY 28 / N/A MONTREAL 29 / YES NEW ENGLAND 20 / YES NEW YORK CITY 22 / YES NEW YORK RED BULL 29 / NO ORLANDO 25 / NO PHILADELPHIA 21 / YES PORTLAND 28 / YES REAL SALT LAKE 28 / NO SAN JOSE 27 / NO SEATTLE 31 / N/A SPORTING KC 30 / N/A TORONTO 27 / NO VANCOUVER 25 / NO in the big scheme of things, this is tiny, but I am harping on it as a symptom of the bigger issue - a complete lack of professionalism and accountability that emanates from the owner's office.
11m Frank Stranzl @frankstranzl @randomblackrain Our digital team has a number of updates coming, including McLain and Harrington who have signed. Frank Stranzl @frankstranzl @randomblackrain That being said, not all draft picks will be listed. Only those who are already signed (B. Vincent, J. Campbell)
they have a whole team taking two weeks to load a couple numbers and a photo in a web form? what are they doing, manually entering HTML?
I think the "digital team" is just taking their queues from N Rod... What Mr. Stranzl was saying, were he not limited to 140 characters was actually: "I don't think the fans are frustrated by the fact that we can't add players to our roster that we acquired two weeks ago. We don't conduct business to keep fans or media informed, or give an image of positive PR. It's more important to me that we remain disciplined with our process and we remain focused against our plan to keep fans, media and ultimately our competitors in Major League Soccer as uninformed as possible. The less MLS teams will know about us come March 6, the better. That our roster remains barren allows us to remain nimble, and so as to react to unforeseen circumstances or unique opportunities that may arise, such as subtracting even more players from our squad. Maybe it's not orthodox, straight-forward or part of a model business practice, but I think fans will appreciate that. They will appreciate our complete sneak attack on the rest of MLS better when it all comes together. The process of actually adding players to a website roster can be viewed as either boring or slow or just part of one's job, but in the end no one is going to remember that it took us three damn weeks to do it, once we win one more game in 2016 than we did the year before." Did I nail it?
I used to do this via Notepad a long long long time ago or your favorite text editor depending on the platform. It didn't take as long as it's taking them.