Blunders continue … MLS looking for new markets, new I/O's Yet ? some of the existing markets are falling apart, like a cheap Singapore suit.. lets face it …the Fusion days look better and better… soccer, credibility, controversy, attendance ..was all, much better and more fun. The knowledged old timer Cosmos/Striker/Rowdies fan, and the Hispanics are not coming out in droves to watch MLS … poor quality, limited talent (1 or 2 max per team, max) poor format, poor entertainment, poor credibility, and poor management are part of the reasons . A league where a 40 yo (god love him) is the top player ??? Paying attention to the Colorado game where the locals mention that there were 3,000 not 7,500 as announced, takes me back to the debate on the attendance… where still !!! MLS and some novice fans believe that 10,000 was poor attendance at Lockhart in a 21,000 SSS.. or in MLS for matter of fact ??? 10,000 fan markets are not many, specially if you add the SSS in the formula well ! I remember the days It was rocking ..DC-Fusion 15,000 .. ahhhhhhhhhhh !!!!!!!!!!!! So in MLS ? it is better to have 8,000 fans, (fudged up attendance) in the seats in a 70K stadium.. than 10,000. ? in a cheap of the cheapest venues,called LockhartSSS.. with such poor understanding and knowledge from MLS .. and some novice fans ! expansion not only looks and sounds ridiculous.. but it is a dream… in the next couple years… even !if “expansion” comes about… some other existing markets will have to pay their dues.. be moved or “contracted” Some of us will be old men before we see a 16 team MLS 10 teams with 8 team playoffs .. is a joke keep dreaming
I recently signed up for these forums and just stumbled across this section. I'm glad to see that people still feel the same way about it that I do. For instance, I've also said that if I won the lottery I'd bring back the fusion. I also remember the zicke-zacke (or whatver) chant, he'd say that twice then FUSION! FUSION! and everyone would finish with the last round of oi's. I'm pretty sure he got this from The Man Show. What about some other good ol' Fusion stuff. Like the Afusionado's singing, "Vamos, vamos fusion...esta noche, tenemos que ganar." And, if I remember right, the sign that made it to every game that simply read "El Sur". Can't forget the stupid "Jump Squad" that they brought in later. That was ridiculous. The endless commercials for Gnutella and Carmax. The streams of toilet paper flying into the net. The arepas. And why were they always giving away bags? I have at least 8 different kinds of bags that they gave away. Also, there had been some mention of past players, but no mention of, for my money, the best Fusion player ever, Cle Kooiman. You can't beat the defenses with him and Wade Webber and Cullen. Good times. Anyway, just add me to the list of disappointed fusion fans. Viva Fusion!
Sink there is more try this http://www.soflastrikers.com/forums/index.php? Fusion 2001 w/o them MLS $ucks
guess who is back ??? Rooney... he went to the Boca United program, joins ...Eric Eichmann Fernando Clavijo is at Renegades, in Coral springs. in other news ... ?!?!?!? we still dont have a team
Jim Rooney... Eric Eichmann...Fernando Clavijo... Does anyone on these boards talk to any of them? If so give us an email or something. I'd like to talk to them. Have them post on these boards or on http://www.soflastrikers.com/forums/index.php? Why can't these fellas get together and do something for the community? I'm talking about trying to get investors who can fork out the bucks for a new team! I'm sure they know people out there, they must have connections. There are plenty of rich folks in this town. Hell, get them Estefans,Stalonses (does he still live here?) Madonna, even freaken Will Smith for the love of God, ! I'll do my part, writing to people, getting season tickets and reorganizing the fan base!
Chi chi, you still da man! Count me in for three Personal Seat Licenses/season tix.... Keep up the good fight.
Alex Pineda Chacon is with the LA Galaxy. We traded New England our back-up goalie, Matt Reis, for him. Unfortunately, he is not performing rather well and hardly gets any time. Viva Fusion! tommymack www.lariotsquad.net
Good to hear that Chacon is still around, but just as sad that the Serna/Chacon partnership has been lost to the league. Neither performed to the same standard as their partnership :-(
This is a little old but I just heard about it... MLS invited Club America President Javier Pérez Teuffer to the inaguration of the HDC in L.A. Also present was Chivas owner and the center of my search for a South Florida expansion team Mr. Jorge Vergara. According to the link (in Spanish) America wants to have an MLS team, it looks as though the Galaxy is the team they are looking at. Hopefully the presence of Vergara means he's intrested in an MLS team... Is he looking at South Florida? thats the question. Maybe our emails got to him? http://www.esto.com.mx/030609/futbol/10futbol.asp
I just read that Ray at DC was looking to give Serna a trial! Apparently, the goal-deprived DC fans would rather not score than have him, according to the DC board.