Pre-match: Philadelphia Union - San Jose Earthquakes (Date TBA) pregame thread [SEASON CURRENTLY SUSPENDED]

I watched The Bromley Boys on the flight home last night and it reminded me of just what it means to be a Quakes fan; supporting a team whose main ambition is to not finish last and just survive...highly relatable.

 

Thanks for the recommendation, I am going to try to watch this. For many football fans in England they know their team will never win a trophy, but, it's all about following and supporting your local side. I have a friend here in the bay area who grew up in Bolton and still follows them today, even though they are really struggling at this time. On the flip side I have a friend in England who is a big Liverpool fan, but, doesn't live anywhere near there. He started following them when he was a kid, and that was a time when Liverpool were still winning the league, (yeah, glory hunter!). He has a League 2 team in the town he grew up in but he can't be bothered to make the short drive to go see them play.

 

I started watching Manchester United when George Best and Bobby Charlton still played for them. I was a kid at the time, living in Sussex. Once it became possible to follow along here a little (anyone else remember that 30 min EPL highlight show with Lionel Bienvenu?) I naturally gravitated towards Man Utd as they had been my intro to football.

So, even though I was born near Cambridge and lived for a couple of years in beautiful Sussex (I’ve lived in the US the vast majority of my life), I’m a lifelong Manchester United fan.

And a lifelong Quakes fan.

 

@Quakes05. From my Indian friend, bored during lock-down.

 

How many wickets did we take?

 

Just because I'm bored:



If Monty Python did Black Metal....

 

The Quakes should start streaming all previous victories against LA in loop.
It may help the mood of some of us.

 

Did you like it? Was it funny? I was just combing thru Amazon today and thought I would try to watch it. Although it's not on prime, it is a rental.

 

I watched it. I liked it, it's based on a real team, and some real people, and real events, though they obviously took some liberties with it.

 

I did. It was pretty funny. I had just watched JoJo Rabbit (which is in no way soccer related but an amusing look at life in the hitler youth as the allies were advancing on Germany), and still had time for another movie. Definitely worth watching for a glimpse into the inner workings of small club football in England.

 

JoJo Rabbit was awesome. Great movie.

 

Look on the bright side, we can't get any lower than 11th place for the time being...

 

And we are still undefeated away from home.

 

A comprehensive list of soccer films to get you through life without matches | Greg Seltzer

https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020...you-through-life-without-matches-greg-seltzer

Now we know for certain the league has people lurking here.

 

meh, it was a weak list. How can he add movies he's never watched to a list of recommendations! Zounds! No effort!

 

Here's a list on best soccer books.

https://worldsoccertalk.com/2020/03/21/top-20-soccer-book-recommendations/

Three on the list that I've read and can endorse are Beckham Experiment; How Soccer Explains the World; and A Season with Verona.

 

Everyone should add:

The Miracle of Castel di Sangro: A Tale of Passion and Folly in the Heart of Italy

by Joe McGinniss

 

Yes! I was trying to remember the title, and post the same.

 

I miss soccer

 

Where the heck is eMLS, they could be in action.

 

Reminds me of a time period between 1985 & 1995 when all we had o watch was HS, College , Semipro Quakes and Blackhawks.

This is actually worse.....

 

The Quakes rep sent us an email today about upcoming Digital Devotion Days. It made this thought cross my mind:

• I wonder if Tom Fox is still skiing and if he is really glad he quit the Quakes when he did.