The "Thoughts That Don't Require Their Own Thread" Thread XIV

A "reporter" writes an article that says that team X beat team Y, and goes into detail about how that happened, describing key plays and maybe gets a few relevant quotes.

A "columnist" is someone like Shaughnessey, who just spouts his opinion, facts and truth be damned. I remember one time Jim Rice threatened to shove a bat up his ass over something he wrote, so he has always been a dick on purpose. He hasn't written a relevant thought in at least 30 years so taking a pot-shot at the Revs should not be a surprise to anyone. At least he didn't wonder whether the sweeper was the guy who uses a broom to clean the stadium after the game, ho ho ho ho! Funny guy! He used that line like clockwork, every 4 years for about 6 world cups in a row.

 

There's nearly another generation out there not aware that this community is still hanging on.

The funny part is that a lot of the early twitterers went there because of the so-called pervading negativity of BigSoccer. Now, a lot of them lodge similar complaints about the negativity of the #NERevs hashtag on Twitter.

It's got nothing to do with the format of the tools you use to converse, it's all about what the team is doing, and how the fans are reacting. Negativity, positivity, pragmatism, all are present on each one of the different social media tools.

(Related observation: the amount of accusations of "negativity" on these boards seems to have declined in direct proportion to an increase in good decision-making by the ownership and front-office. Funny coincidence, that.)

If only there were discussion boards that specifically supported that sort of conversation.#NERevs

— A Casual Fan (@A_Casual_Fan) November 6, 2019

 

As one of the formerly loudest Nattering Nabobs of Negativity, what changed me into a fairly thirsty (but not quite ready for Kool-Aid) commentator was when the Krafts actually recognized they had to actually do something to make a 180-degree turn. Sure, it was about 10 years too late, but, dicking around by putting the team in the hands of people who were either too clueless, inexperienced or incompetent was doing no one any good, least of all themselves. They saw the success the Patriots have had with Bellichick, and they brought in the closest thing they could find to the soccer version of him.

And, it seems with the acquisition of Gustavo Bou this summer, they were willing to let him do his thing, which is pretty remarkable. Sure, they let Friedel spend $1 million on a player, but I would tend to trust that Arena could do better with those kinds of resources available to him.

 

you know the saying, measure 24 times cut once

 

Nov 26, 2019
Boston College men’s soccer coach Ed Kelly retires after 32 seasons

https://www.soccerwire.com/news/bos...kdnFZXPSK01Xd1R6Hef8V4xb-oKf9lmqeZ9T4EY_5vWys

 

Just in case you ever wonder where all the USL $$$ go:

https://www.soctakes.com/2019/12/10/nurock-significant-beneficiaries-usl-revenues/

 

so apparently Mass United was playing down in Maryland in the Northeast Region UPSL championship match...1-1 tie in the second half and there was a skirmish and the referee produced a red card. Someone on the Mass United bench possibly either the Coach or an Assistant Coach then punched the referee in the face...sigh.

https://www.massunitedfc.com/news/2019/12/14/official-statement---dec-14-2019

 

Awful story. Don't know the details,but I hope they figure out the right perp on this. On a humorous note, my first thought was Joey Franchino is coaching now, and Cletus has come back as a ref?

 

So now it looks like it was a parent who might have assaulted the referee:

https://www.protagonistsoccer.com/f...zrj3eKnghh25ukwVffT55L1k3hmtyk_OZBWAPXAb2HYf0

 

Bruce Arena basically invented the DP (Beckham) rule.
Who's to say we won't find a way for a 4th dp by winter?
Who are the revs?! imagine being this optimistic a year ago? i'd get sectioned

 

My pipe dream is still alive: Pafos are shopping Danny Williams

I still think Bruce burned that bridge, but a double pivot of Caicedo and Williams would be saucy

 

Let me preface this by saying I've never gone to school for this, but I was always great in English class, and I excelled in creative writing which I turned into rap music (different post different day.. inbox me) - but I feel with the internet, you don't need to go to college to do what you're good at.

I wrote this as my first stab at sports journalism.


https://www.facebook.com/larry.beatzkhed/posts/873657243050404

 

Sorry for double post, but just making it easier to access the content from my previous post.

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If you know who the New England Revolution are, or have followed them in any sort of capacity over their 24 years in operation, you'd probably realize that it'd be borderline psychotic to be as big a follower as myself and many others throughout this time.
I remember coming from 98-2001 with my parents and Christmas '01 and I got season tickets for the next season, and got to tour CMGI Field (Now Gillette Stadium) when they opened it and that sold me on the team for life almost instantly.

Granted many of the Revs "glory years" or the Twellman Era of Red and Dread with Dempsey and Ralston were before the DP rule, Steve Nicol didnt have the chance to succeed in any sort of way like whats happening now, but for lack of better word and with passion overloading, we ********in dominated

We've made it all the way to MLS Cup 5 times and lost.

We spent the last 10 years under the garbage management of Mike Burns who couldn't even defend the far post. We'd get a few players not terrible enough to cut by the end of the season in the winter transfer window, and then they'd be gone.

While Jay Heaps and Brad Friedel are probably nice enough guys to kick it with and talk soccer and have a beer, they were NOT what this club needed from a head coach.

Bruce Arena, the most winningest coach in MLS history has taken over on all aspects. He took the same team that had lost by a combined score of 15-4 to being unbeaten in 11 straight games.

We had a total of 11 designated players over the 10 + years the rule has been expanded, but never more than one at a time, with the rule allowing for 3 for a number of years now.

We currrently have three on the roster, and Carles Gil and Gustavo Bou have been with the team for half of a season together, and we all saw what they did, and Buksa seems to have enormous potential.
Additionally, we've brought back 2 different servicable players to the squad from previous reiterations of this team, and signed some squad players with decent pedigree

They built and opened a $45M training facility in Gillette Stadiums' back yard.

This is everything I've ever wanted.
#NETID

 

Yes sir. I used to constantly complain about this team. My wife would get incensed with me and would ask me why I kept buying season tickets. I said because they are my team and I'm NETID. She didn't get it. She only heard my bellyaching. Poor thing -that I put her through it. I said, I committed to the team years ago. I can't change that now. It's part of me.

Oh and, BTW, I have not complained once since Smokey The Bear told the Kraft's, Fire Burns and Bruce came in. Nope... I just know things are finally headed in the direction of where we need to be!

 

Imagine if we had these when we were 12?
Even better, we got em when we're 40.

 

Has Kraft hedged his bets towards the Revs knowing the Patriots are on their way out from the Dynasty years? Tom Brady was 12 when I was born, and reportedly getting an extension til he's almost 50?