Post-match: Tummy Rumble in the Bronx - Crew @ NYCFC - Match 15 - 6/14/24 7:30 PM

It's surprising, but not really, it's only four, considering we were something like 0-192 when trailing at the half on the road.

 

I only watched the second half but wow was the narrow field really causing some craziness tonight. Crew played some wacky formations, and NYC had some extra protection being down a man.

Schulte and Morris seem to have a bit of a hangover.

Notable comments on the broadcast that United scouts are looking at schulte, and regarding chambost nancy wanted a left footed midfielder to launch passes. I think he is just another weapon in the arsenal instead of a replacement for anyone

 

a win is a win... I'll take it.. Now on to Miami where Messi won't be there Wednesday

 

TOLD YALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

 

The thing is, we played some amazing flowing football for spurts. We need to bring in another cb and/or CM.

 

I’ve been saying this for a few weeks, before the morris departure.
Sean Z ain’t enough, he’s good but he’s not the same caliber as Aidan.

 

Was it 2006 when we beat Chicago 6-2 on the final day of the season and our fate was sealed the day before? That's another "win and burn the tape" game.

 

I could have told you it was in Toronto during football season, but that's why we have Sirk.

 

He should be a CB

 

When people want to complain about how narrow the pitch is at Yankee Stadium, and as long as you're invoking Sirk, ask him about the pitch in Ohio Stadium. They swore it was 70 yards wide, most visiting players claimed it was closer to 68 - which doesn't meet FIFA regs - and if you go find some old game photos from 96-99 you'll notice that the channels between the penalty area and the touch lines bear a striking resemblance to bowling alleys.

 

Was that the game where Eric Vazquez hit an absolute screamer into the top corner?

 

Grouchy pt!

 

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Yes, but MLS 1.0 is much different than today. The league back then teetered on the verge of collapse for nearly a decade. Today you have a strong and growing league that is nearing one of the big four sports in popularity.

It's the hypocrisy from Don and the league office that irks people most. You can't say expansion teams must have their own stadium, and then let NYC play in a baseball stadium for their first dozen years, allow Charlotte and Atlanta to play in NFL stadiums, and approve San Diego leasing their field from a college football team.

You also can't say teams must have a stadium in their downtown urban core, and then let Nashville build theirs on the fairgrounds, Austin put up theirs in an industrial zone, and Miami play 45 minutes outside of Miami.

The other part of it is player safety. The investment teams make today is orders of magnitude higher than the early days. You don't want them playing on dangerous fields. The NFL is reexamining their policy for field standards right now too because they had about seven starting QBs get season-ending injuries this year, some of which were caused by bad surfaces. Charlotte's turf is so bad than even NFL players complain about it being dangerous. NYC has threadbare sod covering parts of the field. Portland seems to get a rash of injuries every year due to playing on turf. Soldier Field has bigger divots than you'd find at a municipal par 3 course.

As Nancy said, these conditions are bad for the league. Thankfully, several of the long-standing issues are getting resolved soon with new stadiums coming for New England, NYC and Miami. There seems to be some smoke in Chicago as well. Dallas, Colorado and the Galaxy are the remaining teams badly in need of new facilities. The next step needs to be requiring high-quality grass fields. Between Apple money, expansion fees, and advertisers, these teams have the money to make the switch.

 

Don't think so. I was at that game (think it was one of Robert's interim games after Greg andrulis?) and it was either right before or right after a real Madrid VS chivas game as a double header in July or August of 2005. I have fond memories of seeing the Galacticos and especially Roberto Carlos and Zidane put on a show. I think we either won 1-0 or tied 1-1 with our goal being that Vasquez screamer.