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American Soccer |OT2| Party Like It's 1999.
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Delicious Waffles
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Yeah, after rethinking it, you're right. It makes sense. It's a parade for a soccer team taking place in New York City. The teams in the area and the leagues should put themselves out there. Plus, without other representation, it'd be a short parade.
8BitsAtATime
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Wait... Michelle Heyman got picked up by the Flash. Now time to watch their matches religiously.
The Chosen One
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Not saying it's a bad thing. I imagine in ten years time, it'll be at least 500K per year. Definitely steps in the right direction.
Just pointing out that MLS creates these rules but the details often still end up being very murky and the MLS has no problem with ignoring or creating new rules to acquire players.
The first 10-15 years people put up with it because everyone was afraid the league would suddenly find itself suddenly at death's doorstep with one wrong move. But now that it's clear the MLS is here to stay for the long haul, I just hope there's more transparency and less circumventing the rules to acquire players. If the current league constructs make it difficult/impossible to acquire marquee players, then maybe actually fix/update the rules instead of temporarily ignoring certain rules, which often give foreign players cushy salaries while still leaving domestic players with barely above minimum wage [/rant]
Who is circumventing the rules to acquire players? Creating new rules to acquire players means rules are not being circumvented. And such changes are not exactly made unilaterally by either Garber and the league or certain big-spending teams like LA / NYC / Toronto, despite what certain fans seem to believe.
Didn't the minimum salary just pretty much double, under the new CBA? We're still complaining about this?
Not sure what certain domestic players like Okugo are even complaining about when it comes to the salary disparity between them and the Pirlos... Okugo doesn't even start for Orlando anymore, maybe he should be concerned with reestablishing himself as a starter in MLS instead of whining on Twitter about what star players are making? Otherwise he could one day find himself in NASL or USL making even less money.
People will pay money to go see Gio Dos Santos and Pirlo, no one besides the Okugo family is paying money to see Okugo be an occasional late game sub for the final three minutes. If he doesn't appreciate his paycheck, he can always go to Norway.
The Chosen One
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As stated, I'm fine with new rules being created. It's just I'm hearing rumblings that the MLS will do anything to get Dos Santos on Galaxy. Omar is the primary stumbling block because he's taking a DP spot. The problem is even with this new rule, LA still can't acquire Dos Santos legit unless Omar takes a pay cut...or if LA can fleece the smaller markets of their Targeted Allocation Money. I'm just curious how the whole thing will play out.
True. What is the veteran's minimum now? 76k?
And you have no argument from me on your other points. I guess I just hope we get more transparency. We'll get more respect as a sport and league if the MLS doesn't look like a little treehouse with rules that a lot of people struggle to follow and understand.
To be fair, most of the major US leagues have pretty complicated rules. I have never really wrapped my head around things like Luxury Tax and stuff in the NBA for example.
Also, ActStriker you gunna be at the USMNT game tonight right? Heading down to Mass now! Meeting family for lunch and stuff first. Gunna check out the HONvPAN game too.
Also, ActStriker you gunna be at the USMNT game tonight right? Heading down to Mass now! Meeting family for lunch and stuff first. Gunna check out the HONvPAN game too.
ActStriker
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Yes, and I will be tailgating! Come join!
When are you getting there?
ActStriker
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Around when the lots open I think. I'm leaving the office around 1-1:15 and meeting up with people around 2 before driving down
NYC Mayor's Office has a yt stream
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FJjBSPOOLk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FJjBSPOOLk
Cornballer
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Cornballer
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Busy weekend coming up:
American Eskimo
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8BitsAtATime
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NWSL matches this weekend.
Cornballer
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NWSL matches this weekend.
I wanted to go to the Sky Blue FC match, but we play the Revs at the same time. Oh well.
ActStriker
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ZZMitch I'm in lot 20 on the south side of the stadium by pole 2023
Cornballer
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- Behind The Crest: Ep. 2 - #USMNT at the Gold Cup (US-Honduras highlights + vids of training and some interviews)
I'm OK with that.
Hey thanks for the info! We actually just arrived at our hotel though (was having lunch with family who live in Franklin) so we probably won't get there until right before the start of the first game.
Looking like a pretty good crowd?
ActStriker
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Our lot is filling up yeah. Surrounded by s lot of Hondurans and Panamanians
ActStriker
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lolol
Delicious Waffles
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Cornballer
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#USMNT Starting XI vs. Haiti (4-3-1-2): Guzan; Evans, Gonzalez, Ream, Garza; Zusi, Bradley, Diskerud; Dempsey; Johannsson, Altidore #USAvHAI
What? He's retired.
Ugly game so far to be sure, but Aron's goal should have stood I think.
Cornballer
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Ugly match. Great that a different group of guys got reps and the US won the group, but that was a mess otherwise.
Delicious Waffles
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MetroGAF, got tickets to the game tomorrow night. Section 130. What gate do I enter RBA from? The schematic on the ticket is a blurry mess.
Just curious if anyone knows off the top of their head.
Just curious if anyone knows off the top of their head.
Should have been two goals though, Kevin Bacon got robbed.
True. I thought he had a good game, even besides the taken away goal.
Cornballer
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Yeah, he played well. I'd be up for starting him and Zardes up top, and seeing how they do together.