Various takes on the All-Star Match

pettyfog · Mar 15, 2005

An All-Star concept worth keeping

This format, though, needs to stay. Chivas came in 2003. Fulham is coming this summer. Maybe next year a team from Germany comes in. (How sweet would it be to have Landon and his Bayer Leverkusen side as the opponent in '06?). The following year, perhaps a team from Spain makes the trek across the pond. Better yet, what about PSV Eindhoven in '07 or '08. If Beasley is still in Holland and hasn't been transferred to a higher profile league for millions of dollars, that'd create some serious interest, wouldn't it?

By keeping the format the same, it takes a little cheese out of the All-Star Game. These type of matches increase the stakes for MLSers. No player is going to be signed strictly from a performance in an All-Star match. We all know that much, but who is to say that a young player who has played two or three years in the league won't create a international awareness for himself by playing well against a side from a league in Europe. That small dangling carrot should at least help make the game relevant. That, and the fact that no team from Europe wants to head home after losing to a team made up of mostly Americans, do they?
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My comment: I'm a little leary about Chad Marshall (probable) and Danny Szetela (possible) .. should they appear in this game. Columbus gets a win by hosting, but could end up losing these guys one year earlier than we might like.

Finally, Martin of Nashville has found it impossible to confine game speculation to this board and ventured over to the Crew MB to talk smack:

Yes we are coming to Colombus to spank the Yanks!!!

We are a premiership club and have a RICH Chairman who has invested large amounts into the club and we are coming to Play colombus on July 30th..

Standby to be invaded by Fulham supporters from all over the USA, Fulham have a large following in the US and we are arranging to attend this game.

I was born in Fulham but now live here in the US and willl be making the 400 mile trip.

England Home of FOOTBALL is coming to Colombus!!!!
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Oh, MY...I was afraid of this!
8)

Martin-in-Nashville · Mar 16, 2005

Yes Pettyfog Just like you coming over to Fulham Sites and talking "Smack" what up with you man grow up .....And I thought this was the Land of the Free...just not "Free Speech" I guess?...

Martin-in-Nashville · Mar 16, 2005

Yes Pettyfog Just like you coming over to Fulham Sites and talking "Smack" what up with you man grow up .....And I thought this was the Land of the Free...just not "Free Speach" I guess?...

Martin-in-Nashville · Mar 16, 2005

Yes Pettyfog Just like you coming over to Fulham Sites and talking "Smack" what up with you man grow up .....And I thought this was the Land of the Free...just not "Free Speech" I guess?...

pettyfog · Mar 16, 2005

Woo... thin-skinned sounding!

Thought oyu would know that was a send-up!
:twisted:

I dont mind at all.. keep on posting!

See you in July!

Martin-in-Nashville · Mar 16, 2005

I can take a joke just like the next person but not when someone tells you to "Rot in Hell" call yourself a supporter...O No your a columbus supporter on the 30th that's right.

pettyfog · Mar 16, 2005

my apologies!

I'll be sitting with Fulham on the day!

Martin-in-Nashville · Mar 16, 2005

Sit where you like Just make sure it's NOT next to me?

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