Footy Misc for our time

Bill Simmons, ESPN, on USA v Mex

A MUST READ by a non-soccer writer. H/T
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RSL Fan moans about MLs offal's

If the guy actually paid attention to footy, he might note that the Ref's in EPL are relatively just as bad. Worst is the incidents he complains about were pretty much by the book.

Not one has the GK pulling the ball 4 feet back over the goal line

 

Thanks for the post 'fog, Interesting article. Didnt quite finish it but it appears he waxed on about Altidore, which is fine, only not over the US - Mexico match. ANd he didnt mention Davies who I think of late makes more of an impression.


However, the description of the conditions at Azteca was very good for reinforcing my decision to forsake soccer as the wretched sport that it is. The international game is what originally attracted me to the sport and now I see it is futile. Of course, I'll check the scores now and then, make sure everyone is okay, that sort of thing.

 

Mo' de-camps?

WHAT!!!

There MUST be more to it than that! If you'd been to USA Mex at CCS it should have been much different, save a few bad actors.. I know it was in 05.

You need to write a long essay on your views.

 

I do hope you're being sarcastic Mo! As if someone as on top of it as you wouldn't have known that flying objects were part of the package. After all, in this country the words soccer and riot are associated with one another just as much as peanut butter and jelly are.

Personally, an entirely sanitized world is not one I would wish to live in.

 

Amazing that a guy who admittedly knew next to nothing about soccer could see this Sanchez-like approach to the game. And they need for a left back.

 

Two things...

he CLAIMED to know little or nothing.. but mainly just didnt care for it. His allusions to basketball however are not an accident, there's a lot of similarity in playmaking isnt there.


And Mo... I suggest you regroup and focus on the Crew, maybe. There's some lovely stuff going on down in cols.

 

Yeah, if you judge the sport by the World Cup and it's qualifiers, you'll find yourself wanting. It's funny, I tend to forget how bad the World Cup really is until I watch one. Probably why they run it every four years and not sooner.

I like the midlife crisis bit. Might explain how I fell into the sport looking back on it.

 

Flying Pigs..

MLS in running to buy USL

Ye-{snort}-ah, RIGHT!
How to put this.. oh, I know, let's grab a BS Crew Fan comment:

I could'a worded it better, like 'buying 'em one at a time for {minus}$40 million'
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Game set match

 

'Fog you were right about the US Mexico match in Columbus being a great atmosphere with the Mexicans (in fact I mentioned that in my rant on the azteca game thread), but you might remember that I was pretty peeved about the conditions at Crew stadium for that game; made me in no hurry to haul my but all the way down there to see a Crew game. And I was far from the only one. So I have forsaken Crew stadium also. I am Irish and can hold a grudge with the best of them. If I were a soccer fan anymore, I would be a fan of Cleveland City or just go see some U of Akron games

 

Spencer this is my first time 'round watching the US play WC qualifiers at Saprissa and Azteca. I had heard about he conditions but that's not the same as actually witnessing it while you went into the game caring. I guess I dont have the mettle for it. But I must say I'm surprised that no one else on here thinks sending players like Dempsey, Gooch, Davies, etc from Europe to that futile effort when they need to be with their teams is worthwhile.

And I'm really not a fan anymore, I just ended up on the site by accident. Pushed a wrong button or something

 

Wow - you cant be swayed by a few knuckle heads! If you want something to turn your stomach and heart away from football start looking closely into fifa and the scams they run.

By the way - there is no getting away from it. Tell yourself you are off it if you want, but it is in you now.

 

i'm with 'Mo.

anyone else up for some badminton?

 

have you ever seen people that are serious about badmitten play? they get crazy too - swat the birdie as hard as they can with venon in their eyes right at you

I think I'll try scrapbooking.