Barcelona vs Red Bulls(are shite)

[dantdot]

Starts right now.

Barcelona lineup stolen from Ives

---Hleb--------Eto'o----------Henry----
------------Xavi-----Iniesta-------------
------------------Keita-------------------
Abidal-----Puyol-----Marquez----Alves
------------------Valdes---------------

http://www.justin.tv/barcelonaec

http://www.justin.tv/mundofutbol

tvu://60980 if you have TVU player

[Roogsy]

Sweet! Thanks.

In Spanish and everything!

[Sonny Cheeba]

man i only know how to ask where the bathroom is in spanish, and a handful of bad words.

thanks for posting the link. i forgot it was on.

[Kickit09]

justintv has it too, no need to download anything.

english - http://www.justin.tv/barcelonaec

spanish - http://www.justin.tv/shulton_online

[RPB_RED_NATION_RPB]

id rather see paint dry!

[dantdot]

The barcelonaec one is working well but too bad about the ameridouches.

[Kickit09]

id rather see paint dry!


who wouldnt want to see NYRB get spanked :noidea:

[SilverSamurai]

WHOO HOO!! Spanish feed!

[hazy_venus]

it looks like grass! did they lay sod for barca?

[dantdot]

it looks like grass! did they lay sod for barca?

Yeah, pretty sure. Doubtful they'd play on that garbage.

[Kickit09]

^ yeah looks like new sod was freshly laid

[hazy_venus]

if only it would live for 2 weeks!

[dantdot]

hahah 2-0

[I_AM_CANADIAN]

Is Zambrotta playing? If so, I might care about this...

[Kickit09]

wow 2-0 barcelona only 17 minutes in.... and they had another goal disallowed

NYRB -> :sheep: <- Barca

[boban]

Wow .. Finishing ...
thought I would never seen that anymore ...
:(

[SilverSamurai]

2 Golazzo's!!!

[I_AM_CANADIAN]

Oh, man... this is the biggest mismatch of all time. NY are shit.

[Kickit09]

3-0, 24 minutes in :hurray:

[boban]

Oh, man... this is the biggest mismatch of all time. NY are shit.
You think we would fare any better?

[Shakes McQueen]

Is Zambrotta playing? If so, I might care about this...

Zambrotta was transferred in the offseason. Can't remember where, but I'm pretty sure it was a club in Serie A.

- Scott

[I_AM_CANADIAN]

boban: Oh yeah, you're one of "those", aren't you. :rolleyes:

[dantdot]

This is hilarious 3-0 but should be like 5-6 already

[boban]

boban: Oh yeah, you're one of "those", aren't you. :rolleyes:
What? realistic?
Yeah.

[Roogsy]

Barcelona is OWNING NYRB. It isn't even fair. Possession stats must be ridiculous.

[Sonny Cheeba]

this is fuckin horrible. as long at they get beat by more than dundee united i'll be happy.

[rocker]

You think we would fare any better?

what does this have to do with TFC anyway?
He said NY is shit.. which is true... and he said it's the biggest mismatch of all time, which may be true.
we have yet to play Barcelona ;)

[boban]

what does this have to do with TFC anyway?
He said NY is shit.. which is true... and he said it's the biggest mismatch of all time, which may be true.
we have yet to play Barcelona ;)
Always count on you to chime in ;)

[I_AM_CANADIAN]

What? realistic?
Yeah.
Is that what they call people who think the only clubs worth supporting are the ones winning Champions League titles every year where you come from?

If so, then yes, you are realistic. Swansea City drew with Fenerbahce and beat Steaua Bucharest a couple weeks back, and (hopefully) we're a little better than a team that's spent almost their entire existence in League Two.

[Shakes McQueen]

And NYRB just scored...

- Scott

[Kickit09]

3-1 NY gets one back

[kdzb]

This game will have one description for NYRB = HUMILIATION.
Why they went out of their way and invite one of the biggest team in the world.
They are going to be trashed tonight...Already 3-0

[boban]

Is that what they call people who think the only clubs worth supporting are the ones winning Champions League titles every year where you come from?

If so, then yes, you are realistic. Swansea City drew with Fenerbahce and beat Steaua Bucharest a couple weeks back, and (hopefully) we're a little better than a team that's spent almost their entire existence in League Two.
WTF are you talking about?
Have another one at any rate.

[rocker]

Always count on you to chime in ;)

I'm just pretending to be like you.. ;)

you're the one-liner posting hit man.. jump into a thread, quick bullshit comment, then run away ;)

[Kickit09]

on the bright side for NYRB they are playing in front of people instead of empty seats for a change

[boban]

I'm just pretending to be like you.. ;)

you're the one-liner posting hit man.. jump into a thread, quick bullshit comment, then run away ;)
I'm flattered.But no thanks.

Whose running away?

[Shakes McQueen]

This game will have one description for NYRB = HUMILIATION.
Why they went out of their way and invite one of the biggest team in the world.
They are going to be trashed tonight...Already 3-0

Why is this humiliating? Barca is one of the greatest, most prolific club teams in the world.

MLS isn't La Liga calibre, just like Serie B and the Coca-Cola Championship aren't. There is no embarrassment here.

I bet for 90% of the NYRB players, it is just a thrill for them to be schooled on the pitch by such incredible players. And they have scored a goal to boot.

This will be a fun learning experience for them - it's a friendly match. As long as they play hard until the final whistle, their pride will remain fully intact.

- Scott

[boban]

Why is this humiliating? Barca is one of the greatest, most prolific club teams in the world.

MLS isn't La Liga calibre, just like Serie B and the Coca-Cola Championship aren't. There is no embarrassment here.

I bet for 90% of the NYRB players, it is just a thrill for them to be schooled on the pitch by such incredible players. And they have scored a goal to boot.

This will be a fun learning experience for them - it's a friendly match. As long as they play hard until the final whistle, their pride will remain fully intact.

- Scott
Pretty much said what I am thinking.
Its exhibition FFS. They should go out and enjoy the experience.

[Kickit09]

4-1 What A Goal!!!!!!!!!

[S_D]

4-1

Man do they EVER have awesome passing

[dantdot]

Wow eto'o that was nice

[Sonny Cheeba]

i wish hleb still played for arsenal.

[Razor]

NY is getting owned....i'd hate to see what they would do to us. :)

[tlear]

Holy crap!

Fun to watch a mismatch like that, good thing it is not us playing Barca there would be people calling for Carver's head when we lost 7-1 :)

[SilverSamurai]

Yay Spanish news!!

[Sonny Cheeba]

Holy crap!

Fun to watch a mismatch like that, good thing it is not us playing Barca there would be people calling for Carver's head when we lost 7-1 :)

they might not win by that much against TFC and i know why:

henry gets distracted by streamers, causing his french self to really kick in and he starts to mime.

[SilverSamurai]

Luvin the Spanish commercials!

[Kickit09]

NY makes a goalie change at the half...like its gonna help :rolleyes:

[Shakes McQueen]

NY makes a goalie change at the half...like its gonna help :rolleyes:

My guess is it's more for the reason why goalies get pulled in 5-0 hockey games - so that their confidence doesn't get shot for the next game.

NYRB have nothing to gain league-wise from this match, so they likely just don't want to kill the confidence of their starting keeper for when they return to matches that do matter.

- Scott

[markus]

...the roll...the bounce and it doesn't stick to the ground....real grass...

[RYANTFC]

Red bulls are shite, they can't put together 3 passes

[Stryker]

...the roll...the bounce and it doesn't stick to the ground....real grass...
It's a beautiful thing isn't it?

[markus]

It's a beautiful thing isn't it?
yes!!!! it's beautiful.... :)

[RYANTFC]

wow wasn't expecting them to score, started from nothing

[tlear]

lol Barca back 3 are asleep

[RYANTFC]

you hear the "were gonna win 5-4" chants, loool terrible

[RYANTFC]

and now the we follow song, the one toronto does, the one columbus started doing because toronto do it, now these idiots are doing it.

[Kickit09]

barca doesnt seem interested in scoring any more goals. 8 starters on the bench now too. its barca reserves vs NYRB. valdes, puyol, and abidal are the only starters still playing.

[dantdot]

Boyens coming in at the 87th min hah

[Chevy]

OH...

[ComeonyouReds]

And our friendlies are against Pachuca and Ind. that is awesome!!!!!! Maybe one day will play a great team

[Shakes McQueen]

And our friendlies are against Pachuca and Ind. that is awesome!!!!!! Maybe one day will play a great team

We got to play Aston Villa last season as an expansion team...

- Scott

[loconet]

Entertaining match. Barca, as expected, miles above NYRB (are shit).

[TFC USA]

Way to go FC Barcelona!



BTW, if you guys watched it on ESPN, Rob Stone kept calling Eidur Gudjohnsen, Eidur Goodjohnson, which made me laugh.

[Roogsy]

the...

[Kickit09]

Red...

[Stryker]

Bulls...

[Shakes McQueen]

Enjoy long walks on the beach...?

[I_AM_CANADIAN]

with Paris Hilton...

[Stryker]

are shite!!!!!!!!!!

[Roogsy]

:rofl:

OOOOOOOOH!

[Shakes McQueen]

I was more looking forward to the potential Red Bulls Mad Libs game we were about to embark on.

- Scott

[TheRenter]

Zambrotta was transferred in the offseason. Can't remember where, but I'm pretty sure it was a club in Serie A.

- Scott

AC Milan

[BC101]

:rofl:

OOOOOOOOH!

THE RED BULLS ARE SHITE!!!

[NateDoGG]

wow what a line up
and we got westham for the allstars?
wow....


barca in toronto would of been 100000 times better

[Jack]

:( Too bad I missed this.

Barcelona will hopefully bounce back without the locker-room cancers Deco and Ronnie.

[ExiledRed]

And our friendlies are against Pachuca and Ind. that is awesome!!!!!! Maybe one day will play a great team

Did you really want to see Barca/Manchester Utd/Inter thrash the living shit out of our kids anyway?

[BC101]

Did you really want to see Barca/Manchester Utd/Inter thrash the living shit out of our kids anyway?

yes....

[ExiledRed]

yes....

You see, I'd hate to watch an undermanned, underperforming TFC go up against Liverpool. What would be the pleasure in that?

[Dirk Diggler]

I think the problem is that they faced Barca this late into the pre-season. The best time to face those teams is right at the beginning of their pre-season fixture. Most of the European teams are already in their regular season form by now. In all honesty, its not like we are even close to Independiente or Pachuca. If they were in their regular seaon form or were playing their first string players, they would've thrashed us just as bad.

[BC101]

You see, I'd hate to watch an undermanned, underperforming TFC go up against Liverpool. What would be the pleasure in that?

seeing the lads on this side of the pond... I should hope they'd(TFC) play their best if they got a team of that high caliber... Plus seeing them in Canada would be a dream come true since I cant' remember them ever coming here.

[boban]

seeing the lads on this side of the pond... I should hope they'd(TFC) play their best if they got a team of that high caliber... Plus seeing them in Canada would be a dream come true since I cant' remember them ever coming here.
If I am not mistaken Liverpool was here in 2004 at the SkyDome.

[BC101]

Yeah they were... I flew back from Japan to go to see that game... Sat in with the Porto supporters LOL. But when I said see the lads i meant United.

[Captain Croatia]

Why is this humiliating? Barca is one of the greatest, most prolific club teams in the world.

MLS isn't La Liga calibre, just like Serie B and the Coca-Cola Championship aren't. There is no embarrassment here.

I bet for 90% of the NYRB players, it is just a thrill for them to be schooled on the pitch by such incredible players. And they have scored a goal to boot.

This will be a fun learning experience for them - it's a friendly match. As long as they play hard until the final whistle, their pride will remain fully intact.

- Scott

QFT

If i was a Red Bull (Oh god thank god i am not, never will be one, or say that phrase again) i would be gitty jus tbeing on the same field as Barca. And hey 6-2 isnt such a bad result, but it aint good either!:taz:

[james]

If I am not mistaken Liverpool was here in 2004 at the SkyDome.

ya but that was before TFC exsisted....it was Liverpool vs Porto.

The next night at the sky dome they also had Celtic vs AS Roma.

[boban]

Yeah they were... I flew back from Japan to go to see that game... Sat in with the Porto supporters LOL. But when I said see the lads i meant United.
I can't read your mind big fella.
You had Liverpool in your quote. ;)

[james]

QFT

If i was a Red Bull (Oh god thank god i am not, never will be one, or say that phrase again) i would be gitty jus tbeing on the same field as Barca. And hey 6-2 isnt such a bad result, but it aint good either!:taz:

ya, not good but could of been worse. Least its not like when Manchester United beat AS Roma what 8-1 or somethin in Champions League. And hey New York is near the bottom of MLS just like us. Its not like they are even the best clubs in MLS.

[Captain Croatia]

ya, not good but could of been worse. Least its not like when Manchester United beat AS Roma what 8-1 or somethin in Champions League. And hey New York is near the bottom of MLS just like us. Its not like they are even the best clubs in MLS.

but Oh the Red Bulls are Shite:canada::hump:

[james]

yeah 6-2 isnt bad when you consider barcelona beat a team from holland 20-1 in a 1992 friendly.

reallyyyy 20-1 wowwww, they must of been an amature team or something.

[v00d00daddy]

38000 people attended. That's kinda shitty if you ask me. I think Toronto could have drawn more than that. They have an 80k capactity stadium and it wasn't even half full for one of the best club teams on the planet. Weird.

Do you guys think that T.F.C. v. Barcelona would draw more than 38 k at a place like the Rogers Center?

[ricciboy]

5-1 barcelona

[PatriotGP]

38000 people attended. That's kinda shitty if you ask me. I think Toronto could have drawn more than that. They have an 80k capactity stadium and it wasn't even half full for one of the best club teams on the planet. Weird.

Of course, that is shitty. It doesn´t matter that (or rather if?) it was "just" a offor pre-season match. Especially in the US it is very seldom to have the oportunity watching such a great team like Barca (it isn`t my favorit actually).

In addition the only reason, why Barca plays against such a team in the US is money and promotion. Think of Chelsea (US), Manu, Bayern Munich (Japan).

We are lucky in Austria to host lots of the greatest teams in their pre-season. Therefore we can watch teams like Arsenal, Leverkusen, Werder Bremen,.......and of course REAL MADRID since at least 10 Years.
As the LASK had its 100th "birthday" at 27th July, Real Madrid has played against our Team with all their stars at the Gugl in Linz (we lost 2:3). Usually they have a preparing game against a small local team in the Steirmark (AUT).

[The Kingpin]

All I can see is embarrassment. The "All-Star" game is West Ham, but a general friendly in NY is Barca... I guess they didn't want the all-stars to get thumped, so they chose second rate competition... Toronto got the shaft, and the all-star game should be done away with.

[Shakes McQueen]

All I can see is embarrassment. The "All-Star" game is West Ham, but a general friendly in NY is Barca... I guess they didn't want the all-stars to get thumped, so they chose second rate competition... Toronto got the shaft, and the all-star game should be done away with.

If I had to choose between watching a thrashing like Barca doled out tonight to RBNY, versus the thoroughly entertaining match with West Ham this year - I'd actually choose West Ham.

West Ham wasn't the absolute best in world competition, but it was a great match, and I personally don't have any lingering regrets about the level of competition MLS brought in for the game.

I also don't see how having West Ham this year means the idea should be scrapped - the year before that, it was Celtic. And before that, Chelsea. Both really good teams.

- Scott

[Cashcleaner]

All I can see is embarrassment. The "All-Star" game is West Ham, but a general friendly in NY is Barca... I guess they didn't want the all-stars to get thumped, so they chose second rate competition... Toronto got the shaft, and the all-star game should be done away with.

Gotta agree with you on that. It boggles the mind how Barca comes over to play NY, but the league's best and brightest square off against a mid-table EPL club. Again, nothing against the Hammers; but MLS v. West Ham and NYRB v. Barca seems somewhat jumbled to me.

I'm still adamant that we should keep the All-Star Game, but I agree the current format is a farce.

[Jack]

It's quite simple really... money.

The All-Star Game in our small stadium only generated enough money to pay for West Ham.

In Giants Stadium, you fill the place at ridiculous prices, so you can afford Barcelona.

[olegunnar]

It's quite simple really... money.

The All-Star Game in our small stadium only generated enough money to pay for West Ham.

In Giants Stadium, you fill the place at ridiculous prices, so you can afford Barcelona.


And grass
Don't forget they laid sod down at Giant's stadium for the game.

[boban]

38000 people attended. That's kinda shitty if you ask me. I think Toronto could have drawn more than that. They have an 80k capactity stadium and it wasn't even half full for one of the best club teams on the planet. Weird.

Do you guys think that T.F.C. v. Barcelona would draw more than 38 k at a place like the Rogers Center?
Actually it was half full. The stadium is in the range of 76+ thousand.
Also, remember the ticket prices were jacked for this game.
Add also its an exhibition game with the hype of European clubs coming over here over and done with after that hyped up tour in 2003.

[ExiledRed]

It's quite simple really... money.

The All-Star Game in our small stadium only generated enough money to pay for West Ham.

In Giants Stadium, you fill the place at ridiculous prices, so you can afford Barcelona.

See no fieldturf, hear no fieldturf, speak no fieldturf.

IT WAS THE FUCKIN' TURF THAT KEPT THE ELITE TEAMS AWAY!

[Roogsy]

I am beginning to think you don't like Field Turf Exiled! LOL!

[Rawkus_420]

so the red bulls are 1/3 as good as barca??

[The Kingpin]

If I had to choose between watching a thrashing like Barca doled out tonight to RBNY, versus the thoroughly entertaining match with West Ham this year - I'd actually choose West Ham.

West Ham wasn't the absolute best in world competition, but it was a great match, and I personally don't have any lingering regrets about the level of competition MLS brought in for the game.

I also don't see how having West Ham this year means the idea should be scrapped - the year before that, it was Celtic. And before that, Chelsea. Both really good teams.

- Scott

You forgot about Fulham... And as I said, TFC Supporters got the Hammers. I have nothing against the club as Cash has said, but they are mid-table at best... Always. And with respect to the cash cow of giants stadium, I agree 100% that this is the reason (field turf as well - which I despise)... But the All-Star game is supposed to be about exposure, and West Ham certainly didn't supply that... Barca would.

[ricciboy]

shit i was close i guessed 5-1

[I_AM_CANADIAN]

Regarding TFC friendlies, I really couldn't care less whether they're playing some huge club in a friendly. I'm a TFC fan, I go to see Toronto FC play, not the other team. This might sound harsh, but it sounds like some people are just interested in seeing a Man Utd or Chelsea take on a weaker opponent.

[SoccMan]

I was at the NYRedbulls/Barca game at Giants Stadium on Wednesday night. We made a nice three day New York trip out of it. Giant stadium was half full for this game. I was told that a few years back when Barcelona played the Red Bulls at Giant stadium the stadium was sold out. However, for that particular game Barcelona had Ronaldinho in their lineup, who at that time was considered one of the best players in the world, and I think it might have been Barcelona's first ever game in New York, which also may have played a factor in the stadium being sold out. Anyways, it was amazing to watch the incredible talent on display for Barcelona on Wednesday night, Barcelona during the first half in particular, put on a clinic on how soccer can be played when you have so much talent working together. I don't think NYRDBulls having anything to be worried about, they were playing one of the best teams in the world and I'm sure they were not surprised on how good a team Barcelona is, considering all the star players on this team. We all know that the MLS is not one of the bigger leagues around, however, it's the best we got over here and we should accept it for what it is, and should just be happy we have a league over here where we can see some decent live footy week in week out.

[James Oliphant]

shit i was close i guessed 5-1

You guessed it after the game was over, dude...everybody else was in post-game mode and you were still making predictions...