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    Quote Originally Posted by molenshtain View Post
    well no shit. Their fans are despicable people. It's not surprising they tend to overtly show it.

    There are a LOT of very good people supporting NYCFC. Ownership is another matter.

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    I have a hard time agreeing with that sentiment. I know what you mean, and I really wish there was a major club in the Metropolitan area to provide a proper club for all of those people who want so desperately to support a proper New York team. I'm totally on board with that idea. But personally, I think if you support that club your morals and personhood should be rightly questioned.

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    I respect your passion about the ownership of Man City. To call all people who support teams that are owned by that group "despicable people" is a step too far.

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    Quote Originally Posted by molenshtain View Post
    I have a hard time agreeing with that sentiment. I know what you mean, and I really wish there was a major club in the Metropolitan area to provide a proper club for all of those people who want so desperately to support a proper New York team. I'm totally on board with that idea. But personally, I think if you support that club your morals and personhood should be rightly questioned.
    I have a hard time believing everyone at Yankee stadium even knows who owns their club, the parent club, if they know they have a parent club, or what they've done.

    I'll be ready to damn them all as soon as you confirm that info though...
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    Quote Originally Posted by OgtheDim View Post


    Apparently NYCFC and Cosmos people got into it.

    USOC is whacky at this stage.
    "hooligan LARPing"

    lol holy shit that's funny

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    I do find it funny that a team that is a year and a half old and is the 3rd team in its area has these problems... like where did these hardcore supporters come from? Change of allegiance or did they simply not supporter locally before

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    The East just got a tad easier for the next little bit



    Nogueira is for personal health reasons. He's off back to France. Complete shock in Philly where they have had a very solid season with him pulling the strings.

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    Some interesting data came out about sports on cable demographics from the weekend.




    BTW, Univision's number for that SJE vs. LAG game was over a million viewers - impressive in the US. From past experience, FS1 will be about 20% of that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by OgtheDim View Post
    Some interesting data came out about sports on cable demographics from the weekend.




    BTW, Univision's number for that SJE vs. LAG game was over a million viewers - impressive in the US. From past experience, FS1 will be about 20% of that.
    Was that best ever for a regular-season MLS broadcast?

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    Quote Originally Posted by OgtheDim View Post
    Some interesting data came out about sports on cable demographics from the weekend.




    BTW, Univision's number for that SJE vs. LAG game was over a million viewers - impressive in the US. From past experience, FS1 will be about 20% of that.
    Maybe I'm being Eurocentric but having more people watch gymnastic trials than footie beggars belief

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    Quote Originally Posted by General Woolfe View Post
    Maybe I'm being Eurocentric but having more people watch gymnastic trials than footie beggars belief
    Median AGE not number of viewers

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    Quote Originally Posted by DinamoTFC View Post
    Median AGE not number of viewers
    No but the football matches here are the only ones that are hitting the magic advertising window that networks desire. Even a lesser overall number in the 30-40 median age range would be better than the mid 50's ones for ad bucks. Which is what I was always saying in the TFC vs Argos TV debate. They have better numbers from people who don't buy shit from big paying advertisers (thus Rona being huge for them).

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    Quote Originally Posted by OgtheDim View Post
    Some interesting data came out about sports on cable demographics from the weekend.




    BTW, Univision's number for that SJE vs. LAG game was over a million viewers - impressive in the US. From past experience, FS1 will be about 20% of that.
    It got a nice lead in from Copa America third place match in Colombia vs USA.

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    The age stats are why advertisers and sponsors are pouring millions into the game in North America despite small ratings compared to other sports. The prime 18-49 demo is much larger proportion of the total viewership than for other sports (like 50%+ compared to like 20% for baseball for example). This phenomenon fascinates me. Seems the bulk of viewership would be in that demographic but I guess older people watch a lot of tv. Obviously the total ratings are hugely important but the type of viewers offset that some.

    I look at these stats all the time, there are several sports rating websites and people post them on Twitter regularly.

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    http://www.mlssoccer.com/mls-coaching-tree

    This is kinda cool. MLS coaches and how they are connected to each other
    “Years have gone by and I’ve finally learned to accept myself for who I am: a beggar for good football.

    I go about the world, hand outstretched, and in the stadiums I plead: ‘A pretty move, for the love of God.’

    And when good football happens, I give thanks for the miracle and I don’t give a damn which team or country performs it.”

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    Jay Chapman and Jordan Hamilton both on the roster for the MLS Homegrown Game vs. the Mexico U-20 squad.

    http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2016/0...s-mexico-u-20s

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    My ultimate team using the 442 diamond and our roster would be:

    Seba-Jozy
    Cheyrou-Bradley-Johnson-Endoh
    Morrow-Moor-Zavaleta-Beitashour
    Irwin

    3 subs: Hamilton, Osorio, Morgan
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    Timbers Army tifo vs Seattle

    “Years have gone by and I’ve finally learned to accept myself for who I am: a beggar for good football.

    I go about the world, hand outstretched, and in the stadiums I plead: ‘A pretty move, for the love of God.’

    And when good football happens, I give thanks for the miracle and I don’t give a damn which team or country performs it.”

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    Here with the sound for the full effect.


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    Timbers Army and their FO work some amazing stuff when it comes to these TIFOs. Bad ass looking.

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    ^ Why can't Toronto supporters do the same?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Initial B View Post
    ^ Why can't Toronto supporters do the same?
    Rigging meeting tomorrow.

    We didn't have rigging till now.
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    Kreis in Orlando will be...interesting. A lot of egos in that squad. Should be good for Larin.

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    Not sure if this belongs in here but given all the soccer twitter meltdown over that New York Times piece, a really good article about homophobia in MLS and US soccer culture. Apparently the "what to do about it" piece comes this afternoon.

    http://www.unusualefforts.com/homoph...erican-soccer/


    One point that I didn't think about BMO - the lack of non gender specific bathrooms.


    BTW, you don't read the stuff put out by unusual efforts, you really should. Great stuff consistently, on purpose from a different perspective then the normal, and insight to things in this game we don't get through day to day team/league/tournament coverage.
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    Quote Originally Posted by OgtheDim View Post
    Kreis in Orlando will be...interesting. A lot of egos in that squad. Should be good for Larin.
    Wondering if that was a piece that led to his downfall in New York. He hasn't had a lot of experience dealing with players at that level.

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    Absolutely spot on about the Unusual Efforts writing. Good reads there. www.unusualefforts.com

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    So Minnesota is getting an MLS team by 2018 or so.

    Tonight, the NASL version of that team played Bournemouth in a friendly.

    Minn is going to need a new keeper.







    That is vaguely CSL level stuff.

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    I've been to MinnU-Fury games and I'm pretty sure that's not their regular keeper.

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    The testing of video refs move on apace

    http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/21/sp...?smid=tw-share


    Points to be aware of


    Video assistant can only suggest a play be looked at - ref does not have to
    Will not always require ref to go to a tv screen
    No NFL style challenge flags
    Only for goals, penalty decisions, straight red cards and cases of mistaken identity
    Ref has the final say


    A work in progress but MLS really wants this.

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    Quote Originally Posted by OgtheDim View Post
    The testing of video refs move on apace

    http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/21/sp...?smid=tw-share


    Points to be aware of


    Video assistant can only suggest a play be looked at - ref does not have to
    Will not always require ref to go to a tv screen
    No NFL style challenge flags
    Only for goals, penalty decisions, straight red cards and cases of mistaken identity
    Ref has the final say


    A work in progress but MLS really wants this.
    Sounds similar to rugby.

 

 

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