62 or more points: Supporter's Shield Winners!!
58-61 points: Conference Champions!
54-57 points: Elite Team
50-53 points: Solid Playoff Team
46-49 points: Play-in Round Visitor
42-45 points: On the Playoff Bubble
37-41 points: Lower Table Team
31-36 points: Cellar Dwellers
30 points or less: "We're the worst team in the world..."
ah. assumed those were initial offerings. kinda makes more sense I guess. still can't imagine why anyone think's they'll be all that good this year. I see a ton of last year's Columbus in this red bulls team; very good system team thinking the system will do all the work and they don't need to improve their personnel. There's a lot of crazy stuff going on behind the scenes there too.
I could see them not being very good at all this year.
back in my day we expected shit, and were never disappointed!!Originally Posted by Chevy
I don't know why, I think it's going to be more of a struggle this year.
I would rather see us be consistant and get better as the season progresses
I'm being naively optimistic: Elite 54-57 points. You would think I hadn't been following this team for a while. We shall see, the league is always very competitive and some other teams also improved.
I'm surprised I guessed correctly for the 2016 season, and that was the most popular choice in last year's poll. (52 to 55 Points: Solid Playoff Team; TFC ended with 53.) TFC fulfilling expectations, what alternative universe are we inhabiting?!?
FC Dallas are also good value. They are more likely to be the eventual winner than Red Bulls or TFC.
^I think those odds are kind of saying the following: there is a clear tier of 6 top teams (4 in the west, 2 in the east) who are all roughly equal, but with twice as many elite teams in the west, it's going to be twice as hard to win MLS Cup for any of those western teams.
I think Orlando at 66-1 is the team I would take a flutter on. They did what we did a year ago, and spent all their offseason dough/resources on their back line. Plus they will have an elite home field setup in that new stadium.
“What the world needs is more geniuses with humility; there are so few of us left.”
So 87% of voters thinks we will improve this year.
I don't envy Vanney.
“What the world needs is more geniuses with humility; there are so few of us left.”
Listening and reading various season and player performance predictions. It is freaking me out. Lots of people tapping TFC for honors.
Okay, we're a quarter of the way into the season and it looks like TFC is on track for 60 points. Enough for a Conference Title? Probably. Enough for a Supporter's Shield? Probably not.
At the Halfway point for the season now, and at their current pace, TFC will end up with a record-setting 70 points and undoubtedly the Supporters Shield. I'm not sure that's sustainable, but we're seeing something special here this year. I'm expecting a letdown in the second half, but wow this year has been an awesome ride so far.
Wow, it really is the halfway point, 17 out of 34 games played, 35 points, that's nuts. We had a heavily front-loaded schedule including some brutal stretches. Here's a nice summary:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_T...esults_summary
So far 9 home games for TFC (no losses), 8 away games, so fairly balanced that way. I.e. at least in terms of the home-away balance, we don't have to expect a much harder time in the 2nd half of the season. Also TFC is one of only two teams in MLS currently with a +.500 away record, generally unusual given MLS's tough travel schedule. (LA Galaxy is ++.500 away, but pretty bad at home. I fully expect them to make a 2nd-half run though.)
A Chicago - Orlando tie this weekend would be nice, fingers crossed...
What's also crazy, on the same Wiki page, scroll up a bit: KC is the only West team among the top-five overall teams in the league (on both points, and PPG). What a change from previous seasons, when the West was usually the best. I do expect that to even out more in the 2nd half of the season though.
I just hope TFC can avoid post-Gold-Cup hangover or injuries... Please no summer or fall swoon.
OK but this here is truly weird: everybody has us atop of the Power Rankings, and it doesn't even scare me. Is the PTSD starting to wear off? I dunno, crazy talk I know.
Last edited by Auzzy; 06-24-2017 at 10:24 AM.
We are now at the 3/4-point of the season and TFC is on track to score 69 points. Once again, it looks like they are going to beat my prediction. I feel like this has been a dream season so far. We need to remember this when we get back to having seasons like 2013...
Just saying
Don't look at the MLS Playoff Chances website. I had to breath into a paperbag to stop hyperventilating.
http://www.sportsclubstats.com/USA/LevelA/MLS.html
The funny part about the options above, (knock on wood) at this point in order to NOT hit 62 points this season (and the top option of the poll) we would need to average 1 point per game for the rest of the reason, which means playing like DC united or LA Galaxy. That said, I don't think that 62 is going to necessarily win the shield this year (NYCFY would hit 63 at their current season pace, and their current form is better than that).
Worth a look back at this thread to see where we voted. I had them on a conservative 58-61 pts.
Road Games:
2013 - Montréal , 2014 - Orlando (Disney Classic), Montréal
2015 - Columbus, New England, Montréal
2016 - NYCFC (Leg 2 Conference Semis), Montréal (Leg 1 Conference Final)
2017 - Ottawa (Leg 1 Canadian Championship Semi), DCU, Red Bulls (Leg 1 Conference Final), Columbus (Leg 2 Conference Final)
2019 - Montréal, NYCFC (Eastern Conference Semi @ Citi Field), Seattle (MLS Cup Final)
Hey re-open the poll, I want to change my vote.
68 points with one game to go, holy shit.
Next year, I'll add an additional response since we now know what is possible.
22 of us were right, just under 1/4 of responders. That's not too bad!
Road Games:
2013 - Montréal , 2014 - Orlando (Disney Classic), Montréal
2015 - Columbus, New England, Montréal
2016 - NYCFC (Leg 2 Conference Semis), Montréal (Leg 1 Conference Final)
2017 - Ottawa (Leg 1 Canadian Championship Semi), DCU, Red Bulls (Leg 1 Conference Final), Columbus (Leg 2 Conference Final)
2019 - Montréal, NYCFC (Eastern Conference Semi @ Citi Field), Seattle (MLS Cup Final)
It was the 22 of us that made this all possible.
22, sounds like a proper footy squad with full set of subs.
69!!
Yeah, what numpty forgot to put the best ever, record setting 69 point option in the poll?
So the season is over and TFC has broken all previous records. I had no idea that they would do this well, so I didn't think I needed to add a higher possible choice. I promise to rectify that next year, adding another row.
As it is, I applaud all of you who had faith that TFC would win the Supporter's Shield. I had my doubts, but they pulled through. All of you who guessed right, feel free to boast here.
I chose correctly!!!All of you who guessed right, feel free to boast here.
Look at me! Look at me!
Woot!
dream season.
6ix upside-down—it's a 9ine, now!
Nice one!
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