The European football thread

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Originally Posted by ukhotstove

See they charged James Cotterill from Barrow for that punch on the Bristol Rovers player.

http://www.barrowafc.com/index.php?page=newsmain#n882

Im no longer sorry for the result then.

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Originally Posted by Sdpm100

Because unlike the Bristol Rovers player, Pedro Mendes wouldn't press charges.

thems fightin words

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Originally Posted by Sdpm100

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cd9vfxoGzcw

go Cup jerseys...that was just a straight sucker punch...I mean its one thing if youre reacting right after something, but after the fact is ridiculous.

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Originally Posted by Sdpm100

EDIT - I've remembered now. In Colorado's semifinal tie with FC Dallas, only 4,176 turned up to watch. Now that is pretty pathetic IMO.
At least they'll be able to go to Dick's Sporting Goods Park next year, so maybe that'll improve the attendance.

I noticed Colorado's attendence was appauling this season as well and meant to check into possible reasons why. Im hoping their just anticipating the new stadium, but still 4k for a playoff game is ridiculous.

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Originally Posted by Sdpm100

It looks like UKHS was right, and I was wrong. If this goes through they may as well shut MLS.



http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/footba...name_page.html

As soon as they got one foreign club in, I knew this was going to happen. It'll be as bad as the S-League in Singapore. I mean the Los Angeles club IS the Galaxy, not some freaking loan team.
I try to be enthusiastic about MLS, and then they allow this junk to happen. I guess as soon they allowed Chivas in, they made their bed and now they have to sleep in it.

Whilst I don't think this will happen personally, as Glazer really isn't a soccer fan, it's not going to stop the likes of Real Madrid, Barcelona, Club America etc. from trying either. I mean if they owned a team, built a stadium, and stacked it with local players like a youth academy that is fair enough, but seriously this is as bad as having an old-timer league.
Would Galaxy fans accept a name change to the inevitable "Manchester United USA"? Don't think so. And don't forget if Glazer was so interested in the sport he would have saved the Tampa Bay Mutiny from contraction. After all they played in his own stadium.

I'm sorry to rant, but I'm just annoyed.

dear god no.

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Originally Posted by Sdpm100

Someone in that thread I linked to has just suggested he might change it to Manchester Galaxy if he buys Los Angeles.

I understand your arguments, but I dont see a team name in America being changed to a city in another country...unless oddly enough the played in cities with the same name (a la Birmingham, though that wouldnt happen). Chivas USA works only because Chivas means goats and isn't Guadalajara USA, which wouldn't work. Im completely against anything thats been brought up especially considering the Galaxy have arguably been the best side in league history along with DC United.

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Originally Posted by bababui

Were those riots or just closing time for the pubs?

lol...cross the pond ribbing you evil bastard.

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Originally Posted by ukhotstove

Have there ever been protests and such in American sports because of a move, name change or ownership change ?

strangely, the average American sports riot is because they won the championship.

The last two I remember happened in Detroit.

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Originally Posted by Sdpm100

The fans of the Washington Senators rioted at their last game of the 1971 MLB season when they had already said they were moving to Arlington to become the Texas Rangers. They entered the playing surface at RFK Stadium (after holding up abusive banners to the owner at the time, Robert Short, during the game) during the 9th inning as the Senators were heading towards a victory over the New York Yankees, ripping up the bases and turf. The game was forfeited by Washington after the umpires called it off for the players' safety.

now that he's sparked my memory...the Houston Oilers fans protested when they left town for Nashville to become the Titans (NFL), but I cant really remember anything in the last 16 years aside from that in terms of something an ownership group did. This country got its riots outta the way in the 60s and 70s.

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Originally Posted by ukhotstove

I'm an historical guy when it comes to sport and imo and I know people will get upset but hockey should not be played in any city where it doesn't snow, baseball (runs for cover) should only be played in America as far as the MLB is concerned and there should be no DH, football (NFL) should not and I repeat NOT be played on anything but natural grass as should any other outdoor sport come to that.

while I agree in principle, I support the Florida Panthers and I think the last time it snowed in Miami was supposedly 1988, though I dont remember anything (I was 2, but my parents would have said something in reference to me seeing it the 800 times Ive said Ive never seen snow)...thus I must disagree. Hockey is actually popular with the upper middle class to affluent youth in this country, to a degree its akin to soccer in that regard, it has a following its just not a natural following if that makes sense.

I was an NL guy (no DH- Im still an NL guy) until recently when I basically stopped caring, but I wouldnt mind the DH being gotten rid of. I would be completely against adding the DH to the NL though.

I have no problem with field turf (we have the surface on our intramural fields here), but all astro-turf should be disposed of immediately.

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Originally Posted by Sdpm100

dola, after reading a few threads it seems that a number of Galaxy fans would stop watching them if they got renamed in any way, which I'm not surprised and there will be probably be a lot of them, and IMO I think it would be a disaster for the league if they allowed this to happen.
But they've made their bed with the Mexican team, so I guess they've now got to sleep in it.

I thought they had learned from the NASL brilliantly - yet now they are willing to wreck everything. This junk wouldn't be permitted anywhere other than Wales and Singapore - hardly world class leagues that anyone outside those countries particularly care about. I want to be able to defend MLS, but they just seem intent on wrecking their fans.

give them some benefit of the doubt...it hasnt happened yet.

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Originally Posted by canadiancreed

Isn't that the same thing there?

holy creed siting

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Originally Posted by canadiancreed

anyone else finding it funny that the two largest threads on the boards in Sports are about soccer, not baseball?

thats entertained me for awhile

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Originally Posted by bababui

I think Americans love Canada. I have never heard anyone ever say one bad word about Canada. Seriously.

you dont watch TV...even if it is in jest.

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Originally Posted by canadiancreed

But you live in liberal land, where they are jealous of our gay marriage easiness and many different pop selections

...we werent liberal until 3 weeks ago?

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Originally Posted by canadiancreed

They probably realized that it's not nice to mess with the bosses fav sport after baseball (hey he is german)

you have a point

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Originally Posted by canadiancreed

It was one of those old arenas that I swear had to be built in at least the 50's because it had a huge bust of Queen Elizabeth above the home side of the ice.

is the bust sagging nowadays...since theyve left?

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Originally Posted by bababui

What are the chances that the NHL either expends back into Canada or moves franchises back?

they dont need to expand, its already nearly killed the league. There was talk of the Penguins moving to Hamilton, though I dont know where thats gone.

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Originally Posted by Sdpm100

Montréal should have a team.

they did...no one came.

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Ive finally got a page to myself.