Thread: The English Premeir League

Originally Posted by aberdien

Portland/Seattle would be a game to go to if you were gonna go to one.

That would definitely be my first choice, preferably in Portland.

I support the Colorado Rapids, but MLS games are rarely shown on TV so I haven't been able to get into the MLS as much as I would like. I also like Sporting KC.

Originally Posted by Al Wilson 4 Mayor

That would definitely be my first choice, preferably in Portland.

Except Portland isnt very good this year and the MLS stacked the Seattle team, so it could be very one-sided. That's the bad part about MLS...the teams dont dictate where players go...the league does. And they have a propensity to send players to teams that are already good or are in large markets. Which makes no sense to me. If you want to build the MLS fan base, why send the big names to the places where people are already showing up?

Originally Posted by CoachChaz

Except Portland isnt very good this year and the MLS stacked the Seattle team, so it could be very one-sided. That's the bad part about MLS...the teams dont dictate where players go...the league does. And they have a propensity to send players to teams that are already good or are in large markets. Which makes no sense to me. If you want to build the MLS fan base, why send the big names to the places where people are already showing up?

I didn't know that, the reason I want to go to Portland is I've watched them a few times on tv and the fan base seems fairly passionate.

Originally Posted by Al Wilson 4 Mayor

I didn't know that, the reason I want to go to Portland is I've watched them a few times on tv and the fan base seems fairly passionate.

Which is possible. Dallas fans have always been passionate regardless of whether the team is good or not, but Texas is a soccer hotbed and we have a high Mexican population, so...it makes sense here. I'm not up to speed on soccer popularity in Oregon.

Portland isnt a bad team. I guess they just suffer from the Western Conference being so strong. In comparison...Seattle is running away with the league. But Seattle has a stacked team. Dempsey, Cooper, Martins, Yedlin, Neagle, etc.

Portland v. LA will be on NBCSN Friday night

Chaz, no MLS talk in the EPL thread. It brings the entire thread down.

Originally Posted by DallasChief

Chaz, no MLS talk in the EPL thread. It brings the entire thread down.

I agree...but someone compared MLS to being AAA compared to EPL, so I didnt start the madness.

Originally Posted by CoachChaz

I agree...but someone compared MLS to being AAA compared to EPL, so I didnt start the madness.

Just putting this out there - i am going to start watching MLS - i get it on ESPN so may as well watch it.

Originally Posted by daveaitken18

Just putting this out there - i am going to start watching MLS - i get it on ESPN so may as well watch it.

Good luck, dave.

Originally Posted by daveaitken18

Just putting this out there - i am going to start watching MLS - i get it on ESPN so may as well watch it.

That experiment should last all of about 1 or 2 games before you get sick

Originally Posted by CoachChaz

I agree...but someone compared MLS to being AAA compared to EPL, so I didnt start the madness.

Haven't seen ManU make many moves this offseason. Well, other that shitty Chevy emblem on their chests.

Originally Posted by DallasChief

Haven't seen ManU make many moves this offseason. Well, other that shitty Chevy emblem on their chests.

Just Ander Hererra and Luke Shaw so far. Of course there are the usual dozens of names on the list of players they are linked to, so who knows.

And I agree...the new kits are horrible

Originally Posted by CoachChaz

Just Ander Hererra and Luke Shaw so far. Of course there are the usual dozens of names on the list of players they are linked to, so who knows.

And I agree...the new kits are horrible

They better get busy. They were talking about spending 100 million pounds or more in the offseason I recall. Luke Shaw was a great pickup, he should continue developing into a star. Hererra is another good young player. The wanted Toni Kroos as well, but he is going to Real Madrid.

On paper Man U is stacked, getting them to play is the issue. I think they should be in the top 4 this upcomming season with Louis van Gaal as manager.

I heard Suarez won the Golden Tooth award in Brasil.

How are Liverpool going to replace his production?

The Gunners signed the Chilean Alexis Sanchez. I hope he works out. Supposedly going after some Frenchman that I have never heard of. Arsene loves his frogs.