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So Mahrez re-signed with Leicester. Really good for them.  I'm glad to see most of the gang staying together for one shot in the CL. 

Now they need to get out there and make a signing or two before the transfer window ends.

 
Ramsay Hunt Experience said:
Leicester have signed at least four new players this summer.  Musa and Mendy, at the least, would figure to be a big part of the team.  And they've only lost Kante.  They have held up far better than anyone could have expected, IMO. 
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held up, in regards to keeping their players? yeah- thought for sure they'd get ransacked.

I still maintain that they'll be mid-table at best... but I'll enjoy them knocking some teams down again this year, and will hope that they can stay up in europe contention.

I don't know anything about Musa other than what he showed in the first game- looked promising with pace and skills, but the team shape looked better once Okasaki checked in (my favorite guy from last year's team... always smiling and sweating profusely- I think he tells his barber to make him look "harried"). really glad they re-upped Mahrez... they'd be done without him. hoping he and the rest of the key players stay healthy again... already saw what the team looks like without Huth.

 
El Floppo said:
held up, in regards to keeping their players? yeah- thought for sure they'd get ransacked.

I still maintain that they'll be mid-table at best... but I'll enjoy them knocking some teams down again this year, and will hope that they can stay up in europe contention.

I don't know anything about Musa other than what he showed in the first game- looked promising with pace and skills, but the team shape looked better once Okasaki checked in (my favorite guy from last year's team... always smiling and sweating profusely- I think he tells his barber to make him look "harried"). really glad they re-upped Mahrez... they'd be done without him. hoping he and the rest of the key players stay healthy again... already saw what the team looks like without Huth.
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The Kaputska acquisition looks like a good one for the future.

The European games will test their depth and they have very little margin for injury but there's no reason they can't compete with mid-table EPL clubs like Everton, Southampton and Arsenal.

 
Eephus said:
The Kaputska acquisition looks like a good one for the future.

The European games will test their depth and they have very little margin for injury but there's no reason they can't compete with mid-table EPL clubs like Everton, Southampton and Arsenal.
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already forgot about him even though I talked him up when they signed him- yeah- good pick up.

hey- if they can somehow stay injury-free, find somebody to pick up the second balls that kante hoovered, juggle players during what will likely be a short european stint and somehow desperately defend again and keep the goals out and somehow score the goal or two on their handful of counters... yeah... everything should be great.

 
Sinn Fein said:
Champions League draw - timekiller
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I'll take it for Tottenham.
 

Group A


Benfica


Bayer Leverkusen


PSV Eindhoven


FC Salzburg


Group B


FC Barcelona


Manchester City


Olympique Lyon


APOEL Nicosia


Group C


Bayern München


Arsenal


Sporting CP Lisbon


Besiktas


Group D


Juventus


Sevilla


FC Basel


Viktoria Plzen


Group E


CSKA Moscow


FC Porto


Tottenham Hotspur


Legia Warsaw


Group F


Real Madrid


Borussia Dortmund


Dinamo Kiev


Club Brugge


Group G


Paris Saint-Germain


Atlético Madrid


Ajax


Borussia Mönchengladb.


Group H


Leicester City


Napoli


Villarreal


Celtic


 
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Sinn Fein said:
Champions League draw - timekiller
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Group A


Real Madrid


Manchester City


PSV Eindhoven


Celtic


Group B


Juventus


FC Porto


Villarreal


APOEL Nicosia


Group C


CSKA Moscow


Arsenal


Olympique Lyon


Borussia Mönchengladb.


Group D


Bayern München


Sevilla


Dinamo Kiev


Legia Warsaw


Group E


Benfica


Atlético Madrid


Ajax


Club Brugge


Group F


Leicester City


Borussia Dortmund


FC Basel


Viktoria Plzen


Group G


FC Barcelona


Napoli


Tottenham Hotspur


Besiktas


Group H


Paris Saint-Germain


Bayer Leverkusen


Sporting CP Lisbon


FC Salzburg

 
B Maverick said:
Group A


Real Madrid


Manchester City


PSV Eindhoven


Celtic


Group B


Juventus


FC Porto


Villarreal


APOEL Nicosia


Group C


CSKA Moscow


Arsenal


Olympique Lyon


Borussia Mönchengladb.


Group D


Bayern München


Sevilla


Dinamo Kiev


Legia Warsaw


Group E


Benfica


Atlético Madrid


Ajax


Club Brugge


Group F


Leicester City


Borussia Dortmund


FC Basel


Viktoria Plzen


Group G


FC Barcelona


Napoli


Tottenham Hotspur


Besiktas


Group H


Paris Saint-Germain


Bayer Leverkusen


Sporting CP Lisbon


FC Salzburg
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take 2:


Group A


Juventus


Borussia Dortmund


FC Basel


Legia Warsaw


Group B


Paris Saint-Germain


Sevilla


PSV Eindhoven


Viktoria Plzen


Group C


Real Madrid


Bayer Leverkusen


Tottenham Hotspur


Besiktas


Group D


Leicester City


FC Porto


Villarreal


APOEL Nicosia


Group E


Benfica


Atlético Madrid


Dinamo Kiev


Celtic


Group F


Bayern München


Napoli


Olympique Lyon


Club Brugge


Group G


FC Barcelona


Arsenal


Sporting CP Lisbon


FC Salzburg


Group H


CSKA Moscow


Manchester City


Ajax


Borussia Mönchen

 
Arsenal is gonna get jobbed again in the draw.  They need to "focus on the league" and win a title so that they get in Pot 1.  Otherwise they'll draw one of Bayern, Barça, or Real almost every time.

 
MLS and FOX Sports experienced another poor weekend with Sunday evening’s matchup between the Seattle Sounders and Real Salt Lake attracting only 50,000 viewers on FOX Sports 1 and an additional 6,000 on FOX Deportes. Not only are those the worst numbers for any game this season, they are also record lows for both networks. And the poor numbers aren’t only recent or because of the Rio Olympics. Since May 15, no MLS match on FOX Sports 1 has surpassed 200,000 viewers.

:oldunsure:

Is this a function of MLS, FOX Sports, or both?

 
Ramsay Hunt Experience said:
So, it does appear to be a FS1 thing.  ESPN ratings for MLS were up pretty significantly as of the start of this month.
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It is not specifically an FS1 thing.

The Rio games have lowered MLS ratings every where.  

The FS1 ratings are taking an extra hit because Fox has been showing the bigger MLS games on the Fox network itself.  If those games were on FS1 as normal, the FS1 ratings would obviously be higher as well.

 
Sinn Fein said:
MLS and FOX Sports experienced another poor weekend with Sunday evening’s matchup between the Seattle Sounders and Real Salt Lake attracting only 50,000 viewers on FOX Sports 1 and an additional 6,000 on FOX Deportes. Not only are those the worst numbers for any game this season, they are also record lows for both networks. And the poor numbers aren’t only recent or because of the Rio Olympics. Since May 15, no MLS match on FOX Sports 1 has surpassed 200,000 viewers.

:oldunsure:

Is this a function of MLS, FOX Sports, or both?
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speaking for myself... #### FOX for soccer.

 
NewlyRetired said:
It is not specifically an FS1 thing.

The Rio games have lowered MLS ratings every where.  

The FS1 ratings are taking an extra hit because Fox has been showing the bigger MLS games on the Fox network itself.  If those games were on FS1 as normal, the FS1 ratings would obviously be higher as well.
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El Floppo said:
speaking for myself... #### FOX for soccer.
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what if they stick Joe Buck on the call..... :wall:  

 
El Floppo said:
held up, in regards to keeping their players? yeah- thought for sure they'd get ransacked.

I still maintain that they'll be mid-table at best... but I'll enjoy them knocking some teams down again this year, and will hope that they can stay up in europe contention.

I don't know anything about Musa other than what he showed in the first game- looked promising with pace and skills, but the team shape looked better once Okasaki checked in (my favorite guy from last year's team... always smiling and sweating profusely- I think he tells his barber to make him look "harried"). really glad they re-upped Mahrez... they'd be done without him. hoping he and the rest of the key players stay healthy again... already saw what the team looks like without Huth.
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You liked Musa's skills?  Granted it was his first game, but I saw none of that.  I thought he was extremely disappointing.. just looks like a raw, pace monster...kinda like a certain Ivorian, who now displays his wares in China.  This is obviously subject to change, but I expected more from Leicester's "record-signing"...

 
I don't think there's anything necessarily wrong with Fox's coverage.  I know that people hate Alexi, but he didn't hurt ESPN's ratings.  But FS1 itself is kind of a dumpster fire and I think people just don't make a point of watching it.  And a 10PM ET MLS game isn't the type of thing people make a point of going out to find. 

 
Kafka said:
You liked Musa's skills?  Granted it was his first game, but I saw none of that.  I thought he was extremely disappointing.. just looks like a raw, pace monster...kinda like a certain Ivorian, who now displays his wares in China.  This is obviously subject to change, but I expected more from Leicester's "record-signing"...
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He did set Vardy up with a gilt edged chance that our favorite racist skied over the bar.  

 
I watch CL and maybe EL games on Fox -- I think, I don't pay real close attention because I mostly record the afternoon games and fast forward through the talking heads. Even in my favorite sport, I'm pretty talked out. I won't even listen to a Southampton interview. Unless Rebecca is conducting it, of course.

 
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