Fantasy Football - Footballguys Forums
This is a sample guest message. Register a free account today to become a member! Once signed in, you'll be able to participate on this site by adding your own topics and posts, as well as connect with other members through your own private inbox!
***Official Soccer Discussion Thread*** (4 Viewers)
- Thread starter Ramsay Hunt Experience
- Start date
Vanilla Guerrilla
Footballguy
My old man drives a smart car. I told him to leave it to my sister in the will.Not really soccer related - but apparentlydrives a clown car....while visiting with PSG in Brussels
roadkill1292
Footballguy
's grandma gardening hat was the clincher. I can't say I'm not a little jealous.
Ramsay Hunt Experience
Footballguy
It still amazes me that Giovinco can't get a call up. Even if you only use him to take a set piece late in the game, how many people can hit free kicks like that? He literally put in about a one square foot window yesterday.
roadkill1292
Footballguy
Sometimes this sport just seems unbelievably random. It's hard to believe that the guy who took Soton (and later Everton) to the NIT suddenly started being a bad manager.
The Z Machine
Footballguy
CletiusMaximus
Footballguy
Roger Bennett's take is a bit cliche'd, but probably has a good-sized kernel of truth in it.
Farewell Ronald Koeman. A Cautionary Tale for anyone who makes it clear Everton is just a Stepping Stone. This is a Club you have to Love.
The assumption has always been he wants to get back to Barcelona, but if that is his plan I'd think it's much less likely after this Everton experience.
His track record:
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
wow, FIFA can't even pretend to care about the women's game can they? I mean this is crazy.
The best analogy I can come up with here is that for a men's player of the year short list, they nominated Messi, Ronaldo and Jordan Morris (specifically when Morris was still at Stanford).
====================================
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2740212-megan-rapinoe-hits-out-at-fifa-over-deyna-castellanos-nomination
The best analogy I can come up with here is that for a men's player of the year short list, they nominated Messi, Ronaldo and Jordan Morris (specifically when Morris was still at Stanford).
====================================
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2740212-megan-rapinoe-hits-out-at-fifa-over-deyna-castellanos-nomination
B Maverick
Footballguy
Evidently Jose forgot to remove the anchors he put on United for the liverpool game and it cost them at Huddlesfield. 
Lindelof was Lovren bad. Lingard was Huddlesfield's best defense vs the counter. It was painful to watch.
Tottenham next weekend. United better remember how to play.
Lindelof was Lovren bad. Lingard was Huddlesfield's best defense vs the counter. It was painful to watch.
Tottenham next weekend. United better remember how to play.
Ramsay Hunt Experience
Footballguy
Except Morris's NCAA numbers were clearly inferior to Fabian Herbers (and Morris had made an international start).
I love this story. How did they even find out about her? It's funny enough that they still nominate Lloyd for Marta's yearly "we can't think of any other female player we've heard of" slot.
El Floppo
Footballguy
he was still a full international at stanford.
this girl hasn't even featured at the u20, let alone full side. it would be like including some guy from Florida St who's scored some nice goals, but isn't even on the radar. no... wait... not "like" that's exactly what they did. shameful and disgusting.
El Floppo
Footballguy
CletiusMaximus
Footballguy
This week's Football Observatory post is interesting:
Clubs having trained the most footballers present on the 1st of October 2017 in 31 top division European leagues.
Real Madrid, Barcelona, Lyon, Athletic Club, Man United at the top in terms of producing player in the big-5 leagues.
Ajax, Zagreb, Partizen, Real Madrid, Shaktar and Sporting top the list for players in all 31 Euro leagues.
Clubs having trained the most footballers present on the 1st of October 2017 in 31 top division European leagues.
Real Madrid, Barcelona, Lyon, Athletic Club, Man United at the top in terms of producing player in the big-5 leagues.
Ajax, Zagreb, Partizen, Real Madrid, Shaktar and Sporting top the list for players in all 31 Euro leagues.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
no surprise but MLS announced today that next years all star game will be in Atlanta.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
from the full article it sounds like what Memphis pulled off crushed any hopes for Charlotte who were a long shot to begin with at best
==============================
Charlotte’s bid to land a Major League Soccer expansion team is officially dead for now.
City Council member James Mitchell, who chairs the city’s economic development committee, confirmed that an agreement on public-private financing on the proposed $175 million soccer facility cannot be reached in time to meet the MLS’s upcoming decision date.
“It will not make the December deadline,” Mitchell told the Observer Monday. “We won’t make December to be considered.”
==============================
Charlotte’s bid to land a Major League Soccer expansion team is officially dead for now.
City Council member James Mitchell, who chairs the city’s economic development committee, confirmed that an agreement on public-private financing on the proposed $175 million soccer facility cannot be reached in time to meet the MLS’s upcoming decision date.
“It will not make the December deadline,” Mitchell told the Observer Monday. “We won’t make December to be considered.”
AAABatteries
Footballguy
I was literally screaming at Guzman to cover short side top shelf - pleading with him, but with 70k people and me in the club level (LOOK AT ME!) I don’t think he heard me.
Last edited by a moderator:
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
Guzan even cheated a step to the right before Gio hit that and still could not get to it. It was near perfect
https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2017-10-22-atlanta-united-fc-vs-toronto-fc/details/video/139161
Poke_4_Life
Footballguy
That was an amazing shot!
From that distance I think I would take away the wall. All the wall did was block Guzan's vision of the ball part of the way.
El Floppo
Footballguy
AAABatteries
Footballguy
Me and my buddy had that discussion. I acknowledge I’m a complete idiot but I would consider on that specific play putting my tallest player on the back post and just take away his ability to make that shot. Totally unconventional but that’s what I would do against him or Coutinho or Messi.
Poke_4_Life
Footballguy
Interesting approach, but with a guy on the line from a FK you take away any offsides... which would be a problem if they decide not to shoot.
AAABatteries
Footballguy
Right - that's why I said it's unconventional (and probably more importantly, I'm an idiot) - there's few guys in the world that I would consider it for and I mentioned 3 of them - probably add CR to the list.Poke_4_Life said:
Ramsay Hunt Experience
Footballguy
Yeah, I think it's hard to fault Guzan at all. He got a good jump. He took away everything except an absolutely perfect shot.NewlyRetired said:
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
The Mayor of Columbus just released this statement. Looks like Precourt has agreed to meet with all the city leaders.
https://twitter.com/MayorGinther/status/922813219068153859
https://twitter.com/MayorGinther/status/922813219068153859
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
The Serie B table is crazy after ten games played. The point gap between the team in 1st and the team in 16th place is only 4 points.
El Floppo
Footballguy
Sammy3469
Footballguy
What if I told you the latest NYCFC stadium rumor is CFG building a stadium over a river. There's 0.000000000000000000000001% this happens, but the leaked rendering is awesome:
https://twitter.com/NYCFCfan/status/922870288118792192
https://twitter.com/NYCFCfan/status/922870288118792192
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
Here is the latest run down for the various expansion cities
====================
====================
Sacramento: 1-1 We have an ownership group filled with big names—H-P’s Meg Whitman, the 49ers’ Jed York, as well as several Sacramento Kings owners—and a downtown stadium plan approved by city officials. Work has already begun on the facility, and the team announced a binding jersey sponsorship deal with UC Davis Health. The ownership group is certainly acting like an MLS bid is in the offing.
Nashville: 1-1 Public bonding for a new MLS stadium at the Fairgrounds Nashville has already been approved by the city’s Sports Authority and is expected to be approved by the full Metro Council in Nashville, and the Nashville SC owners are following a familiar blueprint by launching a USL team in 2018. There’s little doubt Nashville is a sizzling-hot market. Add in six Fortune 500 companies headquartered in Nashville, additional big-buck owners in the form of the Wilf family, and Nashville has plenty of advantages in this competition. Any bid with a strong ownership group and governmental support will have an advantage.
Detroit: 2-1 Tom Gores (Detroit Pistons owner) and Dan Gilbert (Cleveland Cavaliers owner) may be the strongest ownership group in this competition, and the combination of business acumen and sports-business experience is certainly appealing. It looks like all sides agree on a framework of a deal to swap a downtown site currently housing a half-finished jail in exchange for a stadium site and a new jail elsewhere, clearing the way to a successful MLS bid. One potential drawback for immediate approval: Detroit would need to build a pro-soccer organization (youth academy, secondary affiliate) from scratch, along with the stadium.
Cincinnati: 2-1 Attracting hordes of fans to Nippert Stadium is impressive, but MLS officials have made it clear that a new stadium is a must. To that end, FC Cincinnati owners have been working on a new-stadium plan, but it’s not clear whether there’s any public money for a new soccer facility. The FC Cincinnati ownership has launched a training academy and youth program—two items on the MLS expansion checklist. With an ownership group with deep pockets and documented sports-business experience, those huge crowds will be a huge temptation to MLS officials. A bonus: MLS Commissioner Don Garber hinted that the soccer-only guideline in place for expansion teams may not be absolute.
Phoenix: 3-1 Give Phoenix Rising FC credit: the owners certainly are acting like they’re first in line to land an expansion franchise, announcing backing from Goldman Sachs for new-stadium financing and holding a public cattle call for potential stadium architects. There is a lot of uncertainty in the Phoenix sports market with the Suns, Diamondbacks and Coyotes all seeking new or renovated facilities, and there may not be the sports marketing dollars from area corporations to allow for a new MLS stadium and associated sponsorship/naming rights. But Phoenix Rising ownership has quietly laid the groundwork to land an MLS expansion franchise, and there’s really not much of a gap between the #1 and #5 cities in our list.
San Antonio: 6-1 City officials are solidly behind public funding of an expansion of Toyota Field for MLS. Great crowds at Toyota Field for USL games and friendlies have impressed many. MLS loves a strong ownership group, and Spurs Sports—which also owns AHL and G-League teams—certainly has the track record to be successful in MLS. Whether San Antonio has the corporate base and demographics to land a team in a state already hosting two MLS teams is another question. And the proposal by owner Anthony Precourt to potentially move the Columbus Crew to Austin would negatively impact any San Antonio bid.
San Diego: 8-1 At one point San Diego was a lock to land a franchise, but political battles there have put the the SoccerCity initiative, a huge development at the Qualcomm Stadium site that includes a new MLS stadium, on hold. A referendum to allow a land transfer has been pushed back to November 2018, and San Diego State is openly seeking control of the Qualcomm Stadium site for its own stadium plan. There are some big names with the San Diego bid, but it may be a matter of too little, too late. As with Detroit, the San Diego bidders would need to build a soccer infrastructure from scratch.
Raleigh/Durham: 12-1 Is there the state money to acquire land for a new downtown Raleigh stadium? North Carolina FC owner Steve Malik presented the plan for a $150-million, 22,000-seat facility constructed as part of larger development in downtown Raleigh. But it would require state aid of some sort, and so far there’s been little indication lawmakers will step up to put together the land parcel. Raleigh/Durham is a tweener market: minor-league sports like baseball do well, but it’s no secret the NHL Carolina Hurricanes are struggling. Bonus: high-tech industries in the Triangle are a natural fan/sponsorship for a sport like pro soccer.
Tampa Bay: 15-1 When St. Petersburg voters approved an expansion of Al Lang Stadium to accommodate the Tampa Bay Rowdies’ bid for an MLS expansion team, they didn’t vote for any public funding. Tampa Bay is a hot market, and a stylishly upgraded Al Lang Stadium on the waterfront could be a major community amenity. Rowdies owner Bill Edwards needs to come up the $80 million to expand Al Lang Stadium and the reported $150-million expansion fee–but he does have a big lawsuit against his St. Petersburg-based Mortgage Investors Corp. to defend, leading to some question whether he can pull off the financials needed for a new stadium. Plus, the upcoming municipal election may bring forth a mayor more interested in keeping the Tampa Bay Rays in downtown than fostering MLS dreams.
St. Louis: 45-1 Voters emphatically shot down the idea of public funding for a new MLS stadium. Since then, reps from the St. Louis ownership emphatically shot down any suggestion that they could move forward with an alternative stadium plan. Is any MLS expansion to St. Louis dead? It sure sounds like it, but we’ve seen stranger things than a potential MLS expansion franchise rise from the dead.
Charlotte: 500-1 With Mecklenburg County bailing on public financing/funding of a new stadiumand Charlotte officials saying there’s no way they can put together a public funding plan to meet MLS deadlines, this bid is dead for now.
Indianapolis: 500-1 Ersal Ozdemir’s Indy Eleven has been tremendously successful in the NASL, but he’s come up short in attracting any public financing for a new stadium. It would take a miracle to see Indianapolis snare an expansion team.
Nashville: 1-1 Public bonding for a new MLS stadium at the Fairgrounds Nashville has already been approved by the city’s Sports Authority and is expected to be approved by the full Metro Council in Nashville, and the Nashville SC owners are following a familiar blueprint by launching a USL team in 2018. There’s little doubt Nashville is a sizzling-hot market. Add in six Fortune 500 companies headquartered in Nashville, additional big-buck owners in the form of the Wilf family, and Nashville has plenty of advantages in this competition. Any bid with a strong ownership group and governmental support will have an advantage.
Detroit: 2-1 Tom Gores (Detroit Pistons owner) and Dan Gilbert (Cleveland Cavaliers owner) may be the strongest ownership group in this competition, and the combination of business acumen and sports-business experience is certainly appealing. It looks like all sides agree on a framework of a deal to swap a downtown site currently housing a half-finished jail in exchange for a stadium site and a new jail elsewhere, clearing the way to a successful MLS bid. One potential drawback for immediate approval: Detroit would need to build a pro-soccer organization (youth academy, secondary affiliate) from scratch, along with the stadium.
Cincinnati: 2-1 Attracting hordes of fans to Nippert Stadium is impressive, but MLS officials have made it clear that a new stadium is a must. To that end, FC Cincinnati owners have been working on a new-stadium plan, but it’s not clear whether there’s any public money for a new soccer facility. The FC Cincinnati ownership has launched a training academy and youth program—two items on the MLS expansion checklist. With an ownership group with deep pockets and documented sports-business experience, those huge crowds will be a huge temptation to MLS officials. A bonus: MLS Commissioner Don Garber hinted that the soccer-only guideline in place for expansion teams may not be absolute.
Phoenix: 3-1 Give Phoenix Rising FC credit: the owners certainly are acting like they’re first in line to land an expansion franchise, announcing backing from Goldman Sachs for new-stadium financing and holding a public cattle call for potential stadium architects. There is a lot of uncertainty in the Phoenix sports market with the Suns, Diamondbacks and Coyotes all seeking new or renovated facilities, and there may not be the sports marketing dollars from area corporations to allow for a new MLS stadium and associated sponsorship/naming rights. But Phoenix Rising ownership has quietly laid the groundwork to land an MLS expansion franchise, and there’s really not much of a gap between the #1 and #5 cities in our list.
San Antonio: 6-1 City officials are solidly behind public funding of an expansion of Toyota Field for MLS. Great crowds at Toyota Field for USL games and friendlies have impressed many. MLS loves a strong ownership group, and Spurs Sports—which also owns AHL and G-League teams—certainly has the track record to be successful in MLS. Whether San Antonio has the corporate base and demographics to land a team in a state already hosting two MLS teams is another question. And the proposal by owner Anthony Precourt to potentially move the Columbus Crew to Austin would negatively impact any San Antonio bid.
San Diego: 8-1 At one point San Diego was a lock to land a franchise, but political battles there have put the the SoccerCity initiative, a huge development at the Qualcomm Stadium site that includes a new MLS stadium, on hold. A referendum to allow a land transfer has been pushed back to November 2018, and San Diego State is openly seeking control of the Qualcomm Stadium site for its own stadium plan. There are some big names with the San Diego bid, but it may be a matter of too little, too late. As with Detroit, the San Diego bidders would need to build a soccer infrastructure from scratch.
Raleigh/Durham: 12-1 Is there the state money to acquire land for a new downtown Raleigh stadium? North Carolina FC owner Steve Malik presented the plan for a $150-million, 22,000-seat facility constructed as part of larger development in downtown Raleigh. But it would require state aid of some sort, and so far there’s been little indication lawmakers will step up to put together the land parcel. Raleigh/Durham is a tweener market: minor-league sports like baseball do well, but it’s no secret the NHL Carolina Hurricanes are struggling. Bonus: high-tech industries in the Triangle are a natural fan/sponsorship for a sport like pro soccer.
Tampa Bay: 15-1 When St. Petersburg voters approved an expansion of Al Lang Stadium to accommodate the Tampa Bay Rowdies’ bid for an MLS expansion team, they didn’t vote for any public funding. Tampa Bay is a hot market, and a stylishly upgraded Al Lang Stadium on the waterfront could be a major community amenity. Rowdies owner Bill Edwards needs to come up the $80 million to expand Al Lang Stadium and the reported $150-million expansion fee–but he does have a big lawsuit against his St. Petersburg-based Mortgage Investors Corp. to defend, leading to some question whether he can pull off the financials needed for a new stadium. Plus, the upcoming municipal election may bring forth a mayor more interested in keeping the Tampa Bay Rays in downtown than fostering MLS dreams.
St. Louis: 45-1 Voters emphatically shot down the idea of public funding for a new MLS stadium. Since then, reps from the St. Louis ownership emphatically shot down any suggestion that they could move forward with an alternative stadium plan. Is any MLS expansion to St. Louis dead? It sure sounds like it, but we’ve seen stranger things than a potential MLS expansion franchise rise from the dead.
Charlotte: 500-1 With Mecklenburg County bailing on public financing/funding of a new stadiumand Charlotte officials saying there’s no way they can put together a public funding plan to meet MLS deadlines, this bid is dead for now.
Indianapolis: 500-1 Ersal Ozdemir’s Indy Eleven has been tremendously successful in the NASL, but he’s come up short in attracting any public financing for a new stadium. It would take a miracle to see Indianapolis snare an expansion team.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
Buffon has announced he will retire at the end of this season. What an amazing career.
I assume he is going to play in the WC if Italy qualify..................
I assume he is going to play in the WC if Italy qualify..................
El Floppo
Footballguy
Ramsay Hunt Experience
Footballguy
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
Nashville continues to crush it. Last night there was a public meeting where people could come and express support or discontent about the stadium deal and the people supporting soccer significantly out weighed those against the proposal.
This might have been enough now to clear the last hurdle vote in November.
http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2017/10/24/nashville-mls-stadium-supporters-pack-hearing-fairgrounds-proposal/790117001/
This might have been enough now to clear the last hurdle vote in November.
http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2017/10/24/nashville-mls-stadium-supporters-pack-hearing-fairgrounds-proposal/790117001/
Ramsay Hunt Experience
Footballguy
I'm under no illusion as to the wittiness of that shtick. I just can't remember how to spell the kid's name.
FWIW, in the last qualifier (Oct. 9 against Albania) Buffon started. Donnarumma was on the bench.
EDIT: This was also the case in the three previous qualifiers against Macedonia, Israel, and Spain
Last edited by a moderator:
Mjolnirs
Footballguy
DFB Pokal match today with Bayern v Leipzig, #2 v #3 in the current table. ESPN Deportes and ESPN3 only.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
I don't understand the concern here. What is the difference if you watch the game on your tv streaming vs cable vs satellite? The picture quality of the ESPN streams is fantastic and look great on a big screen tv.DFB Pokal match today with Bayern v Leipzig, #2 v #3 in the current table. ESPN Deportes and ESPN3 only.
Is the issue more that you can't DVR the stream?
JaxBill
Footballguy
If it's on ESPN3, I have to switch to Amazon Fire and switching between matches is a chore. I currently only have one functioning HDMI input on my POS Onkyo receiver so switching between the Fire and Directv involves minutes. The picture is fine most times but it occasionally pixellates/freezes .
If it were on ESPN2 or any other Directv ESPN channel I could easily swap between that match and something on say BEIN or FS2.
And as you say, I can't DVR that match either.
I guess my general question is for a corporation that is bleeding cash, why bid on something and keep it streaming only?
JaxBill
Footballguy
Are they playing their first teamers or resting people?DFB Pokal match today with Bayern v Leipzig, #2 v #3 in the current table. ESPN Deportes and ESPN3 only.
CletiusMaximus
Footballguy
Good to see FFP keeping football pure, protecting the beautiful game.
QPR ordered to pay world record £40million FFP fine after losing three-year battle
QPR ordered to pay world record £40million FFP fine after losing three-year battle
JaxBill
Footballguy
Also bad news for Bournemouth and Leicester currently 19th and 14th in table respectively.
Ned
Footballguy
Reminds me of when we went to see ATL in PHL back in August. We had a guy sitting behind us heckling Guzan every chance he got. At one point he goes "HEY GUZAN....... YOU WENT FROM PLAYING IN LONDON TO PLAYING IN CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA........ CHESTER!!!!!!!!! THINK ABOUT IT!!!!!!! YOU>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK"
My 11yr old looks at me and says "yeah he's kinda right"
Ramsay Hunt Experience
Footballguy
Mjolnirs
Footballguy
This. I work from home and can watch games on my TV in my office, but I can't stream on my work PC. So if I have to stream, then it is on a laptop or tablet. But, today I had a dentist appointment at 3, so I would like to come home and watch the DVR of the game. As it is, I will watch a replay stream after work.
