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This is such an impressive get for any MLS team, much less an expansion team

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Former Barcelona and Argentina coach Gerardo "Tata" Martino was named to coach Major League Soccer expansion side Atlanta United on Tuesday.

Atlanta's hiring of Martino, first reported by Telemundo, comes as the team prepares for its inaugural MLS season in 2017.

"We are delighted that a manager of Gerardo's caliber and pedigree will be leading our team into our inaugural season," Atlanta United president Darren Eales said."His deep experience and success at both the club and international levels speak for itself, and his vision and approach aligns very well with our club philosophy.

"We're confident in his ability to help build a winning culture both on and off the pitch."

Martino has been out of work since resigning as Argentina's manager following the 2016 Copa America Centenario earlier this summer.

He blamed his decision to resign on the chaos surrounding the leadership of the Argentina Football Association, which has been in turmoil since the death of president Julio Grondona in 2014, with Luis Segura resigning as president earlier in the year following his arrest on fraud charges.

"I'm very happy to join Atlanta United as the first head coach in club history," Martino said. "This is an exciting time for MLS and I'm looking forward to the challenge of leading a team in an evolving league.

"Atlanta United is a first-rate organization, and I'm very eager to get working and build one of the top clubs in MLS."
Love his nickname - Tatas are some of my favorite things.

I'm really torn on this - I'm a huge Atlanta sports fan (if such a thing exists) and Atlanta United FC seems to be doing things the right way but I still haven't gotten in to MLS.  With season tickets I'm sure I'll be a quick convert but I feel bad that I can't bring myself to support the league yet.

 
AAABatteries said:
  With season tickets I'm sure I'll be a quick convert but I feel bad that I can't bring myself to support the league yet.
you are already a season ticket holder and as such you are part of the life blood of the league at this point in its evolution.  Your support is significant.

 
AAABatteries said:
Love his nickname - Tatas are some of my favorite things.

I'm really torn on this - I'm a huge Atlanta sports fan (if such a thing exists) and Atlanta United FC seems to be doing things the right way but I still haven't gotten in to MLS.  With season tickets I'm sure I'll be a quick convert but I feel bad that I can't bring myself to support the league yet.


you are already a season ticket holder and as such you are part of the life blood of the league at this point in its evolution.  Your support is significant.
@AAABatteries...Heavy is the cross you shall/must bear...

 
El Floppo said:
this is also the time of year that opinions turn on a dime because a team looks this way or that in a specific game.
Yeah, games this time of year really mean nothing at all in the grand scheme.  At least that's what we're telling ourselves in my house. 

  :unsure:  

 
So the Martino to Atlanta story has a slight twist to it from the story I read tonight.

It turns out Atlanta did not initiate contact with Martino and instead Martino reached out to Atlanta first.

The theory is that the Martino might have been encouraged to contact Atlanta via Mauricio Pochettino.  

I guess the tie to all this is that Atlanta's current GM Darren Eales was the Director of Football Administration at Tottenham for about 5 years.

 
Gotta say that I'm terribly disappointed.  England might have continued to disappoint, but on sheer entertainment value, Big Sam never disappoints.  And Jesus, what would our sports world be like if the press set out to actively entrap figures in the sports world?  We'd probably have video of Rick Pitino in a snuff film by now. 
Lol

 
The Fire pick up the seeming yearly honor of being the first MLS team to be eliminated from the playoffs by losing last night to Seattle.

Seattle has completely turned their season around.  They were bottom of the table but after firing Sigi, and much more importantly signing Lodeiro, they have steadily moved up and are now in a playoff spot.

 
Sounds like Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink was one of the managers who took a bung (if I may digress, this has been a splendid addition to my "British phrases that really annoy my wife" collection).   Sorry Cletius and/or Christo.

 
is it me or is it time to start a thread dedicated to the clan known as Dembele?  I can't keep these guys separated in my mind :)

And really,  "Moussa" and "Mousa" is not helping.

And to top it off they all look like really fun players.

 
The Fire pick up the seeming yearly honor of being the first MLS team to be eliminated from the playoffs by losing last night to Seattle.

Seattle has completely turned their season around.  They were bottom of the table but after firing Sigi, and much more importantly signing Lodeiro, they have steadily moved up and are now in a playoff spot.


Sounds like Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink was one of the managers who took a bung (if I may digress, this has been a splendid addition to my "British phrases that really annoy my wife" collection).   Sorry Cletius and/or Christo.
My teams are a bunch of bloody fannies.

 
Sounds like Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink was one of the managers who took a bung (if I may digress, this has been a splendid addition to my "British phrases that really annoy my wife" collection).   Sorry Cletius and/or Christo.
It hurts when you develop a relationship with a guy and really think you like him, then learn he's been taking bungs behind your back.

 
Looking up to see who the American Swansea owner was-

Stephen Kaplan was a noted paranormal investigator, vampirologist, and founder/director of the Vampire Research Center and the Parapsychology Institute of America, both of which were founded in Suffolk

OKAY

 

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