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LOL - I'm an idiot. I didn't even pick up on that because my buddy hasn't sent me those details. I was thinking - why is Andy asking me about GT football. Again, I'm an idiot.
I am not sure what to think about Rooney. His touch has been so bad and the appearance of angry at the ref rooney isnt pretty. Feels like he should be someone to come on for Zlatan late in games with a lead to help see it out. He works hard and zlatan will need some rest to stay fresh after new years. But his touch and passing leaves a lot to be desired when you need to hold the ball. He is better in the air then Fellaini though. FA Cup games when drawn vs lower division teams maybe? I don't have faith that he would be a scorer when needed for a match winner like Zlatan is.
I think Herrera has been fantastic and is unappreciated - something Carrick has faced at times. I'd leave Pogba and Herrera central and let 3M (Mata, Martial and Miky) rotate on the outside. You could then leave Schneiderlin as Carrick's backup (still surprised to be saying that) and get Fellaini off the pitch permanently.
Agree on Herrera and Carrick. Both hugely underrated by United fans. And I am good with all of that. Herrera is not as quick on the ball as Mata but is stronger, tackles and tackles harder, and plays def. He has been playing well in there and has the potential to be as quick and creative as Mata.
yeah, I think the initial idea was to go on the road for 3 months and then have all games at home but with some delays in the building schedule they had to change this plan.
ESPN confirmed today that the study made mistakes when doing the comparison for the reasons I mentioned above
hmmm...I used to work on Spring Street - not too far from what used to be Alexander Memorial Coliseum
I know 2 of the 3 NYCFC guys were loanees who were going back to the original clubs anyway.
The 2016 MLS Waiver Draft has passed without a pick being made from the 43 players available.
Should I have gone with Federico Macheda? Coming soon to a Serie B team near you....
well duh....
My guess is you get one from the Cincy/Detroit/Nashville group, one from Charlotte-RDU-San Antonio-Tampa, one from Sacro-San Diego, and a final random (most likely St Louis)
wouldnt surprise me to see STL as one and the TB Rowdies as the other. I still think SD should get one.
Not so far off. Fee believed to be 60m pounds. His wages are supposedly 400k pounds per week which would make him one of the three most expensive players in the world
no - don't know how long you have been in Atlanta, or if its still open - I worked at a law firm that owned the building - looks like a hermetically sealed black glass box - that was directly behind the Cheetah. The law firm eventually sold the building, but it was amazing how many lawyers would fit in the firm's 3rd floor library around 6:00 each night, which happened to coincide with shift changes...technically I think our address was W. Peachtree - with the Cheetah being on Spring St.You used to work at The Varsity?
lets break down the Miami situation:
Liverpool.
My guess they really really want a team in Miami (another super team) and don't have anyone stepping up to the tune of 250 million, so the "difference" between the standard fee and Becks is earmarked for the stadium. That being said, I don't think they are close to a stadium.
Gator's favorite team is Manchester City and he hates their famous rivals, the Chicago Fire
Yeah, there is large interest in soccer in Charlotte but the current USL group is only marginally better than the previous owners who were a religious organization happy with attendance of a couple hundred.
the way I understood the Chinese thing... either a single guy or several important politicians are behind the push. when I read about this, the article (sorry- from a long time ago, no links) suggested that it's entirely possible and likely that if/when there's a shift in gov't and those guys are replaced, the bottom (finances) will fall out on that league.
These bids seem like they should go into some different pots
I recall some idiot savant mentioning last year that the sudden excessive Chinese investiture in signing renowned players to such excessive contracts was disturbing, & would have a significant impact on the future of world soccer, but he was told it was just " business as usual"...
My historical knowledge of the situation is admittedly spotty, non-existent, actually, but the head cheese over there has made footy a priority for the country. The money they are splashing around is chicken feed in their big picture and I think they could affect European futbol bigly if they want. I'm hesitant to make any specific predictions -- whoever made a buck betting on what the Chinese would do? -- but there's nothing that says a new player with a billion person market can't get into the game.
At first I thought you should go with Everton as United fans rank only below Liverpool fans in terms of #### but then I realized you are just doing this to bug Gator so to hell with it, go United. Also, please remind him about Gerrard slipping and Suarez leaving as often as humanly possibleculdeus said:
