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***Official Soccer Discussion Thread*** (4 Viewers)

Sebowski said:
Ha! I'm in that shot. It was fun to be a part of that presser. Really felt like something is happening. Barber said that 12 teams are vying for 4 spots. Long odds. Our ownership group seems really solid though. Biggest draw back in my eyes is having 3 teams in SoCal with LAFC already being confirmed. 
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Panama Jack/Semi-Sombrero hat, amirite?

 
Sebowski said:
Ha! I'm in that shot. It was fun to be a part of that presser. Really felt like something is happening. Barber said that 12 teams are vying for 4 spots. Long odds. Our ownership group seems really solid though. Biggest draw back in my eyes is having 3 teams in SoCal with LAFC already being confirmed. 
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It will be fun to watch who makes the deadline tomorrow.

So far San Diego and Tampa have officially bid.

http://www.mlssoccer.com/topic/expansion/2017/expansion-cities-bids

 
Sinn Fein said:
Marseille 
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I missed this too...did they Payet, or is it going to be installments?  I know West Ham couldn't wait to get rid of him; when Les Olympiens agreed to terms, I'm sure the Hammers were all like "marseille, marseille!".  Little does Dmitri know that the joke is on him; Rudi Garcia is their coach,  Gervinho is not on their roster, & Rudi's "attack" is usually as fresh as a stale baguette (Gombis aside).

* I think I need to do you all a favor & take all my badpuns™  & go back into hibernation; :bag:

 
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Ned said:
Any of you dorks playing FIFA 17?

So addicted. 
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I can trump the dorkiness.  I played all the Fifa's (and virtually nothing else) until Scrappygang arrived (and my cats chewed through my controller cords).  So now, I watch guys who play Fifa on YouTube run their career modes and MyPlayer series.  And I'm like "Oh no, Chesnoid you'll never get rated 85 if you miss chances like that!"

 
It seems that Arsenal have agreed to personal terms with Roma CB Konstantinos Manolas.  It looks to be a 55 mil € transfer, with Manolas remaining at Roma on loan until the summer.  If true, damnit.  His game does seem to fit the EPL perfectly, though... extremely physical, with tremendous speed.  Why can we never have good things?  FFP, that's why. Every summer Roma have to sell a great player: Marquinhos, Lamela, Benatia, Pjanic, & now Manolas.  [kicks can]

 
Ramsay Hunt Experience said:
I can trump the dorkiness.  I played all the Fifa's (and virtually nothing else) until Scrappygang arrived (and my cats chewed through my controller cords).  So now, I watch guys who play Fifa on YouTube run their career modes and MyPlayer series.  And I'm like "Oh no, Chesnoid you'll never get rated 85 if you miss chances like that!"
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:lmao: ...I will never get this...My nephew will sit in front of a monitor & watch some French guy own Minecraft, allthewhile speaking in French.  I'm all for vicarious voyeurism, but not this way.

 
Kafka said:
My oldest son won't let me play  :violin:
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My boys used to beat the #### out of me on 16; especially the 8yr old.   :angry: :bag:

When they got 17 for Xmas I vowed to practice so I could crush their hopes & dreams.  Now I'm totally addicted to FUT and discovered the online tournaments.  Holy crap is that fun.

 
Ramsay Hunt Experience said:
I can trump the dorkiness.  I played all the Fifa's (and virtually nothing else) until Scrappygang arrived (and my cats chewed through my controller cords).  So now, I watch guys who play Fifa on YouTube run their career modes and MyPlayer series.  And I'm like "Oh no, Chesnoid you'll never get rated 85 if you miss chances like that!"
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:lmao:   Coffee almost got all over my monitor.

 
Bonzai said:
FBG Bonzai on Xbox.  Bring it on.
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Is it me or are the controls and fouls a little different online vs. single player?

I'll need to change my name (if I can).  Its whatever Xbox gave me - Dominator875648532039213245364705659645324 or some crap.

 
:lmao: :lmao:     We have found the replacement to dildo-waving supporters on Transfer Deadline Day:

Reading linked to prolific Cameroonian striker Yermas Dildo

In their defense, he was reported to have scored 76 goals in 93 games...

ETA - paper who ran the link, good-naturedly responds:

Get Reading ‏@getreading  51m51 minutes ago

@SpudRFC We'll say. Apologies. It's given you all a good laugh though, some v inventive replies

 
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Cincy makes it official

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FC Cincinnati‏ @fccincinnati

On behalf of a rising city with a passion for soccer, Carl Lindner and #FCCincy humbly submit our application for Cincinnati to join @MLS.

 
As of 6:30pm, here are the cities that have officially submitted their expansion bids to NY (in the order they were received).

San Diego, Tampa/St Pete, Cincy, Sacramento, San Antonio, Raleigh/Durham, St Louis, Phoenix, Detroit, Indy, Nashville

 
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NewlyRetired said:
As of 6:30pm, here are the cities that have officially submitted their expansion bids to NY (in the order they were received).

San Diego, Tampa/St Pete, Cincy, Sacramento, San Antonio, Raleigh/Durham, St Louis, Phoenix, Detroit, Indy, Nashville

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Charlotte makes it an even dozen and I think that should end the bids.

 
It looks like absolute chaos in Sacramento.  How the hell did this happen???  That was one of the best non MLS brands playing domestically in the US.  The fact that no one has come out and cleared the mess up is frightening.

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Evan Ream ‏@EvanReam  15m15 minutes ago

Multiple sources have confirmed to me that the original ownership group and @KevinNagleMLS have been moving apart for some time 2/

Evan Ream‏@EvanReam

And then today, according to one source, @KevinNagleMLS and @Mayor_Steinberg went behind SRFC's back and submitted their own MLS bid 5/

Evan Ream ‏@EvanReam  10m10 minutes ago

Multiple sources say that SRFC was both not involved with the bid and completely caught off guard by the decision that was made 5/

Brian StrausVerified account‏@BrianStraus

'Republic' appears to have been scrubbed from MLS bid book, Nagle's twitter (@KevinNagleMLS) etc. Looks like he cld be imagining fresh start

 
NewlyRetired said:
It looks like absolute chaos in Sacramento.  How the hell did this happen???  That was one of the best non MLS brands playing domestically in the US.  The fact that no one has come out and cleared the mess up is frightening.
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Greed...that and it looks like Meg Whitman, Ned York, and Kevin Johnson are involved.  Johnson and Nagle seem like quite the dynamic duo.  MLS should stay away from this group.

http://deadspin.com/sacramentos-mls-bid-possibly-derailed-by-last-second-ow-1791856813?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow

 
Looks like the San Diego bid might get a bit more complicated.

With the Raiders move to Vegas collapsing yesterday, the Raiders and San Diego initiated contact.

 
Sammy3469 said:
Greed...that and it looks like Meg Whitman, Ned York, and Kevin Johnson are involved.  Johnson and Nagle seem like quite the dynamic duo.  MLS should stay away from this group.

http://deadspin.com/sacramentos-mls-bid-possibly-derailed-by-last-second-ow-1791856813?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
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This is so stupid.  All the new group had to do was buyout the original owners for a fair price and get the brand.

The amount of activity on social media last night seems to indicate that the already large and in place fan base is not in any way happy with this development. 

The Republic's TV announcer did tweet this but no follow up yet:

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Carmichael Dave ✔@CarmichaelDave

There is a LOT of misinformation out there. I'll address it when I can. I would just suggest everyone take a deep breath and calm down. 

 
NewlyRetired said:
Looks like the San Diego bid might get a bit more complicated.

With the Raiders move to Vegas collapsing yesterday, the Raiders and San Diego initiated contact.
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Why anyone would want to deal with Davis is beyond me.  Spanos was horrible, but at least he was their horrible.  Davis doesn't have a clue what he's doing or how ####### over Adelson-Goldman Sachs (you #### Adelson...you #### GS) will leave a mark on him in financial circles going forward.

 
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