Tajon Buchanan

[El Hombre]

Just now, ADP10 said:

WOWOWO HE SCORES TO TIE UP THE GAME

Apparently your stream is 30 seconds ahead of mine....

Type slowly if this goes to penalties.

[dyslexic nam]

I think he just tweaked his groin a bit.  Hope he doesn’t damage it given the circumstances.  

[footballfreak]

MLS After Dark provides yet again.

[El Hombre]

Just now, footballfreak said:

MLS After Dark provides yet again.

Isn't that hosted by Alexi Lalas out by the grotto?

[Bdog]

I kinda want NE to get eliminated so he can go to Belgium sooner but damn that was clutch.

[SoccMan]

1 minute ago, Bdog said:

I kinda want NE to get eliminated so he can go to Belgium sooner but damn that was clutch.

So you don’t want him to win a championship then ok . 

[dyslexic nam]

1 minute ago, Bdog said:

I kinda want NE to get eliminated so he can go to Belgium sooner but damn that was clutch.

Helping to drag a team to the cup after a record setting season would be a pretty nice way to say goodbye to the league.  

[VinceA]

A shame for Tajon but what a terrible move giving your first seed a bye that sees them go cold for weeks without gametime. Getting 1st place is not a good thing lmao.

Edited December 1, 2021 by VinceA

[Bdog]

6 minutes ago, SoccMan said:

So you don’t want him to win a championship then ok . 

His new club has a good chance of winning the league

I mostly want TFC's 2017 season to live on as the greatest season ever. New points record at the time and a treble, hopefully it won't be surpassed for a while. NE's new points record doesn't mean much if they can't win the cup.

[CanadaFan123]

7 minutes ago, VinceA said:

A shame for Tajon but what a terrible move giving your first seed a bye that sees them go cold for weeks without gametime. Getting 1st place is not a good thing lmao.

This has been an issue for years and MLS continues to structure itself this way. It’s ridiculous... in no sport is a prolonged break an advantage. 

They desperately want to give the supporters shield winners some sort of advantage but this isn’t the way. 

 

[Lurker]

Is he free to join Club Brugge now or does he have to wait until January?

[lamptern]

9 minutes ago, CanadaFan123 said:

This has been an issue for years and MLS continues to structure itself this way. It’s ridiculous... in no sport is a prolonged break an advantage. 

They desperately want to give the supporters shield winners some sort of advantage but this isn’t the way. 

 

Firstly Colorado, then NE....I call it perfect murder.

[Obinna]

16 minutes ago, CanadaFan123 said:

This has been an issue for years and MLS continues to structure itself this way. It’s ridiculous... in no sport is a prolonged break an advantage. 

They desperately want to give the supporters shield winners some sort of advantage but this isn’t the way. 

 

They need to return to 2 legs to reduce the margin for error.

Having the SS winner enter the semis cold in a one-game knockout is not an advantage, it's a disadvantage.

[Free kick]

45 minutes ago, Obinna said:

They need to return to 2 legs to reduce the margin for error.

Having the SS winner enter the semis cold in a one-game knockout is not an advantage, it's a disadvantage.

Thank you.   See my comments on the Whitecaps thread in the MLS section of this forum.   

Edited December 1, 2021 by Free kick

[gator]

1 hour ago, CanadaFan123 said:

This has been an issue for years and MLS continues to structure itself this way. It’s ridiculous... in no sport is a prolonged break an advantage. 

They desperately want to give the supporters shield winners some sort of advantage but this isn’t the way. 

 

I hope you are right with Forge travelling to Honduras for tomorrow's return leg then back home to play a Pacific side who haven't played for 2 weeks!

[BearcatSA]

26 minutes ago, Free kick said:

Thank you.   See my comments on the Whitecaps thread in the MLS section of this forum.   

Mine, too.

[BearcatSA]

However, NYCFC played some entertaining football and didn't park a bus.  They were unlucky not to win in regulation time.  They looked a quality side.

[VinceA]

1 hour ago, Lurker said:

Is he free to join Club Brugge now or does he have to wait until January?

He can train but he can't play till January. Davies did the same thing in 2018 with Bayern.

[TGAA_Star]

Tajon Buchanan playing for Club Brugge in Belgium...I can't wait

[Unnamed Trialist]

I also agree that the playoff format is a joke in MLS, I hope they fix it. 

At least the Supporter's Shield has been made into something of merit in MLS, makes sense, despite the schedule not being balanced. 

He should take a break, take 3-4 weeks off and properly rest. It would make sense for him to go to Bruges, get acclimatised and set up, maybe have them do a plan for his off-season, then be back right after Christmas. 

They play the week before Christmas, then they have a Boxing Day derby vs. Cercle Bruges--and then a two and a half week break and start on the 14th. That is a bit tough, as it would mean only two matches before the international call-up.

[Metro]

5 hours ago, Unnamed Trialist said:

I also agree that the playoff format is a joke in MLS, I hope they fix it. 

For me, MLS reducing the playoff rounds from two-legged affairs to one-leg knockout suggests that the owners still lose money when it comes to MLS playoffs. 

Otherwise, why would the owners forego extra home dates at a time when the players' salaries have already been paid in full for the year?  (I am assuming MLS pays it's players the same way the other American leagues do: the full salary during the regular season.)

 

[zeelaw]

Glad he scored, glad they're out so we can get him to Brugge and DAZN on Saturday mornings

[Floortom]

Personally... i think the single elimination playoff format is great. High drama. It was ridiculous that NE had 23 days off between matches while NY played last week. That's a massive disadvantage. 

[narduch]

Just now, Floortom said:

Personally... i think the single elimination playoff format is great. High drama. It was ridiculous that NE had 23 days off between matches while NY played last week. That's a massive disadvantage. 

The easy fix is to make it 8 teams per conference and get rid of the bye

[El Diego]

5 minutes ago, Metro said:

For me, MLS reducing the playoff rounds from two-legged affairs to one-leg knockout suggests that the owners still lose money when it comes to MLS playoffs. 

Otherwise, why would the owners forego extra home dates at a time when the players' salaries have already been paid in full for the year?  (I am assuming MLS pays it's players the same way the other American leagues do: the full salary during the regular season.)

 

Reducing it to two legs was necessary for allowing more playoff teams, which in turn was necessary due to increased expansion. The league also said that it was to make the regular season mean more, as higher seeding gives you home field expansion and potentially a bye.