SthMelbRed Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 Tesho just had a penalty saved. Poorly taken, to be fair. Made it too easy for the 'keeper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted September 30, 2021 Author Share Posted September 30, 2021 Two teams parted ways with their coach this week Chicago Fire FC part ways with head coach Raphael Wicky FC Cincinnati part ways with head coach Jaap Stam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 1 hour ago, Big_M said: Two teams parted ways with their coach this week Chicago Fire FC part ways with head coach Raphael Wicky FC Cincinnati part ways with head coach Jaap Stam Both right before they played TFC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baulderdash77 Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 We often talk about how much more Canadians are playing in MLS but I think a bit of context as to how massive the growth of Canadians in MLS has been in the past 4 seasons. In 2006 - the year before TFC started, there were 4 Canadians in MLS and they played 7,816 minutes In 2007 when TFC joined there were 18 and they played 17,275 minutes In 2011 Vancouver joined and 19 Canadians played and they played 20,323 minutes In 2012 Montreal joined and 17 Canadians played 21,908 minutes. This was the high water mark of minutes until 2018. In 2018 a new renaissance started and 35 Canadians played 28,064 minutes. This year through Mach-day 29 (out of 34) there have been 46 Canadians who have played 36,084 minutes. Canadian players are on pace to play over 40,000 minutes in MLS for the first time ever this year. This really is a banner year for Canadians in MLS and we are now in uncharted territory for depth and quality for Canadian soccer. I’m actually truly surprised when I went through the FB ref database how much larger and deeper the player pool has gotten in the past 5 years. It’s actually remarkable. gator, Ruffian, canuckgbp and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 New England officially win Supporters Shield after Seattle loses today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted October 24, 2021 Author Share Posted October 24, 2021 arena does it...hes been huge...a genius in mls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoccMan Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 Ok got to get this off my chest, I’m a big TFC fan , but will criticize them when needed . I’m also an MLS fan and actually watch non TFC games when I can and get the chance on DAZN , and listen to MLS podcasts when I can , however , a few things need to change if this league wants to be taken seriously. First off the schedule , it makes no sense, it seems like teams just randomly play each other and just make up the schedule before the season starts . There is no real structure to the schedule unless I’m missing something. There are two conferences east and west, so then try to have some sort of balance schedule if you can , but there is no such thing I don’t think. Are teams in the east playing each team in the east twice home and away? It’s like they just pick make it up as they go each team just randomly makes it’s up it’s own schedule, this is a joke and to top it all off they actually crown a regular season champion without having any kind of balance schedule , this is a joke . Moreover, their playoffs are a joke , a one game knockout playoff instead of a two game home and away series like they use to have. So a team like New England who has dominated the regular season can go out in a one game knockout playoff wth no chance to play a second game . A bad team can get lucky in a one game knockout but it’s hard for a bad team to get lucky in a two game home and away series . If this league wants to get looked at as a serious league the schedule and the playoff format needs to change because as it is now the schedule and the playoff format is a bit of a joke . narduch, Unnamed Trialist and Free kick 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 4 minutes ago, SoccMan said: Ok got to get this off my chest, I’m a big TFC fan , but will criticize them when needed . I’m also an MLS fan and actually watch non TFC games when I can and get the chance on DAZN , and listen to MLS podcasts when I can , however , a few things need to change if this league wants to be taken seriously. First off the schedule , it makes no sense, it seems like teams just randomly play each other and just make up the schedule before the season starts . There is no real structure to the schedule unless I’m missing something. There are two conferences east and west, so then try to have some sort of balance schedule if you can , but there is no such thing I don’t think. Are teams in the east playing each team in the east twice home and away? It’s like they just pick make it up as they go each team just randomly makes it’s up it’s own schedule, this is a joke and to top it all off they actually crown a regular season champion without having any kind of balance schedule , this is a joke . Moreover, their playoffs are a joke , a one game knockout playoff instead of a two game home and away series like they use to have. So a team like New England who has dominated the regular season can go out in a one game knockout playoff wth no chance to play a second game . A bad team can get lucky in a one game knockout but it’s hard for a bad team to get lucky in a two game home and away series . If this league wants to get looked at as a serious league the schedule and the playoff format needs to change because as it is now the schedule and the playoff format is a bit of a joke . I'm hoping the scheduling issue is only temporary due to covid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 5 hours ago, SoccMan said: Ok got to get this off my chest, I’m a big TFC fan , but will criticize them when needed . I’m also an MLS fan and actually watch non TFC games when I can and get the chance on DAZN , and listen to MLS podcasts when I can , however , a few things need to change if this league wants to be taken seriously. First off the schedule , it makes no sense, it seems like teams just randomly play each other and just make up the schedule before the season starts . There is no real structure to the schedule unless I’m missing something. There are two conferences east and west, so then try to have some sort of balance schedule if you can , but there is no such thing I don’t think. Are teams in the east playing each team in the east twice home and away? It’s like they just pick make it up as they go each team just randomly makes it’s up it’s own schedule, this is a joke and to top it all off they actually crown a regular season champion without having any kind of balance schedule , this is a joke . Moreover, their playoffs are a joke , a one game knockout playoff instead of a two game home and away series like they use to have. So a team like New England who has dominated the regular season can go out in a one game knockout playoff wth no chance to play a second game . A bad team can get lucky in a one game knockout but it’s hard for a bad team to get lucky in a two game home and away series . If this league wants to get looked at as a serious league the schedule and the playoff format needs to change because as it is now the schedule and the playoff format is a bit of a joke . The schedule will continue to fluctuate because they keep adding teams each year. It's impossible to set the schedule evenly until they've finished expanding. I like the current playoff format much more than the two legged version. Under the old format, there were far too many games with one team playing ultra conservative because they didn't want to give up the away goal. Under the new format, there's more of a reward for finishing higher in the standing - you get home field advantage in a one game playoff. With only 7 teams in each conference making the playoffs, I don't think you really have any "bad" teams making it anymore. As well, the one game playoff works quite well for the NFL, and league cup games in Europe seem to use the one-game playoff quite frequently, so I don't think you can say MLS "won't be taken seriously" without two legs. Finally, I'd much rather MLS take more/longer breaks during international events than have a longer playoffs. Something has to give in the players calendar, and I'm more than happy to shave a few playoff games off of it. Ruffian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted October 29, 2021 Author Share Posted October 29, 2021 "What a ****show I inherited": How Bruce Arena transformed the New England Revolution narduch and maccaliam 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 Onstad officially named Houston GM BearcatSA, sstackho, Kadenge and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted November 5, 2021 Author Share Posted November 5, 2021 Tab Ramos contract ends and wont be extended...he was just not able to turn around a bad team...looks like the first big decision of new gm onstad and owner segal...can onstad turn around a team that has been pretty bad in the last eight years Houston Dynamo FC part ways with head coach Tab Ramos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted November 9, 2021 Author Share Posted November 9, 2021 (edited) WOW...PRO says SKC should have had a penalty in the 90th minute vs RSL PRO Statement: SKC vs RSL Edited November 9, 2021 by Big_M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 (edited) Relative val chart showing MLS clubs currently trade at a revenue multiple nearly 2x certain other major professional sports league. This comes from an article about PE looking into ownership. It has already occurred in Europe as lots of values to be found. https://huddleup.substack.com/p/institutional-investors-are-allocating?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxMTQ4NDkxNywicG9zdF9pZCI6NDM3NDQ2OTcsIl8iOiJCZFV4UCIsImlhdCI6MTYzNjQ5ODQ2MCwiZXhwIjoxNjM2NTAyMDYwLCJpc3MiOiJwdWItMTc5MjIiLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.NeVMN4Yh6QxgLQRL0P94j7L7Dvdzyj9x9-HXYbmE_bU Edited November 9, 2021 by red card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, red card said: Relative val chart showing MLS clubs currently trade at a revenue multiple nearly 2x certain other major professional sports league. This comes from an article about PE looking into ownership. It has already occurred in Europe as lots of values to be found. https://huddleup.substack.com/p/institutional-investors-are-allocating?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxMTQ4NDkxNywicG9zdF9pZCI6NDM3NDQ2OTcsIl8iOiJCZFV4UCIsImlhdCI6MTYzNjQ5ODQ2MCwiZXhwIjoxNjM2NTAyMDYwLCJpc3MiOiJwdWItMTc5MjIiLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.NeVMN4Yh6QxgLQRL0P94j7L7Dvdzyj9x9-HXYbmE_bU I think I would very much question the "average value" of an MLS side being $550m. That seems ludicrously high. Edit: To be clear, I can see that's what Sportico is valuing the teams at. But that's about double the last Forbes valuation I can find, and would have all the teams jumping an extraordinary amount while revenues slid during the pandemic. So I think I'm questioning Sportico quite a bit here. Edited November 10, 2021 by Watchmen narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 15 hours ago, Watchmen said: I think I would very much question the "average value" of an MLS side being $550m. That seems ludicrously high. Edit: To be clear, I can see that's what Sportico is valuing the teams at. But that's about double the last Forbes valuation I can find, and would have all the teams jumping an extraordinary amount while revenues slid during the pandemic. So I think I'm questioning Sportico quite a bit here. Sort of answering my own question: I forgot about SUM. The team values are high because of some factors like the sports growth potential and no relegation (so you're always guaranteed to be in the top league), but the real key is SUM, which makes a ton of money and doesn't get disclosed in that revenue chart. MLS teams are still probably overvalued but that does make some more sense now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted November 10, 2021 Author Share Posted November 10, 2021 San Jose announces Leitch as GM and a reminder that Cincinnati brought Albright as GM in October San Jose Earthquakes name Chris Leitch general manager, remove interim tag "He's gonna help a ton": Brenden Aaronson endorses new Cincinnati GM Chris Albright Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Well, Tata might be back in MLS job market if this result holds up tonight in Edmonton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted November 19, 2021 Author Share Posted November 19, 2021 Bob Bradley gone as predicted...eight head coachig openings now LAFC, head coach Bob Bradley mutually agree to part ways Exclusive: LAFC's Thorrington on Bob Bradley's departure, Carlos Vela's future & more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted November 22, 2021 Author Share Posted November 22, 2021 Its really time for heath to go...five years and not a single trophy or mls cup finals appearance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 15 minutes ago, Big_M said: Its really time for heath to go...five years and not a single trophy or mls cup finals appearance Seems very likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted November 22, 2021 Author Share Posted November 22, 2021 DC United sign defender Gaoussou Samake from Ivorian club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted November 23, 2021 Author Share Posted November 23, 2021 Galaxy GM te Kloese going to Feyenoord...missed playoffs in two of his three seasons including Vanneys first Sources: LA Galaxy GM Dennis te Kloese to take over soccer operations at Feyenoord Dominic94 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted November 26, 2021 Author Share Posted November 26, 2021 Canadians and Americans flooding Belgium Kyle Duncan departs New York Red Bulls, signs for Belgium's KV Oostende Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted November 27, 2021 Author Share Posted November 27, 2021 orlando declines nani so hes gone...good call turning 36 next year so was not worth it...mueller gone also for free to hibernian..pereyra maybe also as well as akindele...without forgetting dike and pato...lots of turnover in the offensive spots will the players they bring be up to it Nani announces departure from Orlando City SC after contract expires Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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