Lampard To Nycfc

Vinjay said:
He isn't John Terry
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Sometimes, we have to take our victories wherever we can find them. ;)

Davo15 said:
I fully understand that internet forums are largely a platform for people to bitch and moan. I'm just trying to express a dissenting opinion and make it clear to any guests viewers we might having that not all Americans or NYCFC supporters feel strongly opposed to Lampard and that I in fact guess it's a vocal minority .
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If you look back at the thread, there was like a week where some of us bitched about it. It wasn't some crusade. The rest of the bitching, and it's more widespread if not a majority, is about the fact that people think he's well past his expiration date to be the most effective option for a club with NYCFC's ambition and in a league as physically demanding as MLS.

There aren't many midfielders in MLS who can get by without a killer work rate, and it would be practically unheard of for a club to be able to play two such MF players at the same time. Since I rate Xavi as the far better fit for the tactics I expect we'll see, I would rather spend the DP slot on another player.

If he's not going to be a DP, then that changes the calculus entirely.
 
Midas Mulligan said:
If he's not going to be a DP, then that changes the calculus entirely.
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I'm pretty new to the MLS scene and I'm seriously wondering how that would even be possible. Lampard would have to accept a HUGE cut in his previous wages to come in as a non-DP, right? I'd imagine that there must be some other club somewhere in the world offering him a stupid amount of money.
 
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Paul said:
I'm pretty new to the MLS scene and I'm seriously wondering how that would even be possible. Lampard would have to accept a HUGE cut in his previous wages to come in as a non-DP, right? I'd image that there must be some other club somewhere in the world offering him a stupid amount of money.
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Yep. It would rely on him rejecting the pay cheque to buy into "the project" instead. Unlikely, though possible I guess.
 
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10:30 Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 5 is the player announcement. Kries and Reyna will be there....Whos going???? Ill see you there!
 
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Come to the player announcement( Most likely Frank Lampard) at Brooklyn Bridge Park at 10:30 am tomorrow. Kreis and Reyna will be there. Should be fun!!
 
It would be hilarious if it's Xavi they're announcing and not Lampard.
 
We need to go out there in numbers because the paranoid conspiracy theorist in me has a feeling that cows and cockroaches fans might try to ruin it.
 
Kjbert said:
The guy is a legend and can still play. Don't undervalue how good the EPL is and don't overvalue how good MLS is.
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I don't think there is any danger of my doing either. ;)

But his legs have already started to go and, unlike Xavi, his movement was more important to his ability to dictate midfield play. Not to mention he will be 7 or 8 months older by the time we begin play.

That said, I will support him and hope we can get the best out of him.

lawson said:
Bah humbug
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I want nothing from you; I ask nothing of you; why cannot we be friends?
 
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