Not ashamed to admit I am one of them. NYC always have to win and win with big stars. A winning workman-only-team will not cut it. I just won’t pay to see 11 workers play even when they are winning. The team has to bedazzle me. It’s the total entertainment package I am a fan of. At the end of the day, it’s a form of entertainment... hate to say this
Maybe we open our new stadium in 2021 with newly signed DPs from within S. Aguero and D. Silva.
If you lived in Hotlanta, would you pay to see that team?
Yeah agree. I just meant that if his standard is being bedazzled by personnel, AU clearly do that without any "big" names.
well playedDamn, you beat me to the reference!
...heyyy, wait a minute...
There's few things stupider than for me to argue about why things make you happy or not, but though I totally get the point that winning and hard work aren't enough for some, I truly don't get the special appeal of watching someone who had a great career elsewhere, even if he's still pretty good here and especially if he's a borderline has-been. Sure, for one game, I get it. I got to see "____" before he retired. But do you want guys like that on your team clogging things up? For flair, for a team I root for, I'd much rather have unknown rising stars than the world famous downward slope. I'd be very curious of your response to Jay's question about Atlanta.
Atlanta has Tata, that is a big name. It doesn’t have to be a player. It can be owners daughter who is super beautiful and who happens to be a big celebrity, something I can mention at the dinner table to get people interested. And I agree with kjbert, it’s because it’s NYC. And I need something to convince my family it’s a glamours thing to follow the team and spend money on them. That’s all. Imported car is always better than domestic cars, in many peoples mind (I can’t get caught driving a Lincoln or Cadillac, just uncool. and Pulisic is our TSLA, the only bright spot among domestic ones)... hope my domestic vs. import car analogy does not offend anyone here because that’s not my intention.
At times, there were some valid arguments (as well as some valid counter arguments) as to whether he should be in our starting 18.
Hmm. Having read the article, I wonder if there's a possibility that CFG is making this happen because they don't want him to kick up a fuss and alienate some of the fanbase to the new ownership. He seemed to be described as hurt and potentially volatile. If this is the case and we are getting saddled with his cap hit, it would be disappointing.
I realize I sing this song all the time, and will continue to blame the FO for the awful rollout, but how the heck did you remember that particular post??? You really have that search feature mastered, don’t you?Ulrich figured it out no later than shortly after the team's first season.
http://nycfcforums.com/index.php?threads/2016-mls-college-superdraft.3906/page-12#post-117677
I don't think it is asking to much for the club management to have seen it coming sooner than that.
I didn't get that sense from the article at all. Eloi is out. The contract is done. He didn't cause trouble while riding the bench for 10 months so I don't think they would feel a need suddenly to placate him now.
I was pretty sure I was involved in a conversation on this topic way back. I was also pretty sure I don't write about the academy a lot. So I searched for posts by me with that word knowing I would not have hundreds to wade through and started from the back. I had responded to what you wrote, my search found that, and bob's your uncle.
