Lol, in the wise words of work at home, “this meeting could have been an email.”
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Yeah, Chicago's flag is great. Our flag sucks.
D.C. also has a cool flag and the new Milwaukee flag is super dope.
I still like our flag, just that no one seems to care for it or aware of it.
Not that I know anything about flag designs. But my personal opinion is it’s lazy just to take the state/city/nation seal and stick it into the middle of a plain (usually blue) background. I appreciate that the nyc flag has orange and white but I still don’t see the appeal if you have the seal. I guess it’s more timeless?
i agree state flag is "lazy" as many states just have seal in middle of navy blue.
as for the city, my understanding is that prior to the design it was just the seal, it would be on a white flag. They added the blue and orange to reflect the colors from the new amsterdam flag ( dutch settlement) which were horizontal, and the nyc one is vertical.
We have literally incorporated the colors of the NYC flag into our logo and jerseys and sewn it onto multiple versions of the jersey.
Felipe Hernandez (SKC) has been suspended indefinitely for gambling on MLS matches.
www.mlssoccer.com
This seems like one of those stories that could become a really....really big deal.
Felipe Hernandez suspended for betting on MLS matches | MLSSoccer.com
Major League Soccer has suspended Sporting Kansas City midfielder Felipe Hernandez without pay for the remainder of 2021 due to violations of the league’s gambling integrity rules and standards of conduct. Hernandez engaged in extensive and unlawful sports gambling while a member of Sporting...
www.mlssoccer.com
This seems like one of those stories that could become a really....really big deal.
In what way? Not asking sarcastically, just feel like I’m missing something between the lines. I read it as an individual/isolated occurrence (accepting the findings as true unless/until other information comes to light)
It's a huge black mark on the league, having players openly betting on games. Pete Rose was a HOF-caliber baseball player but will never get in b/c of gambling on games. This guy isn't Pete Rose, but it's a really bad look for the league. I think the suspension is actually pretty light; I'd throw him out of the league immediately.
Agree with
Joe_Cos here. It’s also different in that Hernandez came to the team; Rose refused to admit anything for decades. My understanding is that MLB had suspension on the table if Rose admitted and got help. And the feds would drop the tax-related charges and work out a way to get his debts resolved. But he declined.
Joe_Cos here. It’s also different in that Hernandez came to the team; Rose refused to admit anything for decades. My understanding is that MLB had suspension on the table if Rose admitted and got help. And the feds would drop the tax-related charges and work out a way to get his debts resolved. But he declined.
I mean he's not wrong. And he's gonna get fined for this and nothing is going to happen.
you can have the "inside PRO" videos all you want, but if it doesn't change the outcome of the state of refereeing, then what's the point?
The quality of this league is increasing faster than the officiating can keep up, and we now have substandard referees based on the quality of the league. I don't know how you fix that, but refereeing in this league just isn't good enough anymore.
I think the problem is that we ONLY have a home grown system right now. We need a designated referee and targeted allocation referee system to attract high quality young South American referees and aging European referees. I can't wait to see the Maltese Pierluigi Collina in the center of the pitch.
But seriously, the referees union (which remember is separate from PRO, which is essentially a staffing agency) has made it impossible to bring experienced officials from other countries.
ESPN article about this, love the complaint that “we’re tired of getting emails the day after the game saying sorry we were wrong.”
sounds SO familiar.
www.espn.com
sounds SO familiar.
Neville wants MLS ref inquiry: 'We got cheated'
Inter Miami coach Phil Neville wants a "massive investigation" into MLS referees following his side's 1-0 defeat at New York Red Bulls on Sunday.
I too would like an independent, outside council to conduct an investigation into PRO.ESPN article about this, love the complaint that “we’re tired of getting emails the day after the game saying sorry we were wrong.”
sounds SO familiar.
Neville wants MLS ref inquiry: 'We got cheated'
Inter Miami coach Phil Neville wants a "massive investigation" into MLS referees following his side's 1-0 defeat at New York Red Bulls on Sunday.
I've said before that MLS/PRO has it in for NYCFC, but the more it happens around the league the more I think it's just a dumpster fire referee pool that we have.
The reason we, and teams like Miami, feel it more is that when you don't score a lot of goals and don't win a lot of games, having a referee mistake take those away hurts a lot more than when you do score a lot and win a lot. If a refereeing error led to New England dropping points, they probably wouldn't mind much. But teams that are struggling for points already and are victims of bad officiating will feel much more hard done by these errors.
The reason we, and teams like Miami, feel it more is that when you don't score a lot of goals and don't win a lot of games, having a referee mistake take those away hurts a lot more than when you do score a lot and win a lot. If a refereeing error led to New England dropping points, they probably wouldn't mind much. But teams that are struggling for points already and are victims of bad officiating will feel much more hard done by these errors.
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