General MLS Discussion

LionNYC said:
We had an injury in Atlanta in 2022 when Tayvon caught a turf monster.
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How many injuries from "grass monsters"?

FootyLovin said:
I definitely might be subject to confirmation bias here. Or more to the point, I am part of the flock of sheep. I've heard artificial is bad. So I parrot that it is bad. Given how much of the soccer consuming world seems to do the same, I'm not sure how much advances in artificial matter. If MLS wants to be considered as one of the top leagues, it needs the image of a top league.

Maybe the 4-5 remaining artificial fields won't damage that. But now that they have switched the schedule, I wonder if this becomes the next big emphasis for the league over the next decade.
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The perception issue is a good point but I don't see a solution in places like Seattle and Atlanta. Given their high attendance numbers they need an NFL size stadium. It seems wasteful to build a soccer only stadium the same size as an existing NFL stadium in the same city. Assuming the only option is to keep sharing with an NFL team I'd argue a perfectly consistent artificial field is preferable to a occasionally having play on a grass field totally obliterated by an NFL game. I know it was partially from a concert but that pitch we played on in Chicago this season was concacaf levels of horrible.
 
A lot of current match going Revs fans are at least for now claiming that this is not a good location for them and they will not go (At least regularly ) to the new stadium. Conversely I think a lot of people from a different part of Boston that didn't find Foxboro accessible are excited about the new location so could be a big shift in their fanbase.
 
Davo15 said:
A lot of current match going Revs fans are at least for now claiming that this is not a good location for them and they will not go (At least regularly ) to the new stadium. Conversely I think a lot of people from a different part of Boston that didn't find Foxboro accessible are excited about the new location so could be a big shift in their fanbase.
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It’s going to change the fabric of the home crowd from Youth soccer families to the urban crowd hopefully including some of the Local Latino crowd (the Salvadoran population was a missed opportunity up there back in the day). IMHO it was always a pain to get there so I think it’s a good thing.
Train access is going to be pretty good for Boston, as the orange line hits both the northern and southern commuter rail lines.
 
Gene said:
Nah, they already signed someone else. Columbus is one of those goofy organizations that makes timely moves in the off season rather than wait until the last minute. ;)

www.columbuscrew.com

Columbus Crew name Henrik Rydström ninth head coach in Club history  | Columbus Crew

Rydström, a Swedish native and Allsvenskan champion as coach and player, selected to lead Black & Gold
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Given the fact Pascal didn't even make it a full season without starting to talk about wanting to go back to Europe, maybe we can get Nancy when Pascal leaves in the middile of this upcoming season.
 
gbservis said:
Given the fact Pascal didn't even make it a full season without starting to talk about wanting to go back to Europe, maybe we can get Nancy when Pascal leaves in the middile of this upcoming season.
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didnt it depend on one of his kids being accepted at a certain school?
 
Fantazma said:
didnt it depend on one of his kids being accepted at a certain school?
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I hadn't heard that, maybe there is some reason for optimism then. I just remember him saying how hard it was to be away from his family, which is completely understandable, but it still seemed a bit early for the guy to start hinting at an exit.
 
gbservis said:
I hadn't heard that, maybe there is some reason for optimism then. I just remember him saying how hard it was to be away from his family, which is completely understandable, but it still seemed a bit early for the guy to start hinting at an exit.
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i feel i skimmed thru an article or something where that was mentioned but said if one of his kids got accepted to a school ( forgot name) that it was something he really had to think about and perhaps move too since its important part in their life etc.

besides that the only other rumor was linking him to Ajax but that he was "happy where he is at now"
 
Revfugee said:
It’s going to change the fabric of the home crowd from Youth soccer families to the urban crowd hopefully including some of the Local Latino crowd (the Salvadoran population was a missed opportunity up there back in the day). IMHO it was always a pain to get there so I think it’s a good thing.
Train access is going to be pretty good for Boston, as the orange line hits both the northern and southern commuter rail lines.
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Note that the new location is near a few T stops. As opposed to Gillette that only has a commuter rail station that's never used, at least not for soccer.
 
FootyLovin said:
Don't know how to get around that. Do all the Scandinavian leagues play on fake grass?
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Most teams in Denmark and Sweden play on natural grass. A little more than half play on artificial turf in Norway. Almost all of the teams in Finland play on turf, too. Iceland is all turf.

So, it's obviously climate driven. If teams can play on grass, for the most part they do.
 
ZYanksRule said:
Speaking of Wilfried Nancy, Celtic just named Martin O'Neill coach until end of the year.

Yes, the same Martin O'Neill that was their caretaker manager while they hired Nancy.

Celtic might be one of the biggest gongshows in the sport.
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I watched the Europa League match vs. Roma. It wasn't pretty.

Someone made an interesting comment on the Athletic article on the sacking: "Reminds me of Bob Bradley at Swansea. No coach associated with the US should go to Britain midseason. It's always going to be a setup."

I don't know if I'd go so far as to call it a setup, but it's an interesting take nonetheless.

www.nytimes.com

Martin O’Neill returns as Celtic manager, Wilfried Nancy sacked after 33 days in charge

Nancy was appointed on a two-and-a-half-year deal by the Scottish champions on December 3, joining from MLS side Columbus Crew.
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KevinJRogers said:
Someone made an interesting comment on the Athletic article on the sacking: "Reminds me of Bob Bradley at Swansea. No coach associated with the US should go to Britain midseason. It's always going to be a setup."

I don't know if I'd go so far as to call it a setup, but it's an interesting take nonetheless.
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Saw something similar on X this afternoon (Bogert?)

Nancy going to Celtic midseason without the the benefit of a pre-season to implement his system and/or getting his type of players on the roster was going to be a huge obstacle.
 
ZYanksRule said:
I understand the pressures of European soccer, but firing a coach after 33 days is psychotic. It happens so frequently over there and it's crazy. I'm glad teams in America don't pull this crap, because it's really quite crazy.
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I agree with you. There were some extreme anti-us/mls nonsense spouting the opposite on social media. Read opinions essentially saying how Americans don’t have the right mind set and care to much about creating a culture. Firing coaches quickly shows a team is more serious and Americans will never get it. Americans can’t handle pressure. It’s why mls will never be taken seriously yada yada yada. Just insane. mls has its issues, but this ain’t it.

Since the Sands move to Rangers and now Nancy to Celtic I have zero respect for the SPL and their two “big” clubs. I don’t know who those fans think they are. Unbelievably entitled for a league who has accomplished nothing globally in decades. It’s a boring league and the Old Firm is played like 8xs a year. A water downed product. The best part? Rangers and Celtic continuously get battered in European competitions. They’re not special. Maybe you were, but you aren’t now. Sad sacks living in the past.
 
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