[Football/Soccer] Chamack to score 30 goals for West Ham

projectmayhem

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Dehumanized

MLS Expansion draft in ~1-12 hours*.

Nowhammiesnowhammiesnowhammiesnowhammies. This is not the Fucito you're looking for *handwave*


*or more, if MLS decides that 12PM PST really means 10AM tomorrow

Arikado

APOEL becomes the first Cypriot club to ever qualify for the CL knockout round. I think that also extends to any major UEFA club tournament but I could be wrong.

Dehumanized

well shit

impact took james riley and traded him to chivas usa
and also traded with us for tyson wahl in exchange for allocation money

also they drafted brian ching, calling his retirement bluff

projectmayhem

Well shit. Really hoping we werent going to lose Riley. Also, rvp scored something like his 32105235 goal this year.

oldmanken

Really interested to see what Ching does...

Dehumanized

Montreal's coach called up Ching before the draft and he was still saying that he plans to retire instead of going to Montreal. I suspect Houston will try to come up with a trade to get him back, but I also suspect that whatever Houston tries to offer will be less than what Montreal wants for him.


Also, the waiver draft took place. Only one person was drafted. Midfielder Nizar Khalfan from Vancouver to Philadelphia.

Ives Galarcep wrote:

Among players waived in MLS was John Rooney, who I've been told was only drafted by RBNY as a favor 2 MLS, which feared he'd go undrafted

Sounders waived no players... not sure about what other notable players got waived around the league.

Cristo

Alex Song? More like Alex SONGNALDO.

oldmanken

I can't believe that Colorado never protected Nyassi... good pickup by Montreal. I can't see Ching actually going through the move, he's been in Houston so damn long.

Dehumanized

word is that arlo white has moved on to NBC

and miguel montano has announced on facebook that he's signed with impact montreal; team statements indicate that they didn't get anything in return for the trade

this is like the worst thanksgiving eve

evilbob

Adelaide may have fluked their way into a qualifier for the next AFC champions league due to Australia maybe going from 2 teams to 2.5. All depends on whether FFA give it to 3rd on the table or 3rd in the playoffs.

No Great Name

How come I, the mls playoff bracket winner, am not honored in the op??

evilbob

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/reds-poised-to-step-into-asias-arena/story-e6frecj3-1226205457239

Lord Of The Pants

evilbob wrote:

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/reds-poised-to-step-into-asias-arena/story-e6frecj3-1226205457239

Yaaaaaaaay!

projectmayhem

wba v spurs is entertaining. Minus this random ass goal being allowed. Now I know I can push a goalkeeper holding the ball over the line and have it count as a goal.

Gosling

US Soccer is seriously wondering why it's still humoring WUSA with an official sanction, given that WUSA only has five teams left in the league. They gave WUSA what amounts to an ultimatum to find at bare minimum a sixth team in two weeks.

An American league is supposed to have eight teams in order to be a sanctioned competition.

Assuran

Man, what is wrong with people?

The wife of Uruguay Manager, Oscar Tabarez, was attacked with acid while walking down the street in their hometown.

http://msn.foxsports.com/foxsoccer/latinamerica/story/wife-oscar-tabarez-attack-acid-silvia-martinez-uruguay-montevideo-112611

themightypuck

Even though I hate Manchester United I felt bad for them today. That was a shit penalty. That said, the foul that got them their goal looked more like low post play in the NBA than a foul in the EPL so maybe karma but still. Bollocks. Newcastle on the other hand were good value for their draw. Chelsea were solid but I saw nothing to make me think they can beat a decent side. They are not good on the ball under pressure unlike Arsenal, Man City, and Man U. It doesn't matter most of the time but you really notice it when it does.

oldmanken

That's the biggest change I have noticed with Arsenal, they can soak up pressure. With a couple of added pieces in the winter transfer window, I'm not really scared of them not qualifying for the Champions League. Even without, they are arguably on par with Liverpool, and better than Chelsea.

themightypuck

oldmanken wrote:

That's the biggest change I have noticed with Arsenal, they can soak up pressure. With a couple of added pieces in the winter transfer window, I'm not really scared of them not qualifying for the Champions League. Even without, they are arguably on par with Liverpool, and better than Chelsea.

Adds is a big if given the money men at Arsenal, but I think Arsenal is 3rd and Chelsea, Tottenham and Liverpool are vying for 4th in that order. This could change if Roman goes crazy like a fox in January.

oldmanken

You know, all the talk is of RVP, and he is certainly important, but there is a really good spine to Arsenal now. Song is a beast, and is pretty close to having the same kind of influence that Essien had for Chelsea a few years ago. Vermaelen, despite his own goal today, just provides a stability we missed last season, and when he's unavailable Koschelny is showing signs of being more than capable of marshelling the back-line. We also no longer have a keeper worry... Schezeny is as good as you'll get in the EPL.

Wings and a creative centre in the midfield are needed. Arshavin is going to see the exit in January, and there was talk of doing a straight swap for Farfan from Schalke, which I think would be smart. I wouldn't be surprised if we go heavy in for Goetze in January, as Arsene really fancies him apparently.

evilbob

November has been such a bad month for refereeing.

Bogart

Wales's manager, Gary Speed, seems to have killed himself. He was 42. That's a real shame.

Arikado

Yeah just saw that news. That's terrible. The guy was doing great things for Wales.

themightypuck

So sad about Speed. He had two sons.

Tav

The news about Gary Speed was absolutely tragic. Hopefully this means the FA will throw their weight behind depression awareness and suicide prevention, which would be at least some form of silver lining.

Redcoat-13

I couldn't believe it when I read the news the next day. I thought it had to be someone else.

It just seems to have come out of nowhere; you've got people saying that they only spoke to him the day before, and saying he was fine. In fact, I think he was on the football league show on the Saturday night. If it was depression, then he hid it incredibly well.

Football has lost a true gent.

815165

gary speed news has really bummed me out, feel so bad for his kids

LordSolarMacharius

A few new MLS jerseys for 2012:

Draeven

I like the union jersies just cause they helped ease the stark contrast of the shirt sponsor. I really hope Seattle gets rid of the bra strap design as its ugly as sin.

Tav

Bimbo? Really?

projectmayhem

That Crew away kit is the most awful thing I've ever seen.

Arikado

Tav wrote:

Bimbo? Really?

It's the largest bakery company in the world.

Gosling

I don't care. And I know full well that half the Mexican teams have Bimbo as their sponsor too. If a company named Bimbo is your sponsor, you automatically suck. Especially if your fans speak English.

Arikado

This coming from the guy writing a book on why to pick a certain football club.

Ok. I take it that's chapter 1?

815165

I don't get the big deal, I heard Bimbo is a good sponsor, they outbid both Slapper and Slag for the sponsorship.

Dehumanized

Draeven wrote:

I like the union jersies just cause they helped ease the stark contrast of the shirt sponsor. I really hope Seattle gets rid of the bra strap design as its ugly as sin.

The TechFit straps are gone. Collars are in. You can safely assume that the 2012 green/shale kits will be very similar in features to the new cyan kits.

themightypuck

I despise collars.

Dehumanized

Can't say I'm a fan either

Teams with 2012 kits that will have collars (probably not a full list, some kits haven't been revealed yet):

Columbus, DC, Seattle, Kansas City, Houston, New England, Toronto

only 2 away from half the league, with many teams left to go

toxk_02

Not really surprising but nice to have finalized, Rosales has re-upped with Seattle. Not officially announced, but his agent told The Seattle Times Rosales is "very happy with his new contract, and very excited about next season."

oldmanken

Interesting:

http://video.thescore.com/embed/jonathan-de-guzman-to-play-for-canada

Getting Jonathan and Hoillet to suit up for Canada would certainly address some of our problems.