Mls finally getting a little bit of talent?

Lions8 · 04-18-2007, 05:11 AM

is it just me or are alot of good players going to mls now, Marinelli, Beckham, Angel, Schelleto (i think i spelled his name right...)?

Matt the Thrasher · 04-18-2007, 09:12 AM

Hello mate , welcome to footballtalk

Don't know much about MLS to be honest , but I think it is a lot better than it's predescessor the NASL , and proper football does appear to be gaining some ground in the US though obviosly there is a long way to go.

Question , signing big name european players will certainly raise the profile of MLS over here but will it actualy go down well in America ? , maybe good for football purists such as yourself but would the general public prefer to see young American talent?

Lions8 · 04-18-2007, 02:19 PM

The general public dont even watch football lol. I know a couple people that would like to watch it, problem is it only comes on cable/the spanish channel so not very many people have the opprutunity to watch mls anyway. So it'll go down fine in the usa, since most people dont even care lol.

Reddevilish · 04-18-2007, 03:17 PM

Football (soccer) is big in Canada, especially in the Greater Toronto Area. It is very multicultural and most of the people are European or European desent.
There hasn't been a big enough venue for it till recently however, but with the Vancouver Whitecaps and Toronto FC joining the MLS, football has been reborn. The new BMO Field, though it doesn't hold as many as some of the football stadiums there, is amazing. The first home match is very much anticipated.

aisuru · 04-18-2007, 04:28 PM

i'll be following Toronto FC when the season kicks off

we don't get a lot of coverage here at the moment, but i wouldn't be surprised if there's a bit more now, with Beckham's transfer.

Ali · 04-18-2007, 05:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lions8

is it just me or are alot of good players going to mls now, Marinelli, Beckham, Angel, Schelleto (i think i spelled his name right...)?

tbh with the exception of Beckham they're all going precisely beacause they're not very good at all.

Lions8 · 04-18-2007, 07:05 PM

That sounds good in canada, but here in texas it seems no one could care less...

goldenHuddlestone · 04-18-2007, 07:11 PM

I agree the MLS is starting to get a bit more attention of late. Hopefully it will not dwindle such as in the years of Bestie.

Ali · 04-18-2007, 08:15 PM

Fact is Americans don't like soccer so the league will never get much attention.

Reddevilish · 04-18-2007, 08:58 PM

Ali is probably right.
Football is to Europe as American Football and Baseball are to the USA.

Lions8 · 04-19-2007, 03:18 AM

Hopefully youth soccer can change that. Or i might just have to go crazy! im getting kinda fed up with no one but me in like 1000000 miles caring anything about football

Matt the Thrasher · 04-19-2007, 09:48 AM

What is the average attendance at an FC Dallas game ?

Lions8 · 04-20-2007, 02:02 AM

regular season/playoffs

1996: 16,011
1997: 9,678
1998: 10,948
1999: 12,211
2000: 13,102
2001: 12,574
2002: 13,112
2003: 7,906/missed playoffs
2004: 9,088/missed playoffs
2005: 11,189/10,104
2006: 14,982/15,486
All-Time: 11,535

i ripped that from wikipedia. Very sad numbers indeed.Still it shows that football is growing in the us, look at 06 compared to 05.

Matt the Thrasher · 04-20-2007, 09:15 AM

Not so bad for a country where football is a minority sport , and there does seem to be a steady year on year increase which is encouraging.

Stevens · 04-21-2007, 10:39 AM

MLS is getting a little bit of talent maybe soon it will be as good as the SPL is.

The MLS if the USA ever gets properly interested in assocition football it would become the best domestic league in the World.

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Matt the Thrasher Admin Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Figueira da Foz ,Portugal Posts: 3,244 vCash: 379	Hello mate , welcome to footballtalk Don't know much about MLS to be honest , but I think it is a lot better than it's predescessor the NASL , and proper football does appear to be gaining some ground in the US though obviosly there is a long way to go. Question , signing big name european players will certainly raise the profile of MLS over here but will it actualy go down well in America ? , maybe good for football purists such as yourself but would the general public prefer to see young American talent? The boys of NYPD choir still singing Galway Bay.

04-18-2007, 02:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
Lions8 First Team Regular Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 38 vCash: 500	The general public dont even watch football lol. I know a couple people that would like to watch it, problem is it only comes on cable/the spanish channel so not very many people have the opprutunity to watch mls anyway. So it'll go down fine in the usa, since most people dont even care lol. I'm an american... But its still football not soccer, Kill Fillipo Inzaghi!

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Lions8 First Team Regular Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 38 vCash: 500	That sounds good in canada, but here in texas it seems no one could care less... I'm an american... But its still football not soccer, Kill Fillipo Inzaghi!

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Reddevilish Veteran Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Great White North Posts: 1,614 vCash: 500	Football (soccer) is big in Canada, especially in the Greater Toronto Area. It is very multicultural and most of the people are European or European desent. There hasn't been a big enough venue for it till recently however, but with the Vancouver Whitecaps and Toronto FC joining the MLS, football has been reborn. The new BMO Field, though it doesn't hold as many as some of the football stadiums there, is amazing. The first home match is very much anticipated.

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aisuru Admin Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: the Village Posts: 4,090 vCash: 726	i'll be following Toronto FC when the season kicks off we don't get a lot of coverage here at the moment, but i wouldn't be surprised if there's a bit more now, with Beckham's transfer.

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goldenHuddlestone Admin Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,647 vCash: 480	I agree the MLS is starting to get a bit more attention of late. Hopefully it will not dwindle such as in the years of Bestie.

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Ali First Team Regular Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 54 vCash: 500	Fact is Americans don't like soccer so the league will never get much attention.

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Reddevilish Veteran Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Great White North Posts: 1,614 vCash: 500	Ali is probably right. Football is to Europe as American Football and Baseball are to the USA.

04-19-2007, 03:18 AM	#11 (permalink)
Lions8 First Team Regular Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 38 vCash: 500	Hopefully youth soccer can change that. Or i might just have to go crazy! im getting kinda fed up with no one but me in like 1000000 miles caring anything about football I'm an american... But its still football not soccer, Kill Fillipo Inzaghi!

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Matt the Thrasher Admin Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Figueira da Foz ,Portugal Posts: 3,244 vCash: 379	What is the average attendance at an FC Dallas game ? The boys of NYPD choir still singing Galway Bay.

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Lions8 First Team Regular Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 38 vCash: 500	regular season/playoffs 1996: 16,011 1997: 9,678 1998: 10,948 1999: 12,211 2000: 13,102 2001: 12,574 2002: 13,112 2003: 7,906/missed playoffs 2004: 9,088/missed playoffs 2005: 11,189/10,104 2006: 14,982/15,486 All-Time: 11,535 i ripped that from wikipedia. Very sad numbers indeed.Still it shows that football is growing in the us, look at 06 compared to 05. I'm an american... But its still football not soccer, Kill Fillipo Inzaghi! Last edited by Lions8 : 04-20-2007 at 02:05 AM.

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Matt the Thrasher Admin Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Figueira da Foz ,Portugal Posts: 3,244 vCash: 379	Not so bad for a country where football is a minority sport , and there does seem to be a steady year on year increase which is encouraging. The boys of NYPD choir still singing Galway Bay.

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Stevens Veteran Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 347 vCash: 500	Mls finally getting a little bit of talent? MLS is getting a little bit of talent maybe soon it will be as good as the SPL is. The MLS if the USA ever gets properly interested in assocition football it would become the best domestic league in the World.

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