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World Soccer XXVI: Fun for MLS Fans and Eurosnobs Alike

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Kepler said:
I like the idea of pro/rel only because that has been the tradition of the sport internationally and because, it being unfamiliar to me, I still think it's neat.

Do European hockey leagues do pro/rel?
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Some do, Finland, Sweden, the Swiss league, some don't, the KHL, Germany.

I like the concept of it but the reality of competition and business with sport in this age just makes it not worth it to me.
 
Jimjamesak said:
Some do, Finland, Sweden, the Swiss league, some don't, the KHL, Germany.

I like the concept of it but the reality of competition and business with sport in this age just makes it not worth it to me.
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Definitely in Sweden. The Swedish team I'm a fan of (Växjö Lakers) started in the 6th division in 1997, were up to the second level HockeyAllsvenskan by the winter/spring of 2005 when I studied there and went to a bunch of games. They finally got promoted to Elitserian (now known as the Swedish Hockey League) 5 seasons ago. Last season they won their first Swedish Championship (which is determined by a playoff). As an aside, Swedish hockey teams have supporters club with scarves, tifos, and constant chanting/singing just like soccer teams.
 
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This is going to be a very long year. :mad: :(
 
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Jimjamesak said:
No, like most other things, they lucked into it. Via two posts and missed balk out of bounds.
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There was also a missed handball that would have been a PK and most likely a red card. But, that's neither here nor there. I had a chance to hold the cup last night.
 
Flashy Man said:
There was also a missed handball that would have been a PK and most likely a red card. But, that's neither here nor there. I had a chance to hold the cup last night.
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Every few years a lesser team rides a wave of luck to an MLS Cup. This time it just happened to be Portland. :mad:

This is just making the pitchforks sharper in Seattle. I just can't stand those in the fanbase going "MLS Cup doesn't mean too much, the Supporters Shield is the measure of a true champion." :rolleyes:
 
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French Rage said:
Who expected people from Portland to ever apply themselves and succeed at something?
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You have clearly never been to Portland.

They are weird, but they are maniacally weird. There's nobody anywhere more motivated -- it's just the thing they're motivated to project is being unmotivated. :-)

I'm very happy for the Timbers' fans. They're fantastic, and my 5 years in that (awful) building gives me an appreciation of their happiness.
 
Kepler said:
You have clearly never been to Portland.

They are weird, but they are maniacally weird. There's nobody anywhere more motivated -- it's just the thing they're motivated to project is being unmotivated. :-)

I'm very happy for the Timbers' fans. They're fantastic, and my 5 years in that (awful) building gives me an appreciation of their happiness.
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I hope the Willamette floods.

(Yes, I know I'm salty right now. I don't care.)
 
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Jimjamesak said:
I hope the Willamette floods.

(Yes, I know I'm salty right now. I don't care.)
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PGE (or whatever it's called this week) is significantly above sea level. All you're doing is taking out Golden Girls in Drag.

Now, a landslide off the West Hills and you're talkin' about some serious damage to the pitch, not to mention some folks too precious even by my lax standards. :)
 
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Kepler said:
PGE (or whatever it's called this week) is significantly above sea level. All you're doing is taking out Golden Girls in Drag.

Now, a landslide off the West Hills and you're talkin' about some serious damage to the pitch, not to mention some folks too precious even by my lax standards. :)
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The *box where the Timbers play has a creek running underneath and is prone to flooding.

Tring to get me to care about Portland is a losing battle. There's one thing I like about Portland: leaving.
 
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Jimjamesak said:
The *box where the Timbers play has a creek running underneath and is prone to flooding.

Tring to get me to care about Portland is a losing battle. There's one thing I like about Portland: leaving.
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That creek is coming from the hills, not the river.

If you create a Kickstarter for burning down the Timbers stadium I'll contribute as will every Timbers fan. It's the worst facility I have ever watched a sporting event in, which includes my intramural high school indoor soccer pitch and, slightly less professional, Starr Rink.
 
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Kepler said:
That creek is coming from the hills, not the river.

If you create a Kickstarter for burning down the Timbers stadium I'll contribute as will every Timbers fan. It's the worst facility I have ever watched a sporting event in, which includes my intramural high school indoor soccer pitch and, slightly less professional, Starr Rink.
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Yeah the Timbers fans won't contribute.
 
Kepler said:
That creek is coming from the hills, not the river.

If you create a Kickstarter for burning down the Timbers stadium I'll contribute as will every Timbers fan. It's the worst facility I have ever watched a sporting event in, which includes my intramural high school indoor soccer pitch and, slightly less professional, Starr Rink.
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The guy Stadium Journey scraped up to review the place REALLY liked it.
http://www.stadiumjourney.com/stadiums/providence-park-s142
Of course, the reviews there are merely one person's opinion of game, and are frequently preposterous. I'm a stadium geek, so I mainly look at the site because there's a lot of pictures of a lot of venues around the world.
 
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The more I watch the Eridivisie the more I understand why the Dutch national team plays such a physical brand of football compared to so many other national teams.
 
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HumRsky said:
The guy Stadium Journey scraped up to review the place REALLY liked it.
http://www.stadiumjourney.com/stadiums/providence-park-s142
Of course, the reviews there are merely one person's opinion of game, and are frequently preposterous. I'm a stadium geek, so I mainly look at the site because there's a lot of pictures of a lot of venues around the world.
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The fans are fantastic, so if he's grading on the fan experience I can understand the kudos. Plus there are bars and micros within wobbling distance.

But as a structure it's unbelievably drab. And nothing says excitement like having the YMCA and a health and fitness barn literally overlooking the pitch to the east. Place is a pit, nobody's going to miss it when it goes. It's even worse for baseball.

However, it does hold a really weird historical trivia: IINM they did the 1932 US ski jumping trials there, with snow carted down from Timberline lodge. Why I'll never know, but there are wild photographs of a jerry-rigged ramp looking like a roller coaster built right behind the Rockpile where the light rail runs now.
 
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HELP WANTED : Manager.

Apply to Chelsea Football Club, London, UK. An equal opportunity emoloyer.
 
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RaceBoarder said:
https://ca2016loc.app.box.com/s/2ia2r07k999oos3af8xc75lldgkgai6f

Schedule for Copa America was released today... I'm content with what Chicago is getting from this... The USA match on June 7th is the highlight, but a semi-final is nothing to scoff at...
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There's some gamesmanship with the schedule, too. A4 has to go from Orlando to Pasadena before playing the U.S. in Philly. Meanwhile the U.S. makes a strict West-East jaunt. All 3 Mexico games are in the Southwest, but Argentina goes from California to Chicago then back to Seattle.
 
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unofan said:
There's some gamesmanship with the schedule, too. A4 has to go from Orlando to Pasadena before playing the U.S. in Philly. Meanwhile the U.S. makes a strict West-East jaunt. All 3 Mexico games are in the Southwest, but Argentina goes from California to Chicago then back to Seattle.
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U.S. makes a strict West-East jaunt
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Same with Brasil. Pasadena, Orlando, Foxborough, and E. Rutherford for the qtrs.
 
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