OT: Premiership Forum

[jstewismybastardson]

And I have to give props to the Seattle area fan base, that was a great atmosphere. I hope the US soccer powers take note and plan more events there. Ambiance like that is good for the sport and hopefully contagious to other cities.

over 90000 people attended 2 soccer games in that city in the span of 4 days ... nuts

only 10000 people watched the Mariners game across the street last night

this was just sad .... Dave Sims during the Mariners broadcast : "I'm sure they had a great atmosphere across the street...(pause, pause)...Mariners enjoying a nice atmosphere here..."


/that all being said ... I asked my brother this the other day ... where is seattle getting these fans from? they get very little coverage on tv and radio ... theres no sounders show ... they drew 2500 per game when they were in the USL just 5 years ago ... is it sustainable long term??? Seattle fans fall in complete love with their teams for stretches and then fall out of love with them seemingly over night

 

[puckhead]

/that all being said ... I asked my brother this the other day ... where is seattle getting these fans from? they get very little coverage on tv and radio ... theres no sounders show ... they drew 2500 per game when they were in the USL just 5 years ago ... is it sustainable long term??? Seattle fans fall in complete love with their teams for stretches and then fall out of love with them seemingly over night

Seems there's only so many sports ticket dollars to go around in that city.
Sounders are hot, and Seahawks are hot for the last couple of seasons.
Until the M's start making the playoffs, they will struggle.
a NHL team would have to be pretty hot out of the gate to keep the novelty momentum going as well.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

wow FIFA stepping in and actually doing some good for once

thats a big fuck you to Quebec and its provincial soccer association

Canadian Soccer News has obtained a letter, dated June 13, in which the CSA has informed all provincial organizations, including Quebec, that FIFA has confirmed the use of turbans by youth soccer players.

"In accordance with the directive of the Canadian Soccer Association as outlined in its 11 April 2013 memo permitting the wearing of turbans/patkas/keski (male head covers), we wish to inform you that the International Football Association Board (IFAB) and FIFA have authorized the wearing of male head covers in all areas and on all levels of the Canadian football community."

The emphasis is theirs.

The letter includes visual approximations of what types of turbans are allowed and also details that the following conditions that must be met:

1.Be of the same colour as the jersey
2.Be in keeping with the professional appearance of the player’s equipment
3.Not be attached to the jersey
4.Not pose any danger to the player wearing it or any other player


You can read the whole letter here.

Update (June 14, 10:00am): A CSA source confirmed this morning that FIFA will issue its own press release later today, in support of the letter the CSA sent to the provincial bodies yesterday. CSN will publish that release once it's received.

You can read the FIFA release here

From the FIFA release:

"The letter sent by FIFA to the CSA on 13 June 2013 authorises the CSA to permit all players to wear head covers as described above, in all areas and on all levels of the Canadian football community."

 

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Nicely done FIFA and get your shit together Quebec Soccer Federation...

 

[jstewismybastardson]

lol FIFA issued the subsequent press release on their own because officials at the Quebec Soccer federation did not believe the letter the CSA had from FIFA was "genuine"

wow

kinda sums up why we suck at soccer right there

 

[jstewismybastardson]

you can never have enough #1 calibre goalkeepers (amiright Mike Gillis?)

Canadian Soccer News - Great Dane David reported to be joining Caps but which keeper will be Ousted?

 

[jstewismybastardson]

FIFA Confederations Cup 2013 kicks off in Brazil tomorrow ... 8 of soccers WORLD POWERS will go toe to toe battling for the ultimate prize (i said this in Bill Waltons voice for some reason)



"one of these things is not like the other"

/pre-emptive: ITALY IS A WORLD SOCCER POWER DAMMIT!

 

[jstewismybastardson]

wow ... good luck to her ... if she returns to pre-injury form ... look out

Kara Lang mounts soccer comeback | Soccer | Sports | National Post

 

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wow ... good luck to her ... if she returns to pre-injury form ... look out

Kara Lang mounts soccer comeback | Soccer | Sports | National Post

I wish her nothing but the best and hope she can resume her career...

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Very ugly display by italy in thr final 10 minutes. Wont win them fans

But

Fuck if i care!


now off to lose to spain in the finals again

 

[jstewismybastardson]

its why the english love alan shearer

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Tahiti treat playing Nigeria ... confed cup

Nigeria leads 3 - 0 37th minute

Nick Sabetti ‏@Nick_Sabetti 18m Tahiti should be allowed to play with their hands

 

[esls79]

I heard one of Tahiti's starting 11 is a professional tree climber, as in he climbs trees to get coconuts down

 

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The sad thing is I don't know if Canada would be doing any better against Nigeria than Tahiti...

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Tahiti comeback coming !!! BOOK IT!!!

 

[esls79]

Tahiti comeback coming !!! BOOK IT!!!

At halftime the odds for the match's next goal were Nigeria at -1200 (the other side of that bet must have been nice)

 

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Can't find it anymore, but it was pretty tasty in my younger days.

 

[esls79]

How come cans in Canada are 354 ml whereas in the US they are 355?

I thought that stuff was called Tahitian Treat here in the States.

 

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How come cans in Canada are 354 ml whereas in the US they are 355?

I thought that stuff was called Tahitian Treat here in the States.

Everything is bigger in the US (and Texas) esls.

/Five Alive can size is only 341 ml in Canada - Rip-off

 

[jstewismybastardson]

i thought that extra ml for america was the blood of the tahitian common man that murrica has always thirsted for

/could be wrong