Swashy wrote:Bigger choke... Barca or the Atlanta Falcons in the Super Bowl?
beardmcdoug wrote:Cristiano Ronaldo really is one of the greatest of all time, isn't he?
I don't follow soccer really... but I've got to admit I always just assumed the dude was more "image" than player... but jesus, it feels like every time I catch a soccer highlight its him coming through in some huge moment
Is this ESPN-Goggles or is he really actually the man?
Swashy wrote:Bigger choke... Barca or the Atlanta Falcons in the Super Bowl?
beardmcdoug wrote:Cristiano Ronaldo really is one of the greatest of all time, isn't he?
I don't follow soccer really... but I've got to admit I always just assumed the dude was more "image" than player... but jesus, it feels like every time I catch a soccer highlight its him coming through in some huge moment
Is this ESPN-Goggles or is he really actually the man?
NYBF wrote:beardmcdoug wrote:Cristiano Ronaldo really is one of the greatest of all time, isn't he?
I don't follow soccer really... but I've got to admit I always just assumed the dude was more "image" than player... but jesus, it feels like every time I catch a soccer highlight its him coming through in some huge moment
Is this ESPN-Goggles or is he really actually the man?
He scored a penalty. No one else on that team would be allowed to shoot it. Not saying he's not great, but he didn't really "come through" in this game. Messi >>>>, and to me it's not very close.
Zarniwoop wrote:DC United just paid 12 million pounds for Wayne Rooney
What a freaking waste....LOL
NYBF wrote:Zarniwoop wrote:DC United just paid 12 million pounds for Wayne Rooney
What a freaking waste....LOL
In what way do you think it's a waste? You think they're not going to make that money back in terms of merchandise and tickets?
Will he add to the team's talent level? I don't really know. Don't follow MLS enough to know.
The real problem with the deal? It hurts the MLS trying to shed their retirement league image.
Zarniwoop wrote:NYBF wrote:
In what way do you think it's a waste? You think they're not going to make that money back in terms of merchandise and tickets?
Will he add to the team's talent level? I don't really know. Don't follow MLS enough to know.
The real problem with the deal? It hurts the MLS trying to shed their retirement league image.
The transfer fee in and of itself is a waste IMO...between that and his salary (I'm guessing 4-5 million), I simply don't see him moving the needle that much for advertising. Non-LA fans used to watch the Galaxy all the time when Beckham played. I don't see that for Rooney. He isn't well liked in general and say what you want about Beckham he at least still had world class dead ball and passing skills. Rooney has zero world class skills right now.
Maybe I'm wrong and he will have the impact on the field that say David Villa did, but I just can't see it happening.
If he comes over on a free and makes $500K a year, I would say it's a decent signing...but that isn't what is happening here.
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and for the record, im a Man U fan (having lived about 2 miles from the stadium for nearly 3 years) and I liked Rooney as a player when he was younger - he was fearless and had great power and strength.
acmillis wrote:Zarniwoop wrote:
The transfer fee in and of itself is a waste IMO...between that and his salary (I'm guessing 4-5 million), I simply don't see him moving the needle that much for advertising. Non-LA fans used to watch the Galaxy all the time when Beckham played. I don't see that for Rooney. He isn't well liked in general and say what you want about Beckham he at least still had world class dead ball and passing skills. Rooney has zero world class skills right now.
Maybe I'm wrong and he will have the impact on the field that say David Villa did, but I just can't see it happening.
If he comes over on a free and makes $500K a year, I would say it's a decent signing...but that isn't what is happening here.
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and for the record, im a Man U fan (having lived about 2 miles from the stadium for nearly 3 years) and I liked Rooney as a player when he was younger - he was fearless and had great power and strength.
No Player in MLS has world class skills...or else they'd be playing in Europe. Rooney will add talent to the starting 11 no matter what team he would go to in MLS. But the point of this signing is clearly not about adding talent to a starting 11 as the OP indicated with focus on ticket and merch sales.
acmillis wrote:No Player in MLS has world class skills...or else they'd be playing in Europe. Rooney will add talent to the starting 11 no matter what team he would go to in MLS. But the point of this signing is clearly not about adding talent to a starting 11 as the OP indicated with focus on ticket and merch sales.
uscbucsfan wrote:acmillis wrote:No Player in MLS has world class skills...or else they'd be playing in Europe. Rooney will add talent to the starting 11 no matter what team he would go to in MLS. But the point of this signing is clearly not about adding talent to a starting 11 as the OP indicated with focus on ticket and merch sales.
Ibrahimmovic could still be playing for Man U. He's still world class even at 36.
acmillis wrote:uscbucsfan wrote:Ibrahimmovic could still be playing for Man U. He's still world class even at 36.
Ok...so Zlatan and Beckham (who is no longer in the league) is your retort to "nobody in MLS is world class." Not such a strong argument there fellas.
NYBF wrote:Has Zlatan done anything outside of his MLS debut?
Zarniwoop wrote:NYBF wrote:Has Zlatan done anything outside of his MLS debut?
He got turned down from the Sweden team ...does that count?
uscbucsfan wrote:Zarniwoop wrote:
He got turned down from the Sweden team ...does that count?
He scored another goal. 3 in 6 games isn't terrible.
Zarniwoop wrote:acmillis wrote:
Ok...so Zlatan and Beckham (who is no longer in the league) is your retort to "nobody in MLS is world class." Not such a strong argument there fellas.
Well as nobody means zero...yes it is my response
I never argued the MLS was world class. I said the player they are paying roughly $20M to bring in and probably $5M per year to play isn’t world class
The MLS has at times had guys that were exceptional at one or two things. They’ve never had a world class player in his prime. That statement doesn’t at all seem unreasonable .... but continue if you want
NYBF wrote:uscbucsfan wrote:He scored another goal. 3 in 6 games isn't terrible.
Definitely not terrible. Disappointing after 2 in what, 20 min? No idea how much of those other 5 games he's actually played, though. I only asked because I never heard him mentioned again after that first day.
uscbucsfan wrote:NYBF wrote:
Definitely not terrible. Disappointing after 2 in what, 20 min? No idea how much of those other 5 games he's actually played, though. I only asked because I never heard him mentioned again after that first day.
I'm the definition of casual soccer fan. I'm a huge fan during the World Cup and I mostly catch big games in off years like El Classico, Champions league games, etc. I don't think I've ever watched MLS outside of SportsCenter highlights.
uscbucsfan wrote:Zarniwoop wrote:
He got turned down from the Sweden team ...does that count?
He scored another goal. 3 in 6 games isn't terrible.
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