Comments on: MLS Cup Thoughts: Did I Really Get it Right or Just Get Lucky?

By: Rebecca Jill

Rebecca Jill — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:14:46 +0000

Since he plays for Real Salt Lake and was on the winning team, is there still a legend of Clint Mathis, or was that only if he scored the winning goal? Mathis did make his penalty kick when Landon Donovan missed his.
Boy, is that the tale of two different soccer player stories from the 2002 World Cup team, if there ever was one?

By: Yvon Lambert

Yvon Lambert — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:05:55 +0000

>Soccer United Marketing has done a great job of creating a Montreal Impact club

You high man?

I have no idea what Soccer United marketing is but they had nothing to do with the Impact’s success. The Joe Bonanno related Saputo clan takes the credit (I know its been said but there are reasons Saputo couldnt expand to the northern US in the 80 and 90s and it had to do with their ‘connections’.)

But marketing? In the USL? You are hallucinating.

I checked, SUM is the MLS marketing arm so I repeat “THEY HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH MONTREAL’s SUCCESS.”
Zero.

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Actually, one thing the USL got right is their website to watch all the games online. The MLS would be too daft to try something like that.
In Canada, the MLS finals werent shown any of the three main sports networks or on CBC which are the ways we watched Toronto FC this year. No, the geniuses at MLS gave it to a specialized channel GOL so we got to watch the game instead on a online site. Of course the late start means the kids fell asleep by the half.
I pay over 50 bucks a month for cable I dont watch (the sports stations run poker 9 times a week), I sure as hell wasnt paying for a specialized channel when I can get euro soccer on the three regular ones (watched Sund/Arsenal this weekend).

I have yet to find someone (soccer fans, coaches, players) who watched the game, never mind who knew it was even this weekend.

Good job, Garber,… if youre gonna go for a late start and put them on specialized channels, I presume the next step is pay per view MLS games. Lets make sure you have even less people watching.

As TFC fan, that says ‘watch and encourage your team and if theyre not in the finals, just watch european soccer instead.”

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DDAY: take a breather dude. EVERY stadium in the US is built with government/taxpayers money. Saputo built their own stadium but were smart to incorporate the team as some sort of non-profit organization when they bought back the team from the guys who were bankrupting. That’s genius.

By: QW

QW — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:41:20 +0000

I agree on Saputo and Montreal 100% keep in mind if he joins mls he loses control to SUM and has to share revenues. He should continue to play hard to get with MLS and make the new NASL as strong as possible.

By: adam

adam — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:28:01 +0000

You have been high/biased towards RSL for two years so I never consider that you say about them anyhow.

By: Todd Boss

Todd Boss — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:21:55 +0000

The game was horrible- hardly watchable.

The overnight ratings were 0.9 compared with the Euro Final which was a 3.2 and Confed Cup Final which was 2.7. So MLS despite all its bluster is not there.

By: DDay

DDay — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:44:38 +0000

If Montreal and Portland are your two shining examples of savvy football culture… We. Are. Fucked. The barely hidden government sponsorship of the Impact of course has to mean their culture is so huge, and intimately connected to the city. Let’s all show up in massive numbers on free tickets so MLST says we’re badass. Blah. And Portland? Their tifo was lacking this year, they showed more for a rivalry game with Seattle than their own USL championship game, and I’ve still yet to hear a song loud enough to be heard outside of “We are the Timbers”.

Other than that, I agree about the turf in Seattle, but the even bigger joke is you suggesting laying sod over it. Yeah, let’s showcase the Cup Final of MLS on trays, and watch as half the players get carted off the field for injuries.

HUMBUG

By: Lars

Lars — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:43:44 +0000

Beckerman was the best player on RSL in regular and extra time. Rimando was the best in Penalties.

Beckerman is truly a delight to watch play.

By: Joey Clams

Joey Clams — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:40:12 +0000

Screw Montreal. I say that with all due respect, of course.

By: bookmakers

bookmakers — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:23:49 +0000

lol, too bad becks didnt get the title

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:57:23 +0000

Are you ghost speaking for Wynalda, Kartik?

It sounds like one your rants. Not saying its wrong, just mildly amusing from this long time reader.