Recent content by desjardfan

I'm sure it was deserved. Shawcross or Huth had probably gotten into him earlier in the match. But yeah, keep fining and suspending, etc etc. It'll catch on. Gotta break the culture.

World class players and affiliates in big media market countries (US, Japan, China, etc).

I firmly agree with that, but I think that embracing the US Open cup could fill that void, the craving for playoff-style action.

So a failed academy benefits US Soccer in the long term. Got it. Donovan returned to Galaxy before the start of the season, so no, it wasn't the exact same thing. And I still say that improved access to top-flight football from around the world, plus more American players playing abroad, did a...

I hope you got a couple credit hours for that post. Also, yes, you all should ignore me, as curtis has clearly done by rewriting the Iliad in response to my ignorant and completely unfounded statements. ---------- Post added at 12:47 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:25 PM ----------...

Gary Glitter.

I spend some time with the wee man since daddy doesn't get to see him whilst at the office all day. He's more fun than anything on the TV or internet. Outside of that, catch up on podcasts, read a lot, play FM, occasionally I get bored enough to mess about with the editor and make some fun things.

The Beckham Academies are no more (CLOSED, if that helps), which had you clicked on the link I provided (here, I gave it again) you would've seen, but your not clicking on said link (just in case you missed it again) that I did the leg work for and then trying to claim their non-existent success...

Hate: Lennon and Burley, reasons are obvious. Bradley's a ******, too. And pretty much every English manager of the past decade is interchangeable with the rest of the lot, Holloway aside. That man's worth a million Arry's put together.

Think your missing the point mate. He just wants to know if anybody has created a database of the previous legends of the game. FM wont re create real players like messi and ronaldo. Fm doesnt follow a strict code so everything would be different. The Baseball Manager franchise does this. If...

I think one just has to look at the talent of some of the African nations and wonder what the **** happened to keep America down for so long? A lot of it still comes back to a disjointed and horribly mismanaged youth system.

It's just embracing the portion of the culture that's already in place, and MLS refuses to do so for its own selfish and ill-founded reasons.

@Steve: There's a reason it says "former season ticket holder" in the title of this. You've got "first team" players making under $40,000. That is crazy for the top flight of a professional sport in this country. Square peg >>> round hole, all that.

@Niall: Very true about the adverts. It's a struggle for American networks to figure out, but I think they're getting the audiences are there, and there are a lot of different ways to get advertising into a live sporting event besides 30-sec commercials. (edit) Also, basketball and hockey have...

He came here and blatantly stated over and over that his desire was to enhance the stature of MLS, that was his self-imposed challenge, to enhance the league and football in general in this country. And apparently that included taking half the season off to go play for another club in a...