Spawn's dad Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 no, they actually didn't. i know becuase I was here and I was into it. soccer has been marketed every which way from sunday in this country and it hasn't stuck yet. it ain't ever going to either. I played for 17 years, was a regional all-star, and now coach and I only marginally care. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 no, they actually didn't. i know becuase I was here and I was into it. soccer has been marketed every which way from sunday in this country and it hasn't stuck yet. it ain't ever going to either. I played for 17 years, was a regional all-star, and now coach and I only marginally care.I was into it too, and for a brief time, the NASL was big news. I attended sold-out Chicago Sting games at Wrigley Field and a nearly sold-out Detroit Express game at the Silverdome. There were exhibition tours of NASL teams (e.g., the Sting once played at Western Michigan University's football stadium before a large crowd). The attendance figures went way up during the Pel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MattZ Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 David Beckham, from what I can tell, is a washed up player who couldn't cut it in England any more and didn't want to play after the Captain title was taken from him. This is hardly the type of player that is going to light America on fire. He is a soap opera at this point. Nothing more and nothing less. Soccer's best shot at getting popular here is for a Gretzky or Jordan type figure to emerge -- young -- that can mature in front of his country and perform well on the international stage in the World Cup. This is nothing more than theatre. Beckham does not bring legitimacy to MLS. It's just a circus. And yes, Americans are idiots. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ction Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 And yes, Americans are idiots. Clearly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spawn's dad Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 we just simply don't have the history here with the game. there are no cultural underpinnings. no love and fascination passed on from generation to generation. no international superstars born, raised and nurtured here. our best athletes have too many other choices that have higher public profiles. Our talent pool is instantaneously diluted. bringing a non-american to play in a league that doesn't have the talent pool of the best leagues in the world... people flocked to see lance armstrong race whenever he raced domestically, but they still don't care about nor understand bicycle racing. on another note maybe we can put together a VC travel team Quote Link to post Share on other sites
G_willy Posted January 11, 2007 Author Share Posted January 11, 2007 He is a soap opera at this point. Nothing more and nothing less. Soccer's best shot at getting popular here is for a Gretzky or Jordan type figure to emerge -- young -- that can mature in front of his country and perform well on the international stage in the World Cup. yea but every time a Gretzky or a Jordan figure emerges...Europe steals em. I guess thats why I am excited about Beckham coming. Hopefully if it does catch on in the US, we will be able to fund a player of that caliber. Until then we will be stuck with washed up athletes and kids who cant cut it over-seas ...and I'd so be down for a VC soccer team hehe Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caliber66 Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 that caliberI really don't like soccer that much, so you should probably leave me out of this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Edie Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 I would like to see soccer succeed in the US as vindication for my dad. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Serak_the_Preparer Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 QUOTE(Ace141 @ Jan 11 2007, 01:07 PM) News Flash: People do not care about soccer in the United States. Sure they do. But only when their kids are playing. WRONG They still don't care. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SlowBurn68 Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 I really don't like soccer that much, so you should probably leave me out of this. I don't like or dislike soccer so I don't care either way - Just keep it off the TV. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caliber66 Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 I don't like or dislike soccer so I don't care either way - Just keep it off the TV.Do you have a habit of watching all 850 channels at once? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SlowBurn68 Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Do you have a habit of watching all 850 channels at once? God I can't wait to have that hairy man sex with you... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caliber66 Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 God I can't wait to have that hairy man sex with you...Well, that got interesting quickly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
quarter23cd Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 I don't like or dislike soccer so I don't care either way - Just keep it off the TV.If it will cut down on the amount of poker coverage, I'm in favor of it being all over the TV. I still don't get the appeal of TV poker. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SlowBurn68 Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 If it will cut down on the amount of poker coverage, I'm all for it being all over the TV. I still don't get that. I still don't get NASCAR... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JUDE Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 God I can't wait to have that hairy man sex with you... I would work in that garden. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caliber66 Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 God I can't wait to have that hairy man sex with you...btw, I'm really not that hairy. I'd hate it if that got in the way. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
quarter23cd Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 I still don't get NASCAR...Any "sport" that is, in actuality, just something that you might normally do while hanging out with a bunch of friends while getting trashed makes for questionable TV. This includes: bowling, golf, poker, car racing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JUDE Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Back to the Beckham topic. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
froggie Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 nice rack Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nicburto Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 she's a bit too artificial for my tastes - but don't get me wrong, I'd be game Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 She was never my favorite Spice Girl. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WilcoFan Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 how can bringing in the worlds most talked about athlete not bring attention to MLS?? I personally think that this is the sort of boost the MLS has long been awaiting. If it generates ratings then it generates profits for clubs. Therefore we can afford to keep good athletes in the MLS instead of having them play over in the EPL once they gain popularity. I am not saying that having Beckham come to the US will really have that much impact on the league, but it will at least get people talking about it. I goto school in Wisconsin and 3/4ths of the people I talk to don't even know that MLS exists. How come if this guy is the world's most talked about athlete this is the first time I've ever heard of him. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spawn's dad Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 i didn't know tiger woods even played soccer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
embiggen Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 She was never my favorite Spice Girl. she never drinks water because she doesn't like the taste. she never smiles. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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