The Official Major League Soccer Thread

Post #1201 » by **LittleOzzy** » Wed Feb 26, 2014 2:41 am

Matias Laba to Vancouver on loan from TFC.

No details at this point but it's done. Hope he'll be able to return to Toronto next season.

Post #1202 » by **LittleOzzy** » Thu Feb 27, 2014 1:44 pm

Now confirmed to be traded, not loaned.

Not happy about that move, though we had no leverage.

Post #1203 » by **LittleOzzy** » Mon Mar 3, 2014 12:49 am

MLS season less then a week away!

Get your predictions is now. Here's mine

EAST
1) Sporting Kansas City
2) Toronto FC
3) New York Red Bulls
4) New England Revolution
5) Philadelphia Union
6) Houston Dynamo
7) Montreal Impact
8) Chicago Fire
9) D.C. United
10) Columbus Crew

WEST
1) Seattle Sounders FC
2) Portland Timbers
3) Real Salt Lake
4) LA Galaxy
5) San Jose Earthquakes
6) Colorado Rapids
7) FC Dallas
8) Vancouver Whitecaps
9) Chivas USA

edfmx86 · Post #1204 » by **edfmx86** » Mon Mar 3, 2014 8:11 pm

My top 5 in each conference goes

WEST
1. Seattle Sounders
2. Real Salt Lake
3. Portland Timbers
4. San Jose Earthquakes
5. LA Galaxy

Not many changes from last season, it will be a tight battle 1-3, and LA and SJ comfortably take the 4-5 spots. I think Vancouver will fall a lot without a player like Camilo. Chivas USA will be the surprise of season.

EAST
1. Sporting Kansas City
2. New York Red Bulls
3. Toronto FC
4. New England Revolution
5. Chicago Fire

I got the Fire in the playoffs over Union and Dynamo simply because Mike Magee. DCU will be good, but the second half of the season will see them more focused on CCL than the league that they'll be struggling to keep up with, I got them around 6-8.

Post #1205 » by **LittleOzzy** » Tue Mar 4, 2014 5:19 pm

MLS Power Rankings: Which team leads the poll before the season opener?

1. Got to give the champs their due, as they look deep and balanced all over the field. Problem is they've looked very sluggish defensively this preseason.

2. The Timbers seem to have upgraded their defense with the addition of Norberto Papparatto, and Gaston Fernandez should be a consistent threat up top. No obvious weaknesses to speak of, save for a clear-cut go-to goalscorer.

4. Jason Kreis is gone, but all the important on-field talent returns. For the kids -- Gil, Schuler, Sandoval and a handful of others -- it should be "older and better." But what does it mean for the 30-something brigade that still makes up the backbone of the team?

10. Addition by subtraction? That's the consensus, with newly minted head coach Carl Robinson replacing the far too conservative Martin Rennie. Now, whether it's the case with replacing departed Golden Boot winner Camilo is another thing entirely.

14. We're not all aboard the bandwagon just yet. Michael Bradley still needs a partner in central midfield and the defense still needs to show that they can recapture their late-season form from last year. Plus, Gilberto has to get fit

Clink the link for the full rankings: http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2 ... son-opener

Post #1206 » by **magik9113** » Tue Mar 4, 2014 9:06 pm

definitely a slow summer for NY....
I wonder if Bobby Convey is still any good

Post #1207 » by **LittleOzzy** » Fri Mar 7, 2014 1:17 am

MLS SOCCER IS BACK!

Who's going to win this weekend?

MeCarlos24 · Post #1208 » by **MeCarlos24** » Fri Mar 7, 2014 3:21 am

I am so pumped for the season to start! DOOP!!

Post #1209 » by **LittleOzzy** » Fri Mar 7, 2014 3:32 am

MeCarlos24 wrote:I am so pumped for the season to start! DOOP!!

Nice to have a Philly fan here, how do you think they'll do this season?

GoSixersBro · Post #1210 » by **GoSixersBro** » Fri Mar 7, 2014 4:09 am

Another Union supporter right here. I barely watched them at all last season, but am hoping they can get back into the Playoffs in 2014. I know they've made a lot of deals. Probably couldn't name anyone on the squad besides Jack Mack and LeToux at this point.

MeCarlos24 · Post #1211 » by **MeCarlos24** » Fri Mar 7, 2014 4:40 am

LittleOzzy wrote:
MeCarlos24 wrote:I am so pumped for the season to start! DOOP!!

Nice to have a Philly fan here, how do you think they'll do this season?

I am expecting playoffs, but with Casey and Williams injuries it could hurt us early. To be honest Im more excited to see Maidana than Edu, although neither are goalscorers Maidana will give us some creativity that we've lacked.

Post #1212 » by **DaVoiceMaster** » Fri Mar 7, 2014 3:24 pm

I am really hopin the Timbers have improved their defensive line. They've got the offensive power, butthe backline was a bit of a weak point for the team last season. If they could improve that even just a little, big tihngs are in store for them. Go Timbers!!!!!!!!!!!

Kaizen · Post #1213 » by **Kaizen** » Fri Mar 7, 2014 8:29 pm

http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/17416 ... ct-dispute

There will be replacement refs for the first week at least.

SniperHawk10 · Post #1214 » by **SniperHawk10** » Fri Mar 7, 2014 8:31 pm

Fan from Toronto here

Can't wait to see how the pieces are gonna fit in Tfc

Post #1215 » by **kdawg32086** » Fri Mar 7, 2014 9:35 pm

DaVoiceMaster wrote:I am really hopin the Timbers have improved their defensive line. They've got the offensive power, butthe backline was a bit of a weak point for the team last season. If they could improve that even just a little, big tihngs are in store for them. Go Timbers!!!!!!!!!!!

Supposedly we got a big time acquisition at CB in the offseason, although I wish we had kept Silvestre. Before the injury, he was the best CB in MLS. I can't stand Futty and Pa Mo Du Kah...that pairing is a heart attack waiting to happen.

I guess we picked up a real striker too.

Onward Rose City!

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edfmx86 · Post #1216 » by **edfmx86** » Fri Mar 7, 2014 11:47 pm

Kaizen wrote:http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1741619/mls-pro-lock-mls-referees-contract-dispute

There will be replacement refs for the first week at least.

Great,it will be like every game this weekend will be reffed by Toledo.

Post #1217 » by **LittleOzzy** » Sat Mar 8, 2014 1:53 am

edfmx86 wrote:
Kaizen wrote:http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1741619/mls-pro-lock-mls-referees-contract-dispute

There will be replacement refs for the first week at least.

Great,it will be like every game this weekend will be reffed by Toledo.

No one's that bad.

Plus looking at the list lots have FIFA experience in Europe and so forth. It will be bad, but doesn't sound like it will be a complete Toledo disaster.

Post #1218 » by **LittleOzzy** » Sat Mar 8, 2014 1:54 am

SniperHawk10 wrote:Fan from Toronto here

Can't wait to see how the pieces are gonna fit in Tfc

Welcome, hope you stick around.

We need some more TFC fans here.

SniperHawk10 · Post #1219 » by **SniperHawk10** » Sat Mar 8, 2014 8:45 am

LittleOzzy wrote:
SniperHawk10 wrote:Fan from Toronto here

Can't wait to see how the pieces are gonna fit in Tfc

Welcome, hope you stick around.

We need some more TFC fans here.

Thanks. Been looking around for a soccer forum. Didn't know we had a nice active one on realgm till I saw a post somewhere on the lakers forum.

Looking forward to a good season!

Homer Jay · Post #1220 » by **Homer Jay** » Sat Mar 8, 2014 6:00 pm

LittleOzzy wrote:Now confirmed to be traded, not loaned.

Not happy about that move, though we had no leverage.

It's a loan with a buy provision in one year. But Bebs said the buying price was so high that either they won't do it or would give us the situation where we could get an equal replacement.