Bad News for Houston, Other MLS Rumors - 29MAR06

Burninator · 03-29-2006, 12:34 PM

MLS rumors from CNN/SI:

Red Bull has two open spots. Coach Mo Johnston is eyeing three targets, with Colorado F Jean Phillippe Peguero on the radar. -- New York Post (If Red Bull gets Peguero, Colorado is screwed...)

Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber said another team "in the Midwest" will be added in 2008. St. Louis is considered the strongest candidate. -- Los Angeles Times (Lots of expansion...good or bad???)

Major League Soccer soon will announce new television contracts with ABC, ESPN and Univision. These will take effect in 2007 and will include "the first rights fees that MLS, and I believe professional soccer, has ever had from major network broadcasters," he said. -- Los Angeles Times (FINALLY...)

The Dynamo will host the Colorado Rapids on Sunday in what will be Houston's debut in Major League Soccer, and word out of the Dynamo ticket office is that sales of season tickets barely have cracked the 2,000 mark. On Tuesday, total tickets sold for the match, including season and individual-game tickets, hovered "in the low teens," Dynamo president Oliver Luck said. -- Houston Chronicle (After all the hubbub surrounding the name, you'd hope that more people would support the team...how does AEG feel now???)

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/scorecard/03/29/truth.rumors.soccer/index.html

⚽ Geoff
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REGULATORS! Mount up!

fuegote · 03-29-2006, 12:45 PM

Come on Cila for Peguero! Come on Cila for Peguero!

IF this happens, I'll be laughing all the way to the Rocky Mtn Cup!

Deuce · 03-29-2006, 12:58 PM

I heard Lalas was a huge cletus fan... maybe Mo is gonna give lalas a early x-mas present!

JasonMa · 03-29-2006, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by fuegote

Come on Cila for Peguero! Come on Cila for Peguero!

IF this happens, I'll be laughing all the way to the Rocky Mtn Cup!

Considering Dedi and Noel combined outscored FSL in all the Rocky Mountain Cup matches last year 3-2 (And one of your goals was by now-Rapid Clint Mathis), I don't think we'll have to worry about the RMC. Of course, we will end up finishing 5th in the West without Peguero (Hell, at the rate things are going, we'll probably finish 5th WITH Peguero) just in front of FSL but out of the playoffs.

Burninator · 03-29-2006, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by JasonMa

Considering Dedi and Noel combined outscored FSL in all the Rocky Mountain Cup matches last year 3-2 (And one of your goals was by now-Rapid Clint Mathis), I don't think we'll have to worry about the RMC. Of course, we will end up finishing 5th in the West without Peguero (Hell, at the rate things are going, we'll probably finish 5th WITH Peguero) just in front of FSL but out of the playoffs.

Wow, I didn't know trolls could express themselves with such aplomb. I'll let the RMC speak for itself, but hate the crapids til I die.

⚽ Geoff
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REGULATORS! Mount up!

RSLfrontrowfan · 03-30-2006, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by JasonMa

Considering Dedi and Noel combined outscored FSL in all the Rocky Mountain Cup matches last year 3-2 (And one of your goals was by now-Rapid Clint Mathis), I don't think we'll have to worry about the RMC. Of course, we will end up finishing 5th in the West without Peguero (Hell, at the rate things are going, we'll probably finish 5th WITH Peguero) just in front of FSL but out of the playoffs.

"Do you want to change your name to Homer, Jr.? The kids can call you Hoju"

RSLfrontrowfan · 03-30-2006, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by JasonMa

...(And one of your goals was by now-Rapid Clint Mathis)...

Mathis on why Clavijo wanted him in Denver:
"I think [Clavijo] picked me because of my motivational skills. Everyone says they have to work a lot harder when I’m around."*

*Adapted from The Simpsons

montgjules · 03-30-2006, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by RSLfrontrowfan

Mathis on why Clavijo wanted him in Denver:
"I think [Clavijo] picked me because of my motivational skills. Everyone says they have to work a lot harder when I’m around."*

*Adapted from The Simpsons

I'm still a Cletus fan, but still.. I just gotta say... 🕺

prk166 · 03-30-2006, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by JasonMa

Considering Dedi and Noel combined outscored FSL in all the Rocky Mountain Cup matches last year 3-2 (And one of your goals was by now-Rapid Clint Mathis), I don't think we'll have to worry about the RMC. Of course, we will end up finishing 5th in the West without Peguero (Hell, at the rate things are going, we'll probably finish 5th WITH Peguero) just in front of FSL but out of the playoffs.

Well, part of that is that thanks to the leagues wonderful scheduling, they crammed 3 of the 4 games into all of 3 weeks or so. Tarley, who had beat the Rapids 4-1 in the USOC, couldn't seem to buy a goal. And Kries was out with injury.

Anyway, I wouldn't be suprised to see JPP shipped out. I think Clavijo is drooling over his new Argentine and would rather ship off a young, upcoming player with decent numbers last year than risk losing, overweight, overpaid veterans like Kirovski and Mathis. 🙂

RSLfrontrowfan · 03-30-2006, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by JasonMa

Considering Dedi and Noel combined outscored FSL in all the Rocky Mountain Cup matches last year 3-2 (And one of your goals was by now-Rapid Clint Mathis), I don't think we'll have to worry about the RMC. Of course, we will end up finishing 5th in the West without Peguero (Hell, at the rate things are going, we'll probably finish 5th WITH Peguero) just in front of FSL but out of the playoffs.

"Well, if it isn't the leader of the wiener patrol, boning up on his nerd lessons."