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njumass08 wrote:Metro's win the Supporters Shield!

still want your coach fired

^ I wasn't a fan of all that junk that happened last off-season. The supporters groups are pretty crazy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rpj96hv5euw

So this guy doesn't want Petke back still?

Jermaine went a little crazy there. Should have been a hand ball in my opinion, but you can't grab the ref.

Frustrating finish to a frustrating year. Another game where they could not hold onto a lead mainly because they did not capitalize on great opportunities and the back 4 giving up soft goals. It was definitely a handball but it's always the Geiger Show ( http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/1110/maj ... ebook-like)

Geiger wasn't the reason they lost though, they had all the opportunities they needed to win that game.Ultimately though they should have never been in position to play in the play-in game. After beating NYRB during a mid-week match in September they were atop the east and close to the shield, but they played poorly down the stretch where they played themselves into a play-in game on the road. The play-in game was my biggest fear because getting a Toronto or Columbus or Montreal in a 1 game playoff is scary, I didn't think DC was scary though especially after losing 5-0 to Columbus on Sunday. That said, even if they won, the way Montreal is playing (looked fantastic tonight beating TFC 3-0) I didn't see the Revs getting past Montreal in the conference finals. I'm seeing Montreal-Seattle in the MLS Cup with whoever plays at home winning. Not sure who would have home field as they have the same number of points, and identical records. (Edit: Looks like first tiebreaker is wins...which they tied...2nd is goal differential and Seattle wins 8-4 there...so your 2015 MLS Cup winners: Seattle Sounders!!!)


Anyways......COME ON YOU SPURS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ugh, my Chelsea FC is sliding towards the relegation zone. Has any EPL defending champion ever been relegated? I would doubt it. Jose may not be long for Stamford Bridge. Abramovich is all about "what have you done for me lately?"

Jose will be gone before CL's on Wednesday. They won't get relegated though, as much as I would love to see that COYS!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nah, they have too much talent to get relegated, but it's clear the players are no longer listening to Jose, which is kind of his history after he's been around for a couple of years. I guess it doesn't take very long to get sick of his act.

I enjoyed watching the bananas PK shootout between Portland and KC, so I plan on watching their game tonight against the whitecaps. Plus TIMBERS is an awesome nickname. Go Timbers.

Fun match despite there not being any goals. Fast paced. Portland's fans seem awesome.

All 4 MLS matchups are awesome. Next weekend is going be awesome to watch and see who advances.

North London derby tomorrow! Calling a 2-1 Spurs victory over ars*nal!! Son comes on in the 2nd half to tie it, and Christian Eriksen gets the winner on a free kick!!

That'd be nice. I really have no idea how the game is going to go. On the one hand Arsenal have looked terrifyingly good at times in the prem, on the other they're banged up with injuries and could lack confidence after getting shellacked by Bayern this week. And we're in form. I LOVE what I've seen from Son. I'll hope for a 1-0 or 2-1 win with Toby and Jan being heroes in defense, think it could be a 2-2 draw. I think Harry will score. That goal against Anderlecht on Thursday was sick.

Not sure if I'm gonna watch the Timbers again tomorrow night as I'm a huge poker nerd, and it's the biggest/nearly only night of live televised poker on ESPN tomorrow night. I'll keep an eye on the score though!

Not exactly the result we were hoping for but a hell of an entertaining NLD. By the end of the game it almost felt lucky to get out of Emirates with a point. Spurs looked the much better team in the first half and start of the 2nd, but as Arsenal got more desperate to get even and try to win it, the last half hour or so was nail biting. If Giroud wasn't a total dud, Arsenal could've had at least 3 goals.

Seriously, how fun was yesterday?

The NLD was awesome. The Spurs finally proved to me that they're a top 4 team, they were the better team for most of the match, ars*nal killed them on set pieces, and Toby/Van left a lot of room for those headers. Spurs dominated the midfield which was amazing to see. Dele and Mousa are becoming world class players, Dier is already there. Walker kept Sanchez in his pocket the entire game. Really happy that Son is back, but he really should of shut down the cross that led to the ars*nal goal, Hugo should have done a better job with that ball too. Onomah is going be a great Spur for years to come. Waking up yetserday I would of taken a 1-1 draw at the Emirates, but the way it happen left me wanting more.

NLD was just the beginning of a great day of soccer. Aside from NYRB-DCU, the MLS playoffs were top notch. NYRB and DC both looked like teams that should not contend for the title. Columbus had a tremendous comeback when it looked like Montreal had it wrapped but after Kamara did not capitalize on that PK. But Kamara proved he can not be stopped and I fully expect Columbus to beat NYRB. The last 20 minutes of the Seattle-Dallas match were as exciting as any sporting event has ever seen. Just a remarkable display of teams not wanting to go home. It was capped off by a performance from Portland which proved to me that that'll be playing Columbus for the MLS Cup.