RIP: Soccer

[Bryan]

Originally Posted by Matt The Hammer

Soccer, like the Metric System, has been forced to us for years.

Everyone is entitled to their opinion, especially when it comes to what sports they like. But, why is it though, that the U.S. is so resistant to metric? I mean, you guys are only 35+ years behind the rest of the world in that regard.

[Mrgoalie]

Originally Posted by Bryan

Everyone is entitled to their opinion, especially when it comes to what sports they like. But, why is it though, that the U.S. is so resistant to metric? I mean, you guys are only 35+ years behind the rest of the world in that regard.

"The metric system is the tool of the devil!
My car gets 35 rods to the hogshead and that's the way me likes it"

~ Grampa Abe Simpson

[LukeD5]

Originally Posted by jf-laflaire

Soccer is more popular in the US then hockey. No question.

When I was much younger I was offered a scholarship to play soccer in the US. At that time the MLS was in its infancy and playing soccer as a pro on this side of the ocean was a one way ticket to poverty.

Things are changing. I guess the top clubs in Europe are recruiting over here now.

There are so many schools offering kids scholarships for soccer. These schools train too, the kids improve and its seen at the national team level. The US can play this game and its the country knows it too. They got the funding and the populace to do it.

As for me, I'm hoping "gli Azzurri" can pull it off, I'd bet Lunquist's house on it, but not mine. Who cares who wins, its about football and playing hard. I wanna see some nice saves, great goals and so on.

Oh, BTW, Buffon is my favorite player. I think Italy's chances will depend on whether he steals it for us.

I admit soccer is slow, but so are the other sports. I always felt that if they went to 10 men on 10 men the game would move alot faster...

ahh yes, one of the reasons I stopped playing...i loved it and it was fun, had a ton of scholarship opportunities, but MLS? no thanks. Getting a shot (at the time i graduated from high school) to play for a english premier league team was slim to none, they weren't looking over here. just seemed pointless to continue it. i'm 25 now and i'm kicking myself watching where these players were recruited from....D3 schools etc. i should go try out now lol

[Jim Bob]

Originally Posted by Matt The Hammer

I'm bored with this thread already.

Everyone can make points that soccer is the world's sport until their fingers bleed from madly typing about this team in a 3rd world country or that player on a club who makes millions in sponsors.

Fact is- Soccer is dead in America.

I think the ignorance lies in the people who don't get this simple fact.

Jim Bob - pretty cool that you have a radio show. Good luck with it.

Soccer is far from dead in the US.

For instance, the radio show I'm on is in it's 11th year of existance. And we regularly get better ratings that the local morning sports talk show.

Yes, we regularly get more people to listen to our show about soccer than Brad Davies gets to listen to him talk about the Bills and Yankees.

And we're not even the only radio show dedicated to soccer in Rochester, We have 2 or 3 others that have been on the air for a long time as well.

Our soccer team outdraws our AHL team and our IL baseball team.

There are more kids playing youth soccer in Rochester than any other sport.

Just because YOU don't care, doesn't mean the sport is dead.

Feel free to stick your head back in the sand............

[Jim Bob]

Originally Posted by jf-laflaire

As for me, I'm hoping "gli Azzurri" can pull it off, I'd bet Lunquist's house on it, but not mine. Who cares who wins, its about football and playing hard. I wanna see some nice saves, great goals and so on.

Oh, BTW, Buffon is my favorite player. I think Italy's chances will depend on whether he steals it for us.

You better pick a new favorite player:

http://msn.foxsports.com/soccer/story/5601606

[Jim Bob]

http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=136

Yup, soccer's dead in the US.

[Dr Poth]

Being British all I ever hear about is soccer, I can just about watch it, but I do love playing it, no where as near as much as hockey obviously. The other thing being Welsh all I get to hear about is rugby. But then again I can't watch basketball and baseball, I find them just so painfully boring. As for American football, I might not mind it if I knew what was going on.....

[jf-laflaire]

Posted by LukeD5:

ahh yes, one of the reasons I stopped playing...i loved it and it was fun, had a ton of scholarship opportunities, but MLS? no thanks. Getting a shot (at the time i graduated from high school) to play for a english premier league team was slim to none, they weren't looking over here. just seemed pointless to continue it. i'm 25 now and i'm kicking myself watching where these players were recruited from....D3 schools etc. i should go try out now lol

Yeah, I'm 26 now and even today, we have a CPSL team in Windsor, but the committment is rediculous (6 days a week) for someone with a woman, school and a job. From what I understand with soccer is that there isn't a large dispartity between D1 and D2 and that they are pretty close wrt level of play. I see a bright future for these young players nowdays that wasn't there before

...errr in Canada we had the CSL and Bob Lenarduzzi

Posted by Jim Bob:

You better pick a new favorite player:

http://msn.foxsports.com/soccer/story/5601606

Doh!

Oh well, there's always Abiatti, Peruzzi, Toldo, ...or bring Zenga back!

I know soccer is very popular in Rochester. Doesn't surprise me, don't you guys have an A-league team there?

[TIMMAAYY]

Originally Posted by efstratios1

I'd take soccer over baseball any day of the week...but I'm retarted.

Say it like you mean it.

Actually, I don't mind playing indoor coed soccer. It's a lot like hockey since there are boards and the ball doesn't go out of bounds. This makes the flow of the game much faster. Regular soccer.... MLS.... world cup... blah blah blah...

[Jim Bob]

Originally Posted by jf-laflaire

Posted by Jim Bob:

I know soccer is very popular in Rochester. Doesn't surprise me, don't you guys have an A-league team there?

The league is now called the USL 1st Division and yes, we've got a solid team.

And in about an hour they should dismantle the Toronto Stynx.

And here are some shots of our new stadium that will open in 3 weeks:

http://www.rhinosfan.com/attachment....1&d=1147483719

http://www.rhinosfan.com/attachment....2&d=1147483737

http://www.rhinosfan.com/attachment....3&d=1147483756

[CubanPuckstoppr]

Purely a speculative question.

If soccer was more popular in America, would American hockey goaltenders be more skilled at stopping shots headed towards the lower third of the net?

[moving target]

You're all wrong...





...RUGBY is what you should be playing

[skankster]

Originally Posted by Jim Bob

The league is now called the USL 1st Division and yes, we've got a solid team.

And in about an hour they should dismantle the Toronto Stynx.

And here are some shots of our new stadium that will open in 3 weeks:

http://www.rhinosfan.com/attachment....1&d=1147483719

http://www.rhinosfan.com/attachment....2&d=1147483737

http://www.rhinosfan.com/attachment....3&d=1147483756

beautiful.
(10 char)

[The Wizard]

please....its football!!!!

kick a ball with your foot

[RyJ Maduro]

Originally Posted by The Wizard

please....its football!!!!

kick a ball with your foot

INCORRECT! This is football: