Regardless of the result, I just read that there were 2018 present for the home opener tonight. Is there any real chance that this league will survive? Additionally, what genius thought a home opener on Easter was a good idea?
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Let's hope the league survives. it's a great take and all of the soccer crazed posters on this site should go out of their way to bring the family and support this team! it's very good soccer now at an excellent and convenient stadium. Make plans to take the family next Sunday - you won't regret it.Originally posted by Unregistered View Post -
Completely agree!! My daughter and I love going and will be there next Sunday! Glad they're back at Harvard stadium, dilboy was a real pain from a parking situation.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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Boston is the tough sell. Other teams draw in well over 5,000 a game. Portland sells our
The new expansion team had over 8k at their home opener.Comment
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too bad the Breakers dont have a marketable, dynamic talent that people would love to see - someone like Sydney Leroux - oh wait!Comment
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They may have lost Sydney but they still have HAO and deVanna.Comment
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Where did she go? If they just didn't want to pay her then why go to the games and contribute to a team not truly dedicated to being as good as possible? Same for Bob Kraft and the Revolution who had one of the countries best strikers in Juan Agudelo and he's just gone with no explanation (and the team has no goals). As long as ignorant, local 'fans' are willing to pay for mediocrity, then that's what they'll get.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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She was traded back to Washington (where she's from) in exchange for Mewis (notice the trend) and a bunch of other players/picks.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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Just so you understand - the allocated USWNT players are not paid by the NWSL but by USSF. Certain USWNT players with clout (Sydney) basically refuse to play for the teams they are allocated to which is why many of them are concentrated in the Pacific Northwest. Even some not so outstanding players refuse to show up to camp claiming injuries which rapidly disappear once they are traded (LePeilbet who demanded at trade to FCKC so she could be with her wife) Some teams have a lot of allocated players (Reign, Thorns, Washington Spirit), some have very few - which was not supposed to happen. Now when there is a USWNT callup, those teams with a lot of USWNT players will complain because they have to use other players. It will be interesting to see how the NWSL responds because they and USSF have created this monster.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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The Krafts deserve a lot of crap for how they run the Revs, but if you think that Agudelo is "gone with no explanation" then you are not paying attention. He wanted to leave MLS and try his luck in Europe. That is why he is gone.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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So basically the league is a subsidized joke that is being run by the players. Without substantial backing from USSF (and other international federations) there is no way this thing flies. Outside of golf and tennis, women's sports are simply not viable commercially.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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There is too much competition locally for sports entertainment dollars to make this work. Except for Seattle and Portland, towns that there are less sports teams, attendance is HORRIBLE. No significant TV contract. And I haven't seen current year salary figures but last year the salary range was between $6,000 and $ 30,000. What incentive does that give a young woman to try this for more than a year or two?Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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Also the prouduct is awful. Quick poll, is there anyone in attendance at these games who does not attend with their daughter? That is not fandom, that is hero worship from young girls who will grow out of that phase. What is left is another group of starry eyed ulittles to take their place. No real fans, and an awful product spells doom.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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'Awful' may be a little strong, but having attended Breakers vs Dash on Sunday night, I can report that the product was not all that compelling. Besides the couple of NT-level talents on either side, the rest were pretty average. Even De Vanna (AUS), who generally gets decent billing (and who, to be fair displays an excellent work rate) showed grievously poor ability to hold onto the ball on multiple occasions. As you might expect, O'Rielly's (USA) speed is impressive, and she did create one of the goals with a well placed cross to Lohman. Breakers defending was suspect, with Jones looking the most uncertain of herself. Kyle was overall decent in the midfield, and it might well have helped if Mewis (USA) had not been out with an injury.Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
On the other side, Noyola (MEX) who came in off the bench was one of the standouts. Souza (BRA) was decent as well. Would have liked to have seen Ohai but she, like Mewis, was out due to injury.
i will likely attend again (yes, my daughters were with me), as it's not a bad way to spend a couple hours on a Sunday evening, but will certainly be hoping for better quality.Comment
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[QUOTE=Unregistered;1232084]'Awful' may be a little strong, but having attended Breakers vs Dash on Sunday night, I can report that the product was not all that compelling. Besides the couple of NT-level talents on either side, the rest were pretty average. Even De Vanna (AUS), who generally gets decent billing (and who, to be fair displays an excellent work rate) showed grievously poor ability to hold onto the ball on multiple occasions. As you might expect, O'Rielly's (USA) speed is impressive, and she did create one of the goals with a well placed cross to Lohman. Breakers defending was suspect, with Jones looking the most uncertain of herself. Kyle was overall decent in the midfield, and it might well have helped if Mewis (USA) had not been out with an injury.
On the other side, Noyola (MEX) who came in off the bench was one of the standouts. Souza (BRA) was decent as well. Would have liked to have seen Ohai but she, like Mewis, was out due to injury.
i will likely attend again (yes, my daughters were with me), as it's not a bad way to spend a couple hours on a Sunday evening, but will certainly be hoping for better quality.[/QUO
They should get down to 6 teams (from 9). That will help the product on the field. I am not sure Boston would survive if this occursComment
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