True, but we don't have an oil tycoon to fund such outrageous wages that City, Chelski, Madrid, Barça, and PSG are offering.

We have Kroenke with the majority and on top of that, we've purchased a new stadium in the last seven years and we're paying that off quite quickly while still turning profits (unlike the above clubs).

True. I am a Milan fan. But we are pretty much in the same sh!t as you guys. We are the victims of those oil tycoons and Chelskis. But I am still proud of my team and will continue support them no matter where we are at.

A BIG :facepalm: goes to the USA's performance last night against the Jamaicans. A lucky goal 36 sec in then owned for the rest of the match. Hope we can turn things around in Colombus Tuesday.

I saw a few of you comment on beIN. So far I think its a great channel! I wasnt paying for FSC or GOL before so I never got to see matches. Even since beIN appeared I have been able to watch way more soccer, I love it:tup:

Yeah, it was pretty awful.

Hopefully we don't bounce ourselves out of the WC. I don't want to not have a country to cheer for while I'm down there!

I missed the match buy caught the lowlights. How embarrassing.

sigh we fail

Eh, it's one match in a very easy qualifying group. I wouldn't be worried.

to me it's not a question of qualification, it's that the USMNT doesn't have an identity again. there's no sense of cohesion between defense, midfield, and forward lines. we will probably (fingers crossed) go through, but we failed for the olympics already, so who knows?

i guess i never quite realized how big a player michael bradley was in keeping that midfield ticking. and i refuse to believe donovan is so pivotal to this side.

I think the idea of playing fluid possession is well & good, but it's worth fck all without the players with the ability or imagination. Klinsmann would do well to recognize that breaking at pace isn't the worst thing in the world.

We don't have a lot of pace in the US side though.

Very true.

Team USA looked good for the first half last night-- shame they hit the woodwork 99389393 times. If they could have two consecutive good halves & score some fkn goals, I'd feel better about the team. Still, though, it was an encouraging performance.

Another chapter in Liverpool's storied history: it looks like Justice for the 96 may actually be closer than ever with the new inquest going on. It would be good for the squad, the city, its fans, and all of those families affected to find closure and move on.

Team USA to me, in the 2nd half, looked absolutely horrible, but then again, it's not Europe in terms of quality. So many misplaced passes, some pretty poor runs, awful looking defensive shape (the US back line reminded me of last year's Arsenal defense...people were everywhere!). If I had a dollar for every time Brek Shea tried to 'break', then back pass to his midfielder...I'd have enough for dinner.

The free kick was a freak of nature goal, the Jamaican GK was unsighted. But it was just rewards for an aggressive first half; now we just need the energy to keep up for 90 minutes.

BTW, LOL @ Deuce:
http://www.whoateallthepies.tv/wp-co...09/dempsey.gif

and...awkward:
http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/E4...151789751.jpeg

I love the way Bocanegra comes into picture. I wish there were a reverse angle to see the Jamaican player he was making fun of.

lol Boca must be thinking "WTF?" too!