How about those Sounders

[Viking]

pussies...

http://www.soundersfc.com/News/Articles/2010/02-February/Rosenborg-BK-Game.aspx

It wasn't the start the Sounders FC were hoping for when they entered the La Manga Cup, but after allowing a quick goal to Rosenborg BK Thursday in their first game of the Spanish leg of their preseason, Seattle held their own against the defending Norwegian champions.

Though they ended the match with a 3-0 loss, the Sounders took some positives steps in building to MLS First Kick March 25 at Qwest Field against the Philadelphia Union.

MLS suxxorz compared to minor pathetic European sides.

[katmai]

From the Seattle times beat writer who covers the Sounders

A Seattle win would be shocking, in my opinion. The Norwegians are a successful, established team, which has been training for a while, and won't be as jet-lagged. I'll predict a 3-1 loss.

[DisturbedPervert]

Who? 

[Agelastus]

So, the La Manga Cup has nothing to do with manga...how disappointing.

I looked at the list of competitors. It seems to be a regular gig for Norwegian clubs (they are providing half the teams this year.)

[Viking]

So, the La Manga Cup has nothing to do with manga...how disappointing.

I looked at the list of competitors. It seems to be a regular gig for Norwegian clubs (they are providing half the teams this year.)

It's basically "spring training" for norwegian soccer.

[grumbler]

MLS suxxorz compared to minor pathetic European sides.

Which, in turn suxxorz compared to major Euro teams, which in  turn suxxorz when compared to a real sport like College Football.

Hell, even three-down football is better than Euro footie.

[Agelastus]

MLS suxxorz compared to minor pathetic European sides.

Which, in turn suxxorz compared to major Euro teams, which in  turn suxxorz when compared to a real sport like College Football.

Hell, even three-down football is better than Euro footie.

Which in turn "suxxorz" when compared to a real sport like Rugby Union...

But I know we'll never agree on that point!

[grumbler]

Which in turn "suxxorz" when compared to a real sport like Rugby Union...

But I know we'll never agree on that point!

I played a bit of rugby when I lived in the UK, but never really considered it as a spectator sport.  I don't think it would make a great spectator sport, though, because so much of the action is hard to see.

As a participant sport, footie is superior to US football or rugby, IMO.

[Grey Fox]

pussies...

http://www.soundersfc.com/News/Articles/2010/02-February/Rosenborg-BK-Game.aspx

It wasn't the start the Sounders FC were hoping for when they entered the La Manga Cup, but after allowing a quick goal to Rosenborg BK Thursday in their first game of the Spanish leg of their preseason, Seattle held their own against the defending Norwegian champions.

Though they ended the match with a 3-0 loss, the Sounders took some positives steps in building to MLS First Kick March 25 at Qwest Field against the Philadelphia Union.

MLS suxxorz compared to minor pathetic European sides.

We know. We don't care.

[garbon]

We know. We don't care.

Seriously. What grownup wants to play a kid's sport?

[Barrister]

MLS suxxorz compared to minor pathetic European sides.

Which, in turn suxxorz compared to major Euro teams, which in  turn suxxorz when compared to a real sport like College Football.

Hell, even three-down football is better than Euro footie.

That's because three down football is the king of sports - there is nothing better. 

[Agelastus]

I played a bit of rugby when I lived in the UK, but never really considered it as a spectator sport.  I don't think it would make a great spectator sport, though, because so much of the action is hard to see.

As a participant sport, footie is superior to US football or rugby, IMO.

It made a better spectator sport before some idiot thought up the ELV "experiment".

Anyway, as for Rugby being a great spectator sport? Well, Rugby's stadia in general are smaller (much smaller) than American Football stadia. However, the showpiece events at Twickenham (for example) get more spectators than the Superbowl.

It's a wonderful game to watch on television. The matches England had in the last World Cup against Australia and France nearly gave me a heartattack, they were both so tense. The few times I've watched the Superbowl I find all the interruptions spoil the tension and disrupt the viewing experience to much for my taste.

And last weekend's Scotland-Wales match? Absolutely unbelievable. At 10 minutes to go you think Scotland are going to have a convincing win, at 5 minutes you think Scotland are going to have a narrow win, with less than a minute to go you think its going to be a draw, and then with the very last attack of the game...Wales scores. Gripping television.

[The Larch]

I played a bit of rugby when I lived in the UK, but never really considered it as a spectator sport.  I don't think it would make a great spectator sport, though, because so much of the action is hard to see.

As a participant sport, footie is superior to US football or rugby, IMO.

It made a better spectator sport before some idiot thought up the ELV "experiment".

ELV?

[Agelastus]

I played a bit of rugby when I lived in the UK, but never really considered it as a spectator sport.  I don't think it would make a great spectator sport, though, because so much of the action is hard to see.

As a participant sport, footie is superior to US football or rugby, IMO.

It made a better spectator sport before some idiot thought up the ELV "experiment".

ELV?

"Experimental Law Variations". Basically dickish rules thought up by a bunch of Australians (mainly) to create a more fluid, running game...because they didn't like the fact that their packs had turned into a bunch of useless pansies that were routinely getting dominated by their Northern kin.

Note that it was the pack (the forwards) that was their only problem. Their backs, the creative players, were still the best in the world.

Turned a great sport of rucks and rolling mauls into "kick and hope". Some of the matches I've seen in the last couple of years...

Fortunately, the majority of the ELVs look like they will not be adopted and will disappear into the ashcan of history - after being around just long enough to confuse the hell out of everybody and cause a major decline in skill at the maul. Which, if I was being paranoid, would suggest its what the Australians wanted.

[grumbler]

Anyway, as for Rugby being a great spectator sport? Well, Rugby's stadia in general are smaller (much smaller) than American Football stadia. However, the showpiece events at Twickenham (for example) get more spectators than the Superbowl.

  The Superbowl gets 101,000+ if the stadium can hold that many.  The record for Twickenham was apparently 82,000 on the 5th of November 2006.  The Superbowl record is 103,667.

It may be true that Twickenham is larger than some venues that have sponsored the Superbowl, but this says nothing about either game.