u/BrianChing25

Forecast says at 7:30 it will still be mid-90s. Hell in the Shell

Unfortunately trying to be realistic here the Eagles probably make it to the third place game. I cannot find how to buy tickets either for the final or third place game. Do you just walk up to the stadium on game day? No way to buy online?

I got these tickets but unfortunately I got hit with that lettuce bug and now I'm peeing out of my arse for the past 24 hours. 2 Free tickets I will transfer to your tixr account

Yank here. I find that I like both league and union. Honestly as kids when we played tackle American football in the front garden with the neighborhood kids, it resembled more league rules than actual American football. No pads, no linemen so when you were tackled there was a pause and you would snap it to your team mate and go again. 4 tries to run it into the end zone. I'm trying to get into league as there are more video games options for it than union.

I understand that league split from union over the issue of paying players and the working class northern towns created their own competition and broke away.

My question is why/how did the rules change as well? Okay so there were some people not happy about wages/professionalism, but what made them go from 15 to 13 players? Was there an influential person in league who came up with the idea of getting rid of the ruck?

Any reading you guys could recommend?

You used to be able to snag a ticket for $150 in East Club. Not that I could afford it all the time but in the heat of the summer it's nice to get some AC. What happened? Can't buy any tickets there at all for the next 3 games. Only option is Bayou City Club and the tickets are over $1,000

Now that all the host nations crashed out without any of them making it to a quarterfinal, can we talk about if the World Cup will have any impact on the Dynamo?

One worrying sign for me is the El Tri fans filling out our stadium for a watch party. They are willing to show up to watch a game on a screen but not live soccer. Seems like we will never get good attendance here unless we become Chivas USA 2.0.

It was rumored prior to the cup that Segal would ride a high wave of soccer popularity in the US and sell the Dynamo at a high price. However, with the USMNT crashing out I'm already seeing casuals on social media and even in my friend circle brush it off say they aren't going to watch the rest of the tournament now that the USA is knocked out. This doesn't bode well for the popularity bump for soccer in the US and also specifically in Houston.

Finally, apart for some fun moments like the Oranje walk and some good small groups of fans, the party atmosphere was lacking compared to other world cups. I blame this on the city not being walkable and the heat.

What do you guys think?

Point of Diversion: September 1939 the Italian naval fleet consisting of six battleships with which to contend for control of the Mediterranean, the four most modern of which were being re-fitted at the outbreak of the war, the fleet finds itself in port in Germany while on a Fleet Week/Queens Jubilee/global world tour. In addition to the six capital ships, the Italians had 19 cruisers, 59 destroyers in port in the Baltic as well.

Although all capital ships are in the Baltic, there are 67 torpedo boats and 100 Italian subs in the Med.

Would the war in Africa end sooner as the Brits are able to decisively control the Mediterranean? Would the Regia Marina and Kriegsmarine combine for Operation Sea Lion in 1940?

2 months ago I posted on here about my friend she works in Marketing at a major Canadian foods company and was placed in charge of a research project about whether buying into MLR was a good idea. Well she finished her report and turned it into her boss last week.

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The just of the report is this: current finances at each club are not good every club is operating at a loss, but her research shows that if the league can survive it can be the next MLS where original owners bought in for $25 million and now sell for $250 million or more (Minnesota United the last one).

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She told me she has no idea if Saputo will follow through she was only in charge of brainstorming the idea, however the report was positive for MLR. He is currently sour on MLS in what he feels is an attack on Montreal since they switched to a winter calendar. Montreal CF may be without a venue as Saputo stadium isn't winterized for games in December and January. Saputo would use Saputo stadium for his new MLR club and make some splash signings to try and garner interest.

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She's heard a few rumblings from higher ups. It was originally a plan for two clubs one in Montreal and Quebec City, but communications with Altrad Group (owners of Montpellier) have intensified and there is a rumored 3rd club in Gatineau (Ottawa but the French side). So there is a potential for 3 Canadian clubs next year with significant financial backing from a Canadian billionaire and Top 14.

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The sticking point she says is negotiations with MLR since MLR has turned the page and tried to develop more domestic talent after this season. These Canadian sides will have Canadians on their teams of course but Altrad Group and the other French owners interested in this project want to use reserve players from Top 14 to get them more game time. Basically there is a dispute over international slots which is holding this up at the moment.