Anyone else watching this 4th round FA Cup replay between 2nd tier English team Sheffield United and the darlings of world football, the 5th tier Wrexham Football Club??
It's currently 1-1 in the 81st minute and Wrexham just missed a penalty that would have put them on track to face the Premier League's Tottenham Hotspur. The fact that so many people outside of Wales are watching 5th tier team in the 4th round of a cup tournament has a lot to do with said club's owners - Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney. I'm sure the rest of the National League would disagree but they've been great for world football.
You watching?
Re: 2034 soccer ball thread
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2023 4:30 pm
by Edgy MD
Not watching. Should be watching. Tiers are great.
Re: 2034 soccer ball thread
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2023 4:40 pm
by Benjamin Grimm
Is it 2034 already?
Re: 2034 soccer ball thread
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2023 4:41 pm
by Frayed Knot
Is it 2034 already?
I'm still writing 2023 on my checks just out of habit.
Re: 2034 soccer ball thread
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2023 4:41 pm
by A Boy Named Seo
Yeah, the FA Cup is my absolute favorite competition because of those mismatches you can get.
Sadly, our Welsh heroes gave up two goals in extra time and are gonna be bounced from the FA Cup... :(
Re: 2023 soccer ball thread
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2023 4:41 pm
by A Boy Named Seo
Frayed Knot wrote: ↑Tue Feb 07, 2023 4:41 pm
Is it 2034 already?
I'm still writing 2023 on my checks just out of habit.
I can type fast just not well.
Re: 2023 soccer ball thread
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2023 10:44 am
by metirish
Saw bits of it.... Welcome to Wrexham (Prime) is fun to watch, although a little tiresome after a while
Re: 2034 soccer ball thread
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2023 11:08 am
by Fman99
Edgy MD wrote: ↑Tue Feb 07, 2023 4:30 pm
Not watching. Should be watching. Tiers are great.
Tiers of a Clown is more like it BOOOOOOOO SOCCER
Re: 2023 soccer ball thread
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2023 11:09 am
by A Boy Named Seo
metirish wrote: ↑Wed Feb 08, 2023 10:44 am
Saw bits of it.... Welcome to Wrexham (Prime) is fun to watch, although a little tiresome after a while
I thought it was great. And I think Rob particularly showed the potential of a next gen of hardcore American soccer fans. A lot of die-hard NFL fans seem to dismiss soccer for any number of (dumb IMO) reasons but he saw his town-to-ground Eagles fandom in the people of Wrexham and it totally clicked for him. He'll be a footy diehard forever.
Edgy MD wrote: ↑Tue Feb 07, 2023 4:30 pm
Not watching. Should be watching. Tiers are great.
Tiers of a Clown is more like it BOOOOOOOO SOCCER
Maybe, but consider your kids getting to grow up in a town where the Syracuse Mets are the team that gives them their identity. They get to grow up with the dream that the team from their second tier city gets to be the one to take down the Yankees, and they will be there and be a part of it all.
Whatever soccer does or doesn't do for you, every kid in England gets to grow up with that dream. That's awesome. They get to say, "Fuck you, Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago! We're from Billings and we're coming for you!"
Edgy MD wrote: ↑Tue Feb 07, 2023 4:30 pm
Not watching. Should be watching. Tiers are great.
Tiers of a Clown is more like it BOOOOOOOO SOCCER
Maybe, but consider your kids getting to grow up in a town where the Syracuse Mets are the team that gives them their identity. They get to grow up with the dream that the team from their second tier city gets to be the one to take down the Yankees, and they will be there and be a part of it all.
Oh I fully get it. But nearly all of this town's local sports focus is based on Syracuse U. athletics. The Syracuse Mets and Syracuse Crunch (AHL) are very much second rate local draws.
Re: 2023 soccer ball thread
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2023 3:19 pm
by A Boy Named Seo
Fman I think you and the fam should go and become the most hardcore Syracuse Pulse supporters ever. Plus, they play in the US Open Cup, which is our version of the FA Cup (amateur teams can get hot and play MLS Cup winners LAFC). That tournament is AWESOME.
A Boy Named Seo wrote: ↑Wed Feb 08, 2023 3:19 pm
Fman I think you and the fam should go and become the most hardcore Syracuse Pulse supporters ever. Plus, they play in the US Open Cup, which is our version of the FA Cup (amateur teams can get hot and play MLS Cup winners LAFC). That tournament is AWESOME.
I am sure that there are tons of good seats available. I might go if there was promise of a baseball game breaking out. Or if I was hosting friends from other lands who wanted somewhere to act more hooliganny
Re: 2023 soccer ball thread
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2023 1:01 pm
by A Boy Named Seo
For any Apple TV subscribers, there's a pretty great series recounting the drama of the failed Super League attempt from a couple years back.
And right on queue, the turds behind the original super league have resurfaced...
i really, REALLY hate that MLS games are behind a paywall. i was just starting to get more into it. but now, nope. too many other services i'm paying for.
Re: 2023 soccer ball thread
Posted: Fri May 12, 2023 3:26 pm
by metirish
I have Apple TV+ and they still want me to pay extra for MLS , don't think so , obviously for me I don't watch it, if I was a fan I would be really upset
Re: 2023 soccer ball thread
Posted: Fri May 12, 2023 5:07 pm
by A Boy Named Seo
Yeah, it's a bummer. It's a 10-year deal but the Athletic reported on an opt-out being entertained because of low subscription rates. I'm a casual MLS fan and have had little interest. I'm sure other casual fans walked away from the league without free access.
If Messi arrives, those numbers will jump like mad, but if not, I don't think the league is magnetic enough to get non-hardcore fans to buy it.
Re: 2023 soccer ball thread
Posted: Fri May 12, 2023 5:10 pm
by Johnny Lunchbucket
Didyas see the renderings of the new NYCFC stadium. Address would be 42 Seaver Way, and fill in the whole Iron triangle with a hotel and shops
Re: 2023 soccer ball thread
Posted: Fri May 12, 2023 5:19 pm
by A Boy Named Seo
Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: ↑Fri May 12, 2023 5:10 pm
Didyas see the renderings of the new NYCFC stadium. Address would be 42 Seaver Way, and fill in the whole Iron triangle with a hotel and shops
They should put it on the other side of the street so it's 41 Seaver Way
Edit: oh, shit it's actually across the street, nevermind.