LRlilDaddy All American 6511 Posts user info edit post |
He will be joining the New York Red Bulls.
I hope this world cup fever spills into MLS and American TV will pick up more soccer. 7/16/2010 8:51:26 AM |
Sweden All American 12288 Posts user info edit post |
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Biofreak70 All American 33197 Posts user info edit post |
won't happen.
Nothing against soccer, but I really don't see it happening 7/16/2010 8:53:11 AM |
God All American 28747 Posts user info edit post |
hahaha
if david beckham can't do it
henry can't
99% of everyone i know has no fucking idea who henry is 7/16/2010 8:53:42 AM |
stowaway All American 11770 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "I hope this world cup fever spills into MLS and American TV will pick up more soccer." |
and 95% of america, doesn't.7/16/2010 8:53:56 AM |
ncsuapex SpaceForRent 37776 Posts user info edit post |
Chit Chat is not Sports Talk 2, k. 7/16/2010 8:54:01 AM |
LRlilDaddy All American 6511 Posts user info edit post |
haha, I did not post this to have a discussion on if this is a good plan or not.
Just throwing some information out there. Also assuming that a lot of "soccer sucks" and "soccer is for pussies" comments get made, but those are funny too. 7/16/2010 8:56:06 AM |
God All American 28747 Posts user info edit post |
No no, soccer is great.
It's just that literally 99% of America has no idea who Henry is.
I would have said at least half knew who Beckham was, and that didn't do anything at all. 7/16/2010 8:57:32 AM |
wdprice3 BinaryBuffonary 45912 Posts user info edit post |
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LRlilDaddy All American 6511 Posts user info edit post |
YESSSSSSSSSS
that is what I thought of when I typed the thread title as well. 7/16/2010 9:00:26 AM |
ThePeter TWW CHAMPION 37709 Posts user info edit post |
who? 7/16/2010 9:07:37 AM |
LRlilDaddy All American 6511 Posts user info edit post |
this guy.
Also, I realize it was confusing bc the op was two thoughts morphed into one but the [world cup fever and tv picking up more soccer] comment was completely independent of the Henry thought.
7/16/2010 9:11:03 AM |
mildew Drunk yet Orderly 14177 Posts user info edit post |
People who already know who he is are "soccer nuts" by comparison to most Americans and they already watch MLS. Everyone else has no clue who he is - so 0% chance of MLS FEVER in America. 7/16/2010 9:32:28 AM |
JeffreyBSG All American 10165 Posts user info edit post |
actually, they've done this before...signed a formerly awesome but thoroughly washed-up player to come play in the U.S.
they got fucking Pelé to come play here, in hopes that it would stimulate American interest in soccer and increase the prestige of the American league
it did neither
then they signed David Beckham, and that didn't really work either
and now we get an old, aching, shadow-of-a-Thierry-Henry
maybe if Lio Messi came and played for the New York Red Bulls RIGHT NOW, Americans might develop a bit more of an interest in soccer
but why the hell would he do that? the U.S. league sucks
we're just chasing our tails, here 7/16/2010 9:43:52 AM |
V0LC0M All American 21263 Posts user info edit post |
http://brentroad.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=598550 7/16/2010 9:46:15 AM |
mildew Drunk yet Orderly 14177 Posts user info edit post |
^^ Again, nobody knows who Leo Messi is either - unless he fucks a Spice Girl
[Edited on July 16, 2010 at 9:49 AM. Reason : I have no clue who the dude is, for example] 7/16/2010 9:47:00 AM |
God All American 28747 Posts user info edit post |
^^^Money, really. They'd have to pay Messi like $10 mill at least.
[Edited on July 16, 2010 at 9:47 AM. Reason : ] 7/16/2010 9:47:23 AM |
Dammit100 All American 17605 Posts user info edit post |
HE IS VERY HAPPY TO BE HERE! 7/16/2010 9:47:43 AM |
JeffreyBSG All American 10165 Posts user info edit post |
^^ I'm not sure that Messi would piss away the best years of his marvelous career in such a subpar league as the MLS for any amount of money
Quote : | "^^ Again, nobody knows who Leo Messi is either - unless he fucks a Spice Girl" |
the difference is that Lio Messi actually is one of the 3 best players in the world, say
as opposed to Pele, Beckham and Henry, whose best days were long behind them when they came to play in the U.S.
if we brought somebody who actually was phenomenal, rather than merely had been, a different result might be achieved ]7/16/2010 9:52:30 AM |
mildew Drunk yet Orderly 14177 Posts user info edit post |
reason we know who Pele is: Anytime you drop something and bounce it off your foot, a smartass will say "Nice one Pele"
reason we know who Beckham is: He fucked a Spice Girl
reason we know who Henry is: We don't
reason we know who Messi is: We don't 7/16/2010 10:46:49 AM |
LRlilDaddy All American 6511 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "Also, I realize it was confusing bc the op was two thoughts morphed into one but the [world cup fever and tv picking up more soccer] comment was completely independent of the Henry thought." |
i guess noone was listening. I don't think they are bringing Henry to stimulate interest. I was hoping that the world cup spill over interest would.
the Henry thought was seperate7/16/2010 10:57:53 AM |
JeffreyBSG All American 10165 Posts user info edit post |
^ that key piece of information you've quoted was hiding under the gigantic picture] 7/16/2010 11:15:28 AM |
LRlilDaddy All American 6511 Posts user info edit post |
that is funny bc i didnt look at the size of the picture before i posted it.
and after i posted the reply i looked at it and was like, "fuck, now noone is going to see the comment"
i was right 7/16/2010 11:18:06 AM |
DeltaBeta All American 9417 Posts user info edit post |
I know who Messi is. Anyone with an ounce of non-American culture does. 7/16/2010 11:47:00 AM |
LRlilDaddy All American 6511 Posts user info edit post |
congrats 7/16/2010 11:51:39 AM |
Ernie All American 45943 Posts user info edit post |
Have you motherfuckers never watched a Gillette commercial 7/16/2010 11:52:30 AM |
DeltaBeta All American 9417 Posts user info edit post |
^^ That's what I told your mom after I came in her cavernous asshole.
[Edited on July 16, 2010 at 11:52 AM. Reason : *] 7/16/2010 11:52:32 AM |
Smath74 All American 93278 Posts user info edit post |
we have real football to watch in America. 7/16/2010 11:58:10 AM |
vinylbandit All American 48079 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "they got fucking Pelé to come play here, in hopes that it would stimulate American interest in soccer and increase the prestige of the American league" |
it didn't do either of those things, but it did make the cosmos tremendously popular
motherfuckers sold out giant stadium for a soccer game between two american clubs.7/16/2010 11:58:25 AM |
Ernie All American 45943 Posts user info edit post |
Not next year you don't 7/16/2010 11:58:43 AM |
LRlilDaddy All American 6511 Posts user info edit post |
yeah buddy, fuckin football and bitches with dresses and cowboy boots. fuckin sweet buddy 7/16/2010 2:13:14 PM |