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Discussion in 'Hull City' started by ellewoods, Feb 15, 2015.

  1. OedipusTex

    OedipusTex Well-Known Member

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    I felt a few quakes growing up in Missouri. One of the largest faults in North America sits in the middle of the country, causing an 8.6 quake in 1811. Caused the Mississippi River to run backwards and permanently changed its course in a couple of areas.
     
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  2. ellewoods

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    Been a few articles saying Ronaldo will run his contract out with Madrid which has 2 seasons left on it and will be coming to the MLS to either LA or Orlando.
     
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  3. ellewoods

    ellewoods Well-Known Member

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    MLS Power Rankings, Week 3


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    They aren't humming along like a well-oiled machine just yet, but they keep piling up points. It'll be interesting to see what tweaks Oscar Pareja makes in the coming weeks to get Mauro Diaz more involved.

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    Struggled to connect through the middle and quite honestly didn't move the ball quickly enough. The Galaxy are always methodical, and this past weekend it was to their detriment.

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    It's too early in the season for a game to be HUGE, but – to use the parlance of the day – it's clear that this Saturday's trip to Dallas is a benchmark for both teams.

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    If you take six points from a two-game road trip, you move up in the Power Rankings. Even if you didn't look particularly great doing it.

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    Bumped down a notch because of Vancouver's climb. Stop freaking out in the comments section.

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    Seriously. Stop.

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    Put together the strongest first half of any team this season, simply dominating a good (we think) D.C. team. That midfield triangle of Dax McCarty, Felipe and Sacha Kljestan bossed the entire game.

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    Hopefully they'll have used the bye week to work out some of the kinks in that 4-3-3. Especially on defense.

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    Not sure what to make of this team yet – it's hard to ignore the disorganization in central midfield and uneven play on the flanks. But it's harder still to ignore six points from their last two games, so here they are at No. 9.

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    As Jason Kreis said, a road point is always acceptable. The performance from both teams, however, was something less than stellar.

     
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  4. ellewoods

    ellewoods Well-Known Member

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    Were only occasionally threatening, though they did earn a late PK. United were at their best last season when Fabian Espindola and Luis Silva were starting together. With neither in the lineup, they've been punchless.

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    Found a bit of midfield balance by playing Benny Feilhaber deep, but poor Dom Dwyer is on an island all by himself up top. Sporting don't seem to have many ideas, but at least the defense stopped leaking.

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    Holding on for draws is the name of the game for this team in March. They just need to stay afloat until Diego Valeri and Will Johnson get back.

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    Through three games they've got two goals: one off a deflected free kick, and the other off a horrible goalkeeping gaffe. Having Kaká go 1-vs-5 with the ball is occasionally an acceptable tactic; having Kevin Molino try the same never is. OCSC's attack needs sorting out.

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    They are not pretty, but they have now taken two very acceptable results from two of the best teams in MLS (Columbus in Wk. 1, LA this past weekend). The Power Rankings Politburo commends Houston on their pragmatism.

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    Their regular-season goal-less streak is now over 300 minutes, and they simply aren't turning possession into chances. It's probably time to give Charlie Davies a start and let Juan Agudelo try to figure things out from the sidelines for a bit.

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    Road point, but this one felt like a loss thanks to that Cameron Porter injury. The Impact are cursed with long-term health woes early in this season.

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    They were arguably the better team through the first 40 minutes, before Zach Pfeffer's red card. Totally fell apart afterward, and are now on just two points from three games. Union fans are already on the edge.

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    They've gone seven hours without scoring in MLS. Nothing is working in attack, but at least the defense isn't the sieve it was last year, and Clint Irwin has bounced back with two very good games.

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    Controlled a lot of the game against San Jose and used the ball well to create some chances. Still... the record is what it is. It's not even April yet and the Fire are already behind the eight-ball.

     
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  5. tigerscanada

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    Did he take up the offer ?
     
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  6. tigerscanada

    tigerscanada Well-Known Member

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    Ah, so that's where the Missouri Breaks comes from ?
     
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  7. Brian Storm

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    Anybody know where I can access the highlights?
     
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  8. tigerscanada

    tigerscanada Well-Known Member

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    Brady is not a bad name for a kid. Good job you didn't go for Snodgrass, the missus would never have forgiven you.
    Welcome to the Hull City AFC board.
     
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  9. tigerscanada

    tigerscanada Well-Known Member

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    Why am I not surprised elle...Midas touch !
     
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  10. tigerscanada

    tigerscanada Well-Known Member

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    A blip in the birth rate just under 4 years ago no doubt ?
     
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  11. ellewoods

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    You should be able to find any individual game highlights on youtube, the MLS isnt as particular about trying to stop that kind of thing like the PL is.



     
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  12. Brian Storm

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    Cheers fella. For some reason I can't see the highlights anymore on MLS site due to GB location. Showed the first week of fixtures. I presume it's down to Sky getting rights is it?
     
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    That's possible, I would still think you should be able to find it on YouTube, or the individual teams website you follow. What team do you follow again? I forgot.
     
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  14. Ambraneri

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    There's a MLS app on the App Store that has all the match highlights.Not sure if it's available on other platforms though.
     
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  15. Brian Storm

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    Following DC for the Sunderland connection, Sounders caught my eye in the first game to so keeping tabs on them. First season of taking an interest in the league so I'll get to grips with it as time goes on and you never know, I might grow attached to a team. All I know is that I need something different from the hell my team are in here. Just to enjoy some football without the presures and disgust with my Sunderland and the league we play in. :p
     
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  16. ellewoods

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    Im not saying that you shouldnt follow DC, just that you should pick a team based off what you like in a team. Do what I did before I started following HCAFC. Write down (mentally, or physically) the qualities you like in a team, the fans and the city they represent. Then find the team that fits what you like in a team rather than some other method of picking a team. You will find that doing it that way works out better in the end.

    Here are your DC United highlights from last week. I can post them every week if you want along with a couple other teams I know people are following.

     
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    Brian Storm Well-Known Member

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    That's what I'm doing marra. Following DC is completely out of interest but as time goes by i'll find a team that's for me that I can call my team so to speak. I'm completely open to any team at the moment.

    Cheers for the highlights fella. Is there a match of the day style program? All the highlights in one?
     
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  18. ellewoods

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    No we dont have a MOD. We have ESPN Sportscenter which show highlights from every sport 24 hours a day 7 days a week. So if you want highlights you just sit down and watch. They have a ticker on the left that shows you the order of the games they will be talking about so if they are on about the NBA for a while you just come back later. Your local news will also show the local team highlights but for every game you just watch sportscenter which is on one of the dozen ESPN channels. You know that joke in Dodge Ball about ESPN Ocho? Thats basically how it is there are like 12 ESPN channels.
     
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  19. Brian Storm

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    Oh sweet I see, how would I view that mate without downloading anything? Can I just stream the channel?
     
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    I suppose if you can stream other channels you can stream sportscenter. I have never heard of anyone doing that though. I would be a little surprised if anyone was illegally streaming a show like that as its just a news program about sports it doesnt really show anything. People stream games that are on ESPN clearly but as far as sportscenter goes, I dont know about that.

    If you have Sky Sports then you can watch the MLS highlights as they bought the rights to all MLS games so you should have a show in England that is already doing that for you.
     
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