View Full Version : Any other LA Galaxy supporters out there.
Other than my main team Liverpool which i could talk about all day, is there anybody interested in LA Galaxy.
Been watching them live for about a year now but i am back in the UK.
Spoke to many Galaxy supporters on forums recently and there is a real Beckham mania thing going on there right now.
RedRabbit
25-07-2007, 13:20
too much of beckham-mania. I'm surprised there hasn't been any news about him in the last two days.
Aside from that, don't think there are many (or any :animatedfear:) Galaxy fans here.
Watched they superliga match last night, they play rather well and won it 2-1 against Pachuca. Beckham wasn't there, I think his ankle injury will be around for a long time.
I_AM_CANADIAN!
25-07-2007, 16:32
I don't think there were many Galaxy fans, period, until a couple weeks ago...:boat:
I do follow MLS though, big Toronto FC supporter here. :red:
Wolfman Jack
29-07-2007, 14:59
I don't think there were many Galaxy fans, period, until a couple weeks ago...:boat:
I do follow MLS though, big Toronto FC supporter here. :red:
Actually, the Galaxy is the best supported team in the league. Their numbers have been down a bit from last year, but they're still averaging about 23,500 per game. I think Toronto is second at about 20. :thumbup1:
boro_boy
29-07-2007, 15:17
I'm really glad football (soccer) is pretty big now in America, its a great sport. But I feel us brits are trying to force American people into watching it.
I wonder if it will ever take off again, or be a major sport in the USA? I am not convinced myself.
Wolfman Jack
29-07-2007, 15:55
I'm sure it won't match American football in popularity in our lifetimes, considering the NFL averages about 67,000 league-wide in attendance and has ratings through the roof. But MLS attendance is actually pretty comparable to the NHL right now and gets better TV ratings. And it isn't far behind the NBA in attendance. So we're making progress. Hopefully the attention Beckham and a few others are getting will get more people to tune in and find out that it's a pretty good product. I think bringing Blanco, Wanchope, Schelotto and some others into the league will help with the latino market.
Most people don't realize that as recently as the 1920's and early 30's the U.S. had professional leagues that were more popular than the NFL at that time and that rivaled the European leagues in terms of talent (those were the days of immigrants and the children of immigrants). But for whatever reason -- maybe because the new generations wanted to leave the old world behind -- Americans turned away from the sport. So we do have some history; it's just a matter of finding and growing a base again.
Just recently I read that there are more kids playing soccer in the U.S. than in any other country in the world and for the first time in about 80 years we have a generation that's grown up with the game. If more of our best athletes stick with it, I think MLS has a chance to be right in there with the NBA and could even challenge baseball someday. Certainly the NT is already showing progress and there's a lot of talent on that U-20 team. So I'm hopeful. :thumbup1:
boro_boy
29-07-2007, 16:08
Thats good to hear, so in about 10-15 years time, it should be very popular I'm thinking. As the children playing in the schools now will be turning professional, and their parents, family and friends should be watching them. So the attendances should go through the roof, also with thousands of people playing it, you should get some pretty good, world class players!!
Wolfman Jack
29-07-2007, 16:15
Yeah, that's probably a pretty reasonable time frame. I think a lot of kids now will probably really look up to players like Altidore, Bradley, Adu. etc., over the next decade (especially if they can make some noise at the next few WC's and be taken seriously worldwide) and that will steer kids toward sticking with it. It's been tough the past 15 or 20 years because there's been too much money to be made in other sports, so our best athletes naturally have gone in other directions.
boro_boy
29-07-2007, 16:26
Well you done ok in the last world cup didn't you.
Wolfman Jack
29-07-2007, 16:31
Should have done better though. Great draw against Italy, but should have played much better against the Czechs and certainly against Ghana. Even though it was a tough group and most figured the U.S. was unlikely to advance, it was still a bit disappointing after getting to the quarterfinals in 2002. But that's the way the game goes sometimes. I'm confident of a good showing in South Africa and I think we can really make some noise in 2014. :nod:
I am not totally convinced about the USA making an impression at the World Cup myself, but I really hope they can.
I_AM_CANADIAN!
30-07-2007, 16:58
MLS being more popular than the NHL in the US is like saying that Chicago are great because they tied Toronto for 2nd last in the MLS eastern conference- Not much of an accomplishment. :animatedfear:
It also goes to show that the lockout killed hockey in the States, but that's a whole other rant.
Wolfman Jack
30-07-2007, 17:57
MLS being more popular than the NHL in the US is like saying that Chicago are great because they tied Toronto for 2nd last in the MLS eastern conference- Not much of an accomplishment. :animatedfear:
It also goes to show that the lockout killed hockey in the States, but that's a whole other rant.
It's still a helluva lot better than where MLS was five years ago. ;)
As for the lockout killing hockey in the U.S.. well maybe it dealt the death blow, but the NHL was pretty much living on a respirator for years. What really killed hockey -- slowly -- was overexpansion (especially into warm weather climates).
Yorkshire Tim
30-07-2007, 18:00
Excuse my ignorance, but is there a strong glory hunting majority as I would expect?
Wolfman Jack
30-07-2007, 18:11
Excuse my ignorance, but is there a strong glory hunting majority as I would expect?
Hmmmm....good question. I'm sure there are a lot of new Galaxy fans due to the celebrity hoopla surrounding Beckham's arrival, but I'm not sure MLS is yet popular enough for anyone to feel a sense of glory over attaching themselves to a particular club. Hard to imagine the core MLS fans doing much club-hopping and among those of us who are fans of clubs in other countries, there's not much point to "glory-hunting" since most people don't really give a crap. I think glory hunting is probably a lot more common in countries where the sport is wildly popular. Here in the U.S., American football is where you'd find the glory hunters (for instance, the Patriots have picked up a large national fan base since they started winning Super Bowls and back in the 1980s there were San Francisco 49ers fans all over the place). :nod:
I_AM_CANADIAN!
30-07-2007, 19:07
It's still a helluva lot better than where MLS was five years ago. ;)
As for the lockout killing hockey in the U.S.. well maybe it dealt the death blow, but the NHL was pretty much living on a respirator for years. What really killed hockey -- slowly -- was overexpansion (especially into warm weather climates).
YES!!!!!!!!! Precisely! Finally someone who agrees with me that expansion to places like Carolina and Nashville was a dumb idea.:LolLolLolLol:
And you're right, MLS is growing, especially in the last year obviously with the Beckham signing. I still wouldn't say it's anything close to a major sport though right now.
Wolfman Jack
30-07-2007, 19:17
YES!!!!!!!!! Precisely! Finally someone who agrees with me that expansion to places like Carolina and Nashville was a dumb idea.:LolLolLolLol:
And you're right, MLS is growing, especially in the last year obviously with the Beckham signing. I still wouldn't say it's anything close to a major sport though right now.
I always thought there should be something in the NHL by-laws prohibiting any teams south of Washington, D.C.! :hahaha: I watched a lot of hockey in the 1980s and early 90s (had one of those big backyard satellite dishes, so I got everything from ESPN to all the regional sports networks...and most importantly, CBC!...I miss Hockey Night in Canada!). But when half the league retired to Florida and they started naming franchises after Disney films, it all started going to hell in a handbasket as far as I was concerned. :boat:
As for MLS, well, Rome (and I don't mean that moron Jim!) wasn't built in a day. But I think a decade from now the sport has a chance to be right there with the NBA. And with all the troubles baseball is having now, soccer could even be right there with them one of these days if baseball doesn't make some big changes. :thumbup1:
Nah..im support New England Revolution!:thumbup:
They are top of the League!:thumbup:
Hopeful Beckham will help them.:nod:
Middlesbrough No1 Fan
19-08-2007, 22:41
Just out of interest, how much is a football ticket over in america??
Oh sorry a soccer ticket :)
Powerhitter0418
19-08-2007, 23:35
Just out of interest, how much is a football ticket over in america??
Oh sorry a soccer ticket :)
The average ticket I would say is around 50$ , but they can get to be around 150$
The average price for a ticket is $16 up to $65.
Although it can go up to $150 for exclusive area's.
Did anyone see Beckham's free-kick against Dundee Utd the other night? :thumbup:
Powerhitter0418
20-08-2007, 12:41
The average price for a ticket is $16 up to $65.
Although it can go up to $150 for exclusive area's.
Did anyone see Beckham's free-kick against Dundee Utd the other night? :thumbup:
Actually that was DC United.
Same thing, both in countries that pretend to play football :nodyes:
only joking
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