MLS All Star Game announced: vs. West Ham
MLS announced what most people heard a while back: that West Ham will face the MLS All Stars in the 2008 All Star game in Toronto.
In no offense to West Ham or it's supporters (especially this one) but I still cannot understand why MLS had to "settle" for West Ham. If MLS couldn't get one of the larger clubs from Europe or South America to use this game as a season warm up, they should have canceled or just set up another East vs. West match. I say settle because we have played two of the larger European clubs before, Chelsea and Celtic. I am sure that SUM could have tossed a few million at Liverpool or Bayern Munich to make the trip. Adidas sponsors both of those clubs as well as MLS, so they could have helped broker the deal.
The All Star Game in general doesn't make sense for me anymore, but this years opponent makes even less sense, given the recent opponents.
In no offense to West Ham or it's supporters (especially this one) but I still cannot understand why MLS had to "settle" for West Ham. If MLS couldn't get one of the larger clubs from Europe or South America to use this game as a season warm up, they should have canceled or just set up another East vs. West match. I say settle because we have played two of the larger European clubs before, Chelsea and Celtic. I am sure that SUM could have tossed a few million at Liverpool or Bayern Munich to make the trip. Adidas sponsors both of those clubs as well as MLS, so they could have helped broker the deal.
The All Star Game in general doesn't make sense for me anymore, but this years opponent makes even less sense, given the recent opponents.
Labels: All Star Game, MLS, West Ham
posted by Brian at 11:22 AM
2 Comments:
No Offence taken, as a West ham supporter, we have the same views about MLS all stars.
But alas, we have come to get used to the idea, and cant wait for our 1000's of supporters to go to Toronto, god help Toronto!!
But i doubt very much if we will be playing our 1st team, from what i have heard it will be our reserves playing, and the 1st team will be finishing there pre season break with families,
But even so, you will be guarenteed a good game, so get your hot dogs and pop corn ready, Green Street here we come.
West Ham is one of the largest clubs in English football, they're no Barcelona (right now) or Chelsea for that matter but teams go through ups and downs. Had this game been in the 80s or 60s we would have shit ourselves to see the Hammers.
Hell even Bobby Moore hoisted the FA cup for West Ham.
I'm personally happy that we will get to see West Ham provided Boa Morte and Ljundberg play.
Lets face it if the MLS all stars played AC Milan, or PSV or Bayern they would get the piss kicked out of them.
I like the choice in a competitive team. Just next year bring over Panathinaikos FC ;)
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