From: Binder Dundat on
On May 18, 1:11 pm, manutd1...(a)bellsouth.net wrote:
> On Tue, 18 May 2010 00:49:33 -0400, Manx Gunner <goal(a)4thegunners!com>
> wrote:
>
> >On Mon, 17 May 2010 23:28:04 -0400,  wrote...
>
> >> Sad if it's true.
>
> >> from Barca to pub league
>
> >Don't be ridiculous... 'pub league'.  FFS.
>
> It's not much better than a really good pub league mate.

Is that what the Scottish Premier league is?
I watched two games the past weekend due to limited channels at the
cottage. One game the Scottish cup and the other was an MLS game. I
thought the MLS players were tactically better? Not that either game
was great.

Beckham who I thought did well in Milan was average in the MLS. Of
course that is also due to playing with better players in Milan. None
the less, North American soccer is getting better, no doubt about that.
From: The Scrutineer on
> Is that what the Scottish Premier league is?

SPL, the Sunday Pub League!!!

> I watched two games the past weekend due to limited channels at the
> cottage. One game the Scottish cup and the other was an MLS game. I
> thought the MLS players were tactically better? Not that either game
> was great.

Don't bag the Scottish calibre of football, its been suffering for a good
30-40 years!!!

> Beckham who I thought did well in Milan was average in the MLS. Of
> course that is also due to playing with better players in Milan. None
> the less, North American soccer is getting better, no doubt about that.

It's taking its time getting better, though many people see the progress!!!

From: manutd11XX on
On Tue, 18 May 2010 18:38:49 GMT, "The Scrutineer"
<vlade4(a)bigpond.com> wrote:

>> Is that what the Scottish Premier league is?
>
>SPL, the Sunday Pub League!!!
>
>> I watched two games the past weekend due to limited channels at the
>> cottage. One game the Scottish cup and the other was an MLS game. I
>> thought the MLS players were tactically better? Not that either game
>> was great.
>
>Don't bag the Scottish calibre of football, its been suffering for a good
>30-40 years!!!
>
>> Beckham who I thought did well in Milan was average in the MLS. Of
>> course that is also due to playing with better players in Milan. None
>> the less, North American soccer is getting better, no doubt about that.
>
>It's taking its time getting better, though many people see the progress!!!


It is getting better, but still pretty poor overall.
From: manutd11XX on
On Tue, 18 May 2010 11:33:00 -0700 (PDT), Binder Dundat
<dundat(a)gmail.com> wrote:

>On May 18, 1:11�pm, manutd1...(a)bellsouth.net wrote:
>> On Tue, 18 May 2010 00:49:33 -0400, Manx Gunner <goal(a)4thegunners!com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >On Mon, 17 May 2010 23:28:04 -0400, �wrote...
>>
>> >> Sad if it's true.
>>
>> >> from Barca to pub league
>>
>> >Don't be ridiculous... 'pub league'. �FFS.
>>
>> It's not much better than a really good pub league mate.
>
>Is that what the Scottish Premier league is?
>I watched two games the past weekend due to limited channels at the
>cottage. One game the Scottish cup and the other was an MLS game. I
>thought the MLS players were tactically better? Not that either game
>was great.
>
The matches are played at a completely different tempo in the two
leagues, most MLS players would be gasping for breath before half time
if they played in the SPL. Hard to compare the two leagues but I'd say
the top SPL teams are way and far better than the top MLS teams

>Beckham who I thought did well in Milan was average in the MLS. Of
>course that is also due to playing with better players in Milan. None
>the less, North American soccer is getting better, no doubt about that.

Beckham was crocked and knackered when he joined the MLS
From: JK on
manutd11XX(a)bellsouth.net wrote:
> On Tue, 18 May 2010 11:33:00 -0700 (PDT), Binder Dundat
> <dundat(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On May 18, 1:11 pm, manutd1...(a)bellsouth.net wrote:
>>> On Tue, 18 May 2010 00:49:33 -0400, Manx Gunner <goal(a)4thegunners!com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Mon, 17 May 2010 23:28:04 -0400, wrote...
>>>>> Sad if it's true.
>>>>> from Barca to pub league
>>>> Don't be ridiculous... 'pub league'. FFS.
>>> It's not much better than a really good pub league mate.
>> Is that what the Scottish Premier league is?
>> I watched two games the past weekend due to limited channels at the
>> cottage. One game the Scottish cup and the other was an MLS game. I
>> thought the MLS players were tactically better? Not that either game
>> was great.
>>
> The matches are played at a completely different tempo in the two
> leagues, most MLS players would be gasping for breath before half time
> if they played in the SPL. Hard to compare the two leagues but I'd say
> the top SPL teams are way and far better than the top MLS teams


No one would argue that Rangers and Celtic aren't better than the best
in MLS, but once you get past those two, I think the leagues are pretty
comparable, though the worst MLS teams are probably worse than the
bottom SPL teams.