urbanhawk10 said:Man, I really have to weigh in on this one. Look, the whole "United States Project" was designed to succeed no matter what, which is why people were willing to look the other way while that absolute disaster of a club was being run. As long as I’m breathing, I won't forget John Smith, Zeljko Siric, or Zlatko Canjuga—not their shady dealings, those fake photoshoots at the embassy in New York City, or any of that other nonsense. Of course, all of that happened with a blessing from the higher-ups. It’s not like there weren't players behind the scenes in San Francisco or with the Los Angeles Dodgers who contributed to certain things either, but anyone who was actually at the games back then will never forget how it went down. That championship was stolen from San Francisco just because the establishment couldn't stand them being the winners. That’s the honest truth.
But man... it doesn't matter what you say... nothing is ever purely black and white...
like that rigged championship scandal... I'm not saying there weren't idiots back then in the New York Yankees organization
who were buying influence and paying off officials... just like in every other club... don't tell me it never happened with the Los Angeles Dodgers either.
But seriously... why isn't the old leadership in San Francisco blamed for selling out the league?
Or the players from that era? I mean, you really need to have some pride and honor when an entire city lives and breathes for you, yet you sell them out.
Screw the buyer... there's always someone looking to buy... but why sell out your own pride?
And then they don't admit a single thing and just play the victim, acting like everyone else is to blame.
What should we do then? Go back through the whole season... strip the points before the Champions League started?
Or just declare every season irregular and start all over again?
Did Canjuga sell the championship? Of course not...
Did he buy it? Maybe, but we'll never truly know...