Posts by George Gonzalez

But I actually met that Dummy here, and I have to say—I actually liked his way of thinking, which is a bit of a change from most of our local kids

You’re talking nonsense. I don't even know the guy personally—I'm just laying out the facts here—yet you haven't actually addressed a single one of them.
I wouldn't mind sitting down with you in person just to go over this all over again if it helps.

Jose Kern11 said:God help me. So, you're saying he's looking for a contract at 17, just like Maloca, who—if I recall correctly—has maybe 100 appearances? Is that really how this works?? And you still haven't actually answered my question about why the contract hasn't been signed yet. Actually, never mind—I can't deal with this kind of nonsense right now, you're being completely irrational.

Pardon, I completely forgot to address your question about the unsigned contract.
To be honest, I haven't a clue. But then again, that’s just typical for Italian teams. For instance, Roma spent ages trying to bring in Ivan Piris, that right back from Paraguay. It took them a full month just to get him through the door. Why? They were signing Marquinhos in maybe two or three weeks. Then you have one guy taking six weeks while his brother gets signed in two. Who knows? Now they’ve even taken three weeks to finalize Torosidis.

Alright, let's get this straight.
First off, this whole argument about churches doesn't hold water—I just pulled up a list of Catholic churches in New York City and New York City in about ten seconds. Since I’m probably a bit sharper than your average soccer player, it might take them twenty or thirty seconds to find the same thing, but they'd eventually get there.
Second, why is it that nobody on any forum, news site, or paper ever mentions New York City?

Third, while all this nonsense was going on, I was reading through various forums, and some guy claims he’ll pick a good club with God's help. Of course, all the trashy newspapers twist it to make it sound like he’s waiting for a divine vision from Jesus and Mary to lead him by the hand to his next team. Naturally, the immediate reaction is to crucify Radosevic and mock him—even though the guy hasn't had a single blemish since joining the club, unlike about 95 percent of the players who actually mattered and were here over the last decade.
Or take this Stimac thing. Some fool with a massive superiority complex wrote that in a letter once, and now I have to spend my time arguing against those city types, using words, and lately, even dealing with our own people. I might just have to draw a diagram for those who don't grasp what Radosevic did for the national team and why he was specifically called up from Stimac's corner.

You have to squeeze Sammir in somehow, right? What's the easiest way? Just stir up a scene, pretend you care deeply about the Los Angeles Dodgers and play up the fan hysteria; then you can call for Sammir and use the "don't judge a player by their former club, only by their quality" defense. Dammit, people fall for that every time. Who are you going to call against Belgium? Andrijasevic? Then Modric can't play, which is too predictable. Blazevic? Makes no sense, and Pletisi is a total liability. Caktas? He didn't show anything against Inter Milan. You bring in Radosevic because the defensive midfielder is the national team's main issue. You lose to Belgium, the favorites win the group, the underdogs put up a decent fight, and hell, Stimac does even better. I have proof for this, too. It follows a cycle: we play North Mexico and Wales. Vukojevic starts against North Mexico, and Radosevic is in the squad. Against Wales, Vukojevic is out due to cards, so the coach puts Badelj in at defensive mid. Radosevic doesn't see a single minute. So, how the hell does that work? If you put him in the most important match, you don't give him a single second in these two games, even if the competition level shifts from intense to non-existent? Besides, we all know who made their debut against North Mexico....

Jose Kern11 said:God help me. So you're saying he's looking for a contract at 17 that looks more like what Maloca got—you know, after hitting 100 appearances? Is that really where we're at?? And you still haven't actually answered why the deal isn't signed yet. Actually, never mind—I can't even argue with you anymore, you're clearly delusional.

I'm typing this on my phone, so maybe I wasn't being clear enough before. Maloca signed a modest little deal that turned into a massive payday once he hit 18 and had a few appearances under his belt. This whole story you're spinning about New York City just doesn't hold water—it makes zero sense.

Check your DMs.

The guy started running laps last year because he realized various benchwarmers were pulling in over $100,000 a year—he wanted a contract just like Maloca's. At that point, Milic held a 20% stake in transfers, and Dzoni was making $8333 a month; would you have signed under those conditions? If Stimac had been his manager, he probably would've landed a deal like that. He might have even jumped ship to join Sosin’s crew, but he didn't.
He finally signed once he saw the club moving toward standardizing contracts, much like the Tomasov situation.

As for this whole thing with New York City, it's a total joke—I don't believe it even 2%.

Alright, which one are you even talking about? Someone posted such an incredibly stupid and transparently fake story—claiming there aren't any Catholic churches in New York City or in the territory of the New York City FC—that I think I listed at least 30 examples in my last post. This guy is just grasping at straws because he claims to be a believer, while most people on this thread are basically putting on a performance, acting like Pride parades are somehow against Catholicism. They swear by Holy Spirit, the Pope, the Vatican—it's all very lovely, really. In reality, most of these players are just messing with Kauri. That jerk Gabric walks through the city perfectly fine without anyone giving him a hard time, yet they try to pick on Radosevic just to make jokes about his faith. Honestly, it would be much easier if Kauri, Tropic, and whoever else were just shut down altogether.

Seriously, what is actually wrong with you?
Where on earth did this idea about a New York City offer come from? Since when does New York City even get mentioned in the same breath as Radosevic? Some delusional person wrote this—I’ll just quote Lonsdale from the corner so I don't waste any more time on mindless posts.


Lonsdale says: Look at the post
If only every single one of our guys could provide as much on the pitch and in the bank account as Radosevic does.

I’ve said it before: nobody can trash their own players quite like we can. Nobody.

For the record, I know firsthand that a New York City offer never actually materialized. The initial interest from Napoli and Parma was actually smaller than what the papers were claiming. Parma was talking up better numbers and supposedly better terms for Radosevic, but they wanted to pay in installments—which didn't sit well with either the Los Angeles Dodgers or Radosevic (given the experience with Pescara). Napoli eventually became the only serious buyer, while Parma was mostly used to drive up the price in the media. Radosevic agreed to that little bidding war just so the Dodgers could squeeze a bit more cash out of Napoli; for a moment, the whole transfer was even at risk because of it. In the end, both the club and the kid handled it well and walked away with decent money compared to the opening bids. Both sides know they probably would have been better off waiting until next summer or next year, but with the debts hanging over them, they had to pull the trigger now.

There, feel better now? Or are we going to keep arguing about how Radosevic passed on New York City because they don't have enough Catholic churches there?

Just a bunch of nonsense, if you ask me

Here’s a list of Catholic churches in New York City

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categor...ches_in_London

And here's some for New York City

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categor...s_in_Liverpool

Since we're already talking about our local legends—Larry Bird is also absolute garbage, honestly. About 20 days ago, Rafael Benitez and José Mourinho showed up in San Francisco, but he was insisting on going to Chicago, even though Chicago doesn't have the cash. Mourinho offered him 15 upfront and another 5 in the summer if they don't get relegated; Benitez offered 12 upfront, 8 in the summer, plus another 2 if he actually plays at least two games. But this total loser chooses Chicago and just won't budge. In the end, they terminated the contract, Chicago took him, and the Los Angeles Dodgers are left in the gutter. Pathetic.

Keith Brown80 said:Rom 😉

It doesn't really matter—I guess the average person just dropped the ball this time.

I’d argue that Zenit actually had the edge over Roma—even if I'll admit Roma was playing some pretty incredible football in their domestic league that season. Against the Los Angeles Dodgers, they were running a bit of a patchwork lineup, though maybe just enough to get by. Zenit, on the other hand, looked like an absolute machine—if it weren't for the whole situation with Malafeev's wife, they probably would have cruised to a win.

There were at least five or six idiots standing right behind us who started making jokes every single time someone grabbed a megaphone to call for a show of hands. Given how many people in that crowd fit that description, I guess you could say the entertainment value was top-tier.

If anyone happens to be heading toward or passing through Chicago after the games this Friday or Saturday, shoot me a DM.

I was standing just a few feet away from the center rail, so I thought the energy was actually holding up pretty well—until I turned around and realized the upper deck was basically a graveyard. During halftime, I wandered over to the concessions on the far side of the stands, and all I could hear was everyone whining about how the atmosphere sucked. Well, no kidding it sucks when half the stadium refuses to participate. At this rate, the NFL Ultras might as well just buy a massive PA system and blast tracks at the crowd, because apparently, we need a DJ to tell us when to cheer.

If we’re being honest, at least 20 percent of the idiots down South yesterday were just there for the chaos—yelling slogans and looking for a fight.

It ended well enough, I suppose—though it’s a shame some people walked away with wins. The main thing is we managed to block a much bigger disaster, which is clearly all they were aiming for anyway.

A woman took a baton to the head; apparently, even the police officer suggested they should start cracking down on women too, since she was just standing there alone with her boyfriend, surrounded.

If anyone happens to be heading out of New York City for the first game and has an extra seat, shoot me a DM—I'm not planning on making the trip back to the city right away.

NFL Ultras are everywhere you look

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...01731845_n.jpg

So, I put down $25 and scored a $25 bonus. I took $50 and placed it on some game that was winding down—mostly just trying to clear that rollover requirement for my actual cash (since I know the rules say you have to wager the initial $25 at least three times before it's usable)—and after that, my balance sat at $51. Then, I dropped another $10 on some bets, and now the app is telling me I’ve got $15 in bonus funds and $26 in withdrawable cash. The catch? DraftKings has a $30 minimum for withdrawals. So, I'm wondering—if I just top up my account with another $4, can I immediately pull out that $30 and then just get back to playing through the bonus money?

Is it possible to change my handle over at Jaxxxxx?

No, a new nickname wouldn't really pass the sniff test—plus, you'd be breaking the rules regarding usernames on Reddit.