MLS 2022/23 Season: Part 2

So I went ahead and played the naive fool, trying to figure out what on earth is going on with this absolute clown who can't stop shooting blanks. I see hiddencyclist112 has sent an envoy—I assume there’s some logic there. He’s a smart guy, usually pretty level-headed.
But then, what do we have here? Honestly, who gives a damn what some guy with way too much free time posts on Twitter?

The whole group is acting like they're in sixth grade—just a bunch of low-level noise and mindless insults. Is it even possible that nobody has anything intelligent left to say?
I mean, what kind of sane adult spends their time posting on Twitter and coming up with these childish little vendettas?
And now I see he’s actually apologizing? Good grief, what a joke.
Even LJPV got worked up over this.🤦

Now reasonable people are just checking out. If I’m reading the situation right, it looks like the entire country is being held hostage by nothing but petty nonsense and insults.

I can't tell anymore what's irony and what's actual reality... everything has just drifted into this massive gray area.

hiddencyclist112 said:That is precisely the lens through which we have to view this entire hysterical spectacle. Those of us who have clearly been left isolated on one side, while a large portion of society has drifted into debauchery, sinking into tastelessness, populism, low passions, and a total lack of moral scruples.

They can do whatever they want. They are the arrogant offspring of wealthy parents, and every single sin they commit will be smoothed over. No one possesses the strength or the resources to stand up to them; the state itself has become a hostage to this festival of madness, threats, insults, and noise. And the media? The media plays an especially perfidious role here. Nobody wants to oppose them; nobody wants to ignore them or call them out on their nonsense. Quite the opposite, actually. People cater to them, broadcasting their delusions because, hey, that’s just how they are—flashy, reckless, and hot-headed. But suddenly, there’s a problem with a tweet on a private account? Suddenly, cheering against the home team is the issue? Is that supposedly legitimate now? Or is it not? What exactly was the problem with my cheering for the Arizona Wildcats yesterday?

Just a few years ago, we dealt with an identical festival of indecency and moralizing directed at anyone who dared to cheer against the national team. Now, the very same people who were most heavily crucified back then have stepped into the role of judge. The only difference is they’ve added another particularly touching element—as is common in any story where someone tries to write the rules of what is acceptable and what isn't—which is using innocent, pure children. Good grief, I might actually shed a tear.

One must be cautious; this is absolutely no time for jokes. Because the moment we are living in is truly chilling. When such a distorted and dangerous faction of society is granted this much space and this much power, things cease to be humorous and become matters of serious concern.

You journalistic scum, may you go hungry!

And just like that—after dealing with those terrible pamphlets, we ended up stuck with some equally bad pathetic excuses for people. 🥱

hollowtinker33 said:So I went ahead and played the naive fool, trying to figure out what on earth is going on with this absolute clown who can't stop shooting blanks. I see hiddencyclist112 has sent an envoy—I assume there’s some logic there. He’s a smart guy, usually pretty level-headed.
But then, what do we have here? Honestly, who gives a damn what some guy with way too much free time posts on Twitter?

The whole group is acting like they're in sixth grade—just a bunch of low-level noise and mindless insults. Is it even possible that nobody has anything intelligent left to say?
I mean, what kind of sane adult spends their time posting on Twitter and coming up with these childish little vendettas?
And now I see he’s actually apologizing? Good grief, what a joke.
Even LJPV got worked up over this.🤦

Now reasonable people are just checking out. If I’m reading the situation right, it looks like the entire country is being held hostage by nothing but petty nonsense and insults.

I can't tell anymore what's irony and what's actual reality... everything has just drifted into this massive gray area.

You're trying a little too hard here 🕺

Can someone please walk me through how these licensing rules actually work? I get that Lokomotiv and Šibenik got rejected because their stadiums don't meet the mark, sure. But then how does Rudeš get a license when they’re playing at a tiny local field that’s barely better than a high school stadium? If they make it up to the top flight, they'll end up using the exact same pitch that Lokomotiv was denied for! And then there's Cibalia—even though their stadium is better than half the teams in the first division, they were denied licenses for both the second and first tiers. Same goes for Dugopolje, even though they have arguably the nicest stadium in the whole country. Is this just another attempt to favor the big clubs from the capital? Honestly, I’m rooting for Lokomotiv to finally go down so we can see a team like Cibalia or El Paso move up instead of yet another club from the city where maybe a hundred people show up to games. I truly believe Gorica and Šibenik can catch up to Lokomotiv, and while it might be a steeper climb for Cibalia to leapfrog Rudeš, I’m still holding out hope they get licensed soon. The last thing I want to see is a league that's just a bunch of commuter teams.

Paul Sanchez said:Can someone please walk me through how these licensing rules actually work? I get that Lokomotiv and Šibenik got rejected because their stadiums don't meet the mark, sure. But then how does Rudeš get a license when they’re playing at a tiny local field that’s barely better than a high school stadium? If they make it up to the top flight, they'll end up using the exact same pitch that Lokomotiv was denied for! And then there's Cibalia—even though their stadium is better than half the teams in the first division, they were denied licenses for both the second and first tiers. Same goes for Dugopolje, even though they have arguably the nicest stadium in the whole country. Is this just another attempt to favor the big clubs from the capital? Honestly, I’m rooting for Lokomotiv to finally go down so we can see a team like Cibalia or El Paso move up instead of yet another club from the city where maybe a hundred people show up to games. I truly believe Gorica and Šibenik can catch up to Lokomotiv, and while it might be a steeper climb for Cibalia to leapfrog Rudeš, I’m still holding out hope they get licensed soon. The last thing I want to see is a league that's just a bunch of commuter teams.

Yeah, the Federation is pushing the D.C. teams (and part of the corporate interests) into the higher leagues again.👍

I can't stand people who throw the word "children" around just to manipulate an argument.
It’s all just a tactic for them.

Ashley Bailey6 said:I can't stand people who throw the word "children" around just to manipulate an argument.
It’s all just a tactic for them.

Don't be like that... ☕

I am the one representing Mamu Buljan—not her brother, Mamu ŠČ.
And I sincerely hope—truly, deeply hope—that most of my colleagues will join us, regardless of which team colors they wear.

"I just realized what Prlja said—that's why everyone started losing their minds. My god, when did we become so sensitive? It's awful... back home on the Gulf Coast, we wouldn't have even blinked at that..." , the singer remarked.

That’s just our typical Joe—but honestly, what can you do when you're dealing with those sensitive souls from the Deep South?

Those aren't sensitive souls, they're just straight-up bullies.

Exactly. This country needs a new Hemingway to write something along the lines of *The Sun Also Rises*—something that captures the hypocrisy and small-mindedness of everyone involved.

Paul Sanchez said:Can someone please walk me through how these licensing rules actually work? I get that Lokomotiv and Šibenik got rejected because their stadiums don't meet the mark, sure. But then how does Rudeš get a license when they’re playing at a tiny local field that’s barely better than a high school stadium? If they make it up to the top flight, they'll end up using the exact same pitch that Lokomotiv was denied for! And then there's Cibalia—even though their stadium is better than half the teams in the first division, they were denied licenses for both the second and first tiers. Same goes for Dugopolje, even though they have arguably the nicest stadium in the whole country. Is this just another attempt to favor the big clubs from the capital? Honestly, I’m rooting for Lokomotiv to finally go down so we can see a team like Cibalia or El Paso move up instead of yet another club from the city where maybe a hundred people show up to games. I truly believe Gorica and Šibenik can catch up to Lokomotiv, and while it might be a steeper climb for Cibalia to leapfrog Rudeš, I’m still holding out hope they get licensed soon. The last thing I want to see is a league that's just a bunch of commuter teams.

You have everything right here in detail. In short, obviously it isn't just about the stadiums, otherwise I guess nobody would ever get licensed anyway. 😬

neonhawk6 said:"I just realized what Prlja said—that's why everyone started losing their minds. My god, when did we become so sensitive? It's awful... back home on the Gulf Coast, we wouldn't have even blinked at that..." , the singer remarked.

That’s just our typical Joe—but honestly, what can you do when you're dealing with those sensitive souls from the Deep South?

So is that it? Now even Šajo has chimed in on this thread? Have we all officially lost our minds now—all 3,871,833 of us? 🕺

Nicole Jackson3 said:Those aren't sensitive souls, they're just straight-up bullies.

So what, does signing these players also come with a free pass to use their favorite slang?

Not at all. We’re missing Kožulj, who would have jumped in alongside those other thugs to defend Prlja—they'd all unite just to deflect and ask, "But where's the sport in this?" 👋

hiddencyclist112 said:That is precisely the lens through which we have to view this entire hysterical spectacle. Those of us who have clearly been left isolated on one side, while a large portion of society has drifted into debauchery, sinking into tastelessness, populism, low passions, and a total lack of moral scruples.

They can do whatever they want. They are the arrogant offspring of wealthy parents, and every single sin they commit will be smoothed over. No one possesses the strength or the resources to stand up to them; the state itself has become a hostage to this festival of madness, threats, insults, and noise. And the media? The media plays an especially perfidious role here. Nobody wants to oppose them; nobody wants to ignore them or call them out on their nonsense. Quite the opposite, actually. People cater to them, broadcasting their delusions because, hey, that’s just how they are—flashy, reckless, and hot-headed. But suddenly, there’s a problem with a tweet on a private account? Suddenly, cheering against the home team is the issue? Is that supposedly legitimate now? Or is it not? What exactly was the problem with my cheering for the Arizona Wildcats yesterday?

Just a few years ago, we dealt with an identical festival of indecency and moralizing directed at anyone who dared to cheer against the national team. Now, the very same people who were most heavily crucified back then have stepped into the role of judge. The only difference is they’ve added another particularly touching element—as is common in any story where someone tries to write the rules of what is acceptable and what isn't—which is using innocent, pure children. Good grief, I might actually shed a tear.

One must be cautious; this is absolutely no time for jokes. Because the moment we are living in is truly chilling. When such a distorted and dangerous faction of society is granted this much space and this much power, things cease to be humorous and become matters of serious concern.

You journalistic scum, may you go hungry!

🤣🤣

You guys have all completely lost it.

What does staring into the ice for two years straight actually do to people—besides making them even more frostbitten than they already were? I mean, they seemed like decent enough folks before this.

Absolute nightmare fuel—terror, apocalypse, just total chaos.🤣

Back when Daddy was busy worshiping at the altar of the big shots—and those hated Southerners were stuck at the bottom—everyone was laughing, acting all high and mighty, and everything felt just peachy. Now that the tables have turned, and you’ve finally realized that the underdog team didn't actually go belly-up like you all predicted... suddenly we're living in these eerie times, and I don't see anyone in sight stepping up to stop the apocalypse.🤣🤣

Well, you actually caught me off guard there. I mean—don't get me wrong—if we’re talking about our local rivals, I'm pretty sure they’d try to wipe us off the face of the map entirely. But those folks down by the coast? The fans over in the Bay Area? They're mostly alright, I guess. Honestly, looking at you, I never would have guessed that some ridiculous, brain-rotting disease could actually take you out for good.
Look, Asu—for your own sake, just walk away from that toxic mess right now. Seriously. Or maybe just start praying to God every single day so you don't end up getting screwed over again next year. I guess it's up to you.

You people aren't sane, honestly... it's a madhouse...

Maybe I'll just wait until you all finally get together for a group hangout so you can hash out whatever it is you don't understand...

What kind of pathetic little club and festival is this?
We can save all those cheap shots and petty insults for the forums and the tabloids

Without some real, gritty antagonism, there’s just no football at all

The club is sitting on a $6 million deficit, yet they actually think they’re pulling ahead of the competition just because Luksa is shaking things up at the US Soccer Federation. Nojevi 🙏

hollowtinker33 said:What kind of pathetic little club and festival is this?
We can save all those cheap shots and petty insults for the forums and the tabloids

Without some real, gritty antagonism, there’s just no football at all

I'd sure like to see that happen...

I'm just waiting for the Hajduk fans to get sucked into the whole Woke movement and cancel culture any day now... 🙂

You’re basically Hajduk-phobic 🙂 about every little joke or whatever. Since there are so many of them, they're going to force people into self-censorship and total social exclusion. There's a bigger issue here...

Their democracy has devolved into pure sectarianism. It's simple: you're either with the majority or you're an outcast. In the Dalmatian region, there's practically zero opposition. Real opposition—as a way to offer critique—is supposed to act as a corrective force. But since that doesn't exist, the human flaw kicks in: instead of looking inward and finding our own mistakes, we just try to change the world around us. That's why progress is so painfully slow (it's like Livaja doesn't even care anymore), and why everyone just stays silent, or maybe even unconsciously accepts how Lukša is cozying up to the HNS. They're acting like the second most penalty-happy club on the planet... Honestly, people are just accepting things that would have been unthinkable before, simply because they've finally been backed into a corner by reality.

They're starting to apply that same mentality externally, which is what we're seeing with the situation involving Prljosa. That's why his apology is so dangerous and completely missed the mark.

To hell with Hajduk, hope they lose everything!