Peter C

An abbreviated post due to my just returning from the road. After week 21 the numbers look like this...

An abbreviated post due to my being on the road. After week 20 the numbers look like this... 5 year comparison WK 20 143 GP YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP 2005 21,232 10 14,849 14,905 134 2006 17,497 -17.59% 7 15,496 4.36% 15,449 3.65% 128 2007 23,740 35.68% 7 15,942 2.88% […]

An abbreviated post due to my being on the road. After week 19 the numbers look like this... 5 year comparison WK 15 137 GP YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP 2005 13,291 6 14,799 14,506 124 2006 92,650 597.11% 1 15,564 5.17% 15,194 4.74% 121 2007 25,407 -72.58% 5 15,966 2.58% […]

SUMmer of Soccer Continues First let me apologize for the tardiness of this post. I Amtraked across America to visit family, go to a wedding, and I'm going to cram in a trip to Giants' Stadium for the Gold Cup Final. Can you believe it, no Wi-Fi in any Amtrak station between Arizona and Chicago, […]

After week 18 the numbers look like this... 5 year comparison WK 15 130 GP YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP 2005 8,365 2 15,023 14,568 118 2006 11,399 36.28% 7 15,558 3.56% 14,549 -0.13% 120 2007 15,894 39.43% 6 15,853 1.89% 15,024 3.26% 117 2008 13,013 -18.13% 6 16,542 4.35% 16,939 […]

SUMmer of Soccer Continues Coming into this past weekend, 21 matches(5 doubleheaders) have been played during the the 'Summer of Soccer' which began on June 20. Attendance: 252,914. All games, except the Timbers friendly, were part of entities owned or marketed by Soccer United Marketing(SUM). The Gold Cup finished the group phase with 6 doubleheaders. […]

After week 17 the numbers look like this... 5 year comparison WK 15 124 GP YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP 2005 13,835 9 14,547 14,675 116 2006 16,028 15.85% 7 15,716 8.03% 14,698 0.16% 113 2007 13,974 -12.82% 4 15,377 -2.15% 15,005 2.08% 111 2008 23,000 64.59% 5 16,518 7.42% 17,142 […]

Summer of Soccer Continues The 14 matches that were played during the first week of the 'Summer of Soccer' drew 168,687. All games were part of entities owned or marketed by Soccer United Marketing(SUM). The Gold Cup kicked off this week. By Sunday, three of the nine doubleheaders that constitute the group phase were played. […]

After week 16 the numbers look like this...

A Few Moves(not a complete list) As July 1 approached, the time when players contracts would be guaranteed if they were on the roster, MLS clubs made moves. I haven't listed the players waived or released to make roster room, but some of the new additions are... 26 yr old Alecko Escandarian has moved across […]

SuperLiga 2009 – Matchday 3 Group A Game Score Pts Chicago 1 6 Chicago – MLSNet Tigres UANL 2 6 Tigres UANL – Wikipedia San Luis 1 4 San Luis – Wikipedia Chivas USA 1 1 Chivas USA – MLSNet Group B New England 1 7 Revolution Soccer Atlas 0 2 Atlas – The […]

After week 15 the numbers look like this... 5 year comparison WK 15 112 GP YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP 2005 19,065 8 14,710 14,274 101 2006 15,853 -16.85% 12 14,821 0.75% 14,721 3.13% 100 2007 14,650 -7.59% 6 14,907 0.58% 15,143 2.87% 103 2008 18,529 26.48% 6 16,357 9.73% 16,991 […]

Well, the start of the 2009 SuperLiga has jumpstarted the familiar conversations about it's quality, purpose, players' shares if an MLS club wins, among others. One major issue has been partially addressed, i.e.; schedule congestion with short rosters by way of the new qualification criteria that prevents the overload in the past by having teams […]

After week 14 the numbers look like this... 5 year comparison WK 14 106 GP YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP 2005 9,538 6 14,692 13,862 93 2006 10,494 10.02% 7 14,814 0.83% 14,602 5.34% 88 2007 15,376 46.52% 12 15,035 1.49% 15,174 3.91% 97 2008 […]

Good crowds attended this week's eight matches, except of course in Dallas. The league averaged just over 16,600. The week began with west leading Chivas USA visiting Houston. A midweek turnout of over 14,500 saw the Dynamo continue its good form. On Saturday, the east's top teams clashed in DC in front of over 18,300. […]