 AEG Back In WPS, No Extra Games at HDC |
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 Mar 15 2008, 12:57 PM
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 Dir. of Football Operations  Group: Members Posts: 7754 Joined: 17-July 05 Member No.: 2143 Supports: Galaxy, Pachuca  |
QUOTE Much bigger news is on the way. Anschutz Entertainment Group apparently is about to unload its stake in WPS, selling its L.A.-based team to a group headed by actor Anthony La Paglia, who is part of the ownership group of Sydney FC in his native Australia.
The group is looking to play at Titan Stadium on the Cal State Fullerton campus, which has staged U.S. national team games, served as a second home for the Galaxy (pre-Home Depot Center) and was the primary stadium used by the L.A. Salsa of the APSL back in the mid-‘90s. The La Paglia group also is looking to bring a United Soccer Leagues First Division club to Fullerton. AEG, which owns the Galaxy and Houston Dynamo (and once operated six MLS clubs), had planned to put its women's club into HDC's track and field stadium, where the Galaxy often plays U.S. Open Cup games. That it is ready to dump the team is hardly a surprise. From the start AEG has refused to discuss the women's league, even after it was identified as an initial investor. --------------------  It's shit like this that makes us look like assholes. EDIT: You know how I know you're gay? You're looking at my signature instead of my avatar. |
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Mar 15 2008, 10:34 PM
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 Player/Manager Group: Members Posts: 3751 Joined: 7-July 04 Member No.: 554 Supports: GaLAxy, Sol |
Mixed feelings if this is true. AEG's deep pockets are great, but their approach to building a competitive team is not: I was expecting them to coax Mia Hamm out of retirement and surround her with young women who didn't make the cut as HDC ushers or nacho-goop pourers. And Titan Stadium is a beautiful place for a soccer game. On the other hand, who knows what the financial commitment of the new ownership would be?
Out of curiosity, what's the source on this? -------------------- Speaking of cheap jokes...
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May 15 2008, 09:41 PM
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 First Team Group: Members Posts: 1934 Joined: 12-January 07 Member No.: 3962 Supports: Los Angeles Galaxy |
This is the only WPS thread I could find on here.
Chicago just hired their coach, Emma Hayes of Arsenal. Has anyone heard anything about the LA team? Other than the rumor about AEG selling. Is anyone going to get tickets? AEG has the season seat deposit link upon their AEG Tickets Site -------------------- Every winner has scars, every loser sheds tears.
-------------------------------------------------------- Hey ese, Why you be dissin the Riot Squad, holmes? That shit doesn’t fly around here. I’m 100% Latino and I hate those Chivas putos. Plus, there are white mamacitas at Galaxy games that let you fuck their ass and face after the match. Get with the program, pendejo. If you keep writing this crap me and 43 of my cousins are going to get in our one car and stab you. Juan Hector Ramirez |
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May 15 2008, 10:57 PM
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Player/Manager Group: Members Posts: 3751 Joined: 7-July 04 Member No.: 554 Supports: GaLAxy, Sol |
QUOTE(projectx @ May 15 2008, 07:41 PM) [snapback]561030[/snapback] Is anyone going to get tickets? Maybe. On the one hand, I like soccer, including women's soccer. I also like the idea of supporting a chivas-free league. On the other hand, I'm poor, tired, and cranky. So it partly depends on how much the tickets (not to mention parking) will cost. -------------------- Speaking of cheap jokes...
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May 15 2008, 11:50 PM
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First Team Group: Members Posts: 1934 Joined: 12-January 07 Member No.: 3962 Supports: Los Angeles Galaxy |
QUOTE(Cristobal Guillermo @ May 15 2008, 07:57 PM) [snapback]561063[/snapback] Maybe. On the one hand, I like soccer, including women's soccer. I also like the idea of supporting a chivas-free league. On the other hand, I'm poor, tired, and cranky. So it partly depends on how much the tickets (not to mention parking) will cost. I'm leaning toward yes as well, it's only a 20 game season, so that's only 10 home games. Even though I don't trust AEG to build a team as much as I would like to, I'd like them to stay involved, if only to have the team known LA Galaxy Ladies. -------------------- Every winner has scars, every loser sheds tears.
-------------------------------------------------------- Hey ese, Why you be dissin the Riot Squad, holmes? That shit doesn’t fly around here. I’m 100% Latino and I hate those Chivas putos. Plus, there are white mamacitas at Galaxy games that let you fuck their ass and face after the match. Get with the program, pendejo. If you keep writing this crap me and 43 of my cousins are going to get in our one car and stab you. Juan Hector Ramirez |
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May 16 2008, 04:46 PM
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I am currently in month two of waiting to hear back on why I should make a season ticket deposit on a vapor team.
If I had to guess, I'd say AEG is not at all certain which of Chivas USA or the Riptide will be around in 2009, and aren't sure yet whether they will need to book filler space in the track stadium (or the main stadium, God help us). The last time I checked the WPS site, AEG was still involved in owners conferences, unless Tonya Antonucci is lying to us. They've got plenty of time, and plenty of opportunity to scout players, coaches and marketers, since there are half a dozen women's teams in the region now to look at. But they also could go ahead and look at what Peter Wilt's been doing for the Chicago WPS team - oh, PW has something to teach AEG, and AEG is resistant to learn, quelle surprise -------------------- |
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Sep 16 2008, 03:32 PM
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First Team Group: Members Posts: 1934 Joined: 12-January 07 Member No.: 3962 Supports: Los Angeles Galaxy |
Reviving this thread again.
We still have no word from AEG about the LA franchise...but we have our first three players: 
-------------------- Every winner has scars, every loser sheds tears.
-------------------------------------------------------- Hey ese, Why you be dissin the Riot Squad, holmes? That shit doesn’t fly around here. I’m 100% Latino and I hate those Chivas putos. Plus, there are white mamacitas at Galaxy games that let you fuck their ass and face after the match. Get with the program, pendejo. If you keep writing this crap me and 43 of my cousins are going to get in our one car and stab you. Juan Hector Ramirez |
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Sep 16 2008, 03:59 PM
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Player/Manager Group: Members Posts: 2775 Joined: 7-July 04 Member No.: 566 Supports: Galaxy |
It will be an AEG franchise. This week they started getting in touch with people who had inquired. (I totally forgot about this thread.)
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Sep 16 2008, 04:30 PM
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First Team Group: Members Posts: 1934 Joined: 12-January 07 Member No.: 3962 Supports: Los Angeles Galaxy |
QUOTE (Dude Love @ Sep 16 2008, 01:59 PM)  It will be an AEG franchise. This week they started getting in touch with people who had inquired. (I totally forgot about this thread.) I figured AEG would keep the franchise,but they still haven't hired a coach or given the team a name or anything like that. EDIT: I wouldn't be surprised if AEG just handed one of these to each girl 5 minutes before the opening match. 
-------------------- Every winner has scars, every loser sheds tears.
-------------------------------------------------------- Hey ese, Why you be dissin the Riot Squad, holmes? That shit doesn’t fly around here. I’m 100% Latino and I hate those Chivas putos. Plus, there are white mamacitas at Galaxy games that let you fuck their ass and face after the match. Get with the program, pendejo. If you keep writing this crap me and 43 of my cousins are going to get in our one car and stab you. Juan Hector Ramirez |
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Sep 16 2008, 04:48 PM
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 Dir. of Football Operations Group: Members Posts: 5256 Joined: 17-July 07 Member No.: 5411 Supports: Galaxy, US, Greece |
Oh shit, I went to middle school with Aly Wagner, she was in my brother's class. Haha that's a trip.
-------------------- Den stamato na tragoutho pote ole ole! Hellas !
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Sep 16 2008, 05:06 PM
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Boxx and Cox.
I'm going to sleep. -------------------- Politically correct people are not being politically correct because they’re afraid of being misconstrued as racists. They’re politically correct because they’re afraid of being exposed as racists. It’s a way of building a wall around so you don’t slip and say the wrong thing and you don’t say what’s really on your mind. Politically correct people are despicable.
RobertTheBruce 11/30/07: Everything I need to know I learn from people like Shooter and dirtyboy. Smile and the world smiles with you. Die of AIDS and the world smiles more. |
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Sep 16 2008, 05:52 PM
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In all seriousness, the club should be named the LA Galaxy and let's make them part of the bigger club. It makes sense from branding and logistics and besides it will help them sell tickets to all the matches. It's a win win situation.
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Sep 16 2008, 06:34 PM
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First Team Group: Members Posts: 1934 Joined: 12-January 07 Member No.: 3962 Supports: Los Angeles Galaxy |
QUOTE (Captain Obvious @ Sep 16 2008, 03:52 PM) In all seriousness, the club should be named the LA Galaxy and let's make them part of the bigger club. It makes sense from branding and logistics and besides it will help them sell tickets to all the matches. It's a win win situation. I posted something along those lines at the WPS website, and had my post deleted...bastards. -------------------- Every winner has scars, every loser sheds tears.
-------------------------------------------------------- Hey ese, Why you be dissin the Riot Squad, holmes? That shit doesn’t fly around here. I’m 100% Latino and I hate those Chivas putos. Plus, there are white mamacitas at Galaxy games that let you fuck their ass and face after the match. Get with the program, pendejo. If you keep writing this crap me and 43 of my cousins are going to get in our one car and stab you. Juan Hector Ramirez |
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Sep 16 2008, 06:59 PM
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 Reserve Team Group: Members Posts: 485 Joined: 18-September 07 From: TORRANCE, CA Member No.: 6095 Supports: LA GALAXY, Man City, USMNT |
QUOTE (projectx @ Sep 16 2008, 01:32 PM) but we have our first three players: that'll be nice for boxx to play in her hometown at least. -------------------- ""To me soccer is like life. You're constantly moving and striving toward a goal, but you have to accomplish it within a flow. There are times when you come so close and get derailed, but that makes it all the more satisfying when you reach your destination. That's why you see players drop to their knees and cry when they score. There may be only three times in your life, or even one time, when you truly shine, but that doesn't negate the rest of the process." The Great Andrew Shue
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Sep 17 2008, 01:02 AM
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First Team Group: Members Posts: 1934 Joined: 12-January 07 Member No.: 3962 Supports: Los Angeles Galaxy |
QUOTE (projectx @ Sep 16 2008, 02:30 PM) I figured AEG would keep the franchise,but they still haven't hired a coach or given the team a name or anything like that. I stand corrected... it seems yesterday, without any sort of announcement, LA named Abner Rogers Head Coach. -------------------- Every winner has scars, every loser sheds tears.
-------------------------------------------------------- Hey ese, Why you be dissin the Riot Squad, holmes? That shit doesn’t fly around here. I’m 100% Latino and I hate those Chivas putos. Plus, there are white mamacitas at Galaxy games that let you fuck their ass and face after the match. Get with the program, pendejo. If you keep writing this crap me and 43 of my cousins are going to get in our one car and stab you. Juan Hector Ramirez |
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