About to lose my crap. My Brighton & Hove Albion is taking on Crystal Palace today, and if they win, they go TOP OF THE FREAKING EPL TABLE. A draw lands us in a 5-way tie on points in second, and we’re not even going to consider a loss. For a team that was fighting relegation last season, to go top would be AH-mazing.
Heee, I’m fairly neutral on Liverpool, but I’ve been a fan of Lallana for a while now; he’s one of the reasons I started watching Brighton hardcore the last couple years.
Somehow I totally missed Murray played for the Wilmington Hammerheads for a spell; my home side Louisville City FC played against them in the USL for a few years before the Hammerheads disbanded. Huh!
Love Louisville! I sent away for some racing/Louisville stickers when they first announced the team. (Haven’t decided where to stick them just yet…)
Haven’t watched enough MLS/NWSL lately, but I’m a Red Stars fan, and Zlatan got me on board with the Galaxy. I’m not a Chicago Fire fan, they just don’t do it for me!
AAAHHHH!!! Nice! I’m a Founding Member season ticket holder for both squads; it’s been such a great ride. Still have confetti from when we stormed the pitch after the 2017 USL Cup. I commend you for your taste in squads! Racing will get better, it’s just been a very bumpy year. And thank you for Yuki…she is a queen!
I just can’t get into MLS for some reason. It just leaves me cold, though I do nominally support the Columbus Crew. I was a huge Galaxy supporter back in the Donovan / Beckham / Keane days; actually got to match in LA once!
Yuki and McKaskill were two of my faves. Treat those amazing ladies right!
I was at the Red Stars game with all the players coming back from the 2019 World Cup. It was an absolute blast!
Once things tone down, and my kid can get vaxxed, I want to visit Louisville for sure. I haven’t been to Louisville for 15+ years, since my cousin’s wedding there.
And I really want to go to Kansas City, too- another great football (soccer) town.
Perhaps one of my fellow Misties can offer some advice. I used to love the NFL, but tapped out after 40 years or so of following it devotedly.
I really got into the Premiership matches while living in London and I enjoy the sport (aside from the flopping). And, as Mrs. Freeman and I have been watching (and loving) “Ted Lasso,” I’ve been pondering picking a team in the premiership to follow.
So, any suggestions? I’d kind of like to follow a team that DOESN’T have foreign ownership as it seems like that hasn’t been a great situation for some of the clubs, but, otherwise, I’m open to suggestions.
Liverpool is my team of choice. But I’ve also taken to supporting some of the smaller clubs (Norwich City is one I’ve been drawn to, along with Wolverhampton. And Swansea and Fulham when they were in it.) the promotion/relegation allows for new teams to cycle through, so there’s often some fun, fresh team to support!
There’s a pretty big split in the Premier League these days; there’s the Big Six (Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal, and Tottenham Hotspur), then the others.
Most of the clubs do have foreign ownership - current list here - but in the case of Leicester City (one of my teams), the Thai family who owns the club has done wonderful things for the club and is pretty much beloved.
My 2nd club, Brighton & Hove Albion, is a scrappy little club that almost went under a while back, until an English fan (with means, obviously) bought a controlling interest and kept them afloat. They have one of the best up and coming managers and some great players. They’re also off to their best start, well, ever!
And I’ve recently fallen in love with Brentford, a recently promoted club who is punching WAY above their weight class and I’m loving them. Just a fun team to watch.
So I recommend Leicester City, Brighton & Hove Albion, and Brentford. If you have the time and ability, I’d suggest watching a few weeks of matches (they are all available on Peacock streaming) and see which team calls to you.
Have you preordered the AFC Richmond scarf? I totally did!
No problem! I’ve always been a footy fan, but I got in WAY deep during quarantine. Like, I even listen to British podcasts. Hit me up if you have any questions!
And they just finished a renovation. I remember during last season, the camera angles at Craven were totally fubar-ed because of the work on the Stand!
I actually was thinking of seeing what merchandise might exist as possible gifts for the couple that let us use their Apple password to watch the show. Good to know that some exists.