OT: Other sports.. list your teams

[LucianoBorsato]

I've gotten into footy a lot more last few years, at least the international tournaments. Partially because Canada is starting to emerge as being competitive for the men and actually good for the women. Games can be kind of boring but the drama is good in a really intense match.

 

[kenobiwan]

The Winnipeg Black Guys........5 TIME STANLEY CUP CHAMPS!!!

 

[Skidooboy]

Jets, Bombers, BlueJays, Bengals, TFC, Wrexham,
Aston Martin F1. and always HONDA Motorcycles no matter the series.

 

[MrBoJangelz71]

Jets, Bombers, Raptors, Jays, Vikings

 

[Larabee]

Jets, Bombers and Jays. Everyone else can Vanderpump off.

 

[The Blue Baron]

CFL Blue Bombers in a land slide
NHL Jets
NFL Bills, Chiefs
MOTO GP Ducati Factory team, Jorge Lorenzo fav all time
Baseball don’t give a shit
Basketball don’t give 2 shits
Tiger Woods it is an age thing
Poker Gus Hansen
F1 Ferrari
WEC Audi before they bowed out, Ferrari is cool lately

 

[ps241]

My interest fluctuates based on who's winning here is my list.

1. Alabama Crimson Tide Football
2. New York Yankees
3. Winnipeg Jets
4. Anyone on my fantasy football team

Ok glad you went there. After the Jets my NFL fantasy team is my next favorite team. I prefer my 16 roster 4 keeper league since there is a bit more strategy involved.

 

[ROLLT1DE]

Ok glad you went there. After the Jets my NFL fantasy team is my next favorite team. I prefer my 16 roster 4 keeper league since there is a bit more strategy involved.

Always wanted to be in a 16 team league. I enjoy the shallow FA pool. Really helps when you find that diamond in the rough. I'm in a 14 team auction draft that's been going strong for 23 years.

 

[Monkey D Luffy]

NFL - Steelers
CFL - Bombers
F1 - I cheer for Verstappen, Sainz, Norris, I also cheer for LH to lose
NCAA Hockey - UND Fighting Sioux
WHL - Brandon Wheat Kings
EPL - Liverpool
Counter Strike (esports) - I cheer for the NA teams, team Liquid, Complexity etc.
MLB - Jays (not super invested, don't really like Toronto anything)

 

[Monkey D Luffy]

Jets, Bombers, BlueJays, Bengals, TFC, Wrexham,
Aston Martin F1. and always HONDA Motorcycles no matter the series.

How can anyone cheer for Lance Stroll?

 

[Skidooboy]

How can anyone cheer for Lance Stroll?

because i’ve been watching the team from silverstone since it was its first year as JordanF1.

i love Aston
and i like both Seb and Fernando.

also i am not at all bothered by a rich man buying his son a ride in F1 because like 90% of F1 drivers have had that kind of advantages and i’m not willing to turn into a whining baby cuz i’m jealous of a rich kid

I like the story of a father and son with a passion for F1, going all in financially, saved a team, saved a car brand and returned it to F1, and tried to forge a racing legacy.

better than say….Checo’s corrupt politician father and Carlos Cartel Lord Slim paying for the same thing with 1% of the commitment to the sport.

 

[Kinjero]

F1 - Ferrari
WRC - Toyota
Soccer - Bayern Munich
Oh yeah
QMJHL - Saint John Sea Dogs

 

[Monkey D Luffy]

because i’ve been watching the team from silverstone since it was its first year as JordanF1.

i love Aston
and i like both Seb and Fernando.

also i am not at all bothered by a rich man buying his son a ride in F1 because like 90% of F1 drivers have had that kind of advantages and i’m not willing to turn into a whining baby cuz i’m jealous of a rich kid

I like the story of a father and son with a passion for F1, going all in financially, saved a team, saved a car brand and returned it to F1, and tried to forge a racing legacy.

better than say….Checo’s corrupt politician father and Carlos Cartel Lord Slim paying for the same thing with 1% of the commitment to the sport.

Yeah sure, aside from the fact he's a whiny rich boy who never admits to any of his mistakes, he's one of the least likeable people I've ever seen lol.

 

[Skidooboy]

Yeah sure, aside from the fact he's a whiny rich boy who never admits to any of his mistakes, he's one of the least likeable people I've ever seen lol.

lol ..see it's funny to me...because this shows more about you and your petty envy than it does about any driver on the grid.

 

[ps241]

Yeah sure, aside from the fact he's a whiny rich boy who never admits to any of his mistakes, he's one of the least likeable people I've ever seen lol.

lol ..see it's funny to me...because this shows more about you and your petty envy than it does about any driver on the grid.

This reminds me of when I was in a Conference in Atlanta where a NASCAR argument broke out and I realized I had zero idea what the guys were talking about.

Were you guys F1 fans before the Netflix series. I have quite a few people I know that became F1 fans after following that series.

I am not a motor sport fan, but I enjoy the business aspect of F1. That being said the F1 movie “Rush” was phenomenal.

Can’t believe England is going to the Euro final? I have been a fan for 40 years and I have known nothing but disappointment. I assume they will regress to the mean tomorrow but I will be watching just in case hell freezes over.

 

[Gil Fisher]

This reminds me of when I was in a Conference in Atlanta where a NASCAR argument broke out and I realized I had zero idea what the guys were talking about.

Were you guys F1 fans before the Netflix series. I have quite a few people I know that became F1 fans after following that series.

I am not a motor sport fan, but I enjoy the business aspect of F1. That being said the F1 movie “Rush” was phenomenal.

Can’t believe England is going to the Euro final? I have been a fan for 40 years and I have known nothing but disappointment. I assume they will regress to the mean tomorrow but I will be watching just in case hell freezes over.

funny how the media is all aboard the Southgate redemption story, when in fact, the football has been horrifically sterile and they're a couple of wonderstrikes from Saka and Watkins away from bowing out again to lesser sides. I'd say this is the best England side of my lifetime.

 

[ps241]

funny how the media is all aboard the Southgate redemption story, when in fact, the football has been horrifically sterile and they're a couple of wonderstrikes from Saka and Watkins away from bowing out again to lesser sides. I'd say this is the best England side of my lifetime.

Due to allot of time at the cottage I have watched less of the euros. After dropping my kid off at work I settled in to watch the second half of the game and on balance I thought the Dutch were doing very well at defending…..seemed like England was struggling to find good openings and when the Dutch countered it seemed like they were getting much better looks but couldn’t convert.

However, that Watkins goal was as good as it gets. They finally got a bit of space on a counter and Watkins touch, turn, and shot were sublime.

 

[Gil Fisher]

Due to allot of time at the cottage I have watched less of the euros. After dropping my kid off at work I settled in to watch the second half of the game and on balance I thought the Dutch were doing very well at defending…..seemed like England was struggling to find good openings and when the Dutch countered it seemed like they were getting much better looks but couldn’t convert.

However, that Watkins goal was as good as it gets. They finally got a bit of space on a counter and Watkins touch, turn, and shot were sublime.

the first 30 minutes were very comfortable for England, then a Dutch forward went down (Depay) and they went with 5 midfielders. England couldn't get a sniff of the 18 yard box after that until Saka's disallowed goal and Watkins' turn.

Southgate seems to stress ball retention over trying to use their abundance of talent to run and attack defenses with quick passing and movement off the ball.

Also, thought it was noteworthy that England actually tried an active press twice in the Netherlands game, only to be split apart over 10 passes by the Dutch on each occasion. Back to the drawing board.

 

[Skidooboy]

This reminds me of when I was in a Conference in Atlanta where a NASCAR argument broke out and I realized I had zero idea what the guys were talking about.

Were you guys F1 fans before the Netflix series. I have quite a few people I know that became F1 fans after following that series.

I am not a motor sport fan, but I enjoy the business aspect of F1. That being said the F1 movie “Rush” was phenomenal.

Can’t believe England is going to the Euro final? I have been a fan for 40 years and I have known nothing but disappointment. I assume they will regress to the mean tomorrow but I will be watching just in case hell freezes over.

i’ve been watching F1 since 1975.

as for amazing motorsport movies. Rush was amazing.
Grand Prix with James Garner is awesome
so is Steve McQueen’s LeMans

and this little gem

 

[ps241]

the first 30 minutes were very comfortable for England, then a Dutch forward went down (Depay) and they went with 5 midfielders. England couldn't get a sniff of the 18 yard box after that until Saka's disallowed goal and Watkins' turn.

Southgate seems to stress ball retention over trying to use their abundance of talent to run and attack defenses with quick passing and movement off the ball.

Also, thought it was noteworthy that England actually tried an active press twice in the Netherlands game, only to be split apart over 10 passes by the Dutch on each occasion. Back to the drawing board.

Spain has been so good this tournament that I think it might be their’s to lose but we’ll see. Single knock out is always an adventure.

 

[Buffdog]

Tough loss last night for the Canadian Men's soccer team

I thought they had it when they went up a goal in the 84th minute

Still a great showing by them

 

[Gil Fisher]

Tough loss last night for the Canadian Men's soccer team

I thought they had it when they went up a goal in the 84th minute

Still a great showing by them

Should've won 4-1. But great showing regardless.

 

[phrenssoa]

1-2. Edmonton Oilers/Winnipeg Blue Bombers (no particular order)
3. Winnipeg Jets
4. Toronto Raptors

The Jets have grown on me, but they still haven’t surpassed my first love.

 

[tbcwpg]

Is there a good place to gain information on the business side of this venture or football in general?

I was pretty fascinated to hear Williamson say the bulk of their growth will be in America and that is a good teaser but what does that mean? What is the path for monitization of the international brand. Clearly eyeballs lead to marketing lift, merch sales, but past that where is the money?

I love that I am getting pieces of the puzzle but I need more. Green Bay Packers obviously survive very nicely in the NFL in a tiny city but they only have to fill 10 or 11 home dates which is much more doable than filling 23 home dates plus Cup play? On the flip side they are mostly filling weekend dates which lend nicely to travel so they don’t have the Jets problem of filling the building on a freezing cold Tuesday night in January.

One of the big tells for me on their ambition is that (SPOILER ALERT) this season when they were on the zoom with Williamson and he laid out the slow vision of growth to promotion or the fast vision that might cost them 50 million pounds of losses the boys just said we need to go for it. That is a far cry from how much they agonized over small losses in season one. Yes there is allot of drama inserted into the series to drive suspense but the fact they were so comfortable going for the promotion tells me their is a “business case” for the path.


Anyways I am obviously hooked on the business side of this lol.

Replying in a more appropriate thread.

Right now, the Disney+/FX show is going into its 4th season so they'd be getting money from that. Monetization is just what you'd think it is, merch sales.

Their stadium isn't really an issue yet but it will be if they want to stay in the Championship long term. They'll get a money boost from promotion but this will be by far their biggest challenge yet. They'll also have to make some tough decisions on players, for example Paul Mullin is decent for the lower leagues but he's not Championship quality level.

 

[CanMerc]

NHL - Winnipeg Jets
PWHL - Ottawa Charge
OHL - London Knights
NFL - Buffalo Bills
CFL - Hamilton Tigercats
MLS - Vancouver Whitecaps
English Soccer - Wrexham AFC
NSL - AFC Toronto

MLB - no fav team, not a big enough fan to care, but don’t mind watching games now and then
Cricket - no fav team, not a big enough fan to care, but don’t mind watching games now and then
Lacrosse - no fav team, not a big enough fan to care, but don’t mind watching games now and then

NBA - I hate basketball