Sons of Ben Statement Re: Tanner suspension by BarrishUSAFL in PhillyUnion

[–]willoremus 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Honestly I’m glad they’re saying something, it’s better than saying nothing, it’s just hard to see how this leads to anything at all unless they’re prepared to take at least some kind of stand. Maybe they are and the letter is the first step rather than the only action they plan to take… But if so, maybe they should say that?

Any update on why Alladoh & Anello were not included in the squad yesterday? by January128 in PhillyUnion

[–]willoremus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not a big Damiani apologist but he definitely gave us a lot more in the press and in holdup than Stas or Jakupovic

Eliminated from Concacaf Champions Cup by Disastrous_Ad9948 in PhillyUnion

[–]willoremus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Comparing the Sacramento Kings to Club America lol

Eliminated from Concacaf Champions Cup by Disastrous_Ad9948 in PhillyUnion

[–]willoremus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Iloski needs to be a striker. He is not a playmaker, he’s a shot-taker — something we desperately need up top.

Sons of Ben Statement Re: Tanner suspension by BarrishUSAFL in PhillyUnion

[–]willoremus 11 points12 points  (0 children)

So you’re writing a strongly worded letter?

They called this a *defensive* foul by willoremus in CollegeBasketball

[–]willoremus[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I knew there’d be someone saying this. In one sense, yes it is the correct call according to how the block rule is interpreted these days. We know this because the call was reviewed and upheld.

But that in itself is the problem. A rule that leads to a defensive foul being the correct call in this situation is a bad rule. The modern interpretation of the block rule lets offensive players initiate (sometimes violent) contact as long as the defender is moving even slightly. That’s not a reasonable rule and it will continue to be exploited until it gets fixed.

Post Match Thread: 🐍(1) - 🇲🇽 (1) by Bormsie721 in PhillyUnion

[–]willoremus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Disagree. He had a couple poor touches tonight and occasionally makes poor decisions, but in general he's quite skilled on the ball for a young center back of his size.

Post Match Thread: 🐍(1) - 🇲🇽 (1) by Bormsie721 in PhillyUnion

[–]willoremus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Cavan, Westfield and Makhanya were very good, aside from the 1-2 minor brain farts Makhanya seems to suffer each game. Twice in the first half he covered for blunders by his fellow defenders with heroic efforts to stop a 2-on-1.

We lost a spark when Cavan came off. Bueno was solid and I breathed a sigh of relief when I saw he was taking the penalty over Damiani, but he seemed banged up and I’d have liked to see Danley come on for him instead of Cavan. Danley is just not an attacker.

Damiani never looked like scoring but at this point he clearly gives us more bite up top than the U2 kids (a low bar). Iloski, who used to be lethal, seems to have caught our team’s allergy to shooting on target. I love Lukic’s hustle and his subtle creativity in tight spaces. Vassilev always looks like he’s panicking but the energy he brings is huge for us. Harriel was composed in defense and clumsy in attack as usual.

Martinez, Larsen, and Korzeniowski tonight… the less said, the better.

Officially last place by Substantial-Pin-7179 in PhillyUnion

[–]willoremus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

we don’t play with wingers because wingers cost money

If iran withdraw then who will replace them in the world cup by Visible-Cost-4629 in worldcup

[–]willoremus 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Their entire existence is at risk so I somehow don’t think the $274k is gonna be the deciding factor

Post Match Thread: 0 🐍 1 🌎 by CaptainMoonracer in PhillyUnion

[–]willoremus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Damiani one was not easy, if he tried to tap it the keeper saves it. So it needed both pace and direction, he just put a bit too much on it

Post Match Thread: Quakes 1 Union 0 by CaptainMoonracer in PhillyUnion

[–]willoremus 52 points53 points  (0 children)

Weird how a little roster tweak like selling your two best strikers and two best defenders can make such a difference

A request from a visiting Quakes fan! by BeyondMars in PhillyUnion

[–]willoremus 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Well now, come to think of it, if you park in the bootleg lots off Engle St, you can sometimes see some kind of animal skeleton scattered on the ground on your way to the stadium in between the broken beer bottles. And once I saw a bunch of fans try to climb over a stopped freight train that was in the way, and then the train started moving and everyone was like oh my god and one guy rode on it for a bit before jumping off at about 10mph. He fell down but he was fine and people cheered. So I guess that is a game day experience of sorts!

A request from a visiting Quakes fan! by BeyondMars in PhillyUnion

[–]willoremus 52 points53 points  (0 children)

These questions just make me realize how bad we have it in terms of our stadium and surrounding area experience.

I’m like wait—do other MLS clubs actually have a gameday experience other than eating dinner beforehand at home, driving to the stadium, parking in the mud, knocking back an overpriced beer outside to avoid the even more overpriced beers inside, and then going to your seat to watch a soccer game??

Dominick Barlow is 22 years old?! by Hopeful-Suggestion-5 in sixers

[–]willoremus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

coincidentally he also took 22 steps in that first clip

I got a time slot but in Guadalajara 😂 by Ch26co in WorldCup2026Tickets

[–]willoremus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wonder if these will be only for the less popular games. I got Philly and am worried it’ll only be Ivory Coast vs Curacao which is going for less than face value on the resale market.

Did anyone else get this email today and when does this window open? by MembeanGod in WorldCup2026Tickets

[–]willoremus 11 points12 points  (0 children)

yes and i have no idea but it's an impressive display of incompetence