tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198732413882406269.post8808308241367903945..comments2023-10-14T19:01:03.490-04:00Comments on The Fullback Files: What Makes Stephen Appiah "Laugh Very Loud"?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14548145598767127627noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198732413882406269.post-52027794461376861852008-12-31T09:19:00.000-05:002008-12-31T09:19:00.000-05:00[UPDATE]: The Goffster says (via a contact) that t...<B>[UPDATE]:</B> The Goffster <A HREF="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2008/12/mls_updates_3.html?wprss=soccerinsider" REL="nofollow">says</A> (via a contact) that the "laugh very loud" bits may not be accurate. <BR/><BR/>What do you think? Out-and-out fabrication? Misquote or out of context? Agents and reps mending fire-damaged bridges? Or Sunil Gulati desperately claiming that Subotic is still not committed to Serbia ;-)?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198732413882406269.post-2574869055579470602008-12-31T08:55:00.000-05:002008-12-31T08:55:00.000-05:00@wes Considering the clubs that have been linked w...<B>@wes</B> Considering the clubs that have been linked with Appiah, I don't think the January transfer window will be open long before he jumps through it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198732413882406269.post-55118934496520892922008-12-31T08:54:00.000-05:002008-12-31T08:54:00.000-05:00My thoughts exactly. The "don't underestimate the...My thoughts exactly. The "don't underestimate the strides American Soccer has made" platitudes aside, that was what I took away from the quotes.<BR/><BR/>Will it ever be possible for MLS to escape the Retirement Home and/or Shop Window tag? Perhaps, but the lack of tradition, access to glamor Euro-cups, and, above all, big wage budgets, mean change is over some distant horizon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198732413882406269.post-83580539283305428402008-12-30T22:26:00.000-05:002008-12-30T22:26:00.000-05:00Ugh. So is it possible that Beckhamania has given...Ugh. So is it possible that Beckhamania has given the MLS a bad rap? Appiah is basically saying that no good player would ever want to come to the US when he's only 28. That MLS should only be viewed as a final stop before ending your career.Martin Shatzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16315805447771034849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198732413882406269.post-87569049449216773382008-12-30T21:55:00.000-05:002008-12-30T21:55:00.000-05:00Maybe its time Appiah gets a club. He will not sta...Maybe its time Appiah gets a club. He will not stay 28 forever!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com