Are New York Red Bulls a Premiership Quality Team?

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"This team could play in England, it's like a Premier League or Championship team, it's that good. I'm just thrilled. I can't believe I'm here. I look around and think I've landed on my feet."

^^Luke Rodgers

This is a topic that comes up over and over and over again on MLS message boards across the country, fueled by the American soccer nerd's bizarre need to quantify the quality (good or bad) of our top league. I figured it'd be a funny debate to have here.

Here is the first choice lineup of RBNY, at least as I see it. You can see their entire roster here.

G Bouna Coundoul
D Roy Miller
D Rafael Marquez
D Tim Ream
D Jan Gunnar Solli
M Dwayne De Rosario
M Joel Lindpere
M Teemu Tainio
M Dane Richards
F Thierry Henry
F Luke Rodgers*
*could be replaced with Juan Agudelo depending on the situation

I am not a RBNY fan, but being that they are the latest club to get this recursive notion going I'm sticking with them. Laurel may disagree!

Poll Results

Option	Votes
The New York Red Bulls Are At Best a Championship Quality Team	10
lol Luke Rodgers	3
The New York Red Bulls Are a Premiership Quality Team	2
lol John Rooney	1

― Frightening, but full of facts that are difficult to argue with. (dan m), Monday, 2 May 2011 22:56 (fourteen years ago)

Says a guy who's never p,layed at that level.

― Concatenated without abruption (Michael White), Monday, 2 May 2011 22:58 (fourteen years ago)

no one seems to care, but this is relevant: http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/1110/major-league-soccer/2011/05/04/2470454/new-york-red-bulls-forward-luke-rodgers-unexpected-success

― Frightening, but full of facts that are difficult to argue with. (dan m), Wednesday, 4 May 2011 21:37 (fourteen years ago)

Hm, that's not very encouraging. I've never heard of most of those guys, so can't really help here - other than to not that 'premiership quality' includes that Derby side of a few years ago, and NYRB must surely be better than them.

― Ismael Klata, Wednesday, 4 May 2011 21:53 (fourteen years ago)

"[Donovan] is telling linemen off, shouting at referees. Is it one rule for him and one rule for the rest of us? He needs to be a bit more humble,'' Rodgers continued. "He's just a bit annoying. Just a bit annoying when it's like you've got two referees on the pitch. He's running up to the referees telling him what decisions make. I've never ever seen nothing like that.''

obviously doesn't know what premiership football is like.

― mizzell, Wednesday, 11 May 2011 15:33 (fourteen years ago)

too true, this should maybe just be the luke rodgers lol thread

― Frightening, but full of facts that are difficult to argue with. (dan m), Wednesday, 11 May 2011 15:40 (fourteen years ago)

best case is probably about as good as blackburn, if competently managed

worst case you could argue is a past-it and gutless rabble along the lines of strachan's middlesbrough in the championship

toss a coin really

― r|t|c, Wednesday, 11 May 2011 17:00 (fourteen years ago)

two months pass...

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

― System, Monday, 25 July 2011 23:01 (thirteen years ago)

system loves emirates cup

― lom vucends, Tuesday, 26 July 2011 05:01 (thirteen years ago)

they'd probably get relegated, but sure

― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 26 July 2011 05:07 (thirteen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

― System, Tuesday, 26 July 2011 23:01 (thirteen years ago)

scottish premiership?

― nh (cozen), Tuesday, 26 July 2011 23:03 (thirteen years ago)

Going to be a bloodbath, I fear.

― it's not that print journalists don't have a sense of humour, it's just (Laurel), Tuesday, 26 July 2011 23:13 (thirteen years ago)

they've been crap of late esp when bringing what, 14-15 reserve players for a cup quarterfinal and the coach isn't even there

― keillor can folk anything. and he will, and has. (dan m), Wednesday, 27 July 2011 02:21 (thirteen years ago)

I kind of want to talk about it but moreso I don't want to talk about it. Just depressing.

― it's not that print journalists don't have a sense of humour, it's just (Laurel), Wednesday, 27 July 2011 03:28 (thirteen years ago)

The open cup matches were sacrificed for the Emirates, to rest players, and now we have, what, games two days in a row and another one a couple of days later? And then we go back to our regular season with whatever wear and tear and injuries have piled up? Our league season got so screwed by non-league competitions this year.

― it's not that print journalists don't have a sense of humour, it's just (Laurel), Wednesday, 27 July 2011 03:29 (thirteen years ago)

also no depth

― lom vucends, Wednesday, 27 July 2011 05:22 (thirteen years ago)

Congrats on winning the Emirates Cup.

― boxall, Sunday, 31 July 2011 17:14 (thirteen years ago)

lol first trophy they've ever won

― keillor can folk anything. and he will, and has. (dan m), Sunday, 31 July 2011 17:17 (thirteen years ago)

'Pub team' according to Robbie Savage.

― Chris, Sunday, 31 July 2011 17:39 (thirteen years ago)

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