Zac Brown Posted May 5, 2014 Report Share Posted May 5, 2014 Hi all, Got interested in soccer/football recently, having attended all of the MLS Sounders games this season. I've always enjoyed watching the EPL and SPL but never followed closely enough to choose a team to support. I didn't want to jump on the Liverpool/ManU/Chelsea/Arsenal band wagon so started digging around about the philosophies of the different teams. Having read a couple articles about how Everton is using a lot of analytics to build their teams, I immediately knew they were the team for me to support. I'm a software engineer that works largely with statistical models so analytics/statistics is a soft spot for me. Additionally, I've enjoyed watching Tim Howard play on the USMNT which is how I became aware of Everton at all. I'm hoping next year I can make it to UK and catch a match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant1979 Posted May 5, 2014 Report Share Posted May 5, 2014 Welcome! Hope you enjoy the forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nikica Posted May 5, 2014 Report Share Posted May 5, 2014 Welcome man. From what I have read Seattle is far and away the biggest football city in the USA. Apparently so many people in your city just love football. I hope you enjoy the forum mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zac Brown Posted May 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2014 Seattle definitely has a very strong football community. The Sounders games average 35k+ attendees and up can think of at least 5 bars that show most European soccer leagues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted May 6, 2014 Report Share Posted May 6, 2014 Welcome! I'm an American as well, I live in New Orleans, but have been to Seattle a few times. Great city! Glad to have you here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted May 6, 2014 Report Share Posted May 6, 2014 Greetings and welcome to the site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted May 6, 2014 Report Share Posted May 6, 2014 Welcome . Another addition to our American following! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYBlue Posted May 6, 2014 Report Share Posted May 6, 2014 Greetings, based in New York City here. Welcome to the forum, I joined a little while ago. Great forum here for all things Everton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubecula Posted May 6, 2014 Report Share Posted May 6, 2014 May I welcome you to our little forum and hope you enjoy being here. Psst Admin we are being overun by Americans..... should I try to get them to make an offer for the club? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibdane Posted May 6, 2014 Report Share Posted May 6, 2014 Welcome! It seems like the American contingent is growing larger than the British one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted May 6, 2014 Report Share Posted May 6, 2014 Welcome! It seems like the American contingent is growing larger than the British one! instead of talking about moving the team to kirkby, MLS will be trying to move them across the pond rubecula and Sibdane 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnh Posted May 6, 2014 Report Share Posted May 6, 2014 Welcome to the Forum. Your reasons for choosing Everton are interesting but you don't know just how lucky you are having made that choice. Everton are a family club, a supporters club, No big money men calling the tune, just good honest men who love Everton. A great manager and a great squad. Good forum this too. Sibdane and Ant1979 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zac Brown Posted May 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2014 Welcome to the Forum. Your reasons for choosing Everton are interesting but you don't know just how lucky you are having made that choice. Everton are a family club, a supporters club, No big money men calling the tune, just good honest men who love Everton. A great manager and a great squad. Good forum this too. I didn't actually elaborate on it, but one of the main attractions for me for Everton was the idea of not spending big money but still being more than competitive with the Big Four. I support clubs, not players. I don't care about some big name player. I care about club loyalty (both staffs and players) as well as smart usage of the assets in front of you. More money might buy better players but it doesn't buy loyalty . Matt, rubecula and pete0 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nikica Posted May 7, 2014 Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 Seattle definitely has a very strong football community. The Sounders games average 35k+ attendees and up can think of at least 5 bars that show most European soccer leagues. Yes, from my reading you're all football crazy over there. Hopefully the rest of the USA doesn't follow suit or you might dominate the World Cup forever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibdane Posted May 7, 2014 Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 Yes, from my reading you're all football crazy over there. Hopefully the rest of the USA doesn't follow suit or you might dominate the World Cup forever Seatlle is amazing. The corporation I work for has locations all over the US -- with the main office being located in Seattle. My aim is to move there one day, so I can at least be emerged in a more soccer culture. Where I live currently, I have a about 10-15 people I know that are interested in soccer. Suffice it to say, the area I live in is dominated by college American football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted May 7, 2014 Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 Seatlle is amazing. The corporation I work for has locations all over the US -- with the main office being located in Seattle. My aim is to move there one day, so I can at least be emerged in a more soccer culture. Where I live currently, I have a about 10-15 people I know that are interested in soccer. Suffice it to say, the area I live in is dominated by college American football. Ohio State bitches! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nikica Posted May 7, 2014 Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 Seatlle is amazing. The corporation I work for has locations all over the US -- with the main office being located in Seattle. My aim is to move there one day, so I can at least be emerged in a more soccer culture. Where I live currently, I have a about 10-15 people I know that are interested in soccer. Suffice it to say, the area I live in is dominated by college American football. Fair play mate, I'm sure you'll do it. It seems like people there have a real thirst for the game - at least some Americans know what the world's best sport is What's that tower called in Seattle? I can't remember. I don't wanna google it and pretend I knew all along Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalziel Kane Posted May 7, 2014 Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 Washington (state) is supposed to be the most depressive part of the United States (we've been on this issue before) and with it, Seattle is (allegedly) a miserable place to be (how the fuck was I born in Maryland..) but it's just talk with no substantial evidence for the most part. Believe there's one or two others from Seattle on these pages, but they never returned after an introduction. Take this opportunity to welcome the latest participant to the TT forum pages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zac Brown Posted May 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 Washington (state) is supposed to be the most depressive part of the United States (we've been on this issue before) and with it, Seattle is (allegedly) a miserable place to be (how the fuck was I born in Maryland..) but it's just talk with no substantial evidence for the most part. Believe there's one or two others from Seattle on these pages, but they never returned after an introduction. Take this opportunity to welcome the latest participant to the TT forum pages. Tacoma is actually where a lot of those stats come from which is South Sound. Seattle itself completely makes up for wet winters and falls in the summer (late June to early October). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibdane Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 Fair play mate, I'm sure you'll do it. It seems like people there have a real thirst for the game - at least some Americans know what the world's best sport is What's that tower called in Seattle? I can't remember. I don't wanna google it and pretend I knew all along The Space Needle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nikica Posted May 15, 2014 Report Share Posted May 15, 2014 The Space Needle? That's it man - looks awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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