[Gotham Dark Knight]

Remember that NASL collection of international stars once known as the New York Cosmos? How would they fair in today's MLS?

[Wizard of Os]

Found this old thread when just poking around...

The answer? About as well as Gretzky's Edmonton Oilers or Jordan's Chicago Bulls would fare in the NHL today. That is to say they'd smoke 'em, chew 'em up, spit 'em out, bend, fold, spindle and mutilate them and otherwise just plain win the huge majority of games.

Dude, Pele.

Cheers.

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by Wizard of Os

Found this old thread when just poking around...

The answer? About as well as Gretzky's Edmonton Oilers or Jordan's Chicago Bulls would fare in the NHL today. That is to say they'd smoke 'em, chew 'em up, spit 'em out, bend, fold, spindle and mutilate them and otherwise just plain win the huge majority of games.

Dude, Pele.

Cheers.

Pele was old by the time he showed up though he had some pretty decent years for them and I remembe the big farewell against the Brazilan Santos tema in the Meadowlands in 1977...

The team also had international stars such as Famous players to play for the club include Carlos Alberto, Franz Beckenbauer, Vlad Bogicevic, Johan Neekens, The fab scorer Giorgio Chinaglia, and Ricky Davis ....of which the home grown Davis was my favorite.

The won NASL Championships in:

• 1972
• 1977
• 1978
• 1980
• 1982

Not too shabby in a league that lasted just 14 years...

[Wizard of Os]

Originally Posted by Gotham Dark Knight

Pele was old by the time he showed up though he had some pretty decent years for them and I remember the big farewell against the Brazilan Santos tema in the Meadowlands in 1977...

The team also had international stars such as Famous players to play for the club include Carlos Alberto, Franz Beckenbauer, Vlad Bogicevic, Johan Neekens, The fab scorer Giorgio Chinaglia, and Ricky Davis ....

Pele was 35 when he joined the Cosmos in 1975 when he was thirty-five. I would take 35-year-old Jordan and the 1998 Bulls against any team any time.

I remember that game! I'm so glad not to be alone anymore...i think Al Michaels called the game, and it was on ABC Wide World of Sports. It was one of my first vivid sports memories, right up there with Reggie in 1977 Game Six, Super Bowl XI, and Bucky Dent's homer.

And yeah, i remember Carlos Alberto, Davis and Giorgio Chinaglia...o, Chinaglia. He was awesome.

The Cosmos would have won the 1984 season as well. If you recall, the entire league was reduced to them and the Vancouver Whitecaps...

Cheers.