I understand why the don't just raise the cap and keep creating exceptions to get around the cap but it's really getting ridiculous.
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I understand why the don't just raise the cap and keep creating exceptions to get around the cap but it's really getting ridiculous.
Yes, it makes sense why they'd have this rule, but the way the allocations and cap are structured is absurdly complicated at this point.
Hehe. Maybe maybe. I'm off on Saturday so I should be able to watch something
Luckily it looks like teams won't be able to use this is steal players from each other's academies.
I support Detroit City FC, who livestream all their home games via Fox Sports Detroit and Facebook Live: https://www.detcityfc.com/news_article/show/906647
We're very close to Canada :) DCFC plays in the NPSL, 4th tier (depending on who you ask) but we outdraw a hell of a lot of pro sides. Josh Gatt, a former USMNT player, is with us this summer! We actually have a friendly against FC St. Pauli tomorrow (also free to watch online!)
So excited it's finally tomorrow.
Also, I was at our Open Cup match at FC Cincinnati on Wednesday, and this damn near moved me to tears:
I remember when Detroit had an MLS bid where they were going to cut off the top of the Silverdome. Good times.
It's never going to happen the way the league is currently structured.
that was hilarious. I wonder what schemes that family is cooking up these days.
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It will likely never be what it is in other leagues. It might exist in the lower divisions at some point, but the most you will ever see at the top is basically going to be based on market size and longterm financial survivability as the barrier to entry with the promise that you will stay at the top as long as the financial metrics are there. You will never see teams relegated because that will mean death to the club and people are not willing to invest with that at stake.
There is a small but vocal amount of people for Pro/Rel in the country, but it amounts to nothing much other than tinfoil hat or "I WANT THING, GIVE ME THING, MLS IS SHIT BECAUSE YOU DONT GIVE ME THING" type arguments
the only way it ever happens involving MLS as it currently exists is if it actually forms its own "D2" in competition with USL, which is probably a 10-to-15 year timeframe if it ever were to happen at all
the issues being that the US has too many large TV markets, too far apart, for one league to be enough to touch all of them. but Garber often disparages small markets/USL in general (see recent national TV deal comments.) the best possible scenario to help USL, MLS, and these markets would be to fold USL into the SUM scheme (much the same way it would help the NWSL out immensely to do so) but they've shown no indication in wanting to share any amount of that pie with the women's league or lower leagues.
pro/rel without MLS is a lot more likely but would eventually require a Div 1 league to compete with MLS, which is a much bigger ask than anyone can accomplish right now. NISA was trying to do it but Peter Wilt just left his baby to work on bringing on a new USL side, and NISA is dealing with a severe chicken/egg scenario where they had a lot of folks that wanted to see a different team jump in first.
in the end, I don't particularly care if pro/rel ever happens here; I just want a situation where my club can continue to grow and exist.
The hat tilt is baccccck! Excited to see what Dio can do while Urena is recovering from his broken face.
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Donnie Garber was just asked this question while touring the Pinnacle, Sporting Kansas City's new soccer training center:
http://www.kansascity.com/sports/mls/sporting-kc/article211217139.html#storylink=cpy
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The formatting on this forum is fucking TRASH. No matter how many times I delete the [ /Quote ] bracket after the 'Question:' in the above post, the site keeps adding one there on its own. Even though there is no secondary open [ Quote ] for the next quoted text.
You are killing me on the inside, ERA.
You are killing me on the inside, ERA.
View is a very good podcast (very recommended) , but they also let people blog on their website from time to time. This was the big RBNY meme from this last week:
Also, the Atlanta fan blog at SB Nation is very good. Gotta give them a shout out for their primer for the next game. It's sad when a fan blog is better than an actual paid news source (The Athletic).
EDIT: KAKU SAYS PUSSETTO IS COMING TO RBNY!! DEFCON 1!! HAPPENING BUNKER TIME!!
This is a decent game, I like it.
If it's happening there's no way we don't win something this year. The big question would be does he displace Royer or Valot? Talk about hard questions.
Chapman scores and Vanney can't even be bothered to turn and acknowledge him as he subs out. So weird.
TFC making it harder than it needed to be. If Gio was playing this game would have been done in the first half. Telfer was fantastic.
I think you need to be a YouTube tv subscriber. Anyway, respect to the traveling LAFC fans. They've totally filled out their section. Meanwhile I'm sitting high up in the TA tired as hell and hoping this mocha kicks in.
no qualms with the challenge. just that troll face grin he does that gets me everytime
How are you gonna hate on those pearly whites. He's got the BEST smile.
Our goalkeeper is shit. Many missed opportunities by Rossi too. Gave away the game. And Timbers are fish.
Apparently Adams is heading to Leipzig soon. Thank god Casseres is coming along way faster than we thought he would.
Though with Adams going, I feel like that might lend more credence to Jesse making the jump too. It'd make sense that he would at least want one familiar face with him over there.
Though with Adams going, I feel like that might lend more credence to Jesse making the jump too. It'd make sense that he would at least want one familiar face with him over there.