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JFC, how many MLS teams do we need?
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Date: December 19th, 2017 1:06 PM Author: Trip blathering sweet tailpipe (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34958196) |
Date: December 19th, 2017 1:07 PM Author: avocado zippy degenerate You aren't exited to see the REVOLUTION take on the SOUNDERS in a thrilling 0-0 match in front of 8500 screaming millennials? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34958205) |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 1:08 PM Author: hyperactive misanthropic theatre selfie The sounders always sell out bro (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34958212) |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 1:41 PM Author: vigorous theater They tarp off 2/3 of the stadium (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34958499) |
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Date: December 20th, 2017 12:50 PM Author: avocado zippy degenerate (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34966776) |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 1:08 PM Author: Bat-shit-crazy hospital chad (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34958217) |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 1:34 PM Author: pungent stock car rehab You should know that the Sounders sellout all the time and are a major part of the Seattle area sports culture. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34958452) |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 1:35 PM Author: avocado zippy degenerate It's all faggy bullshit (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34958458) |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 1:35 PM Author: impressive church building lmao (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34958468) |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 1:41 PM Author: Passionate school lol (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34958503) |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 1:49 PM Author: primrose titillating place of business newt lmao (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34958596) |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 1:50 PM Author: stimulating hunting ground faggotry (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34958604) |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 2:54 PM Author: Iridescent karate corner lol (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34959270) |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 3:12 PM Author: hot orange filthpig (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34959466) |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 3:57 PM Author: laughsome station (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34959857) |
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Date: December 20th, 2017 3:39 AM Author: Honey-headed Infuriating Dysfunction Location (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34964257) |
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Date: December 20th, 2017 3:49 AM Author: Azure histrionic partner toaster (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34964276) |
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Date: December 20th, 2017 4:51 AM Author: Razzle-dazzle demanding parlor (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34964341) |
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Date: December 20th, 2017 10:57 AM Author: Self-absorbed Puppy devastating (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34965860) |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 1:44 PM Author: slimy insane travel guidebook toilet seat If in Seattle is 48500 screaming millennials
If in Boston it's 850 |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 1:08 PM Author: Passionate school 0 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34958210) |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 1:08 PM Author: hyperactive misanthropic theatre selfie Frank Lloyd Wrong had an interesting poast saying that MLS was a ponzi scheme propped up by expansion (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34958216) |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 1:09 PM Author: garnet exciting locale everyone says that (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34958218) |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 1:53 PM Author: offensive school cafeteria sandwich Link or summary? Sounds interesting (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34958642) |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 1:25 PM Author: Galvanic home Who goes to these games? Mexicans? Wannabe Euro-fags? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34958376) |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 1:26 PM Author: Trip blathering sweet tailpipe The latter. I believe Mexicans prefer to watch Mexican league games on Spanish TV. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34958385) |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 1:33 PM Author: pungent stock car rehab True, although they do go to and watch MLS games too. MLS has the most hispanic fanbase among the major sports. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34958439) |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 1:36 PM Author: impressive church building % wise or in absolute numbers?
i'd think baseball and boxing have much higher numbers of mexican fans, no? |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 1:41 PM Author: Concupiscible Point Main People lol at him actually having numbers to back up the horseshit he spews constantly (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34958498) |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 1:51 PM Author: pungent stock car rehab Hey Watchmen pumo!
"Major League Soccer has the highest share of Hispanics by far (34 percent; second is the NBA at 12 percent) and the lowest income of any major sports audience. Nearly 40 percent of its fans make less than $40k."
https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/02/which-sports-have-the-whitest-richest-oldest-fans/283626/ |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 1:41 PM Author: garnet exciting locale liga mx does better in tv viewing than mls though some mexicans also watch mls. in general they're kind of snobby about liga mx being better than mls which is why it will be funny when mls teams start consistently beating mexican teams in concacaf champions league. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34958501) |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 1:39 PM Author: garnet exciting locale combination of those two plus first and second generation immigrants from euro nations (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34958491) |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 1:42 PM Author: Passionate school games? don't you mean MATCHES? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34958507) |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 1:43 PM Author: Trip blathering sweet tailpipe He's lost the plot, mate (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34958519) |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 1:45 PM Author: Passionate school *hangs self w/ scarf* (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34958551) |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 1:42 PM Author: vigorous theater Dorky midwest transplants from small towns who never played a sport in their lives and chandler (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34958511) |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 1:43 PM Author: garnet exciting locale me too though TFC is the "it" team here and real sports fans are into them not just dorks. we also have lots of swarthy immigrants from actual soccer places who are crazy about the team (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34958527) |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 1:56 PM Author: harsh violent base mediation It's just dorks lil breh (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34958666) |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 1:56 PM Author: garnet exciting locale lots of dorks but not JUST dorks. also depends where you are (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34958679) |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 2:12 PM Author: harsh violent base mediation Only dorks go to sportball games (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34958850) |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 2:13 PM Author: garnet exciting locale (alt right lauren southern geek) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34958873) |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 2:16 PM Author: harsh violent base mediation ("Man" with TFC scarf draped over his saggy IPA tits) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34958894) |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 2:17 PM Author: garnet exciting locale ("man" watching jordan peterson videos at 1 a.m. on friday) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34958911) |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 2:23 PM Author: harsh violent base mediation Jared Taylor actually (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34958971) |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 1:30 PM Author: hyperactive misanthropic theatre selfie I go to mls games (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34958420) |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 1:48 PM Author: Claret Queen Of The Night season ticket holder here (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34958589) |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 1:55 PM Author: Trip blathering sweet tailpipe MLS fans: aren't you worried that having so many teams dilutes the talent pool too much?
Yeah, MLB/NBA/NFL all have 30+ teams but America has a lot of good players in those sports. We suck at soccer so why not keep the league smaller until we actually start producing good players in large numbers? Anything more than like 16 teams just seems crazy. |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 1:56 PM Author: hyperactive misanthropic theatre selfie What US talent has been developed by the smaller MLS? The talent is probably getting better with expansion because we have more foreigners in MLS now. US talent development has been a huge failure. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34958676) |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 1:57 PM Author: garnet exciting locale cr MLS has done more for central american players than american players. the three canadian teams have produced next to no national team players either (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34958689) |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 2:00 PM Author: hyperactive misanthropic theatre selfie I think US players playing with higher quality foreigners will increase their level of play. MLS teams have a lot more to spend on players now (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34958719) |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 2:03 PM Author: vigorous theater Ljl the league is worse than ever before, horeible standard of play (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34958756) |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 2:06 PM Author: hyperactive misanthropic theatre selfie Wrong (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34958778) |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 2:07 PM Author: vigorous theater (Chad Barrett signing contract extension) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34958796) |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 2:11 PM Author: garnet exciting locale the league is a lot better than it used to be. ten years ago it was lulzy. there is some real young talent in the league now and teams that are good tactically and technically. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34958838) |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 2:11 PM Author: hyperactive misanthropic theatre selfie Barrett is the type of dude who would have always made it in MLS. Even a European team gave him a shot. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34958840) |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 2:15 PM Author: vigorous theater I know him IRL (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34958881) |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 2:18 PM Author: hyperactive misanthropic theatre selfie Is he a chad (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34958926) |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 2:20 PM Author: vigorous theater Yeah he was nailing a lot of hotties at UCLA back in the myspace era (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34958947) |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 2:09 PM Author: pungent stock car rehab "Ljl the league is worse than ever before,"
No way. Did you watch it in its first 10 years? It's the best it's ever been, though it's improvement has stagnated in the past few years as it has developed into a niche league. Obviously the quality of play isn't near the top leagues in Europe. |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 2:11 PM Author: vigorous theater League peaked in 02-05ish
Back then MLS teams could compete internationally. Now they get gaped by liga mx trash |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 2:12 PM Author: garnet exciting locale the mexican teams didn't take those matches seriously and they were one-offs. the new format is much better and the liga mx teams will for the most part be playing their a teams. the late 90s mls CCL wins don't really count (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34958855) |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 3:56 PM Author: Cream talented alpha Yea, what is this guy talking about. I'm not even sure MLS was playing soccer for the first 10 years, they had bizarre rules. The teams were terrible, it was like watching a high school team play. They had the athletic kid, the kid with the weird haircut, the foreigner and they couldn't string 5 passes together or stay in position.
MLS is miles better now, its actually watchable. Actually think a few MLS teams could do decent in the English Championship |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 4:09 PM Author: garnet exciting locale MLS doing well against Mexican teams should win the hispanic eyeballs they need to start snowballing growth in the league. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34959930) |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 4:13 PM Author: Cream talented alpha Well I think if the MLS lifted the caps they would easy be able to push past all but a couple of Mexican teams. But the way the league is structured, they really won't move until ALL the teams are in a financial position to do so. Even now though MLS is a pretty good destination for most central american and caribbean players. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34959971) |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 2:04 PM Author: garnet exciting locale i agree and that'll increasingly be the case. but up until now mls hasn't provided a high enough standard of competition (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34958762) |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 1:59 PM Author: Trip blathering sweet tailpipe Do Americans really want to watch a league of all foreigners? They can just watch EPL games in that case. I thought a big part of the appeal of MLS was to watch home-grown players that also play on the national team. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34958704) |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 2:01 PM Author: garnet exciting locale there's a limit on international spots. teams actually trade the spots too (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34958737) |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 2:02 PM Author: vigorous theater Tim Howard Brian Mcbride Landon Donovan Beasley |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 4:11 PM Author: Adventurous immigrant McBride played in college and Donovan went to Germany. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34959946) |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 1:59 PM Author: pungent stock car rehab Talent dilution isn't as much of an issue for soccer which is truly an international sport. MLS can import plenty of talent. My issue with MLS is the league's strong push for parity through draconian salary caps. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34958707) |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 2:04 PM Author: impressive church building are they just the same salary caps as every other US league? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34958759) |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 2:06 PM Author: garnet exciting locale there's a total team budget and a max and min on individual salaries. then there are designated player slots where teams can spend whatever they want on three players. then there is money they can use to buy down expensive players to below the max salary so they don't count as designated players. then there are homegrown contracts that don't count against the cap... (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34958786) |
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Date: December 20th, 2017 3:38 AM Author: Curious angry cuckoldry legend No (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34964255) |
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Date: December 19th, 2017 4:00 PM Author: Cream talented alpha They need more teams. The only reason to watch MLS over other international leagues is because you can actually go to games. Until a few years ago they didn't have a single team in the southeast. Why would anyone there care?
They should expand to 40-48 teams and then split into 1 and 2 tier based on relegation. Owners can only relocate teams who finish in relegation in the 2nd tier. |
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Date: December 20th, 2017 3:51 AM Author: narrow-minded associate lol @ our billionaires ever agreeing to relegation in any sport. unlike Europe or South America sports teams are nothing but investments and these guys dont give a shit about winning or improving the quality as long as they can sell tickets and make money (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34964282) |
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Date: December 20th, 2017 3:52 AM Author: Curious angry cuckoldry legend (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34964283) |
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Date: December 20th, 2017 4:51 AM Author: Cream talented alpha I think they would agree to it if you let them own a team in each division, and then only relegated the bottom team each year. Each division has its own salary caps but once a team is promoted they (permanently) have the higher divisions salary cap. Would ensure that even if a big market gets relegated they will have an advantage to get back up.
If they swallowed the USL thats about 60 team. Split into 3 divisions based on market size and every year the worst team gets relegated and the top team gets promoted. every team plays twice and then you have MLS cup where all 3 divisions compete knockout. Owners can own 1 team in each division, and can continue to own if they get promoted (but can't own a 4th team).
MLS is a monopoly and I don't think the owners would care about relegation as long as they still have that monopoly. A 60 team 3 division MLS would ensure it's the only soccer league in US/Canada going forward and would have a team in every relevant market. The division 2/3 clubs are not that valuable, giving current owners a chance to buy and lock in now would be a no brainer for many I think. |
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Date: December 20th, 2017 12:44 PM Author: garnet exciting locale imagine Nashville playing Barcelona or Bayern Munich in the World Club Cup. lmao (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34966712) |
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Date: December 20th, 2017 12:50 PM Author: pungent stock car rehab It's not THAT improbable in the future. We're a big, rich and diverse market. Without the enforced parity, we would, at this point, probably have a super-club or two that would be a mid-table or better epl team. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34966769) |
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Date: December 20th, 2017 12:54 PM Author: garnet exciting locale no, i know. there's just something funny about nashville in particular because it calls to mind cowboys boots and hats.
tfc and even seattle have an outside shot of winning concacaf champions league this year. |
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Date: December 20th, 2017 2:46 PM Author: Cream talented alpha Galaxy would be top 6 EPL quality already if not for the caps. But with the caps in place they will never be able to match Barcelona or Bayern. But while I think MLS is dead wrong on a lot of things, like having playoffs, I don't think Americans would tolerate a league where 2-3 teams win ever single year for 10+ years.
Really all we need to do is be better than mexican, brazilian and argentine leagues. We are by far the wealthiest market in the Americas. Even with mediocre interest in the sport MLS could and should be the top league in N/S America. MLS will be a serious league when midlevel brazilian guys come here instead of playing for Real Sociedad. |
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Date: December 20th, 2017 12:45 PM Author: shimmering indian lodge pozpig zero (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34966726) |
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Date: December 20th, 2017 12:52 PM Author: electric liquid oxygen so where is Columbus moving again?
the idea that both Columbus and Cincinnati need soccer teams is ludicrous. especially when, after the Bengals debacle, Cincinnati is never going to build a stadium. |
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Date: December 20th, 2017 12:53 PM Author: garnet exciting locale Austin (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3834371&forum_id=2#34966793) |