I just wanted to see what the oppinion of some of the people on these boards are. It would be an ideal situation for soccer in the United States if the MLS and MISL worked together in some sort of way. The MISL has players that are more than capable of playing in the league. An example is Dino Delevski...he is an extraordinary player. There are many others. It is obvious that both leagues play a different brand of soccer...but it can work out. Obviously there would have to be some changes done in scheduleing and in other areas. What do you guys think?
I think if the Sockers win the MISL Cup this year then the whole team should be in MLS. It would be their 11th championship in their 24 year existance.
Maybe MLS can work with the Underwater Soccer League too. i hear they have some real talent there. i tell ya once you play soccer underwater playing on land seems like a cake walk.
obviously cross promotion or promoting any kind of soccer in general would be great, but i can't really see how a lot of MISL players would be really equipt to jump right into MLS.
as a long time fan of indoor the Force/Crunch/FOrce again , as some of the players off of A league champs (RHINOS and others)played indoors too, its obvious MANY players could play in MLS i'd give my eye teeth to see Hector Marinaro in a MLS uni closer to his prime Usually its timing oportunity and perception , if i were an owner i could craft a winning team from a league and indoor players (with a budget that is) EASY competeing with MLS Teams (I love MLS, i just think scounting could be more open minded and better )
I agree with Cleve-MLS-fan. MLS should be opened minded. It would have been awesome to have seen Hector Marinaro put on a MLS uni. Now he is past his prime and we will never know. There should be some working agreement with the two leagues.
Honestly guys don't you think that mls scouts took a look and decided that they were not up to playing in mls? In the early years some players did double duty but not recently. Perhaps misl should look to partner with the aleague but at this point i think the level of play in mls has really surpassed soccer in arenas. Sure cross promotion might be great but i think other than that they are really two different things.
How good are MLS scouts? In the past, they sure did a great job signing old foreign farts... NOT! The league needs to focus more on developing home grown talent.
There are a couple of guys who've gone back and forth -- most recently Braeden Cloutier and John Ball. The MISL is trying to keep its guys on more of a year-round basis these days. That means they can do summer camps and so forth. My impression after watching the league a bit this year is that they're evolving to the point that many of their players are truly indoor specialists. They learn the angles and develop pet moves that work indoors but wouldn't fly outdoors. (One example: Players can use themselves AND the walls to shield the ball, an option that doesn't exist outside.) When I saw them warm up in a preseason tournament, I wasn't impressed at all when they went through some drills. But once the game started, they were great. They're masters of a very different game.
I think the only player in the MLS era that has come close to being successful switching from indoor to outdoor was Henry Gutierrez. Played with the Fusion and IIRC, got called into camp for a friendly once. Others have tried but they just can't cut it. John Ball is a great example. He is a good player indoors but couldn't handle the switch to outdoor. A-League maybe, but not MLS. C14
Do MISL players make more than MLS players? I have my doubts; but if so, that really should be the one factor to keep indoor players playing indoors. Otherwise, talent is talent. If they could cut the mustard, MISL players would already be represented to a noticeable degree in the MLS.
Until MISL announces plans for a couple of ISSA (Indoor Soccer Specific Arenas), we have nothing to talk about.
