MLS Reserves & USL Pro Merger (CLB)

Discussion in 'Columbus Crew' started by C-bus, Dec 22, 2012.

  1. C-bus

    C-bus Member

    Aug 2, 2006
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  2. kgilbert78

    kgilbert78 Member+

    Borussia Mönchengladbach
    United States
    Dec 28, 2006
    Cowlumbus, OH
    Club:
    Borussia Mönchengladbach
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Mod: This is a good thread split, but this discussion has been going on in at least one other thread (I think, "Other Teams News" though it could have been the roster thread). Might be good to move that discussion here....
     
  3. C-bus

    C-bus Member

    Aug 2, 2006
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Bah! It's in the Off season Roster Thread. Sorry, didn't think to look there for this topic.
     
  4. kgilbert78

    kgilbert78 Member+

    Borussia Mönchengladbach
    United States
    Dec 28, 2006
    Cowlumbus, OH
    Club:
    Borussia Mönchengladbach
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    But this might be worth a separate thread....
     
  5. Bill Archer

    Bill Archer BigSoccer Supporter

    Mar 19, 2002
    Washington, NC
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Possibly so, but until there are one or two more actual facts, the discussions I've seen elsewhere quickly dissolve into terminal stupidity, navel-gazing and fantasy.

    It appears to be as much an agreement in principle as anything else, and the devil will be very much in the details, of which we have virtually none.
     
  6. KCbus

    KCbus Moderator
    Staff Member

    United States
    Nov 26, 2000
    Reynoldsburg, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Like that ever stopped us before.
     
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  7. Bill Archer

    Bill Archer BigSoccer Supporter

    Mar 19, 2002
    Washington, NC
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    On the bright side, many people are suggesting this is just the first step leading to...



    ....wait for it.....



    ...promotion and relegation.

    And a very Merry Christmas to you.
     
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  8. kgilbert78

    kgilbert78 Member+

    Borussia Mönchengladbach
    United States
    Dec 28, 2006
    Cowlumbus, OH
    Club:
    Borussia Mönchengladbach
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Just the opposite, is my guess. The model will be MLB and MiLB and their relationship--which has worked well for quite some time now--almost as long as Pro/Rel.
     
  9. NC Soccer United

    NC Soccer United BigSoccer Yellow Card

    Jan 25, 2011
    Club:
    Flamengo Rio Janeiro
    Why is everyone so hung up on pro/rel? It will be the frickin death knell of MLS because the owner/investors are not going to put up with a drop without parachute payments and ginormous TV contracts, which MLS has neither. We need to build up this league first to the point that it is sustainable to have pro/rel, but with single entity status that is going to be real interesting to see how an owner in the drop zone is going to behave when there is a hard salary cap.
     
  10. Psycho_Derek

    Psycho_Derek Member+

    Nov 18, 2005
    would it be promotion/relegation from MLS, or just for a reserve league/semi-pro/amateur league? Anywho, the distances to travel would be too big for anything other than a regional thing. trouble with regions is that you could see some regions being way better than others I suppose.

    don't know much about mlb milb but I imagine that if that works, it might be similar to that?

    I guess more info is needed.
     
  11. KCbus

    KCbus Moderator
    Staff Member

    United States
    Nov 26, 2000
    Reynoldsburg, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Because promotion and relegation is magic. Duh.
     
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  12. C-bus

    C-bus Member

    Aug 2, 2006
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    More talk about this jive:

    http://aol.sportingnews.com/soccer/...artnership-needed-to-help-cultivate-young-us-


    Imagine, instead of benching GBS during the playoffs, Bobby could have sent him to the minor leagues as punishment. Stay on his good side, Higuain.
     
  13. puttputtfc

    puttputtfc Member+

    Sep 7, 1999
    My navel is adorable thank you very much.
     
  14. puttputtfc

    puttputtfc Member+

    Sep 7, 1999
    Because people think MLS is a sports league.
     
  15. west ham sandwich

    Feb 26, 2007
    C-bus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yeah, no idea why people would think MLS reserves playing on lower level league teams would mean promotion and relegation instead of a farm system like baseball and hockey.
     
  16. BostonRed

    BostonRed Member+

    Oct 9, 2011
    Somerville, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Perhaps, but Alex Morgan's navel puts it to shame.
     
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  17. NC Soccer United

    NC Soccer United BigSoccer Yellow Card

    Jan 25, 2011
    Club:
    Flamengo Rio Janeiro
    She did tequila shots off of my navel. She was happy. ;)
     
  18. puttputtfc

    puttputtfc Member+

    Sep 7, 1999
    Pics please.
     
  19. BostonRed

    BostonRed Member+

    Oct 9, 2011
    Somerville, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  20. eboe

    eboe Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    May 23, 2006
    Columbus, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I mean, she has a great ass, but nipples on a rib are just not appealing to me.
     
  21. puttputtfc

    puttputtfc Member+

    Sep 7, 1999
    Like all BigSoccer posters, you clearly have Alex Morgan talent beating down your door.
     
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  22. Kayak

    Kayak Member+

    Feb 16, 2007
    Columbus
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  23. JB the First

    JB the First Member

    Apr 28, 2009
    Texas
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  24. kgilbert78

    kgilbert78 Member+

    Borussia Mönchengladbach
    United States
    Dec 28, 2006
    Cowlumbus, OH
    Club:
    Borussia Mönchengladbach
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    This is good news. 'Twill be interesting to see how it works out. And I'm betting on a possible CBA beef/discussion about it too. Where do the USL players fit in, in regard to the players union, for example? Members or not? How will players move? Will there be three types of players now--full roster, reserve, and USL only?
     
  25. POdinCowtown

    POdinCowtown Member+

    Jan 15, 2002
    Columbus
    Will they be playing more matches?
     

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