Noon EDT on a day of a game and there's nothing obvious on the MLSnet front page that there's even a game tonight. One link in the headline section, but nothing on the scoreboard or in the rotating main headline view.
Why is there a Monday night game? I notice there's only 2 games played on Monday night and both involve RSL . . . I guess its due to Salt Lake not playing any Sunday games. Why not coordinate with the more frequent Wednesday night MLS schedule if a Thursday or Saturday game couldn't be secured? Interesting.
For tonight's game, its because the FSL FO and/or MLS are a bunch of idiots. The game was originally scheduled for Saturday, but the U. of Utah was hosting the NCAA Gymnastics Championships and the same staff runs both the Hunstmans Center and RES, so both of them can't be used on the same day. The NCAA Championships were awarded to the U. of Utah 2 years ago, but FSL/MLS still scheduled a game on the same day. Since they don't play on Sundays in SLC, the game was moved to Monday. (This is all based on info I got from FSL fans, so its second hand at best)
This is pretty much on the money, except for the FSL part. It goes beyond a staff issue to a space issue, as the parking lots used by the two facilities are the same. Gymnastics is a big deal at the UU - the team took second place at the NCAA Championships over the weekend - so why this wasn't caught in advance is a valid question. As for the other Monday game (October 15), it may be another case of bad planning. The UU plays a home football game on Saturday the 13th. But unlike this game - which we all knew was scheduled originally for Saturday since we paid attention to the RMC matches - I am unsure if Monday was the original date or not.
Yeah, I like that too. Even on Saturdays when I don't drive to Columbus, it's still a bit much to watch more than one or two matches on a single day.
totally agree. this week has been a MLS fans' delight: Wednesday game Thursday game 3 games on Saturday and here's the key: none of them overlapped 2 more on Sunday - again, no overlap One final cherry on top on Monday gotta love it
I love the new tv schedule because there's very little time between weeks. Sunday to Thursday is a quick turnaround.
I also had warm feelings when I realized there were more matches on different days. Gotta love it. Hope attendance isn't horrible on the weekdays.
The attendance has been pretty good, even for these weekday/night matches ... and even at Salt Lake City (although that one may soon be running into a dead wall, AKA John Ellinger).
HA! That's definitely correct about Ellinger running the fans away. As a CO Rapids fan I was happy for my team to win last night but DAMNA! Those fans were pretty into it and there weren't any real player breakdowns, except by the keeper Seitz but Ellinger really let that entire position get away from him from the off season and thus I would place more fault on him. But that's an entirely different Post! I also enjoy the games being spread out. It's like something cool to look forward to that lasts all week. GOD BLESS DIRECT KICK! Now if they would just include the games that are NOT broadcast in English!!!
