Grade Year 10.

[Andy Bennett]

6. Rochester is not in the league yet.

What sort of crowds do they get?

[ilovesoccer77]

i rated a b

[Enganche]

C

For many of the reasons already cited. Uninteresting games, teams which don't go all out, not scheduling around the international calendar so many matches featured severely weakened teams, mediocre attendance outside of LA, Salt Lake and DC, even worse attendance if don't factor in doubleheaders where most fans don't even both to watch the MLS match, 8 out of 12 teams make the playoffs (67%) so most league matches are meaningless and it shows in the way teams play, TV broadcasts featuring those inane "side by side commercials" during play. With more games available via TV from Europe and South America I find myself less and less interested in MLS. Wake me when the playoffs start and the games actually mean something.

[Celticbhoy14]

What sort of crowds do they get?

They do very well at the gate - well enough that they're building their own 17,500 seat stadium. Expectation is they'll have no problem filling it. They've won the Open Cup, and their standard of play is high. They deserve a spot in the league - Garber just has something against them - most of which is probably the fact that they will not build a stadium to suit his desires.

[blast tyrant]

The MLS is getting there. Much better then it was 5 years ago or even 2 years ago. As younger players forgoe the college experience and go pro early the league will continue to grow and develop.
A few things still need to happen and some of them are getting close
1. every team needs a soccer specific stadium
2. reserve league
3. youth academies
The league is moving in the right direction with all of these and just about every team has some sort of youth policy and reserve team in place.
I think that the league needs to go to a more traditional soccer league format, ie; premeir league, seria A etc. With promotions and relegation with the A league. It would add more excitement to the fixture list and really mean something in the win/loss column.

[Allamerican74]

I said A because I think MLS has done A work in those 10yrs. Could it have done better of course but it could have done a lot lot worse. May it long continue!!