Should Beckham Take His Act To Las Vegas Instead Of Miami?

Chicago Rhythm would have made a fine team name as well..

 

Well played, sir!!!

I was kidding in my post, of course!

 

Dude it's in his contract when he signed on. MLS has to oblige contractually. If Miami doesn't work out, he should have every right to buy another franchise for 25 million. That's the bottom line.

 

Uhh, no that isn't how it works. He exercised his option to be in Miami. If Beckham can't make it work in Miami, Beckham is shit out of luck. Garber confirmed that months ago. It isn't MLS fault that Beckham picked a crappy market to try to exercise his option anyways.

 

If that is the case, I was right! This thread should be closed!

 

Exactly. Lock this thread and any other thread that suggest that Beckham should try to choose another city.

From the horses mouth...

https://archive.org/details/CNBC_20140612_130000_Squawk_on_the_Street#start/6360/end/6420

 

so your idea is that unless others agree with your point of view, then any other comment with a differing perspective should be locked out- interesting!! this is a free forum for discussion and debate- maybe you should start your own forum for only those that agree with you

whatever happens in miami, i still say that becks will be involved in some capacity, including as an owner in another city... and MLS FO and owners will want his world cache; markers like only $25 mill in miami- if that is the way the contract reads- can be changed if the other owners agree- ultimately, they decide, not don garber

business is business

 

Yeah, locking out fantasy threads helps clean up the garbage on MLS General and News & Analysis boards (and yes, Beckham moving his franchise discount to another city when Garber has specifically said he can't do so is now in the realm of fantasy). Threads that are baseless speculation should belong in "You be the Don". And yes, business is business and that means MLS won't be giving Beckham another $75 million dollar haircut on a franchise if he fails in Miami. Beckham will have to become an owner the old fashioned way if that happens.

 

Either are a gamble (PUN!) of a market.

But Miami has much better upsides in glamor, attention and general money to be made. Vegas doesn't have the MIA stature in terms of recognition (outside of slots) nor the most important aspect, MONEY.

Big ass money in Miami, even if it's corporate or not necessarily local.

 

Becks should just wait for Cuba. Havana would be kick a$$$!

 

since the decision on the next 2 franchises will be made in the first half of 2015, miami will either work with the beckham group for a SSS over the next 4-6 months or MLS will cut bait and move on- what happens to beckham's involvement in MLS after that will very interesting- i just dont see MLS owners not trying to keep his cache/ownership involvement in some other city even if MLS has to lower the fee to $50-60 mill
personally i am not convinced that either miami or LV are good sites for expansion- sacramento and minneapolis (and i think the viking group will take it because of its indoor stadium for the cold, frosty days in spring and fall) are much better choices IMO and should be great additions to the league

 

Or, Becks could say his name and the 25 m discount will get it done in a difficult-place-to-get-right-deal-done location that will bring renown to the league as a whole, like (drum roll....rrrrrrrr....sis...boom BROOKLYN!!!

 

That would be funny as sh!t. Becks inside NYC. Red Bull in NJ and NYCFC in Conn!

 

The "richest man in Russia" is a minority stakeholder in Arsenal. He could finance a club in Brooklyn out of pocket change. Call them the Brooklyn Nyets

 

What are the Dolphins, Hurricanes and Marlins excuse?

 

It's really, really, REALLY not.