MLS to expand to 30 teams. $200 Million expansion fee.

Discussion in 'MLS: News & Analysis' started by CMeszt, Apr 18, 2019.

  1. FoxBoro 143

    FoxBoro 143 Member+

    Jan 18, 2004
    MA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I agree. Quality posts get less likes than puns and other semi- humorous low content posts.
    I was simply pointing out to the previous poster that belittling someone over their post to like ratio is not really a valid smackdown.
     
  2. TOAzer

    TOAzer Member+

    The Man With No Club
    May 29, 2016
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I disagree. Posts of genuine quality tend to get well rewarded with reps...it is just that such posts will make up only a small minority of the rep awarded as they are far far far fewer than any other kind of post.
    To be a quality post -despite the opinion of some- it is not necessary to be ever "serious" and devoid of humor. What is necessary is to have an insightful point [or points] which is made with intelligence, supported by some reasonable evidence, and written effectively. Most posts which aim for quality, from Azer to Zoop, fail miserably to satisfy this necessity. But when it occurs, the reps roll in.
     
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  3. crookeddy

    crookeddy Member+

    Apr 27, 2004
    I only replied to you because I don't want to even bother with the original poster who suggested this ludicrous crap.
     
  4. Placid Casual

    Placid Casual Member+

    Apr 2, 2004
    Bentley's Roof
    That is a fantastic definition of a storied club......Well done.

    2 League cup wins and a Intertoto (!) win. Brilliant. Does that make Leicester storied because they have 2 league cups and a title?

    You should have gone with not talking out of your arse or actually posted what you meant.
     
  5. FoxBoro 143

    FoxBoro 143 Member+

    Jan 18, 2004
    MA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States

    This is why the internet sucks. You cant have any type of discussion without two people arguing over the semantics of an offhand comment not pertinent to the discussion.



    *You also can't have a discussion without someone else pointing out those idiots.
     
  6. Placid Casual

    Placid Casual Member+

    Apr 2, 2004
    Bentley's Roof
    Fair point. Well made.

    Depends whether you think facts matter or not

    It's a useful way of judging posters. If they are talking out of their arse on something you have knowledge about. Are they talking out of their arse on something you don't ?
     
  7. KCbus

    KCbus Moderator
    Staff Member

    United States
    Nov 26, 2000
    Reynoldsburg, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Wrap it up, guys. MLS: News and Analysis.
     
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  8. ceezmad

    ceezmad Member+

    Mar 4, 2010
    Chicago
    Club:
    Chicago Red Stars
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    As Paul said, there is no salary cap in MLS, we are just lazy and refer to it like this.

    MLS has a salary budget, meaning if the budget is 13 million, that works as a floor and all teams will spend at least 13 million, if DP, TAM, GAM continue in some form, some teams will spend more than 13 million.
     
  9. ceezmad

    ceezmad Member+

    Mar 4, 2010
    Chicago
    Club:
    Chicago Red Stars
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The stadium did cost some money, sure it was for the NFL team, but if you allocate some of the cost, then the bought for is more than 80 million.


    But still at least a double up of an investment in 3 years, is they type ROI that any investor would love.
     
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  10. billf

    billf Member+

    May 22, 2001
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    There really aren't hard limits. It's reasonably easy to get players green cards.
     
  11. AndyMead

    AndyMead Homo Sapien

    Nov 2, 1999
    Seat 12A
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    Despite 20 years of my popping up almost every time people in this forum say "Cap" to explain that MLS has a "Budget" and that "Budget" only covers 18-20 players, not the full first squad.

    The NHL has a Cap and a Floor. The NBA has a Cap. I know the NBA, and I believe the NHL also have minimum/maximum percentage of defined league revenue numbers that can lead to players being changed a percentage or paid an extra percentage to keep league player wages with a defined window of league revenues.

    The NFL does what the NFL wants as it's the one league with a relatively toothless players association. It has a Salary Cap, but almost no guarantees for the players.

    MLB has a Luxury Tax.
     
  12. NashSC

    NashSC Member+

    Nashville SC
    United States
    Jan 3, 2018
    This may still fit in the category of "cap" but I believe the NBA has a soft cap and luxury tax. Teams can go over the cap and pay a penalty....I think.
     
  13. crookeddy

    crookeddy Member+

    Apr 27, 2004
    At least that used to be the case. Too much work to follow the ever changing rules.
     
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  14. NashSC

    NashSC Member+

    Nashville SC
    United States
    Jan 3, 2018
    Pretty sure it is still the case. I found articles as recent as October discussing NBA luxury tax.
     
  15. Yoshou

    Yoshou Fan of the CCL Champ

    May 12, 2009
    Seattle
    Club:
    Seattle Sounders
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    FFS, people. Move on. If you haven't figured it out yet, we aren't going to kick crookeddy out of the forum just because he is negative.

    Now, that doesn't mean there isn't room for improvement in how he expresses his negativity, but in this case, the derailing is being done by the people complaining about him trolling. Sheesh. Move on, folks.
     
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  16. ElNaranja

    ElNaranja Member+

    Houston Dynamo
    United States
    Jul 16, 2017
    Maybe we just missed having you around so we created this giant off topic conversation to lure you back!
     
  17. crookeddy

    crookeddy Member+

    Apr 27, 2004
    As far as off topic conversations go, this one is still a looooong way behind fish puns, tanks, or the soviet automotive industry.
     
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  18. TOAzer

    TOAzer Member+

    The Man With No Club
    May 29, 2016
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    So did you hear the one where a Codpiece, a Panzer, and a Trabant go into a bar?.......;)
     
  19. BalanceUT

    BalanceUT RSL and THFC!

    Oct 8, 2006
    Appalachia
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Ignore is a powerful tool.
     
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  20. AndyMead

    AndyMead Homo Sapien

    Nov 2, 1999
    Seat 12A
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    Stupidface moderators can't ignore anyone - even when they're in forums they're not the moderator of.
     
  21. BalanceUT

    BalanceUT RSL and THFC!

    Oct 8, 2006
    Appalachia
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    So sad... so very very sad.
     
  22. AndyMead

    AndyMead Homo Sapien

    Nov 2, 1999
    Seat 12A
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    It's Schadenfreudetastic!
     
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  23. Bill Archer

    Bill Archer BigSoccer Supporter

    Mar 19, 2002
    Washington, NC
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Not to be pedantic, but panzer is a generic term meaning tank. You might have said Tiger or Panther instead, although to be precise one would need to say, for example, Panzerkampfwagen V Panther, to designate the Sd.Kfz. 171. Of course as we all know, Hitler himself ordered the removal of the V in the designation which originally meant simply that it was the Mark 5 version of the vehicle, but which Uncle Adolf felt came a bit too close to endorsing the Allied V for Victory slogan.

    Whatever he called them, the Russkies were busy swamping battallions of Panthers with entire field armies of T34's. The designation should have been whatever German is for "donating scrap steel to the Soviets"

    But all that would mean discussing tanks, and we certainly never do that here.
     
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  24. CMeszt

    CMeszt Member+

    Farewell Sweet Prince
    Jan 9, 2004
    Gentrification's Apex.
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    I had so many green nips back in the day...
     
  25. BalanceUT

    BalanceUT RSL and THFC!

    Oct 8, 2006
    Appalachia
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I just swooned. But, having found Panzer General running in a Java DOS Box online a few weeks ago, I'm having way too much fun with that time sink.
     
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