2019 Other Teams Thread

Discussion in 'Columbus Crew' started by Kyle Crew, Dec 10, 2018.

  1. zman31

    zman31 Member+

    May 5, 1999
    Columbus, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I'm with you. I guess the thought is that option $2.5M TAM money the teams can spend and the arbitrary nature of the other GAM and TAM acquisition and expenditure methods don't always directly benefit current union members, it's used on outside guys. They want higher max and min salaries, and more money for their members.

    I believe charter flights is their other big ask this time around.
     
  2. west ham sandwich

    Feb 26, 2007
    C-bus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    charter flights I get. That should be an easy bargaining chip for the owners to toss in too
     
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  3. Minnman

    Minnman Member+

    Feb 11, 2000
    Columbus, OH, USA
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I may be way off here, but I wonder if it has less to do with TAM/GAM (which, if you're a player, just converts to $$$), and more to do with the league regs associated with those funds that affect how teams acquire players, and that purposefully are designed to eliminate competition between MLS clubs for players.

    OR, since we're talking about a league-wide association, it could be that the mass of players, who don't see a penny of GAM/TAM, see this as encouraging a two tier, haves/have nots system of compensation in MLS. I mean, GAM and TAM isn't play money. It's real cash divvied out by the league, which means it comes from league-generated revenue. Yet (generalizing here) it's not designed to be used for your average MLS player but, rather, to acquire pricier talent, or to buy-down said talent's salary budget hit. The league is basically saying that it would rather have each team roster made up of a handful of well to extremely well paid players, and then a bunch of supporting cast schmucks getting paid whatever's left over.

    For the mass of (voting) players in MLS, this might not be seen as the best way those funds could be distributed.

    Regardless, I hope they make headway on the charter flight issue. It would be particularly helpful for players in markets like ours.
     
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  4. KCbus

    KCbus Moderator
    Staff Member

    United States
    Nov 26, 2000
    Reynoldsburg, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  5. LaMacchia

    LaMacchia Member+

    Jul 12, 2008
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  6. TRUJDUB

    TRUJDUB Member+

    Nov 22, 2015
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Wow watching ATLANTA United is like watching a real soccer team. I’m jealous except for the fake grass
     
  7. Draghignazzo

    Draghignazzo Member+

    Feb 24, 2007
    Columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
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  8. Ch(Elsey)

    Ch(Elsey) Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    May 2, 2003
    Green, Ohio
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Have you been up in the Arch? Neat experience.
     
  9. POdinCowtown

    POdinCowtown Member+

    Jan 15, 2002
    Columbus
    When will Sacramento be announced? They've been in limbo for an awful long time.
     
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  10. LaMacchia

    LaMacchia Member+

    Jul 12, 2008
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Twice, actually, the wife and I love it. We're excited to go back now that the renovation is complete.

    (I'd upload a photo but something tells me that's poor form)
     
  11. Ch(Elsey)

    Ch(Elsey) Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    May 2, 2003
    Green, Ohio
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I have been to the Arch but only up once. My sister-in-law used to work a summer season at the Opera Theatre of St. Louis for a few years. So we would visit when we had enough time and money to make the trip.

    [​IMG]

    ^ The sort of obscure photo from the Arch visit that this place would find acceptable.
     
  12. LaMacchia

    LaMacchia Member+

    Jul 12, 2008
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Ah, well, if obscurity is the key:

    PANO_20151226_102707.jpg
     
  13. kgilbert78

    kgilbert78 Member+

    Borussia Mönchengladbach
    United States
    Dec 28, 2006
    Cowlumbus, OH
    Club:
    Borussia Mönchengladbach
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yep... IMG_3968.JPG
     
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  14. kgilbert78

    kgilbert78 Member+

    Borussia Mönchengladbach
    United States
    Dec 28, 2006
    Cowlumbus, OH
    Club:
    Borussia Mönchengladbach
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Mrs KG's comment was "but we don't have any good players left for them to steal"....
     
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  15. TKyle

    TKyle Moderator
    Staff Member

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Dec 28, 2014
    Nordecke’s Porch
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I thought Sac was lacking an owner with deep enough pockets.
    Perhaps someone in the know can add more info.
     
  16. LaMacchia

    LaMacchia Member+

    Jul 12, 2008
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    If my memory serves - which is less and less reliable these days - they found a sugar daddy and are expected to be the other half of the next expansion round (with StL).

    Unless, that is, one of the two competing Vegas groups greases enough Expansion Committee palms to jump the line.
     
  17. MLSinSTL

    MLSinSTL Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Mar 20, 2009
    Ohio - near a city
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Regarding the potential news for St Louis joining MLS...

    MLSinSTL supports it.

    Just to clarify, I joined BigSoccer in March of 2009 to follow news about potential expansion.

    I was disappointed that Seattle got the nod. Just shows you what I know.
     
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  18. puttputtfc

    puttputtfc Member+

    Sep 7, 1999
    Are you hospitable to Crew fans? I hear St Louis has a quality food scene.
     
  19. MLSinSTL

    MLSinSTL Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Mar 20, 2009
    Ohio - near a city
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Sorry I can’t speak for St Lous. Let me explain...

    I’m from Ohio - born, raised and returned as an adult. Currently living in Findlay. I played a lot of soccer in St Louis as a kid, almost played at Washington University (in St Louis). I had several teammates in college from there. So I spent a fair amount of time in the city over the years. In short, I liked it.

    I’m also a history buff and love the history of soccer in St Louis. So of course that led me to pick my username because I wanted them to get a team.

    And that’s that.
     
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  20. don gagliardi

    don gagliardi Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    Feb 28, 2004
    san jose
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    I went to college in St. Louis. Traditional must stops: Amighetti's for lunch on the Hill. Rigazzi's for dinner on the Hill. Imo's for St. Louis-style pizza (lots of places). Ted Drewe's for frozen custard. And Crown Candy for old-style soda fountain ice cream. None are for snobbish foodies, but all are excellent.

     
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  21. puttputtfc

    puttputtfc Member+

    Sep 7, 1999
    How's the Findlay food scene?
     
  22. Draghignazzo

    Draghignazzo Member+

    Feb 24, 2007
    Columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Ouch.
     
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  23. runningoz

    runningoz Member

    Oct 25, 2014
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    What, no gooey butter cake?
     
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  24. don gagliardi

    don gagliardi Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    Feb 28, 2004
    san jose
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
  25. runningoz

    runningoz Member

    Oct 25, 2014
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
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