Or it could mean CCL teams will receive more allocation money from MLS. That wouldn't mean anything for the NASL teams that have a chance at qualifying.
Correct, it just means more room over the salary cap, it is not actual money being exchanged. Allocation is related to the CAP. So it means nothing for USL or NASL.
So how come FC Edmonton is mentioned in the article? "MLS hopes to change all that and has apparently taken a bold and somewhat controversial step towards that end which may affect Real Salt Lake, Columbus Crew, Seattle Sounders FC, LA Galaxy, Colorado Rapids, FC Dallas and potentially one of either Vancouver Whitecaps FC, Toronto FC or Montreal Impact and FC Edmonton. It may also potentially be the second bold move away from forced parity. The first of coursing being the Designated Player rule."
What article? Hanauer only mentioned MLS teams that qualified for the CCL would get extra allocation money, which is to say transfer funds to acquire players or to pay down a players salary (which is basically an extension of the cap). Which ever article you are quoting is just plain wrong. There is no way that MLS is going to pay non MLS teams for qualifying for the CCL.
The reason it mentions Edmonton FC, and Montreal for that matter, is because they will be competing for the Canadian Championship next year and the place in the CCL that goes to the champion of Canada. And what story are you quoting there? It would be useful to have some kind of context to that kind of speculation.
Where is that piece from? The link you put in the middle makes no reference to eliminating forced parity, starting with the elimination of the designated player rule.
The one thing you'll find out about WSW is that the articles he links to rarely say what he thinks they say.
I have updated WSW's post to include only the link to the MLSR page that he plagarized. Here it is again. http://www.mls-rumors.net/12990/201...eague-teams-will-receive-more-money-from-mls/ Personally, since its MLSR I already suspect it, than again to have MLSR quote a "poster" for their more revealing info, I have give it even less respect. Enjoy.
Yeah, the idea that this is going to lead to a change in the way the league operates with the abolition of the DP, etc. sounds like someone has an overactive imagination.
I haven't read all of these posts, but the idea of the MLS giving qualifying teams more allocation money would be a great way to get more clubs to take these competitions seriously. I'd love for the NASL to do something like this for the US Open Cup. Traffic give teams money for making the quarterfinals, semifinals and winning the whole thing.
Then you need to read the posts because allocation money isn't what you think it is. It's not real money.
I believe I had it right. MLS may give more cap room to teams that qualify. This wouldn't be possible in the NASL -- where there is no cap. Instead the league (in this case Traffic) could put an incentive out there for teams to take the US Open Cup seriously. I'm not suggesting they have the money to do this, but even an amount like $20K to make the quarterfinals could add an extra incentive. Note that no D-2 teams made the quarterfinals last year.