Well there are plenty of national teams with plenty of Euro club players and still manage to flop come WC time, so I don't buy this argument....
I don't think anyone actually rejects change... I love change myself. But I don't like replacing a mediocre name with an even worse one. The...
What's in a name? We should ask Jorge Vergara this question... he could have named his MLS team anything else besides re-use the Chivas name and...
Because they didn't. I don't. No hate for corporate sponsorship here... just for thier idiotic decisions that's all. And choosing not to...
The official rules of the game has nothing to do with the EPL or any other league... sorry, not buying this argument to feel good about corporate...
The Galaxy has become successful because of controlling thier stadium and revenue streams. DC? They are a hit with the fans but what about...
MLS is no charity, it's supposed to be a money-making investment venture. The 10 years of bonehead league-wide front office financial decisions is...
Ah, another one who says the team name means nothing... I won't argue that it means nothing to you in particular. And like I asked Rocket, who...
Mining rough diamonds and a high-priced staff can only do so much under the current system and cap. As it is now, it seems teams are forced to...
So now it's "petty" to want a respectable team name and image. I take nothing so far as "gauranteeing" any of the above things except money....
Hey, I'm all for changing and re-branding most MLS team names... It would be refreshing if these changes actually IMPROVED on the previous. But...
You can do whatever you like. But what sounds "good" is entirely subjective... I think Red Bull NY is a ridiculous laughable name, it's a soda can...
I have no idea why people always say "we will not be the first" or use the old "everyone else is doing it" defense and point out a dozen other...
I'm personally glad they are changing the name... the only thing offensive about "1836" was attempting to pass off four numerical digits as a real...
Thanks LMvCP... very detailed and intersting answer. I'll have to re-read it several times because it's complicated though.
