Why does MLS have haters? Either they are ignorant or soccer newbies... http://thekartikreport.wordpress.com/2009/12/26/is-second-division-soccer-neccesary-in-the-usa/
If you read it then you would notice the first paragraph! "Let me preface this article by stating I do not subscribe to the view that I am about to write about. But enough MLS fans have expressed concern to me about what they consider a piddly minor league dispute potentially affecting the good work of MLS and the USSF since 1996 that I felt it was only fair to air some of these views." The first post on this thread states "why does MLS have haters" witch makes absolutely NO sense related to the atricle itself! It should say "Why does USL/NASL have haters?"
Bret Hart returns to Monday Night Raw on 1/04/10, the same night that TNA iMPACT! goes live on Monday for the first time... After a 9 year hiatus, the Monday Night Wars are back! (The above comment makes more sense and is almost as relevant as the linked blog.)
nasl actually intrigues me because of the no salary cap. im not saying that nasl teams are going to spend millions but you will probably see a difference between big spenders and small spenders on the field.
your wishes came true: http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/1110...canales-corner-ussf-power-play-takes-out-nasl “In the best interest of soccer in the United States, we decided to not sanction either league at this point," Gualti said. Let me rephrase Gulati's statement so that it makes more sense. "In the best interest of MLS, we decided to shut down the possibility of competition."
so you think they shouldve sanctioned these 2 "leagues"? ha, that'd be a joke. if these 2 "leagues" tried to play as is this year, it would be a disaster. ussf is doing the right thing by giving the 2 sides a week to get their acts together.
If it was competition, they wouldn't ask nore care for the USSF's blessing. This will be more messed up that minor league basketball, which is a total mess. The NBA started their own minor league with a too "corporate" theme, with replicant mascots and logos. Only now are they getting some things about their league right. Perhaps if MLS started their own minor league and did affiliations with USL/NASL cities they can make it seem more "local" than the NBA did with their minor league.
Correct--USL had no salary cap. Keep in mind many of the owners in NASL are guys who came over from USL. Just because there's no salary cap doesnt mean they're going to be signing Ronaldinho or Messi in 5 yrs. USL had a lot of time in which to make that type of "big impact" if they had wanted to, and none of the owners ever thought it was economically feasible given the realities of operating a 2nd division club in the US. As bobbydigital said, i think the most you can hope for is seeing the difference between some of the bigger spenders and some of the thrifitier teams. Montreal and Puerto Rico for instance seem to spend a bit more in constructing their teams than say teams like Charlotte or Miami. But as you can see from that example, the difference although it exists, is far more modest than the stuff of fantasies.
all over the planet we have first second third leagues and than all the regional leagues......were is the problem in north america
Isn't it a coincidence with all the CBA negotiations and a possible MLS lockout, that USSF doesn't sanction NASL? The possible reason is NASL would buy key MLS players. and we know Gulati and Garber would'nt want that
NASL will not buy key MLS players, Jesus tapdancing christ. NASL teams don't have the money to do that. The ones that do have the money are already (or planning) on leaving the league for MLS.
As the current CBA states, in the case of a lockout before the new CBA is signed the players remain under contract to MLS. They are free to sign deals elsewhere during the lockout but once the lockout ends they are required to return to MLS if their contracts have not expired. So yes, the NASL could sign locked out players, but only for as long as the lockout lasts. Then they would lose those players back to MLS.
Or, it could simply be that the NASL didn't have its act together as much as everybody thought, and the USL was in even worse shape. As a result, nobody met the guidelines, and nobody got sanctioned. It could have been just that simple. US Soccer forcing a compromise isn't the worse thing that could have happened, you know.
Give me examples of key players that NASL could afford that wouldn't just play elsewhere, like Scandinavia.