NFL is one of a hand full of professional football leagues, and by far the biggest. They can set reality, because they are the reality of pro...
Jury is in: MLS averages 1% of US v Ghana viewers. The fact that that's fine is the root of the problem. It's not young, it's fifteen years...
Do you shop at Burger King in hopes they will build you a better Whopper? Why incorporate hotbeds slowly? Doesn't that ask more questions than...
Who is going to come out of the woodwork against the MLS monopoly, and the systemic corruption at USSF? Who would invest in an open league with...
Hey, I have friends who are very passionate about the Taco Bell drive thru, and I don't disparage them, much. I just don't think you can...
When your chances of promotion are >0%, that's better than in the USA right now. Open league soccer teams have always maintained a different...
They care about their local clubs because: a: They are unlimited - no dream is impossible, even in a stagnant and limited market like the UK. b:...
I'm not opposed to salary limits that are based on soccer revenue. That's the way it used to be, before the Sheiks stepped in. I'm totally...
Consider, for a moment, that 16 million Americans tuned in to US v England, vs. 20 million Brits - Only 20% fewer Americans tuned in. At the same...
First of all, comparisons between oversaturated EPL and stagnant English FA are not really pertinent. Our market dwarfs theirs, and competition...
They benefit by owning soccer and running it at whatever level they see fit. Since it's "first division" we eat it. [IMG]
Wow, it only took a year... Didn't you admit that promotion would have increased the value of, and likely investment in, the Stars?
Trying it for a year wouldn't give an accurate representation. In order to get the investments in line (people are paying 20X the annual salary...
Hey, I know the fact that I'm pissed about the status quo makes me some kind of pariah. Nobody thinks soccer is cool enough to actually care this...
No doubt, you'll claim I spout slogans instead of arguments, but I'll keep trying... No, I make arguments, and people like you resort to...
First of all, in an open system, nobody is "minor league". Secondly, the "minor league" logo you ascribe to them, and the closed pyramid these...
Do we really need to play gotcha here? As much as I complain that MLS franchise fees are a ponzi scheme of madoff proportions, I still think it...
Can't let that "real team" comment from Chapka slide: MLS teams are as real as the KFC outlets they resemble. But they are not real soccer...
And just for the record, I got bumped from the US forum because I was drawing too much attention. The pressure mounts on mods to bump people...
Not going to happen. Our disagreement comes down to this: You think MLS, in it's current form, is the only thing standing between us and no...
Why not point out some of these contradictory answers and avoided questions? Because what you really mean is - why don't I just shut up and go...
You know, this breaks down real simple. You like your soccer to look more like KFC, and I like mine to look more like EPL.
Speaking of the Germans, they found a great way to have pro/rel and financial protections too.
You get what you pay for. Sounds like a fair point to me.
I think you misunderstood my point. I never said we had to take fans from NFL. I said that that's the finite sports marketing mindset that the...