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.
Maybe this was already answered on another thread somewhere... What was the Mexican league format some decades ago, the 50's 60's 70's and...
I agree with the second half but not the first. I believe it's playing regular games on the national team program that "develops" players...
Re: The worst moment in MLS history and the geniuses behind it Regressed? maybe... 10 years, 20 years, 50 years, 60 years... actually the...
Not until they can settle the soccer-specific stadium issue... thats been a major hurdle because the stadium the Rhinos are putting up dorsn't cut...
And if you've ever seen a Rhinos game on TV, you know those mere 10,000 fans in that small little stadium creates so much atmosphere that it seems...
No matter how many posts lit up once the San Antonio "Sweetheart" deal first started, reading over and over what a great thing it will be for MLS...
not to mention that regardless of which uniform the players wear, they're still getting the same MLS product on the field.
All of this is true... though my intent wasn't to make a comparison of which sports team owner where was more successful or rich and the reasons...
Not quite... I didn't mean to say that deep-pocketed owners, who know how to run a successful franchise, who bring passion for the game,...
You're onto something here... Taking the whole "famous club spinoff" or "parent club" concept is one of those things which sounds good on paper at...