PBP: 2024 MLS Season PBP Thread Decision Day October 19 {R}

2014 is also closer to Beckham arriving in LA than it is to the current MLS landscape. Whole league has changed since then.

 

I suppose they’ll be worried about rain outs delaying games?

 

With the Mets getting bounced last night it looks like Citi Field will be the venue.

 

I thought we were at Cincinnati.

Damn I forgot the stupid 3 game round.

 

All of the MLS 2025 CCC slots are filled except MLS Cup.

Shield Table:

1. MIA - Supporter Shield
2. CLB - Leagues Cup
3. LAX - Leagues Cup
4. LA Galaxy - Western Conference #1
5. CIN - Supporter Shield Next Best
6. RSL - Supporter Shield Next Best
7. SEA
8. HOU
9. ORL
10. MIN
11. CLT
12. COR - Leagues Cup
13. NYC
14. VAN - Canadian Championship
15. POR
16. NYR
17. MTL
18. AUS
19. FCD
20. ATL
21. DCU
22. TOR
....
27. SKC - US Open Cup finalist

Teams in Green can still qualify by winning MLS Cup.
If anyone, other than Vancouver, already qualified wins MLS Cup, then Seattle moves into the field. If Vancouver wins MLS Cup, that spot goes to Toronto.

EDIT: Also, if Columbus wins MLS Cup then the other Cup finalist would qualify in that slot. If that team had already qualified then a spot would open for Seattle.

 

I hear ya, especially about the CWC.

But that isn’t an MLS competition. And you’re giving up because 60% of the teams make the playoffs? I’m so old I remember two different periods when 80% made it. 20 teams make the NBA playoffs, out of 30.

And as mentioned, MLS didn’t unilaterally decide how the Leagues Cup would fold into the CCL.

And how are the salary rules NOW an impediment? Again, I remember crap like Valderrama being moved to a new club because he got benched. I remember the commissioner decided DC couldn’t have Andy Williams because they were already too good. Other teams have their own stories on where the league just improvised shit, outside of the rules.

The rules are complicated, sure. Have you ever read an article about a proposed NBA trade?

I mean, if you don’t want to spend the money now, fine, but I don’t understand your reasoning for why now.

 

The NHL once had absurd rates of qualification as well.