...got in a hurry typing... again... NASL stats above are per game avg. outdoor attendance figures... the records next to them in parenthesis (win/loss... no ties, just shootouts--yuk!).
Exactly right. Any time the US plays a Latin American team (especially our amigos south of the border) we are constantly outcheered and sometimes even outnumbered. Even though it sucks that this is capable of happening to Sams Army, it's the truth. So an area with a large latino population would be OK for MLS, but horrible for National games. Lets get some real support.
Perfect 16: Eastern Conference East Coast Division Revolution Metrostars DC United Miami/Philadelphia/2nd NY team Great Lakes Division Fire Crew Detroit Cleveland/Milwaukee Western Conference West Coast Division Seattle Portland SJ LA Southwest Division Kansas City Colorado Dallas Houston/San Antonio/OKC And I'd do something similar to what the NHL did with regional rivalries: play teams in your division 4 times each (12 games), the other teams in your conference twice (8), one division in the opposing conference twice (8), and the other opposite division once (4). 32 games, good solid season. Or randomize which teams from the other conference you play once and which twice. Please, nobody start the utopian whining about a single table. We're in America; if we're going to have soccer, we're going to do it the way we do all of our other sports.
First of all, I like the sound of Central Division better than Great Lakes Division. A minor bother. Secondly, I like having 3 divisions for at least right now. Also, we need 12 teams to start with (16 is going to be a long and hard road.) A team in Arizona wouldn't be bad for the Western division, maybe a switch with Portland. Just my opinion though.
I think if MLS bought the Sockers and advertised them right way they would get really good attendance for their games. It would be better than just starting from scratch with a team that no one has heard of and expect a great fan base. Even though this isn't the San Diego page, I still wanna post it here
Re: Re: mls teams Actually, Phoenix kinda does have a stadium with a dome: the BoB, home of the Dbacks. wonder how scheduling could be worked out?
Re: mls teams What's the average temperature in Phoenix? It may be difficult to schedule afternoon games given that summers are terribly hot in the southwest.
Re: Re: Re: mls teams Answer: When pigs sprout wings. Either that or if Jerry Colangelo puts some cash in the team.
Re: Re: Re: mls teams Yeah, but I don't think MLS would want to play on a baseball diamond. It just wouldn't be suitable for a soccer team to play during baseball season. Check page 2 of this thread. I already posted the average temps for Phoenix.
Re: Re: Re: 4 Expansion Teams? Cali doesn't rely totally on Colorado river water. A significant portion of CA's water actually comes from Northern California. Anyway, Colorado would turn the water back on, after they couldn't get any agriculture from CA. Same as Colorado, they'd starve to death.
Re: Re: Re: Re: 4 Expansion Teams? Sorry, I live just above the Skagit Valley, I don't need the farms in California.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: 4 Expansion Teams? Nevertheless, I'd be willing to bet that a lot of food from your local supermarket is grown in CA.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: 4 Expansion Teams? A lot of the pre-packaged stuff, probably. Most of the fresh produce is local, except for things like citrus fruits and other plants that can't grow in the area. OK, we are way, way off-topic now...
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: 4 Expansion Teams? Ok, SoCal needs another team now, damnit!!! I nominate San Diego for a team.