What do all you BigSoccer folks think about splitting the profit from player sales with the selling team? It just seems like teams do a lot of scouting for discovery players and whatnot (Ruiz et al), which are eventually sold by the league, leaving the team high and dry. I realize that the league tries to get another player for that team, but it just seems like it would make sense for the team to get a share of the money for developing the player. They could use that money for more acquisitions or even for something like attendance through marketing, etc. I guess what I'm proposing is giving the team more autonomy in their signings. Allot each team a certain amount of money each year for acquisitions, and adjust that amount as players are sold. That way the league prospers and the team is able to find capable replacements for the departing player.
This is essentially how it's done by MLS now. Teams scout for players and do all the work necessary to get them to sign a contract, including negotiating terms, etc. Then the league closes the deal. If a player is sold, the money is split 50/50 with the tacit understanding that a the club will have a bit more leeway in signing another top-flight player. Sachin
Re: Re: Player Sales - Share $$ w/teams? That may be how it is done - I certainly hope so. But I can't remember ever seeing anything semi-offical from MLS outlining this.