Supporter's Relegation Shield

I think you'd save a lot of time if you just made a dozen and sent them to Foxboro.

 

you could have Depends sponsor it

 

Over the years, there have been a lot of ideas posted at BigSoccer. This is one of them.

 

that might be the best thing you can say about this

 

Did you mean there have been a lot of bad ideas posted on BigSoccer?

 

Neither news nor analysis...

Off to our sister planet....

 

I demand a recount! I can't believe the Revs have won only once. (Unless you count post-season, where our ONE career victory will be tough to top...)

 

fixed your post.

 

Noah, you obviously have a way of getting to the heart of the matter...

 

Relegation Cup

I think the Relegation Supporters' Shield winner (loser?) should get to start play in the Lamar Hunt trophy in the same round as Hannover American-Hungarians next year.

 

This may well be the oldest ever thread to surface the idea of Wooden Spoon, back in 2002!!

 

ThreeApples, too funny. Best post ever.

 

I usually lump all teams that did not make the playoffs into a realm of relegation, since in American sports culture, it's all about the playoffs so to speak.

 

The Consolation Shield was conceived as an idea years ago when we were speaking about "awarding" an actual MLS last place (wooden spoon)trophy and what such a trophy might look like. It looks snazzy but it actually is a very cheap trophy in trophy shops. The shiny plate is generic and not real metal. If officially adopted, it could be a fun league tradition given the fact that we don't have relegation.
If nothing else, it's fun to award the cyber version on BigSoccer wooden spoon threads!

 

i thought we all agreed that pre-sounders MLS doesnt count?

 

So, how many 10 year old threads do you plan to resurrect?

 

As long as they remain relevant til this day,

 

Since we don't have pro-rel, I have always felt not making the playoffs was essentially being "relegated out of the playoffs". You were on the outside looking in.
Don't they call this the "wooden spoon" in England? Is that for all divisions or just certain ones?
All joking aside, yes, league stats should include the worse team each year. We need to put more pressure on teams, players and owners to put more meaning and edge to the regular season, rather than trying to put all the attention and hype on a stupid, abbreviated playoff.

 

Interesting Trivia from another thread:

 

Nah, just you Sounders guys ....

 

To round out this list...
1996 - Colorado Rapids, 29 pts
1997 - San Jose Clash, 30 pts
1998 - N.E. Revolution, 29 pts
1999 - MetroStars, 15 pts
2000- San Jose Earthquakes, 29 pts
2001 - Tampa Bay Mutiny, 14 pts
2002 - DC United. 32 pts
2003 - Dallas Burn, 23 pts
2004 - N.E. Revolution/Chicago Fire, 33 pts (both=8-3-9)
2005 - Chivas USA, 18 pts
2006 - Columbus Crew, 33 pts
2007 - Toronto FC, 25 pts
2008 - San Jose Earthquakes/LA Galaxy, 33 pts (both=8-13-9)
2009 - NY Red Bulls, 21 pts
2010 - DC United, 22 pts
2011 - N.E. Revolution/Vancouver Whitecaps, 28 pts (Revs=5-16-13, Caps=6-18-10)
2012 - Toronto FC (TBC)

I kept the ties, as I guess we Supporters, as the awarding party of this "Relegation Shield," would have to determine tie-breakers for the worst of the worst!

Looks like NE and San Jose tie it up, 3 apiece. Don't worry guys, good 'ol TFC will be caught up in no time!

 

for all your wooden spoon question needs...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wooden_spoon_(award)

It's really only used in competitions where there is no relegation. A light-hearted ribbing isn't really needed for a club that's been dispatched to the depths below.