The official we hate Chivas thread.....

cl_hanley · Jan 4, 2004

Right...and they probably will be all Mexican. See where you cut off my post in your quote? Read the end of that sentence.

-cman- · Jan 4, 2004

Originally posted by cl_hanley
Right...and they probably will be all Mexican. See where you cut off my post in your quote? Read the end of that sentence.
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Ah, don't get your panties in a bunch. Open minded fellah that he is, our owner will probably allow a least a Columbian and one or two Costa-Ricans on the club for form's sake.

Chowdah, in case you (or anyone else) is wondering, I feel -- a feeling shared by MLS and Chivas ownership from what I've heard -- pretty strongly that any Chivas team has to abide by ALL the MLS squad composition and payroll rules. I'm talking about assimilating and embracing immigration. I'm not quite sure what you're talking about.

To Wit:

FULL ROSTERS
Each team’s full roster will consist of a maximum of 18 “senior” players, plus a maximum of six (6) roster-protected players. The home team may dress a total of 20 players for an MLS regular season game. The visiting team may dress a total of 16 players for an MLS regular season game. Three substitutions plus one goalkeeper may be used in any regular season game.

INTERNATIONAL PLAYER/ROSTER LIMITATIONS
MLS teams are allowed a maximum of three (3) international players on their active roster. U.S. Soccer, the sport’s governing body in the United States, has established that a player is considered an international unless he meets the following criteria:

• The player is a United States citizen
• The player is in the United States as a resident alien (green card) or under asylum protection, regardless of eligibility to play for the U.S. National Team.

In accordance with United States Immigration and Naturalization laws, MLS shall not limit or restrict the number of lawful permanent or temporary residents, asylees or refugees permitted to play on any team's active roster. Green card holders therefore count as domestic, and not international, players. For the purposes of determining whether a player is an international player, his eligibility to represent the U.S. National Team is irrelevant.

For the 2003 season, MLS will allow up to 20 league-wide places for young international players, who need not be distributed equally among all MLS teams. These youth international players will be considered Transitional Internationals.

Each MLS team will be able to carry six roster-protected players, with the six comprised of any combination of Nike Project-40 and developmental players.
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Emphasis mine.

Mateofelipe · Jan 4, 2004

Chowderhead was a bit unhinged, but not so off the deepend. I can get a bit wound up myself when Americans not only root against their own team, but boo the anthem and dump drinks on the players. He is connecting such behavior with Chivas USA and some of the rhetoric of the latino left. Not so far-fetched as to be coo coo, but a bit simplistic.

What I really liked was his Irish American team. That's a helluva lineup. Any other ethnicities out there want to challenge that side? I'm not sure we could even come up with an "English American" side to match it. I know the Welsh would be in trouble.