transfer round up

[jazzypom]

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[thinkweism]

yeah, the mls all-star game used to be a west vs. east kinda thing, except 1998's was unique in that they had mls usa players vs. mls abroad players - interesting stuff. i think the east/west mls all-star game would be pretty neat because there's more of a balance to everyone in the mls getting a shot, not just who is the top/popular group of players atm. inviting the guests from 2005 to now, i think was a pretty good business plan in that it really began to "grow" the game & interest here in the US. at first the matches were only 20K, but they were playing everton/west ham, and when they got united - it went up the next year straight to 70K.

idrc about baseball because it makes me want to fall asleep, but i know a lot of mls supporters would never like the idea of whoever of the east/west coast match to have the advantage of deciding where the mls cup is played. the biggest issue has to do with traveling within the us, which is a nightmare/pain in the butt because this country is so freakin' large. but i do feel like the way the

Thanks for the detailed explantation

[jazzypom]

I don't understand the concept of geography (East vs West). When you say East vs West, I think of say, LA and Seattle vs New York. Is Toronto (North of the US) considered East? Or Florida (South) considered East too? Or the soon to be 'expansion' team Atlanta United FC - isn't that South?

RE: Thanks for the detailed explantation

[thinkweism]

no problem! the mls has two conferences set up in the MLS. once again, an inheritance/reflection of other american sports - but the nba/nfl/ncaa are a lot more headache inducing so the mls is easier to understand. the west & east are basically the teams that make up each division of the conference, so

west: colorado rapids, real salt lake, fc dallas, san jose earthquakes, houston dynamo, seattle sounders, la galaxy, sporting kanas city, portland timbers, cancouver whitecaps

east: chicago fire, new york fc, columbus crew, new york red bulls, dc united, orlando city, montreal impact, philadelphia union, new england revolution, toronto fc

Re: Thanks for the detailed explantation

[jazzypom]

To be honest with you, I don't know much about how MLS is structured, so it's nice to have someone to explain it. Due to the amount of retired PL stars in the MLS nowadays (Gerrard, Henry, Lampard and now Drogba) the newspapers (The Guardian and The Daily Mail) do carry articles and pictures, but the articles tend to throw up more questions than it answers. I can understand why the MLS teams prefer to recruit coaches inward, because I'm sure an outside coach will go, "But why?!"

How many teams will the MLS have before there's a cut off? Or doesn't it matter? Like, could there be 50 teams in the MLS, or is there an optimum number that the Commissioner wants?

RE: Re: Thanks for the detailed explantation

[thinkweism]

of course! no, the mls is really an amalgamation of the other american sports & that of european football so i can see where people outside the us would need to scratch their head and try to imagine why it is the way it is. but like i said, if people are really confused... i don't mind answering questions because i love the fact that people are taking an interest in our baby league. the league is the same age as me pretty much so i always feel bad that people make fun of it when it's only just a bit more than 20 years old.

lol i think an outsider coach would be hilaaaarious. when i think of it, i always remember the spoof video of the american coach in london with tottenham. we have a lot of rules & structural difference but i think it works because the us is an entirely different market & with fans who are already used to the "american way" with sports... it wouldn't work any other way. lol, regular american fans would probably blanch at the lack of playoffs and need to "earn" a spot to play to win the league title

Re: Re: Thanks for the detailed explantation

[jazzypom]

That video is hilarious. "Two halves" and "No tie"

LOL. Who's this actor? He's quite good.

right now, don garber is really set on having 24 teams operating in the mls without going defunct or needing to be shut down/liquidated (like with chivas usa). as much as they're looking forward to atlanta being a part of the league, i think the team that will make/break the mls & the decision of expanding to more than 24 teams is gonna be miami. this is the expansion team that they're taking a risk on bc they feel like the miami demographic is really positive, but they also don't know if that's enough to keep the expansion team afloat - despite beckham's involvement. Wait. Stop. Sorry (I should be studying my Spanish, but, let me finish this first). Doesn't Florida already have a team? If Miami has one, isn't that near enough to Orlando to overlap territories? Can a state have more than two top tier teams (rather like say, Manchester in England have Manchester City and Manchester United). How will that go

Re: Thanks for the detailed explantation

[thinkweism]

lol, i loved the video because they did that part where they compared premier league teams to nfl teams - especially the dallas cowboys - and it's pretty accurate. and the actor is jason sudeikis, he's a pretty decent comedian/actor, i like him

Re: Thanks for the detailed explantation

[thinkweism]

and regarding playoffs, the MLS has a structure that doesn't let the team with the most points at the end of the season hoist the league title. to win the MLS Cup, the team has to make it through a series of games against 11 other teams