Sporting KC Thread!! (Featuring All of MLS and sometimes Mexican Leagues too)

[bonercat]

MLS looking a little red faced with the lack of ownership for Chivas at this point. They originally said many months ago the value was around 70 million but now say 60. They must have fallen through with a group but better get this sold soon. The Goats fans must feel pretty great these days

[sunny_cat]

#Beckham4TeamFormerlyKnownAsChivas

[sunny_cat]

#Royals5'ing the ASG tonight

[mocat]

#Royals5'ing the ASG tonight

 

[Panjandrum]

http://www.mlssoccer.com/all-star/2014/news/article/2014/08/05/mls-deputy-commissioner-mark-abbott-expansion-international-calendar-prorel

I would say it never happens.

CASE CLOSED

Pro/Rel would end up harming some of these clubs beyond repair.  Can you imagine a city and ownership group making tens of millions (sometimes hundreds) of dollars in investments and then watching a bunch of USL teams coming in there after they've been relegated?

Fans would leave in droves and never come back.  It would be like the Royals getting relegated to AAA and playing a bunch of minor league teams in Royals stadium.  Can you imagine how devastating that would be for local economies?  For the billion dollars in investments the taxpayers in this region have paid?

Granted, the investments in these MLS facilities are on a smaller scale, but it's the same concept; you can't drop this kind of money trying to build a franchise and then do Pro/Rel.  You'd just de-incentivise a ton of clubs and potential ownership groups from getting involved and trying to join the league because they wouldn't want to take that risk.

[fun muffin]

http://www.mlssoccer.com/all-star/2014/news/article/2014/08/05/mls-deputy-commissioner-mark-abbott-expansion-international-calendar-prorel

I would say it never happens.

CASE CLOSED

Pro/Rel would end up harming some of these clubs beyond repair.  Can you imagine a city and ownership group making tens of millions (sometimes hundreds) of dollars in investments and then watching a bunch of USL teams coming in there after they've been relegated?

Fans would leave in droves and never come back.  It would be like the Royals getting relegated to AAA and playing a bunch of minor league teams in Royals stadium.  Can you imagine how devastating that would be for local economies?  For the billion dollars in investments the taxpayers in this region have paid?

Granted, the investments in these MLS facilities are on a smaller scale, but it's the same concept; you can't drop this kind of money trying to build a franchise and then do Pro/Rel.  You'd just de-incentivise a ton of clubs and potential ownership groups from getting involved and trying to join the league because they wouldn't want to take that risk.

England has parachute payments for relegated teams.  Set money aside for teams that go down to lessen the financial blow. 

[Panjandrum]

http://www.mlssoccer.com/all-star/2014/news/article/2014/08/05/mls-deputy-commissioner-mark-abbott-expansion-international-calendar-prorel

I would say it never happens.

CASE CLOSED

Pro/Rel would end up harming some of these clubs beyond repair.  Can you imagine a city and ownership group making tens of millions (sometimes hundreds) of dollars in investments and then watching a bunch of USL teams coming in there after they've been relegated?

Fans would leave in droves and never come back.  It would be like the Royals getting relegated to AAA and playing a bunch of minor league teams in Royals stadium.  Can you imagine how devastating that would be for local economies?  For the billion dollars in investments the taxpayers in this region have paid?

Granted, the investments in these MLS facilities are on a smaller scale, but it's the same concept; you can't drop this kind of money trying to build a franchise and then do Pro/Rel.  You'd just de-incentivise a ton of clubs and potential ownership groups from getting involved and trying to join the league because they wouldn't want to take that risk.

England has parachute payments for relegated teams.  Set money aside for teams that go down to lessen the financial blow.

Yeah, but try establishing an American fan base when you keep yo-yoing between being a crappy major league team and a good minor league team.

You may be okay in the short term, but long term, it's probably not a viable investment.

[sunny_cat]

We're not having that discussion in this thread.

[Tobias]

We're not having that discussion in this thread.

wacky, we need you

[sunny_cat]

http://www.mlssoccer.com/all-star/2014/news/article/2014/08/05/mls-deputy-commissioner-mark-abbott-expansion-international-calendar-prorel

I would say it never happens.

CASE CLOSED

Pro/Rel would end up harming some of these clubs beyond repair.  Can you imagine a city and ownership group making tens of millions (sometimes hundreds) of dollars in investments and then watching a bunch of USL teams coming in there after they've been relegated?

Fans would leave in droves and never come back.  It would be like the Royals getting relegated to AAA and playing a bunch of minor league teams in Royals stadium.  Can you imagine how devastating that would be for local economies?  For the billion dollars in investments the taxpayers in this region have paid?

Granted, the investments in these MLS facilities are on a smaller scale, but it's the same concept; you can't drop this kind of money trying to build a franchise and then do Pro/Rel.  You'd just de-incentivise a ton of clubs and potential ownership groups from getting involved and trying to join the league because they wouldn't want to take that risk.

England has parachute payments for relegated teams.  Set money aside for teams that go down to lessen the financial blow.

You would know

[scottwildcat]

http://www.mlssoccer.com/all-star/2014/news/article/2014/08/05/mls-deputy-commissioner-mark-abbott-expansion-international-calendar-prorel

I would say it never happens.

CASE CLOSED

Pro/Rel would end up harming some of these clubs beyond repair.  Can you imagine a city and ownership group making tens of millions (sometimes hundreds) of dollars in investments and then watching a bunch of USL teams coming in there after they've been relegated?

Fans would leave in droves and never come back.  It would be like the Royals getting relegated to AAA and playing a bunch of minor league teams in Royals stadium.  Can you imagine how devastating that would be for local economies?  For the billion dollars in investments the taxpayers in this region have paid?

Granted, the investments in these MLS facilities are on a smaller scale, but it's the same concept; you can't drop this kind of money trying to build a franchise and then do Pro/Rel.  You'd just de-incentivise a ton of clubs and potential ownership groups from getting involved and trying to join the league because they wouldn't want to take that risk.

England has parachute payments for relegated teams.  Set money aside for teams that go down to lessen the financial blow.

You would know

[The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep]

^ sick burn

[sunny_cat]

My hand is sore from high fiving all my boys.

[fun muffin]

England has parachute payments for relegated teams.  Set money aside for teams that go down to lessen the financial blow.

You would know

     

Good one sunny cat. It really was.

[scottwildcat]

Could probably put this in any of the "Big 3" soccer threads, but:

[sunny_cat]

Oh wow

[Tobias]

weird, would be good depth for the million and one europa league matches.  would kinda prefer him somewhere he would get more time tbh though

[Tobias]

also, more like deandre yidlin, amirite

[scottwildcat]

also, more like deandre yidlin, amirite

It's okay for you to say that because you're a spurs fan

[scottwildcat]

“@SoccerMarketing: #Infographic: The most popular #MLS teams by state. Via r/MLS. http://twitter.com/SoccerMarketing/status/497076006818418690/photo/1”

[Cartierfor3]

wait, there's a soccer team called the spurs? That's pretty cool. I don't like it when teams are called F.C. whatever or Blah Blah United.

[Tobias]

wait, there's a soccer team called the spurs? That's pretty cool. I don't like it when teams are called F.C. whatever or Blah Blah United.

it's kinda both, tho...

[Tobias]

wait, there's a soccer team called the spurs? That's pretty cool. I don't like it when teams are called F.C. whatever or Blah Blah United.

it's kinda both, tho...

[mocat]

“@SoccerMarketing: #Infographic: The most popular #MLS teams by state. Via r/MLS. http://twitter.com/SoccerMarketing/status/497076006818418690/photo/1”

wyoming is such a provincial place anyway

[Cartierfor3]

wait, there's a soccer team called the spurs? That's pretty cool. I don't like it when teams are called F.C. whatever or Blah Blah United.

it's kinda both, tho...

oh. lame.