@ManagerTactical@TheFilippoSilva Could have been a terrible offer. We don’t know. I’m sure someone has the details, but could be saving face before an mls coach gets brought in. Poch would want too much control of us soccer, I don’t think the fed wants him back
@Jimmyking35 Stakes matter. When mls franchise A plays mls franchise B, we can enjoy it and you see the players care. It can be entertaining. But it does not grow the sport. Have individually owned clubs and have them compete on merit.
@Jimmyking35 Pro/rel within an open ecosystem where solidarity payments are paid to youth clubs for transfers would be a good step to be taken seriously (worldwide). This solves the talent ID issue. Yes academies/ youth clubs would still need funding from other sources, but that is solvable.
@JaseOfBase513 Why not have an open system where you can transfer players/kids for cash between pro levels? MLS doesn’t have to do the development. Decentralize the development across the country and give incentives to local clubs to sell on players. You cant do that now w/ mls.
@BobVSoccer In England for example there are parachute payments. There are mechanism that would develop. It’s not all about pro/rel, it’s about having an open structure that encourages teams to develop players and recoup payments as those kids sell on.
@STLSoccerNews I like and support an mls team. It’s the highest quality I have in-person access to. However, mls is a monopoly that stifles development of players and coaches. A truly open system would greatly improve talent and opportunities for players, coaches, and small clubs. Merit wins.
@frenchjraff It’s not the teams or coaching staff etc. it’s the mls ownership group. They are one group of investors that don’t want it. They don’t want to risk their investment.
@starsnstripesfc If a journalist criticizes mls, or if us soccer punishes mls, you lose your professional ability to work covering those franchises or working in the top tiers of American soccer. It doesn’t work that way in other countries. MLS ownership is the problem.
@starsnstripesfc The problem is there is no club. Never was. I support my franchise, because I like watching the top domestic league we have. But I am part of the problem. MLS controls us soccer and the mainstream coverage of it. If a journalist wants to be critical of league, they lose access.
@StatessideFooty MLS should have lost division 1 status when they refused to put all their teams in the open cup. If you want an open pyramid you have to sever the connection between mls and us soccer.