CD Connelly

You'll Never Walk Alone. #Dortmund #LiverpoolFC @lfc @richmondkickers #CelticFC

[CD Connelly @Sarchasm99]

@HeatherThomasAF Come to BlueSky!

[CD Connelly @Sarchasm99]

@kngwmn Please come to BlueSky. Fuck this bullshit Nazi app.

[CD Connelly @Sarchasm99]

Fuck you, @elonmusk and fuck Donald Trump. 🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻

Please come suspend my account, as if I give a flying fuck. I already stopped coming to your shithole app anyway. Go eat a bag of dicks, you Nazi turdgobbler. Fuck your whole family.

[CD Connelly @Sarchasm99]

@netflix is completely hosed. Ruining this fight.

[CD Connelly @Sarchasm99]

@essenviews What a fucking pinecone.

[CD Connelly @Sarchasm99]

@realTuckFrumper Nobody saw that coming, huh? 🤷🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

[CD Connelly @Sarchasm99]

@MLSMoves @SiriusXMFC @RodneyMarsh10

[MLS Moves @MLSMoves]

Comparing the MLS media deal to the WNBA deal, you can see how much worse it gets for MLS.

The WNBA makes $200 million annually on their new deal, while MLS makes $250 million annually.

The first thing to note is that the WNBA only has 12 teams, whereas MLS has 30 clubs. This means each WNBA team is making $16.6 million a year, while MLS teams are making around $5-6 million annually due to production costs.

The second thing is publicity. The WNBA is featured on ESPN/ABC, which helps draw in more casual viewers, whereas MLS is stuck behind a paywall. Caitlin Clark has undoubtedly boosted the WNBA, but there’s no bigger star in sports than Messi. He would generate insane ratings on ESPN, TNT, NBC, etc.

As I said the other day, this deal isn’t aging well. MLS needs a significant number of subscribers to the Season Pass in order to split revenue with Apple from new sign-ups. It seems MLS has hit its ceiling at around 2 million subscribers, which is the last figure we received. The only way to get more people to sign up is to improve the quality of play and bring in more big-name players. Still, it feels like an uphill battle with Apple, in my opinion.

[CD Connelly @Sarchasm99]

@BlueyAnon @themaxburns How do you not fall down more often? Imagine being this dumb. JFC.

[CD Connelly @Sarchasm99]

@rbmann21 @themaxburns Are you really that naïve? JFC.

[Max Burns @themaxburns]

Very kind of Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to become government officials while remaining in their executive roles at companies that either do business with or have regulatory conflicts with the government.

[MLS Moves @MLSMoves]

I’m disappointed in the lack of promotion from Apple when it comes to MLS. They haven’t done much to help the league grow or promote it.

The deal isn’t aging well either, especially when you consider the $250 million annually split among 30 teams. It’s really only $140-150 million, as MLS has to cover its own production costs.

It just feels like MLS is a tenant renting a room from Apple—nothing more, nothing less. I expected them to do something innovative to attract new fans and build interest in the league. Imagine if Messi hadn’t come to MLS; this would be a huge disaster.

I watch all the games because I cover the league, but many casual fans tell me they’ve lost interest due to the lack of promotion. Even many MLS diehards don’t tune in as they used to.

[CD Connelly @Sarchasm99]

@CalltoActivism Ewww.

[CD Connelly @Sarchasm99]

USL Championship's Memphis 901 FC to transfer rights to Santa Barbara: Sources https://t.co/Z8dNZk6U9w

[Russell Drew @RussOnPolitics]

@RpsAgainstTrump Senator-elect Ruben Gallego is the future of the Democratic Party. Hispanic, a Marine, border state, swing state, dynamic. Look for him to be center-stage over the next few years.

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

Some good news: Kari Lake LOST to Ruben Gallego.

[CD Connelly @Sarchasm99]

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[CD Connelly @Sarchasm99]

@TheRichFromCali Yes, all bets are off.

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Check out 🍌 Johnny Bananas 🍌's video! #TikTok https://t.co/0gGCpxphIA