dgthree Posted September 5, 2013 Author Share Posted September 5, 2013 Do we have a name and source of wealth for this funder/madman?The first page talks about it. Also, I am sure there are a bunch of other articles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Do we have a name and source of wealth for this funder/madman?The first page talks about it. Also, I am sure there are a bunch of other articles.Ah, the guy who's letting the Silverdome rot and wants crazy tax breaks. Next candidate please. On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgthree Posted September 5, 2013 Author Share Posted September 5, 2013 Do we have a name and source of wealth for this funder/madman?The first page talks about it. Also, I am sure there are a bunch of other articles.Ah, the guy who's letting the Silverdome rot and wants crazy tax breaks. Next candidate please.IDK, bud. You do you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerslionspistonshabs Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 If they play at Ford Field, I'm cool with it. I don't know how feasible that is or what MLS' stadium requirements are. But if they have to build a new stadium, I say no way. Far more higher priorities than building a billion dollar stadium. Maybe get more than 26 police cruisers, 4 ambulances and put some working bulbs in the street lights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil G Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 I don't get why MLS teams can't share with NFL teams... Bruh check out my last.fm And my Rate Your Music Fantasy Teams: Seattle Spacemen (CFA) Signature credit to Silent Wind of Doom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportstar1212 Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 I don't get why MLS teams can't share with NFL teams...Because MLS teams can't fill up a 70-80 000 seat NFL stadium (except for Seattle) and having a significant amount of empty seats looks bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-kj Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 I don't get why MLS teams can't share with NFL teams...Because MLS teams can't fill up a 70-80 000 seat NFL stadium (except for Seattle) and having a significant amount of empty seats looks bad....plus, renting a large NFL stadium is not cost-effective, certainly not when compared to running your own appropriately-sized stadium and the revenue streams therein. Buy some t-shirts and stuff at KJ Shop! KJ Branded | Behance portfolio  POTD 2013-08-22 On 7/14/2012 at 2:20 AM, tajmccall said: When it comes to style, ya'll really should listen to Kev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzcut Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 Why does MLS feel the need to expand beyond 20 teams? Besides, isn't there a FIFA regulation that caps the number of teams at the top-level? The CCSLC's resident Geelong Cats fan. Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends. Sounds like something from a Rocky & Bullwinkle story arc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 It's more a guideline than a regulation.And as for "why", name one sports league that hasn't expanded beyond the ability of cities to support it. It's what they do. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashcarson15 Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Why does MLS feel the need to expand beyond 20 teams? Besides, isn't there a FIFA regulation that caps the number of teams at the top-level?Well yeah, they don't want teams above their number but the EPL, La Liga, and Serie A are all in "violation" of it, so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxxtrot44 Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Why does MLS feel the need to expand beyond 20 teams? Besides, isn't there a FIFA regulation that caps the number of teams at the top-level?Well yeah, they don't want teams above their number but the EPL, La Liga, and Serie A are all in "violation" of it, so...I'm not sure what you're getting at, but the EPL, La Liga, and Serie A DO only have 20 teams in competition...which represents "the top-level." Do you mean to say that the tiered system is a "violation" of the 20 team rule? Because in that case the EPL is still not in "violation" of anything since it's separate from The Football League. I HATE THIS TIMELINE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 IIRC FIFA would rather there only by 18 teams in the top level of a national pyramid. More schedule space for international games. On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcgd Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 MLS is also a 2 country league. The size of the US alone doubles Europe and the population is half. How many top flight teams are in Europe? I think Fifa can let this one go.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Which they have. I'm not aware of this being an issue at all outside of message boards. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgthree Posted September 9, 2013 Author Share Posted September 9, 2013 Which they have. I'm not aware of this being an issue at all outside of message boards.Which it doesn't appear to be since there are many rumors of the league adding at least 4 more teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian in Boston Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Why does MLS feel the need to expand beyond 20 teams? Besides, isn't there a FIFA regulation that caps the number of teams at the top-level?In August of 2006, a "rule" limiting domestic leagues to 18 teams was passed by the FIFA Congress in a 194-to-5 vote. That said, nothing has ever come of said "rule". Top-flight professional soccer leagues in Argentina, Brazil, England, France, Italy, and Spain all play host to 20-team competitions. Second-tier pro leagues in these and several other countries also flout the rule, with membership reaching 22 or 24 teams.While capping the number of teams in domestic competition to 16 or 18 teams has long been a goal of FIFA president Sepp Blatter, his efforts to enforce said limits have been toothless. Blatter's limits were meant to insure that a domestic league playing a double round-robin schedule would have member teams playing no more than 30 or 34 regular-season matches. His goal was to limit domestic fixture congestion that negatively impacted FIFA competitions. While the heads of national associations and leagues - as well as individual club officials - in the aforementioned countries are also in favor of limiting fixture congestion, they've proven themselves unwilling to cede control of the size of their domestic competitions over to Blatter. That's particularly true if the heads of said associations, leagues, and clubs feel that ceding said control would negatively impact their ability to generate revenue.Should Major League Soccer - or, for that matter, any other professional domestic soccer competition worldwide - wish to expand well beyond the nominal 18-team limit, it would simply have to split into conferences and contest a schedule that was not double round-robin in format in order to limit fixture congestion. A 32-team MLS could be split into a pair of 16-team conferences based upon geography, with teams in each conference playing each other twice and half of the teams from the opposite conference once each. That would result in a 38-game schedule... equal in number to the current Premier League calendar.When it comes to determining the size of their league, Major League Soccer officials and owners will determine what is best for the circuit business-wise, just as their brethren in Argentina, Brazil, England, France, Italy, and Spain have... regardless of what Sepp Blatter and his FIFA cronies have to say about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Of course. Because even FIFA treats it like a rough guideline, nothing more. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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