I realize I haven’t posted in a while but to be honest, I probably would have just ranted about something or other so I decided to keep myself limited to 140 characters.
However, do to some serendipitous events, possibly due to some planetary alignment or the SuperMoon, I found myself flipping through all the games last night and felt the urge to write something.
First, besides the late games (Goats cramming those attending into parts of the stadium to make it look fuller than it was, and Smurph fans scared of a …

When the season started, there was a lot of talk about how this season would provide the first ‘balanced’ schedule and the closest we’ll get to a true Supporters Shield winner. Champions of the ‘we need to be like Europe’ philosophy jumped all over this opportunity.

Ordinarily I won’t go near the topic of some type of promotion/relegation system in MLS. To be honest, I don’t think it’s needed. What will it really bring?

AEG seems to be on the verge of letting everyone know what’s going to happen to the Quakes. Of course, there have been lots of stories in the local paper lately.
Quakes COO Scott Blackmun isn’t giving much away except that an announcement should be coming in the next 30 days. He wouldn’t say if the team would be sold or not…or moving or not. Sounds to me like they are moving. However, he did say the team wouldn’t be sold to Club America. Perhaps the teams owner, Televisa, is the …

I love this competition. I just wish there was a way of effectively doing more with it. but I do enjoy seeing the USL teams match up against the Big Boys. Maybe one day it’ll reach more people and ticket sales won’t be such a huge disappointment. I could go on a major rant on how things could be done better, but I’m trying to stay positive so I’ll just look on where we are in this years competition.
We are currently in the 3rd Round of this years competition.
Last night, …

I’ve been a huge critic of Peter Wilt’s removal as GM of the Fire. I thought it was a huge mistake. No other GM has done more to build a strong, loyal fan base for their team. Certainly Doug Hamilton could learn a few things there.
So, I was happy to read this morning that he’s heading up a group in Milwaukee to bring a team to that town. I’m of the belief that the location of a team isn’t as important as having good people running the team right now. …

This is one of the worst kept secrets in MLS of late. Actually, the news isn’t that new. However, Wagman does a great job of breaking down possible parts of the negotiation which probably won’t make the press anywhere else. Sounds like negotiation have really been long and drawn out trying to make things acceptable for all. One thing is certain now that I’ve read the piece, it won’t be a straight money transaction like the birth of Chivas.

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