Kartik had a pretty scary post on his blog last night.  The basic statement in the post was that EPL broadcasts on ESPN the last couple of weeks have basically blown away anything MLS is doing.  Worse, MLS ratings in 1996 were better than they are now…bad news potentially.

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“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness; it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity; it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness; it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair; we had everything before us, we had nothing before us; we were all going directly to Heaven, we were all going the other way.

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….without mentioning you know who–wow, sounds like something out of a Harry Potter.  Seriously, there’s more to MLS that some crybaby Brit.

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WooHoo!!! It’s almost the weekend. This weekend is extra special as 1) I get to see the Galaxy play in person this week as they’ll be at Invesco–though the way they’ve been playing on the road the last couple of years, I’m not sure it’s a good thing–and 2) The Championship season starts in England and Ipswich will be playing Cardiff.
Not sure why I find it ironic, but as much as fan groups in this country maintain they should be able to stand like fans in other countries, …

I saw this match report and had to crack up. As bad as things are in Newcastle right now, the Geordies have got to be loving this result.
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Once again, the Open Cup offers us some giant-killing results and some favorites needed Extra Time to get past smaller teams.

Rochester 2 - 1 Virginia Beach

Rochester needed a late winner to get past the rival USL 1 team.

Western Mass 1 - 3 Chicago

Chicago went a goal down early on the road against the USL 2 side before getting three back before the break.

Charlotte 2 - 3 Chivas (AET)

Chivas had to fight to get past the USL 2 side and didn’t come out on top until Extra Time was played.

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This isn’t the first but the latest bunch of player salary newspaper articles leads me to believe we may see some changes in the not too distant future. I’m guessing it’s either the Players Union or some Agent that’s giving the salary info to the press.
My take? Well, if only the top players are getting big money and the developmental players aren’t getting enough to pay rent, how long will those players really be developed. Then again, this is an opportunity for USL-1 teams to sign a few of these …