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American Soccer |OT2| Party Like It's 1999.
- Thread starter Cystm
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What now?
A NASL team (Miami FC) and NPSL team (Stockade FC) have filed a complaint to th Court of Arbitration for Sport to request that US Soccer implement promotion and relegation.
They claim FIFA requires it's members to have promotion and relegation (They don't)
and that Australia and USA are the only members not to have it (They aren't, New Zealand is another from the top of my head, Australia has it in the regional lower tiers).
24 page document here: http://files.constantcontact.com/b0c17dbc501/5ed14321-db4b-4899-baa5-593e3d3c4adf.pdf
FIFA Statutes
(Franchise rights are covered in 9.2)
They claim FIFA requires it's members to have promotion and relegation (They don't)
and that Australia and USA are the only members not to have it (They aren't, New Zealand is another from the top of my head, Australia has it in the regional lower tiers).
24 page document here: http://files.constantcontact.com/b0c17dbc501/5ed14321-db4b-4899-baa5-593e3d3c4adf.pdf
FIFA Statutes
(Franchise rights are covered in 9.2)
Dr Campino
Member
I could've told you it was Miami behind this, but Stockade is a surprise. I know that's eventually the dream there, but nah, not yet.
Yeah, it's going as expected.
I don't understand. Why right now? It's baffling.
Anyways, bought my flight for Cincy for the USOC semifinal. Last time I went to Ohio for a semifinal, things went...poorly.
I imagine Leicester winning the premier league has something to do with it. Everyone wants their team to be the little guy that can secretly hang with the big boys. The owners on the other hand don't want to pay the entrance fee, they just want to reap the benefits.
I wish I could afford to go out for the semifinal. I'll just have to watch from home, hope we win, then go to the final.
I know that if Pro/rel was implemented in the MLS right now I would drop the sport. I don't want that crap. Is a sorry system to me and I won't support a league who uses it
sazabirules
Unconfirmed Member
I'd like Pro/Rel right now so DC United would be relegated. It's hard rooting for such a bad team that also has the worst front office/ownership in the league.
smokeandmirrors
Banned
same.
That and the fact the NASL is hanging on by the skin of it's teeth.
Dr Campino
Member
Nice! That'll come in handy with your season tickets next year.
Peruvian international Yosimar Yotun could be signing for Orlando City.
http://www.expressen.se/kvallsposten/sport/landslagsspelaren-kan-lamna-mff-for-spel-i-mls/
http://www.expressen.se/kvallsposten/sport/landslagsspelaren-kan-lamna-mff-for-spel-i-mls/
Nice. More Peruvians in MLS is good.
Yeah, and that's before Yotun comes in.
that's what we're there for this year! WE'RE DOING SOMETHING
SuperSonic1305
Member
No excuses now. If we can't get 3 points out of this it will be an embarrassment.
Dr Campino
Member
I called a red card a few minutes before it happened. This game was due for one.
Jozy needs to come off for Ricketts if we don't score soon, it's not his night. And maybe Delgado off for Edwards, too.
Jozy needs to come off for Ricketts if we don't score soon, it's not his night. And maybe Delgado off for Edwards, too.
Delgado plays centrally, whereas Edwards plays wide, so I'm not sure if that should/will happen.
smokeandmirrors
Banned
hey look two goals
Two damn good goals nonetheless.
Dr Campino
Member
SuperSonic1305
Member
Can't even score our own goals. What is this game.
Seeing the replays of that now. Hilarious.
Feel bad for DCU.
This is MLS' world, and we're all living in it.
Feel bad for DCU.
This is MLS' world, and we're all living in it.
SuperSonic1305
Member
We're going to lose this on a single counter attack in typical TFC fashion
smokeandmirrors
Banned
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SuperSonic1305
Member
Pathetic game. Gonna cost us the shield probably.
Dr Campino
Member
Another shitty draw against a garbage team that feels like a loss. Yay.
Hey, at least you didn't lose to them at home thanks to a blatant dive!
Yikes. 4-0 for Seattle at Minnesota.
Boxall has looked awful. As I've said before: there's a reason we let him go back in 2011; he's really bad. If he couldn't cut it back then, when the league was worse, why on earth would MNUFC think he could cut it now? Baffling.
EDIT (extended thoughts on MNUFC): They really reminds me of the Whitecaps when we first came into MLS: decent going forward, but dreadful at the back, and the team's full of guys that can't cut it at the MLS level. Hopefully, like we did the year after, MNUFC needs to make significant changes in the offseason. MNUFC has a good core (CR21, Calvo, Thiesson, Molino, Burch, Cronin, Ibarra), but they need 2 or 3 TAM/DP level players to get to the next level. Hope it happens.
On another note: it seems like DCU have signed Hungary international CM/winger Zoltan Stieber.
Boxall has looked awful. As I've said before: there's a reason we let him go back in 2011; he's really bad. If he couldn't cut it back then, when the league was worse, why on earth would MNUFC think he could cut it now? Baffling.
EDIT (extended thoughts on MNUFC): They really reminds me of the Whitecaps when we first came into MLS: decent going forward, but dreadful at the back, and the team's full of guys that can't cut it at the MLS level. Hopefully, like we did the year after, MNUFC needs to make significant changes in the offseason. MNUFC has a good core (CR21, Calvo, Thiesson, Molino, Burch, Cronin, Ibarra), but they need 2 or 3 TAM/DP level players to get to the next level. Hope it happens.
On another note: it seems like DCU have signed Hungary international CM/winger Zoltan Stieber.