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Comment on Washington Spirit vs. Western New York: Is it luck? by starcityfan

starcityfan — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:48:46 +0000

I think Spirit management deserves some criticism for not making more effort to get an international-class striker into the lineup. Yes, Pohlers is coming, but that’s probably too little too late given that other teams were either allocated such players (Wambach, Leroux, Morgan) or went out and got them (De Vanna, Grings).

Comment on Washington Spirit vs. Western New York: Is it luck? by Gerry Marrone (@GerryMarrone)

Gerry Marrone (@GerryMarrone) — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:06:00 +0000

Come on Beau this sounds like a lot of what ifs….why not put the blame where it belongs – you just don’t have the players, or if you do then it must be coaching. Time to stop blaming allocations – it is what it is – all the pundits put Sky Blue FC near the bottom of the list after the allocation. We all know Portland was basically hand delivered a Royal Flush – but what is done is done. I also know we are only half way through the season and anything could still happen – this is by no means a done deal – not even after Saturday.

Comment on The semiannual restatement of facts on promotion/relegation by Beau Dure

Beau Dure — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 02:53:52 +0000

I think there’s an opportunity to have regional pro/rel leagues below the MLS level. The trouble is that so many teams in the PDL and NPSL depend on college players and can’t go fully professional. They can still play in leagues with pro teams, but they have to play a ridiculously short season because players are due back to college so early.

But still — I think it’s a good idea. At some rungs of the English ladder, teams only take promotion if they have the infrastructure to do it. Maybe do that with PDL teams — if you can’t play a longer schedule, you can’t get promoted. Other teams can.

Comment on The semiannual restatement of facts on promotion/relegation by Derek Neighbors

Derek Neighbors — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 00:21:01 +0000

The problem is all non-MLS leagues should look to become much more hyper localized (read sustainable). Those leagues should start promotion/relegation. They have far less issues to deal with than the MLS does in this area. If they can start to build a healthy base of clubs knocking on the door and meeting minimum stadium (and other) requirements it might give the MLS the safety it needs to make changes surrounding promotion/relegation.

Comment on Drawing a line in the stands: Leroux, Day 2 by Greg

Greg — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19:17:37 +0000

No problem with it at all. I think it’s for the best if it was attracting comments like the one from the final poster.

Comment on Drawing a line in the stands: Leroux, Day 2 by Beau Dure

Beau Dure — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:23:00 +0000

So I’ve deleted a whole bunch of comments relating to one misunderstanding and one misanthrope.

Greg, if you have any objections to what I’ve deleted, please let me know. I think your last comment actually summed up your thoughts pretty well — after that, it was just you and I disagreeing about them. I think the facts are well established by now, and there’s no need for me to take issue with what you’ve posted.