I understood the need for the first force Majeure. A big chunk of the season was lost & it only extended the CBA by a year, but I absolutely agree w/ you re the 2nd. Kicking it out another 2 years was really opportunistic IMO & had to leave a really sour taste in the MLSPA’s mouth.

Nice, thanks again!

Not only is MLS risking losing the post World Cup “bump” it’s been hyping for years, but it now looks like there is a real chance of a work stoppage that would take this league backwards.

Dog killing adulteress says what?

I’m still hopeful that USL gets it done & is successful. More successful clubs, fans, & exposure does nothing, but move the game forward in the US.

However, @jeffreycarlisle.bsky.social did a great job laying out the myriad of challenges USL will need to overcome. 🤞🤞

Meeting those standards is gonna require major investment & new investors to make it.

While USSF could & probably will relax some standards, @ least initially. If there’s no revenue sharing, it’s all the more critical for USL teams to meet those standards to generate enough revenue to survive.

I still believe Pro/rel is worth the risk, but these facts make an already steep hill to climb steeper IMO.

It was always gonna be a tall task for USL to meet stadium, market size, & owner wherewithal requirements not just for the initial division 1 teams, but also for teams that are promoted.

3. There will be no parachute payments for relegated sides.

There’s a lot in this article I didn’t know, including:

1. Due to USL’s franchise structure, there is no revenue sharing & all nat’l tv & sponsorship stays w/ the league’s owners.

2. Both the league office & vast majority of teams are losing money w/ the San Diego Loyal losing $40M over 4 yrs.

FCD just began a $180M renovation of their stadium. Over the next 3 yrs they’ll be completely renovating the East, North, & West sides & adding a roof. The 1st stage is the east side, which is why it’s covered. Unfortunately that’s the side the cameras are pointed at. Has nothing to do w/ Messi.

Yeah, sorry I meant to say Bridgeview, my bad.

You can also add scheduling conflicts to the list. The Fire have had to move 3 games to Bridgeport this season.

Top speed:

1) Emiro Garces (23.54 mph)
2) Jayden Nelson (22.74 mph)
3) Peyton Miller (22.51 mph)
4) Mounsef Bakrar (22.35 mph)
5) Alonso Martínez (22.33 mph)
6) Miles Robinson (22.31 mph)
7) Joseph Paintsil (22.25 mph)
8) Thiago Martins (22.22 mph)

MLS teams would absolutely still sign U22s, but I wouldn’t want them to continue to use as large a percentage of their budget on them because that hasn’t proven to be an effective team building methodology.

That’s the whole point.

To what end? To develop a better, younger domestic player pool, which is more important than bringing in a 20 YO Colombian.

That said, again, you can still sign that player. It just wouldn’t be the only way you can improve your roster if what you really need is a competent CB.

Just to add to it. There are 3 times as many HGs & college developed players amongst the top 50 outbound transfers in MLS history as U22s. Frankly, I’d rather see MLS lean into that. Longterm it’s better for the league anyway.

I think that’s a bit of a false choice TBH. You can still sign young exciting players w/o the U22 rule & the data just shows that U22s don’t have as much impact as they should &, relatively speaking, not that many are making big moves either.