It's Official: David Villa
- Thread starter DeronJTKE
- Start date
Actually I think SKC and MLS are using some new "Keep good Americans home" unofficial rule to pay him more without going over the cap.
You can have some $300k+ players, just not many. Check out most MLS teams. They have a DP or 2 and then they have their higher paid players making 200-300k and still they are under the cap.
Maybe NYC can't get these two (although I'll argue that SKC is going through changes and Houston is about ready to implode so who knows). But NYC will try to get some high level MLS talent. It won't all be 3 Euro DPs and 20 something MLS castoffs.
Those teams also haven't used all of their DP slots for better or worse.
I think a long term issue with the league is going to be this new blood (NYCFC, the Beckhams and the Atlanta Arthur Blanks) using 3 DP slots each and the Union, SKC, Crews of the world not using any or 1.
I think a long term issue with the league is going to be this new blood (NYCFC, the Beckhams and the Atlanta Arthur Blanks) using 3 DP slots each and the Union, SKC, Crews of the world not using any or 1.
Not using DPs is fine as long as you can still put forth a competitive team. The names of DPs are nice draw but I'd rather watch a team that plays well then a team with a bunch of stars. After all, it's the quality of the matches that has been the main complaint against MLS.
Also, I wouldn't assume Atlanta is going to use all 3 DP spots. It's easier for a team to say "hey come to New York" "come to Los Angeles" "Come to Seattle and our 40k fans" then "come to Atlanta and play in front of a bunch of people who showed up thinking the Falcons were playing"
MikeDatTiger - could see Atlanta being in that group - comparing Blank then to Robert Kraft. But Orlando seems like they will sign Kaka and Ronaldinho - that's two right off the bat.My concern is that the Union, Crew, Rapids aren't competitive. And I don't see them being competitive long run.
Regarding a competitive product....
Check out this link. I would imagine we will be near the top of this list, if not at the top. Spending certainly doesn't always equate wins - NYRB stinks this year. But how can a Columbus or Colorado compete with Miami, NY, Orlando spending millions of dollars on multiple players
http://www.thegoatparade.com/2013/8...ast-worst-base-salary-guaranteed-compensation
Check out this link. I would imagine we will be near the top of this list, if not at the top. Spending certainly doesn't always equate wins - NYRB stinks this year. But how can a Columbus or Colorado compete with Miami, NY, Orlando spending millions of dollars on multiple players
http://www.thegoatparade.com/2013/8...ast-worst-base-salary-guaranteed-compensation
read through the entire article...
Clint Dempsey is making 5Million+ a year. Clint makes more than 14 teams pay their teams IN TOTAL.
I think this is fine for NYCFC. But how can those squads stay competitive if they aren't signing DPs. With the way the salary cap is structured, it doesn't matter too much if you spend 300k on a player or 3 Million on a player.
Clint Dempsey is making 5Million+ a year. Clint makes more than 14 teams pay their teams IN TOTAL.
I think this is fine for NYCFC. But how can those squads stay competitive if they aren't signing DPs. With the way the salary cap is structured, it doesn't matter too much if you spend 300k on a player or 3 Million on a player.
I do think Atlanta will use all 3 DPs. But I do not believe Arthur Blank is anything like Robert Craft. I think he will be a very good MLS owner (unlike Kraft).
And to the DP vs no DP debate: I'll argue that there are many teams that don't rely in DPs but are competitive.
Most DPs in MLS are "transfer" DPs not the Henry, Villa, Beckham marque DPs.
And to the DP vs no DP debate: I'll argue that there are many teams that don't rely in DPs but are competitive.
Most DPs in MLS are "transfer" DPs not the Henry, Villa, Beckham marque DPs.
On the issue of competitiveness/parity, just wait until (if) the salary cap is removed. Then you'll have the MLS resembling the big European leagues with a few dominant clubs (like Real Madrid, Barcelona and recently Atlético Madrid in Spain). Right now a few of the MLS clubs may not be as competitive as others, but the gap would only increase without the salary cap. And, for the record, I'm totally ok with that. It's like Major League Baseball, either your team has the resources to buy big name established stars (Yankees, Red Sox, etc.) or your team has to be better at player scouting and development.
Last edited:
Ok, so I just noticed that there is already a few relatively dominate clubs in MLS based on MLS Cup wins/appearances. (I've never been a big follower of MLS, but I've been watching more this season and I'm learning more about the league everyday). LA Galaxy have been in 8 MLS Cup finals and have won 4. DC United have been in the final 5 times and won the MLS Cup 4 times. Houston has been in the final 4 times winning twice. Out of the 18 MLS Cups awarded, that is more than half (10). Very impressive that LA has made it to the final 8 out of 18 years.
Remind us who was in the MLS Cup last year?
Using Houston & DC in the discussion invalidates the idea of those that spend, win.
My post wasn't about spending only. It was also about player scouting and development being important to clubs that do not (or cannot) spend. Also, in Europe's big leagues, the best clubs can and do all of the foregoing at a high level.
Glad to hear this -- MLS and (USMNT) needs all the player development it can get!
