2015 Offseason Megathread
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The strategy JGarrettLieb brought up above is so sound, that I'm wondering if that was the plan but the league nixed the deal behind closed doors. There's at least a solid non-zero chance it happened, although it's probably more likely these are just silly season transfer rumors.
Yeah except that we don't own our players...MLS does. If CFG makes unfair above market bids for players on NYCFC, then MLS is going to tell them to gtfo.
You would think MLS would be ok with taking more money than a player is worth. The only reason they would choose not to is for competitive balance reasons.
lol yea all those changes to rules to help the Galaxy all these years sure scream of competitive balance
im assuming they will announce cuts since i dont think they got people scooped up already.
Appears to be the case - at least regarding Demichelis. The question is why it was believed he could have ever come here on that salary.
Not one to (ever) blindly support MLS, but in this case, the rule was already in place to protect for scenarios where a parent club can use a loan mechanism to usurp the leagues byzantine roster rules. "Blocked" is a strong word in this case. Demichelis has wanted to come to NY for two years now. Makes sense this rumor would be floated. But unless he wants to com in under DP money ... not happening.
ugh I hate agreeing with you because of your bias - but I believe there was an attempt to get him here last year and it was nixed during the build-up to the season process.
I'm OK with MLS rules, and the breaking of the rules for the greater good of the League (i.e. an ownership group actively wants to spend more money than currently is allowed because a quality player actually wants to come), but if MLS doesn't subvert the rules in this case, especially after issuing TAM 2.0 for 2016 because LA blew through theirs like Charlie Sheen on a Tuesday bender, then it's going to cause rifts within even the rich owners when they realize only LA is treated special with new rules.
That should be 91 words with only one period.
Garber's idea of growing the league is increasing the number of teams and cashing the entry fee payment. The problem with increasing the quantity of teams quickly is that the quality of domestic player pool will be diminished. This would not be a problem if more talented foreigners could be brought in, but that's not possible when there are some old guard owners that don't have deep pockets, so they're not in favor of raising the cap.
NYCFC would definitely benefit from this loan deal..... but the F'ing league can't see the forest through the trees and realize the league would benefit too - EVERY team that hosted NYCFC saw their best attendance numbers for the season, and that's because fans wanted to see the stars on our roster. MLS just needs to face it that the league needs a team or two that has such star quality that fans will pay for one more home game just to see them or spend a little extra cash for merchandise. And more important than that, star teams bring in higher TV ratings and THAT'S where the real money is for the league. Yet, viewership has to go way up before MLS gets the TV contracts that will drive the league, and the casual fan will only tune in to a mid-season game if they recognize the names and pedigree. I swear Garber doesn't realize or acknowledge this.
Garber works for the owners. As long as the Krafts and Hunts are around and still wield as much power as they do, the league will always be held back.
Also have a feeling we'll find out who's gone tomorrow morning.
Also have a feeling we'll find out who's gone tomorrow morning.
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I think NYCFC is going to wait until announcing roster changes. They need to space out the information during the offseason so that we always have something to talk about. First it was Kreis, then it was Patrick, now it's seat relocation, then MLS Cup, then Puerto Rico, then maybe roster changes.
I'm curious how much of a factor that would be in their strategy versus other factors like:
- Big bang marketing releases,
- Selling season tickets around the holidays,
- Getting information out expediently to avoid leaks, and most importantly
- Trolling RBNJ
This is all true, but you have to believe that CFG thought they had a way to bring him in under the rules. They aren't fresh off the pickle barrel. They know what the limits are. Perhaps they wanted to redo and lengthen his contract or switch more than one player or something and thought it would work but still got shot down.
I find this somewhat surprising. The original owners presumably suffered the greatest operating losses, but they have also pocketed the most expansion fees, which is how the league earns most of its money. Did the original gang lose that much that the cumulative expansion fees have not put them in the black, even a little?
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