Good points and I realize the EPL title has stopped off a few other places in the last decade but 05 and 06 are so long ago, it really was a different era. 2010 was an outlier like la liga this year. Its the Manchester Premier League now.
I was being generous with the Bundesliga, too.
Maybe it's true what they say about Americans only liking a winner because to me, things like the FA cup and Europa League, are non-starters. Trinkets. I get that in the unusual European caste system leagues maybe the trinkets would hold great value as prizes to certain clubs but that's not how it should be...
That is the thing about fandom....
During the bad times winning a goal kick is cause for celebration. Winning a game is time for a party.
As blue wolf says the lows really do have to be experienced before a high can be appreciated.
If FFP had existed in Europe a decade ago then MCFC would still be a selling club, and NYCFC would not exist (under its current guise)
If it had existed 60 years ago nor would Man United, and Blackpool and Burnley would be at the pinnacle of soccer in the English Leagues.
Not giving owners the reason to invest leaves the lower leagues in a situation where they will wither and die.
Promotion / Relegation enables a re circulation of wealth, and gives the smaller clubs at least a chance to compete.
The MLS / American sport ideal, currently prohibits the recirculation of wealth (IMO , with little knowledge of the big picture).
It is not the clubs fault, nor that of the players. It is the fault of the system, a system which now will not work due to its infrastructure.
To the outside world, America is trying to build a system from top to bottom.
Probably the reason for this is the appetite for success that the nation has. The non tolerance of failure that the nation has in its psych.
But what about growth, where is that coming from. You have as more people in your nation than Britain, Germany and Spain combined.
America has a market, America has more rich people to sell to than any other nation on Earth. Surely investors can be found to develop the leagues in the Country.
Sorry Guys on this one, just like the "no draw" system America has applied in the past, I think American Soccer has made the wrong call.
I understand the immediate thinking, I am not sure that enough has gone into the long term.