How about moving Chicago west, and getting Nashville east? Chicago got Minnesota. The Great Lakes Derby.
2020 Schedule Thread
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MLS has never played a balanced schedule. I really don't understand how this changes the Supporters' Shield even a little bit. This is not a double-round robin league. They'll probably rotate which Western Conference teams we face each year so that every team faces every other team at least 3 out of every 4 years or something like that. This is much ado about nothing. The best teams will still almost always win or be in contention for the Shield.
And while the Shield is a notable trophy, it's still nowhere near as valued as MLS Cup. It has the same import as in the NHL. A nice thing to win, but not the ultimate prize and virtually meaningless if you don't go on to win the MLS Cup.
And while the Shield is a notable trophy, it's still nowhere near as valued as MLS Cup. It has the same import as in the NHL. A nice thing to win, but not the ultimate prize and virtually meaningless if you don't go on to win the MLS Cup.
Nashville probably moves back East next year when Austin and Sacramento join. This is just a one-year annoyance for them to maintain the same amount of teams in each conference.
huh? but if you move chicago west and nashville east, it's a like-for-like swap
You don't need to do anything with Chicago. We currently have 13 in each conference. Add Austin and Sacramento to the West, and it has 15 to 13 in the East. So you flip Nashville East and have 14-14.
We're talking about this season, it would have made more sense to have nashville in the east and move chicago west for one season.
Next season you move chicago back, that's fine.
Relocating an entire city seems like a drastic maneuver just to make travel for MLS a bit better.
It'll probably be for two seasons if the Carolina 2021 rumor plays out.
Next year would be Carolina in East and Austin in West, following year would add Sacramento and St. Louis in the West and move Nashville to the East, finally bringing together the five Southeast teams.
Next year would be Carolina in East and Austin in West, following year would add Sacramento and St. Louis in the West and move Nashville to the East, finally bringing together the five Southeast teams.
Below is from two pages ago, and it remains a good summary of my thoughts on the subject.
Upcoming Expansion
2020: Miami and Nashville
2021: Austin
2022: St. Louis and Sacramento
Unknown - Charlotte
Upcoming Expansion
2020: Miami and Nashville
2021: Austin
2022: St. Louis and Sacramento
Unknown - Charlotte
But the winter will be bearable if Chicago is West Coast
Edit: At least we dont start in orlando again.
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I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a schedule released in fragments ? Most sports leagues release a full fixture list at once .
mls has done this for a while now. they release "home openers" to get hype i guess. even though the schedule is probably already done anyway. what sucks is we wait like a month to get the whole thing. this year it may be less time since the season starts like a week earlier.
Wow. Columbus on March 1. Toronto on March 7. Pack the long underwear!
No idea why the league isn't playing more games where the weather is warm. Teams down south bitch about hot games in summer as much as we bitch about cold games in winter. Seems like a natural trade, but who knows.
No idea why the league isn't playing more games where the weather is warm. Teams down south bitch about hot games in summer as much as we bitch about cold games in winter. Seems like a natural trade, but who knows.
