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They haven't installed all of the seats yet.
Everything about Inter Miami right now feels like a pyramid scheme meets a timebuy meets a veneer of fool's gold.
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They haven't installed all of the seats yet.
Everything about Inter Miami right now feels like a pyramid scheme meets a timebuy meets a veneer of fool's gold.
doesn't take long to install seats. it's pretty much done. the areas with metal rails seem to be standing area? weird to have more than one area though but who knows. they are definitely cutting it close.
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It doesn't, but you'd think the seats would be installed more than 2 days before Opening Day.
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Based upon my experiences the three times we’ve played them at home, they might not need seats as everyone stands with their phones up whenever Messi is within 10 feet of the ball. The team might have realized they could save time by just not installing seats
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Selling to win: Why the Sounders altered their roster-building approach
Winning titles is still the focus, but the mechanics of building the roster have changed.
www.sounderatheart.com
The article is subscriber only, but this info is before the paywall applies: In the last 14 months, the Sounders made sales that netted almost $8M in cash and GAM. From 2016 through 2024, they only had 3 total sales worth at least $200k, and none more than $750k.
My addition: between 2016 and now, the Sounders rank third in points per game (excluding San Diego's 39 total games) at 1.59 PPG, behind LAFC (1.74) and NYCFC (1.60).
So the Sounders and us are functionally tied. But in the 2016-2022 period, before NYCFC started regular selling without timely replacing, the Sounders had 1.58 and NYCFC was at 1.66. In the period 2023 to now, NYCFC drops to 1.47, and the Sounders are at 1.64.
If Seattle maintains its PPG pace after changing their roster funding model, then NYCFC's performance in the last 3-4 years looks worse. If Seattle falls off, then NYCFC's recent performance is more understandable, if still disappointing.
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I honestly think Miami continues to stay as one of the big 2-3 MLS clubs even after the Messi era is over. Messi is obviously irreplaceable but they will go right into another wave of big name players. They have recruiting star power with Beckham and the legacy of Messi. They have some of the sharpest branding in the league which Messi is currently making internationally recognizable and they are in a location that is highly desirable for European stars.
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Not to mention Florida being a very friendly tax haven for high earners in the united states.
And Miami being a very attractive destination for players from S. America.
LAFC has 6 clean sheets in 7 games, has conceded just 2 goals total, and scored 15 for a +13 Goal Differential. Yet somehow they have both a loss and a draw, and sit in third place.
We're very lucky we are not in the West right now.
We're very lucky we are not in the West right now.
I will be interested to see how much equity Messi is rumored to receiveonce he retires in the team. Will he and Beckham be both recruiting for the team? Will Inter Miami still be the MLS favorite child especially post Messi and post Don Garber.
twitter chatter says its "personal reasons" but who knows really.
Articles say the loss in Concacaf Champions Cup along with the recent draws in the new stadium. Miami has big ambitions.
I guess this season really was CCC or bust for Miami, pretty wild. Will be interesting if some off field stuff played into it as Fantazma mentioned. If it's just results, that's wild, they turned over a bunch of key players and their still 3rd in the east right now.
Meanwhile NYCFC is committed to the fierce complacency of "next summer."
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who are they getting now? Just wait till summer to get the big name or better candidate. MLS has so many playoffs spots they can still make it to playoffs if they had bad spell, and even now they not doing bad overall
iraola will be available .. he's leaving bournemouth after this season.
there are also a handful of MLS experience coaches without a job: curtin, saverese, vermes, porter, etc.
Caleb Porter or Peter Vermes coaching Messi is quite a thought.
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