ideation Stories - Sounder At Heart
Scrapping the Designated Player Rule
Yes, I am suggesting exactly that. My complaints are different than most though. It isn't that I don't like the idea of 1, 2 or 3 great players residing on a given MLS side. It isn't because I think they are a huge risk, and too often don't contribute to the marketing of the team.I want the rule...
Careless whispers
Many moons ago, prior to most of you reading this, site I suggested that MLS should rapidly expand into a true national footprint with the current round. The suggestion was to leap to 21 teams by 2012. Rollins over at 24th Minute is getting whispers that Montreal might be announced...
Rave Green Griffey?
So in listening to today's Ken Griffey Jr. Press Conference I started to ponder, "what would it take for Sounders FC to have a Griffey?" It isn't that soccer can't have a transformative figure, one with which entire communities identify, for we have seen it in other less than top tier...
Expanding Major League Soccer Now
This relates to my previous posts on the level of available talent (Internationals and CONCACAFs) that MLS ignores in order to keep costs down, as well as my post on what MLS can be in 5 years. You see Major League Soccer is currently accepting bids for its two team expansion for 2011. There are...
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