Dynamo vs. F*C* Dallas

[Rook]

I will say that early in the league's history, we did over pay for some players who were past it (Lothar Mattaeus, Luis Hernandez, etc...) but over the years, MLS has become much more frugal with who they bring in.

Teams now are looking for international players in their prime for their DP slot (Designated Player aka "The Beckham Rule") who aren't here just to pick up a paycheck.

While the amount each team/MLS pays for wages is hardly "professional," MLS has been very careful not to go the way of the old NASL and bankrupt the league because they exceeded what they were bringing in in terms of income (tv revenue, gate receipts, merchandising, etc...)

Where I'd like to see MLS improve is:

• Wages - Some of the low end players and reserves don't even make enough to make a living. Can't be professional if your players aren't making enough. There needs to be a much higher minimum league salary.
• Reserve Matches - They have reserve matches but they're intermittent. Part of the problem there is geography. Most of the matches are played after the main MLS matchup or the next day before the visiting team flies out.
• SSS - Soccer specific stadiums. The good news here is that most teams are building one. When you control you're own revenue streams, it makes things that much easier for the club and for the league.

I wouldn't mind seeing the MLS conform to the rest of the international calendar and play games from Sept to May but they won't do that as they don't want to compete with the NFL and rightly so.

As it stands, the league is growing and getting better in terms of quality. That's also really helped improve the US National Team as well as many players from MLS represent the USMNT, not just the European based players.

Yea some of the wages are a joke. Some reserve players (36 according to si) make only 18K US a year which is minimum wage territory.

 

[TX Bill]

Dynamo vs. Saprissa in the 2nd leg of the CCC tourney.

It'll be on FSC at 9pm CST I believe.

Dynamo are the walking wounded right now with about half of our starters missing.

It will be miracle if we come out of Costa Rica victorious.

 

[chicoazul]

Costa Rica has those little poisonous frog things going on dont they? [Poor language removed] that, theres no way Im going near any vegetation whatsoever over there.

But then I dont play for Dynamo so its sound.

 

[Rook]

Costa Rica has those little poisonous frog things going on dont they? [Poor language removed] that, theres no way Im going near any vegetation whatsoever over there.

But then I dont play for Dynamo so its sound.

I was wondering why Houston's injury report listed Ching: Blowdart to the neck

 

[TX Bill]

Well we were thrashed 3-0.

Our gk Tony Caig had another howler (that three in two matches) and I expect that when Onstad is back, we'll be in the market for a new backup.

5 of our starters were out and Mullan just coming back off of injury. Add to that Waibel had to come out early in the match with a knee injury.

To be honest, as well as I wanted us to do in this competition, I think it's good we're out as we can get healthy again and improve in MLS league play as we've been very poor our first two games scoring three and letting in six.

We've got some work to do.

 

[Dylan]

Excuses coming think and fast

 

[TX Bill]

Dylan.

After watching both legs, there is absolutely no doubt in my mind the despite our poor form, if we had all of our players available to us, we'd have had a very very good chance of going through to the final.

Just too much to overcome.