MLS Thread: New Season, Same Dirtball

Discussion in 'Soccer Board' started by Corky Bucek, Apr 9, 2015.

  1. DirtBall

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    You're going to choose TyC Sports (who?) sources over user Dirt’s? For shame.
     
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    TyC is the major TV broadcaster for the AFA
     
  3. DirtBall

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    Ahh, so not even close to as credible. Well let me share some insider secrets, my little birds down in Clearwater have told me he just went 60 mins in an exhibition vs DC. Not something I’d expect them to do with a commodity they’re actively shopping.
     
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  5. MODEVIL

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    DonG stuck and not happy.
     
  6. DirtBall

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    Ol greedy ass racist DonG screws up again, hate to see it.
     
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  8. MODEVIL

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    placing my bets on Nashville to be the first of DonG's expansion money grabs to relocate
     
  9. DirtBall

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    Las Vegas FC here we go
     
  10. MODEVIL

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    Phoenix or San Diego?
     
  11. DirtBall

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    Vegas has money and shiny lights, it’s basically a DonG’s best friend.

     
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  12. Shiggityshwo

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    no wonder they put Nashville in the west
     
  13. DirtBall

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    They’ve had like a decade to get this thing set up


     
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  14. Rootgers

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    3 dimensional chess
     
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  15. Rootgers

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    We signed another no name RB the day before selling one of the best LBs in the league. If you don't see what we're putting together over here...
     
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  16. DirtBall

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    Pineapple Poacher got kicked to the curb. Better move by FCC.

     
  17. DirtBall

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    RBNJ club legend going to work for the upstarts and signs a full blown Dutch international striker on day 1. What a world.

     
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  18. Fran Tarkenton

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    Signing off on Nashville without a firm stadium agreement, nice job Don.
     
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  19. DirtBall

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  20. MODEVIL

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    Reading twitter and this guy gets it. Maybe someone should reach out and get him to post here.

     
  21. DirtBall

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  22. snowfx2

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    It’s weird because this wasn’t like Chivas USA and RSL in 2005 where MLS was begging for expansion. They had plenty of options here, and Nashville wasn’t drawing Cincinnati, Sacramento, Indy big attendance numbers in the USL either, more just solid than anything.

    They had an owner with deep pockets but I think MLS was more fixated on the geography of Nashville being in the South than anything.
     
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  24. DirtBall

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    He says it’ll be under a $10 million transfer fee. Chicago f's up once again

     
  25. Shiggityshwo

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    well you have to think at least one of these rumors will eventually come to fruition for Miami
     
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  26. DirtBall

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    I think SugarShaun and Mix need to appear in a Publix parking lot to settle this feud once and for all

     
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    If they can land Martinez or any of the strikers they’re always linked with Becks just might have a stew goin

     
  28. Rootgers

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    5D Chess

     
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  29. DirtBall

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    The 65th-90th minute of Philly marches are always must see TV

     
  30. Jimmy the Saint

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    SKC guys tell me about Eric Dick. Looks like he's coming to Phoenix on loan.
     
  31. DirtBall

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    Not great Bob. From what I read he’ll be your back up. He got passed up by a 17 and 18 year old on the depth chart of our USL team. Career highlights: Allowed 6 goals in his only MLS start. Once waved to an elephant.



     
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  32. DirtBall

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    What an embarrassment.

     
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    Someone’s worried about their neighbors to the NE after they won the offseason:

     
  34. Jimmy the Saint

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    That makes sense, thought it would be odd to have a starter-caliber guy coming in since starter Lubin was great last year. Only other back up keeper we currently have is 17. He may get passed again.
     
  35. Shiggityshwo

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    "If I put my teeth in it, it's hard for him to get loose"

    :gross:
     
  36. Rootgers

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    They can just have the stadium
     
  37. DirtBall

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    Is Canada big enough for 2 Piatti’s?

     
  38. DirtBall

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    Holy yikes

     
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  39. Shiggityshwo

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    Someone needs to dub the old American Gladiators theme over that
     
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  42. DirtBall

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    Knew it wasn’t big enough.
     
  43. snowfx2

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  44. Andy Reocho

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    Increased investment in player spending
    MLS will increase investment in the (a) salary budget, (b) General Allocation Money and (c) performance bonuses for players, raising the spending power per club every year, from $8,490,000 in 2019 to $11,643,000 in 2024. In addition, the minimum annual salary for senior roster players will increase each season to $109,200 in 2024 and 401(k) contribution and other benefits will also increase with the new CBA.

    Greater salary budget flexibility across rosters
    During the last three MLS seasons (2017-2019), clubs were provided an additional $1.2 million per season in Targeted Allocation Money (TAM) to be used for the acquisition or retention of players within a specific salary budget range. Under the new CBA, that $1.2 million per season has been converted to General Allocation Money and may be used across the entire roster. Additionally, as the amount of guaranteed spending across the entire roster increases over each of the next five seasons, the amount of Discretionary Targeted Allocation Money per season will decrease accordingly.

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    Here are all the details on the new terms of free agency.

    New “Under-22” Player initiative
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    Designated Player spots
    Clubs will continue to have the right to sign up to three Designated Players in the new CBA. The league will have the right to limit the compensation for the third Designated Player to the maximum TAM Salary, unless the player is 23 years old or younger, in which case there will be no limit.
     
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  45. Andy Reocho

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    It still amazes me that clubs don't use charter flights and have to be told to.
     
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  46. Rootgers

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    If Red Bull Global was allowed to make the players travel by bus, they would
     
  47. Andy Reocho

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    Good thing the entire league isn't ran by your clown show
     
  48. Rootgers

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    Pretty sure they take the train to DC and Philly
     
  49. Andy Reocho

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    I think the bigger issue is/was teams flying commercial from coast to coast :twocents:
     
  50. DirtBall

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    It doesn’t clarify on the flights. It’s says “must use 8 legs” but can teams use as many charters as possible? The real bitch move of the previous CBA is they were only ALLOWED to use 4 legs in the entire season.