tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437561489188679737.post1774278800688594694..comments2023-11-05T03:31:19.545-08:00Comments on Sideline Views: Rising upA.C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03617669285297119500noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437561489188679737.post-88804748351222404432008-07-05T22:03:00.000-07:002008-07-05T22:03:00.000-07:00Catamount said...Reality check indeed. There are ...Catamount said...<BR/><BR/>Reality check indeed. There are players on USL teams that are there by choice because they can do better financially, and play more on a USL team than than on an MLS team. So the USL starters are better than the reserve players in MLS.<BR/><BR/>If MLS plans to be the legitimate top league, then they MUST increase the minimum salary for all players, development or otherwise, at least 20K. Otherwise they will need to play their starters to win these early round Open Cup games.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437561489188679737.post-84596815042151074702008-07-02T08:20:00.000-07:002008-07-02T08:20:00.000-07:00Andrea-The importance of these lower tiers of socc...Andrea-<BR/>The importance of these lower tiers of soccer in the US is so important. <BR/><BR/>The USSF is putting so much into these "Youth Academies" but without these lower tiers, more than 90% of these Academy players will never have jobs playing soccer. <BR/><BR/>Something has to be done to bolster the lower levels if we want continued growth of players in our country. Otherwise we'll have the same point without a base that the NASL had. <BR/><BR/>Right now guys like David Stokes, Luke Kreamalmyer, Nelson Akwari, John Wilson, Jay Nolly, etc have a place where they can gain experience and make money doing what they do best. Without the lower tier fall back, a lot of these guys would have gotten out of soccer very shortly after their first time being cut by an MLS team.DrewVT6https://www.blogger.com/profile/03235370484276082240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437561489188679737.post-36044300464493477442008-07-01T21:59:00.000-07:002008-07-01T21:59:00.000-07:00This sounds like another friendly comment from our...This sounds like another friendly comment from our friendly galaxy fans. Thanks guys Hope you win the MLS, lol Not!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437561489188679737.post-63183079298294508102008-07-01T21:06:00.000-07:002008-07-01T21:06:00.000-07:00Bahahahahaha!Another year without hardware for the...Bahahahahaha!<BR/><BR/>Another year without hardware for the scum of the Earth!!<BR/><BR/>Give me the Sounders over the scum 10 times out of 10!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437561489188679737.post-48667923986467593462008-07-01T20:25:00.000-07:002008-07-01T20:25:00.000-07:00Seattle is up 1-0 at the half.Seattle is up 1-0 at the half.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437561489188679737.post-43649034790756189262008-07-01T18:15:00.000-07:002008-07-01T18:15:00.000-07:00Claudio Lopez just tied on a PK.MichoacanoClaudio Lopez just tied on a PK.<BR/><BR/>MichoacanoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437561489188679737.post-9348606980563673022008-07-01T18:06:00.000-07:002008-07-01T18:06:00.000-07:00How can we expect other soccer fans to take the ML...How can we expect other soccer fans to take the MLS seriously when its own teams don't take tournaments seriously? This tournament will be awarded by a trip to the CONCACAF Champions Cup and still MLS teams don't care. Very sad!<BR/><BR/>MichoacanoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437561489188679737.post-33461297781254707182008-07-01T17:39:00.000-07:002008-07-01T17:39:00.000-07:00Dynamo are down 1-0 to Charleston at the half. The...Dynamo are down 1-0 to Charleston at the half. They are playing their reserve team like last year and getting beat again. USL-1 teams are not that far from salary cap MLS teams. What are they thinking? I'm a Dynamo fan but they are getting what they deserve.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com