tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437561489188679737.post8062736793884422174..comments2023-11-05T03:31:19.545-08:00Comments on Sideline Views: MLS wagesA.C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03617669285297119500noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437561489188679737.post-25892965239129129422008-04-08T17:59:00.000-07:002008-04-08T17:59:00.000-07:00Luis, Nice article. I have a couple of questions a...Luis, Nice article. I have a couple of questions about what Garber meant. When he says "one way to entice players to stay stateside is to boost the level of play"... "and hopefully creating a league they'll want to continue to play in." ...I don't get it. These guys are professionals, they are not amateurs looking for a good game. How is having a good competitive games/league going to entice someone to play. From your list of Galindo, Emilio & Toja only Emilio stands out as having made a choice for the MLS. Galindo was given the opportunity for a WetFoot/Dryfoot change and my guess is Toja fully understood he could market himself better to Europe from the U.S. than from Colombia. . ..I'd agree with Garber that the early years probably sucked up a lot of cash, and I still wonder whether there is a market for high priced talent, but certainly Beckham proved that fans can be found if marketed correctly, despite the skill on the field.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437561489188679737.post-36592689881420077192008-04-08T08:41:00.000-07:002008-04-08T08:41:00.000-07:00Expect wages and the salary cap to be increased co...Expect wages and the salary cap to be increased considerably pretty soon. It was brought up in a recent meeting but shot down for one reason: <BR/><BR/>The collective agreement with the MLS Players Union is due to expire soon and will require negotiations. <BR/><BR/>It's widely believed [and rightfully so] that the Union will ask for a significant raise. The owners didn't want to put themselves in a position where they raised the cap considerably and then a year later the Player's Union asked for another substantial raise.The Hammerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07073632764723130030noreply@blogger.com