Comments on: The Daily Sweeper (July 25) http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/07/25/the-daily-sweeper-july-25/ Exploring football culture around the world Sun, 21 Mar 2010 02:30:45 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Hukail http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/07/25/the-daily-sweeper-july-25/comment-page-1/#comment-6066 Hukail Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:48:34 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/07/25/the-daily-sweeper-july-25/#comment-6066 Best Article. Thanks for sharing Best Article. Thanks for sharing

]]> By: roswitha http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/07/25/the-daily-sweeper-july-25/comment-page-1/#comment-5448 roswitha Sat, 26 Jul 2008 09:39:39 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/07/25/the-daily-sweeper-july-25/#comment-5448 "Premier League soap opera is suited to India" ... why do they think I follow Serie A??? “Premier League soap opera is suited to India”

… why do they think I follow Serie A???

]]> By: Tom Dunmore http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/07/25/the-daily-sweeper-july-25/comment-page-1/#comment-5443 Tom Dunmore Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:05:08 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/07/25/the-daily-sweeper-july-25/#comment-5443 I see the appeal of Vancouver, but I get the sense the stadium situation has Montreal slightly ahead. But you could be right it'll be two Canadian teams getting in, for reasons even beyond your cynical but perhaps accurate view of MLS' thinking. I see the appeal of Vancouver, but I get the sense the stadium situation has Montreal slightly ahead. But you could be right it’ll be two Canadian teams getting in, for reasons even beyond your cynical but perhaps accurate view of MLS’ thinking.

]]> By: Dave's Football Blog http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/07/25/the-daily-sweeper-july-25/comment-page-1/#comment-5442 Dave's Football Blog Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:55:13 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/07/25/the-daily-sweeper-july-25/#comment-5442 Steve Nash is behind a Vancouver bid, so I suspect that city will get first consideration. Montreal, St. Louis and Portland are all next on the menu. Part of me hopes Portland and Vancouver are the next two, just because of the implications that would have for USL. If nobody has to fly any further west than St. Paul and Austin, that reduces travel costs for everyone, which could make a true promotion-and-relegation system between USL-1 and USL-2 a bit more likely. Richmond relegated themselves to USL-2 because they couldn't afford to fly out west anymore. I suspect, though, that it will end up being BOTH Montreal and Vancouver, so that MLS will never again have to worry about losing the Canadian spot in the CONCACAF Champions League to a USL club. Steve Nash is behind a Vancouver bid, so I suspect that city will get first consideration. Montreal, St. Louis and Portland are all next on the menu.

Part of me hopes Portland and Vancouver are the next two, just because of the implications that would have for USL. If nobody has to fly any further west than St. Paul and Austin, that reduces travel costs for everyone, which could make a true promotion-and-relegation system between USL-1 and USL-2 a bit more likely. Richmond relegated themselves to USL-2 because they couldn’t afford to fly out west anymore.

I suspect, though, that it will end up being BOTH Montreal and Vancouver, so that MLS will never again have to worry about losing the Canadian spot in the CONCACAF Champions League to a USL club.

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