Ellinger interview 10/18

Stucki · 10-18-2005, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by SokkerNut

AAAHHH thanks for clearing up the DJ thing. I guess I was confused since I'm not familar with Channel 2 and/or 1280 the Zone. Sorry about that.

No worries, people who are familiar with them often get confused as well.

SoccerPrime · 10-19-2005, 07:02 AM

Thanks Stuck, great report.
Will we be seeing more of this type of reporting on Soccer Mtn from now on?

Also, the MLS owners/investors are all on the "spend more" bandwagon. While I don't want MLS ending up like NASL, I think some money can go towards more pay for the players.
Especially if it improves the product and more importantly helps RSL win!

Rover · 10-19-2005, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by SoccerPrime

Thanks Stuck, great report.
Will we be seeing more of this type of reporting on Soccer Mtn from now on?

Also, the MLS owners/investors are all on the "spend more" bandwagon. While I don't want MLS ending up like NASL, I think some money can go towards more pay for the players.
Especially if it improves the product and more importantly helps RSL win!

Agree. The NASL is always in the background as a cautionary tale.

But the "early days" of MLS are over. Teams have to significantly upgrade talent to improve the league, and that means spending more contract money.

Old Ska · 10-19-2005, 09:56 AM

I sometimes think MLS is closer to NASL than we would like to admit.

For those unfamiliar with NASL, look at this good page: http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/nasl/naslhist.html

The thing that worries me the most is that the league and most of the teams are unprofitible. I worry a little about unchecked expansion too, but I think requiring a SSS for new teams in MLS goes a long way to remedy that.