RamOfKansas Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 If you wanted to get an idea of where the sport is at in America, this interview is quite solid. Talks about the talent pool, expansion targets, and the season schedule that is completely backwards from the rest of the world. [url=http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/mls/story/_/id/7651254/mls-commissioner-don-garber-spoke-2012-season-jeff-carlisle]http://espn.go.com/s...n-jeff-carlisle A quote about the schedule in particular: ESPN: The calls to switch the calendar keep coming. Is that even on the table at this point? DG: No. It's not on the table. It will have to be at some time in the future, but I love listening to pundits -- who have no responsibility or obligation to manage our league -- demand changes that could threaten the overall viability of MLS. When we have a league that could play in rain, snow, sleet, or sunshine, and have a fan base that cares enough about their clubs to come out regardless of weather, then we'll be able to adjust to a schedule that will [be in sync] with the world calendar. But I keep hearing that the NFL has people coming out in the snow. I say, "Well, that's great. When we're the NFL, we can play in Montreal in February." But we're just not mature enough yet to do that. And I don't see the value in making those changes when the risk is to potentially threaten the overall viability of the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 That's nice. Didn't want you to keep hangin mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamOfKansas Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 Bananas thanks Boycie, but yeah disappointed that no one even wanted to make a joke about America. 'http://www.dcfcfans.co.uk/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':(' /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-JW- Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Mods dont like jokes. 'http://www.dcfcfans.co.uk/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackNwhites Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Ameriiccca, **** yeah. Here they come to save the mother ******* day yeaaah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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