Comments on: A Seattle MLS Team in 2009

By: Steven

Steven — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 22:03:45 +0000

I say hurrah! I think we deserve it… but WOW could we use a SSS…

By: Portland Blows

Portland Blows — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 23:20:58 +0000

The best thing about this news is that it is yet another indication that Portland, and perhaps the entire state of Oregon, is inferior to its northern neighbors in all things related to sports. Without Phil Knight, no one would even know Oregonians do anything more than refuse to pay taxes and measure their girlfriends leg hair.

By: GOALSeattle.com

GOALSeattle.com — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 20:22:40 +0000

Come join us as we talk about Seattle Sounders in the USL-1 FINAL…and MLS in 2009!

By: Ian

Ian — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:03:43 +0000

I have to agree that the idea of taking a year off to “hype up the fans” makes no sense, and so fits perfectly with the MLS marketing strategies of the past 5 years.

By: Abby

Abby — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 22:48:03 +0000

I know there are downsides, but…fuck it, I’m gleeful. I’ve been hoping for an MLS team here and it’s impossible for me to not be excited. And I definitely believe there’s a market here for it.

By: Ian

Ian — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 21:48:31 +0000

rooting for the sounders makes me want to share a toast with Tzofit Grant.

Gold.

By: Lucas

Lucas — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 20:33:06 +0000

the Seattle Sounders will stop playing after this season in order to give the market a season to build up momentum for the new MLS franchise.

Great idea. Need to pump up momentum in a market that is 99.9% unaware that a soccer team even exists in their town? Cancel the season! Pure genius.

And the idea that the MLS sounders are going to have fans coming from Portland? I would never root for any team from seattle in the first place, but the idea of rooting for the sounders makes me want to share a toast with Tzofit Grant.

Absolute. Joke. The End.

By: Christian

Christian — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 18:58:57 +0000

Come on you Timbers! Here’s hoping Portland will be next, otherwise Shi**le’s neatest rivals will be the Earthquakes.

By: bluemeanies

bluemeanies — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 18:23:46 +0000

You want to put USL in the superliga? What are we adding the Mexican second division too because they’d then be the only Mexican teams to be willing to show up?

Does this indicate that the starfire?? plan is part of it. Because Quest is not a long term situation and MLS is not seeking to get into short term situations with no out.

By: Shane

Shane — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 18:18:11 +0000

It’s gonna take another 20-50 years for a promotion/relegation system. Too much money to be lost. 3,500 fans are not enough for a pro team to survive. It’s different in England where some of the cities/towns stadiums only hold that much or less sometimes. USL and even MLS teams should have those types of stadiums to start off with. Then grant the top USL team into the Superliega to make that league more meaningful. Then one of the USL teams can put in a bid to become an MLS team along with other cities when the MLS is looking to expand.