Comments on: Seattle to MLS: A Backdoor Promotion? http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/seattle-to-mls-a-backdoor-promotion.html League Football, Soccer News and Views from Around the World Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:45:33 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dave Lifton http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/seattle-to-mls-a-backdoor-promotion.html#comment-92278 Dave Lifton Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:54:27 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/seattle-to-mls-a-backdoor-promotion.html#comment-92278 Very good post. Very good post.

]]> By: Nolan http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/seattle-to-mls-a-backdoor-promotion.html#comment-92219 Nolan Sun, 06 Jan 2008 20:13:56 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/seattle-to-mls-a-backdoor-promotion.html#comment-92219 And now for the Montreal Impact to be "promoted" And now for the Montreal Impact to be “promoted”

]]> By: vasco http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/seattle-to-mls-a-backdoor-promotion.html#comment-92218 vasco Sun, 06 Jan 2008 20:12:23 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/seattle-to-mls-a-backdoor-promotion.html#comment-92218 tell that to chivas and colorado. we got beat by them last season. seattle won't be an easy win, and i bet will win the usl once again tell that to chivas and colorado. we got beat by them last season.

seattle won’t be an easy win, and i bet will win the usl once again

]]> By: David http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/seattle-to-mls-a-backdoor-promotion.html#comment-92190 David Sun, 06 Jan 2008 18:52:53 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/seattle-to-mls-a-backdoor-promotion.html#comment-92190 You had me...until the P*rtland part. ;) You had me…until the P*rtland part. ;)

]]> By: Laurie http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/seattle-to-mls-a-backdoor-promotion.html#comment-92176 Laurie Sun, 06 Jan 2008 18:01:34 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/seattle-to-mls-a-backdoor-promotion.html#comment-92176 Okay, mayber "never" was an exaggeration. Maybe I should have said, "It will happen when the league is done expanding, and revenues have stabilized at a high enough level to support the teams, and soccer is big enough that people pay attention to USL and other lower leagues." Or, in other words, not in my lifetime. :-) Okay, mayber “never” was an exaggeration. Maybe I should have said, “It will happen when the league is done expanding, and revenues have stabilized at a high enough level to support the teams, and soccer is big enough that people pay attention to USL and other lower leagues.”

Or, in other words, not in my lifetime. :-)

]]> By: Mike http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/seattle-to-mls-a-backdoor-promotion.html#comment-92162 Mike Sun, 06 Jan 2008 16:49:01 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/seattle-to-mls-a-backdoor-promotion.html#comment-92162 whenever i have talked about the MLS with my friend who is a huge galaxy fan, i have said that they should combine the two conferences to one league, drop the play off crap, and have a relegation/promotion deal. So basically format it like most of europe haha. we both agree on that, but i think some of it has to do with we want to see the rhinos in the MLS so we can drive twenty minutes to see MLS games haha. whenever i have talked about the MLS with my friend who is a huge galaxy fan, i have said that they should combine the two conferences to one league, drop the play off crap, and have a relegation/promotion deal. So basically format it like most of europe haha. we both agree on that, but i think some of it has to do with we want to see the rhinos in the MLS so we can drive twenty minutes to see MLS games haha.

]]> By: Tom http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/seattle-to-mls-a-backdoor-promotion.html#comment-92134 Tom Sun, 06 Jan 2008 15:28:01 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/seattle-to-mls-a-backdoor-promotion.html#comment-92134 "Thy team shalt suck in its first season." Not if you're the Chicago Fire, and you do the double (MLS Cup and Open Cup) in your season as an expansion team. :) Good analysis there, Laurie, though. I don't know if I'd rule out promotion/relegation forever as such, but it's certainly not coming any time soon, and interesting to hear the details on Seattle. “Thy team shalt suck in its first season.” Not if you’re the Chicago Fire, and you do the double (MLS Cup and Open Cup) in your season as an expansion team. :)

Good analysis there, Laurie, though. I don’t know if I’d rule out promotion/relegation forever as such, but it’s certainly not coming any time soon, and interesting to hear the details on Seattle.

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