I just know compared to MLS, USL PRO, AND NASL based on competitivesness for playoff spot
1.NASL
2USL PRO
3. MLS

If people are wondering why MLS is last because the Eastern Conference shows the teams already given. No competition. D.C, KC,NY CHICAGO, AND HOUSTON have sealed that standing. Western LA Galaxy win have sealed that conference so far.

With NASL every team from 1 – 8 can make palyoff. When Wynalda took over Atlanta I thought of a Chelsea DiMatteo might happen.

In USL Pro
LA BLues to Harrisburg anything can happen

If I was David Downs I would get San Diego Flash and try to get a team in Anaheim California or try to get Anaheim Bolt to start an on field soccer team. And try to set up a team in Albuquerque.

Ithinks with the start of Arab money coming to NASL more is going to come. You see that happening in Europe.

Lets hope NASL and USL Pro get it right because if both stay stable for next 10 years and their teams do well in U.S Open Cup like they did this year. Those leagues will get TV deals

I agree that the Supersonics leaving Seattle helped provide the Sounders with an additional opportunity when they moved up to to MLS. I understand your point but I don’t know if they particular siutation could have been replicated in the US or Canada anyplace outside of Cascadia.

You have great ideas but I think that you might not realize that you need money to do everything that you are talking about like promotions and youth academies. I’m sure that all of the clubs are working with the local business community and trying to find more sponsors and partnerships. Every club has someone working on that and the clubs in NASL and USLPRO get together to share information about what has worked or not worked for them.

I have to disagree with you. There is a minor league in US, Canadian, PUerto Rican and Antiguan soccer. The reason that most clubs are the NASL and USLPRO is because they don’t have major league money and/or are not in a major league market.

Charleston and Rochester are playing in USLPRO because that is where they have decided they want to be–it’s the best economic fit for them.

On paper, your ideas sound fantastic but in reality, it’s just more complicated to run and own soccer franchise.

ever since supersonics left the sounders had filled the void. Minnesota should two more seasons. In that two two seasons play well like they are doing now but front office needs to look for deep pocket owners, move their team to the city and market. Their partnership with Brave New Media is good. They just need to go harder

and someone needs to bring back ac st.louis because they had a cool logo so they can go to MLS and create a derby with sporting Kansas city

Simple, because with attendance less than 2,000, Minnesota is suffering/bleeding from negative cash flow to the tune of $1,000,000 to $2,000,000 a year without any relief in sight. No sane investor would attempt to purchase this team, much less assume the obligations for free.

It is a shame, because you are correct that is it a championship team, but alass, that is to no avail, as being number 1 in the standings does not mean you are financially successful in the accounting books.

@BQ

To be clear as it relates to Atlanta, Boris is allowing NASL to use his financial statements ONLY. Traffic assumes the full responsibility of all expenses, which is also between $750,000 to $1,850,000. Nice deal for Boris, he basks in the glory and ego of being a professional soccer team owner, yet bears none of the risk. Traffic needed him because there was no way that USSF would have allowed Traffic to have both Minnesota and Atlanta as non-qualified teams under their roster.

thats like mls getting rid of D.C United