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Post by paterfamilias on Dec 20, 2017 18:58:49 GMT -5
Starts play in 2018. Good natural southern city rival.
That will be fun.
I like it! (Just hope they don't have as.much initial success as Atlanta United)
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Post by rocko1989 on Dec 21, 2017 6:40:13 GMT -5
Anyone know if there is an ultimate goal of how many MLS teams to field? I think most leagues around the world have 20 teams in their top flight league. MLS, with the addition of Nashville, will have 23, and other cities are hoping for expansion in the not too distant future.
Congrats to Nashville. This can be a great rivalry for AU, along with Orlando.
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Post by Futsal Gawdess on Dec 21, 2017 8:32:39 GMT -5
Happy for Nashville, but I'm not sure if they have the same organic base as we do in Atlanta. I've never thought of Nashville as a bell-weather soccer city, but I could be wrong. It does help when you have 2 Billionaires footing the bill. I wish them success so they add to the strength of the MLS but not too much success they become a real challenge to AU
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Post by Soccerhouse on Dec 21, 2017 9:36:10 GMT -5
You have to assume they will be adding a DA program as well. Problem is they are in that area, where there is no other teams
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Post by rifle on Dec 21, 2017 17:32:19 GMT -5
Happy for Nashville too. Not happy with how MLS operates, squashing everyone else (with the federation's full support in doing so) and then saying "they need to get their act together".
Being from Ohio may be the reason for my turd colored glasses.
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Post by mightydawg on Dec 22, 2017 15:27:50 GMT -5
Ideally, MLS would get to 32 to 40 teams, provided that there are enough cities to support it, and divide into two sides--east coast and west coast. Have east coast teams play a regular season against just east coast teams and west coast teams play against just west coast teams to cut down on travel. Then develop a champions league type format of the 4 to 8 best teams from each side to compete for North American championship by including the tops teams in Mexico.
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Post by rifle on Dec 22, 2017 23:07:46 GMT -5
Even better if the pyramid is opened and there is a growth explosion
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Post by paterfamilias on Dec 23, 2017 13:44:20 GMT -5
#pro/reg
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