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Old Posted May 20, 2016, 2:43 PM
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Originally Posted by mistercorporate View Post
Typically cities with new franchises bring thousands of people to message boards whove never rooted for a local soccer team before and they all want their team to be the next super club and they think copying every perceived circumstance of said superclub will achieve that goal. After about 6 months to a year when theyve learned a bit more about the world of soccer they sober up and start speaking more pragmatically and intelligently while still enjoying their local club. MLS has been entering one or two new markets each year so this phenomenon will continue, its enjoyable to watch the transition. Heck i used to be one of them lol, screaming for strikers and thinking all midfielders were useless.
Okay. There are numerous economic and social justifications for promotion and relegation, however, these justifications are usually more easily understood in localities/markets where franchises do not exist. Although the MLS is expanding, it will max-out and there will be more cities excluded than included.
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