Comments on: Feilhaber Signs With Danish Club http://wvhooligan.com/2008/08/15/feilhaber-signs-with-danish-club/ A look at Major League Soccer (MLS) through the eyes of a MLS writer and fan. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:06:38 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: American Dust http://wvhooligan.com/2008/08/15/feilhaber-signs-with-danish-club/comment-page-1/#comment-11884 American Dust Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:34:51 +0000 http://wvhooligan.com/?p=1655#comment-11884 Because we have only 12,000 people a game at the stadiums... because Sportscenter doesn't show MLS highlights but twice a year... because nobody buys a non-Beckham jersey... because sponsors only pay 500,000 to put their name on the jerseys (and 3 or 4 teams can't get that).... because we have a salary cap that might be a necessary evil but is way too low... because even newspapers don't report on MLS unless their city has a team... because... well basically because we're still a niche sport. We have to grow the sport any way we can first. Because we have only 12,000 people a game at the stadiums… because Sportscenter doesn’t show MLS highlights but twice a year… because nobody buys a non-Beckham jersey… because sponsors only pay 500,000 to put their name on the jerseys (and 3 or 4 teams can’t get that)…. because we have a salary cap that might be a necessary evil but is way too low… because even newspapers don’t report on MLS unless their city has a team… because…

well basically because we’re still a niche sport. We have to grow the sport any way we can first.

]]> By: kovolikessoccer http://wvhooligan.com/2008/08/15/feilhaber-signs-with-danish-club/comment-page-1/#comment-11880 kovolikessoccer Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:00:38 +0000 http://wvhooligan.com/?p=1655#comment-11880 I agree why can't we pay our players enough to stick around. I agree why can’t we pay our players enough to stick around.

]]> By: American Dust http://wvhooligan.com/2008/08/15/feilhaber-signs-with-danish-club/comment-page-1/#comment-11878 American Dust Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:09:30 +0000 http://wvhooligan.com/?p=1655#comment-11878 I think it's funny that Denmark and Norway can outpay our players. Wait, not funny, sad... very very sad. I think it’s funny that Denmark and Norway can outpay our players. Wait, not funny, sad… very very sad.

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