2013 - 2014 Football Thread - Page 628

MLS is going to bring Chivas USA back.

That’s the message from MLS Commissioner Don Garber, who spoke with the media on a conference call on Thursday afternoon following the league’s acquisition of the Los Angeles-based franchise.

“It’s time to turn to a new chapter here,” Garber said. “That new chapter will start with us finding a new ownership group – we’re pretty good at that. And developing with a stadium plan – we’re pretty good at that, too.”

Garber was adamant, however, that Chivas USA’s plight was not a failure in concept, but a failure of execution.

"There were a wide variety of decisions made both by the league and by ownership that just weren’t right,” the commissioner said. “That was 10 years ago. If we were to do it again, and we launched this exactly as the way it was intended, who knows if in today’s environment, whether it would have been more successful.”

More specifically, Garber laid out the central focus of discussions he had with Vergara and Fuentes regarding Chivas USA prior to the league’s purchasing the club.

"What do you really need to do to turn this around?” Garber asked. “Is the brand right? If it’s not right it needs to be changed. If it needs to be changed, how does that fit with what your originally plan was with extending the Guadalajara brand?

"Number two: We need a soccer stadium that will take massive amounts of capital? Is that what you want to do with your money today? Or are there things that you and your family want to do philanthropically to build Chivas de Guadalajara?

On February 21 2014 07:23 Pandemona wrote:
Yeah i do agree they are awesome i said but i said i don't want them to be called "greatest" or big descriptive powerful words until they have done this for more than just one year. Like i said, get to final of champs league, win the next 3 out of 5 (which their squad age is capable of) then yes. I salute them and they will go down as a great/greatest teams of the era. But like other side who have won the competition, they do disappear and we should be careful with the terms we use for everyone.
Like i said the other night, when you watch Barcelona tika taka their way around a side like City you do sit back and think damn, thats pretty impressive. I'd do the same with Bayern when they play top teams. In their league they do not apart from vs Dortmund, which this year has been a let down due to injuries. Other than that all they have had to try in is champions league.
They did well vs Arsenal, But at 11vs11 my opinion of it, it was pretty even looking.
I always liked being proven wrong though.
Remember when i said LOL whys Alaba playing and he went on to be like MVP vs Barca or Arsenal whoever it was xD

Don't forget the reason why football is so great is because their is so many different ways to play this game which gives so many different views. Hey my personal opinion is a win is a win whether you /defend for 89minutes or you have 90% possession, whichever way you do it is so interesting.
Reason why i think the best way for England as an international side is to play with big front me who are tall and strong which the other countries are not used to playing against. Makes you unique and gives you different ways of playing.
Same goes here, my opinion on greatness is different to what others are. 6months from now we could be talking about another world class team who just won the champions league and their domestic league. Reason i always hold back these terms until they are truly tested :D

On February 22 2014 05:33 Mensol wrote:
My new dream is become Wayne Rooney for a week.

£300,000 for a week can change my entire life.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C_fKa8nMMA

wow that was terrible. 30M for Soldado is a robbery. It looks like there are chairmans who smarter than Levy.

On February 22 2014 07:37 Craze wrote:
Didn't Rooney's contract run out at the end of the year? So they were looking at paying someone 15.6 million for a year to stay, arguably the best player they could get for that position right now and not rocking the boat OR they could let him go and then spend 30+ million on a transfer fee, and then sign someone to a 10-12 million per year deal in order to come close to replacing him. It's better for the club to keep him there in this case even if they have to splurge on wages a bit.

One a side not: I can't believe how little the best footballers in the world make relative to the best Baseball players in the US. You would think they generate far more revenue in total compared to baseball for their clubs. Maybe there is a study out there I can find.

On February 22 2014 06:09 Pandemona wrote:


They have no choice.
Rooney is now the biggest player at Yanited. Imagine if they don't qualify for champions league next year (looks pretty likely this will become a reality). How do you attract players to join the club? Well now with Rooney tied down atleast they can say, well our squad is good enough to fight for top 4 next season if you come and join us (they said to x or y target player). A lot easier to do this with Rooney their. If Rooney leaves what happens? They are left with an injured RVP and Juan Mata, rest of their squad is thin and not good enough as proven.
They had no choice to give him WHATEVER money he wanted, he obviously thought, well im guaranteed a place in England squad, i can get £300,000 a week here playing the game i like to play. I think i'll take it.
Again it comes down to money though, surely if Rooney wanted to be the best player he could be he would of waited until the summer see Yanited not in top 4 then said AGAIN (for 3rd time in his career at yanited) that he wants out and hopefully signs for a Real Madrid/Chelsea where he will be playing in the champions league and competition at the top in the near future not the distant future xD

On February 22 2014 07:37 Craze wrote:
Didn't Rooney's contract run out at the end of the year? So they were looking at paying someone 15.6 million for a year to stay, arguably the best player they could get for that position right now and not rocking the boat OR they could let him go and then spend 30+ million on a transfer fee, and then sign someone to a 10-12 million per year deal in order to come close to replacing him. It's better for the club to keep him there in this case even if they have to splurge on wages a bit.

One a side not: I can't believe how little the best footballers in the world make relative to the best Baseball players in the US. You would think they generate far more revenue in total compared to baseball for their clubs. Maybe there is a study out there I can find.