The US Open Cup debate brought plenty of takes. Most execs wanted to be in or make their own decision. “Dude, I do this to win trophies. That’s a trophy. Let’s go win a fucking trophy.” "That’s what we’re here for. To win trophies.” Full GM survey: theathletic.com/5370972/2024/0…
@tombogert MLS should just not be in the pyramid. The closed system model is not bringing America great soccer, it's losing for @ussoccer. @USWNTPlayers @MLSPA If MLS needs to avoid a national tourney to exist (& if NWSL can't risk having one), neither is worthy of Fed protection.
@tombogert This would mean that a magical “subcommittee” that appeared overnight comprised of mystery representatives didn’t represent the will of the League. Shocker! Who are these people? Is any Journalist working on who made up this “Subcommittee”????
@tombogert Did the Canadian clubs not answer? I assume those are the three …
@tombogert I really hope my GM didn’t call you dude in responding to a question
@tombogert I can tell you for a fact my GM was one of the bottom two answers #NYCFC
@tombogert So I keep hearing the owners drive the league and the commissioner is more of a mouth piece for the owners. If that’s the case and seems like most the GMs wanna play in the open cup why did they drop out?
@tombogert The MLS Competition Committee has 13 MLS owner members. sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2024/… Seems awful convenient (or statistically anomalous) that exactly the number necessary for that committee to vote for the change, and no more, said "no" to this question.
@tombogert @herculezg If mls is single entity how did this go through then? Do the owners want to make this move that badly?