Comments on: MLS Is Taking the Summer Off

By: Sloth

Sloth — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 18:56:30 +0000

Soccerroo,

If MLS did a Fall-Spring Schedule, the league would fold.

By: soccer goals

soccer goals — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:39:31 +0000

Great news by the MLS.

By: Robert

Robert — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:22:55 +0000

I also hope conferences go away, but another part of me wonders what the purpose of a single table vs. conference change would be without the normal relegation factor. Also, it seems to me that a single table would eliminate the need for a playoff. At the end of the season, the one team with the best record is the league champion, with those falling close behind qualifying for CONCACAF Champions League. The winner of the playoffs is the team who finishes hot, not necessarily the team we want to represent in the Champions league. Consider that if the Red Bulls would have won, they would have been down in Saprissa instead of the Crew this week. An ugly thought. ; – )

By: jayhawk1106

jayhawk1106 — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:27:27 +0000

That’s how it is now. Conferences only determine seedings for playoffs.

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:01:23 +0000

I figure they’ll add 4 games and stick with a balanced schedule next year, because Portland and Vancouver certainly couldn’t be in the Eastern Conf. Hopefully at that point the conferences will official go away. Their only influence next year will be in the seeding of the conferences anyway.

By: Big B

Big B — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:06:08 +0000

Happy to see the balanced schedule. With the revised playoff system of the last couple of years, I’m hopeful MLS is heading to a single table system.

By: soccerroo

soccerroo — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:51:49 +0000

Glad to see they are coming around. next thing you know we will be playing according to the FIFA calendar.

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:39:33 +0000

’bout time on both the World Cup break and the balanced schedule.