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Originally Posted by Jimmy Stang
"Develop > showcase > sell" is going to be the bread and butter for this league. More than tickets, merch, broadcasting/streaming, etc. especially in the early years. And this isn't a bad thing. The league was never intended to go toe to toe with the top leagues around the world.
I would hope that the clubs and the league have a fair compensation formula in place, because that is going to help this league survive and then hopefully prosper.
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Even MLS sells many of its best players to the bigger leagues. This will always be a factor.
The key will be to make sure that most leave with a transfer fee to allow for growth. In the medium term, teams will need the ability to keep some of their better players and purchase quality players in order to grow the base competition level.