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Originally Posted by Thunderball
I understand the need to build a base, but North American fans are pretty fickle though.
I’m not saying that the cap should suddenly rise to MLS levels, but a bit of growth (say 5%) to allow teams that can afford to keep their players and add to them for Canadian Championship and CONCACAF League is important too. That amount, while relatively small (probably $50k or so) could mean the difference between a Pasquotti or Borges being a CanPL star or MLS sub. If people see stagnation, or too much of a revolving door of their favourite players, they may walk. Even fans willing to pay today.
MLS didn’t start taking off until teams began to splash cash on names within a salary cap environment (and not every team did it). That should be the medium term goal here too.
North Americans seem obsessed with parity, but a better playoff system will be far more exciting to fans than parity and holding every team down to the lowest team’s abilities. York might have been healthier if they had something to play for in September and October.
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People also forget that MLS folded briefly in 2001 before being revived and took another 6 years before they signed Beckham. Were it not for two owners propping up the entire league there would be no MLS, and probably no CPL either. Sustainability is key in the early years.
Would you rather see York drop out and 6 teams playing with better players?