RE: [nas] Messing on U.S. players/San Antonio MLS/New United Stri ker?/Y

A thousand times AGREED!

I think it is safe to say MLS could expand by two 
teams this year or next without much of a drop-off - 
odds are that the league is too tight right now as 
is.  And MLS could probably expand by another two 
in '06.  But right now, in the current landscape 
(i.e., unless there are more academies or a huge jump 
in talent available from the US) there isn't enough 
talent for more than an average of a team a year.

We've just now gotten to the point where people are 
starting to take notice of MLS - the last thing we 
need to do is dilute the talent.


--- Original Message ---
From: Jason Benfield <Jason.Benfield@genband.com>
To: "US Soccer List (E-mail)" <nas@americakicks.com>
Subject: RE: [nas] Messing on U.S. players/San Antonio 
MLS/New United Stri ker?/Yallop to Canada?/ No Adu on 
U20's

>Because the talent pool won't be there.
>
>Hopefully, when expansion happens, they will not 
dilute the current pool by
>having an expansion draft that kills depth on every 
team.  I would rather
>see the expansion teams start young and struggle a 
bit the first year than
>see the quality of play decline.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Dan Veshia [mailto:DanV@FirstEquipment.com] 
>Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 11:52 AM
>To: US Soccer List (E-mail)
>Subject: FW: [nas] Messing on U.S. players/San 
Antonio MLS/New United Stri
>ker?/Yallop to Canada?/ No Adu on U20's
>
>
>Sorry BD !!  Meant to send this out to everyone.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Dan Veshia 
>Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 11:49 AM
>To: 'big_dog@fastmail.fm'
>Subject: RE: [nas] Messing on U.S. players/San 
Antonio MLS/New United
>Striker?/Yallop to Canada?/ No Adu on U20's
>
>
>What happens if there are 5-6 GOOD options for 
expansion THIS year ?  Does
>MLS say "no thank you wait a couple of years" ?  Why 
could MLS NOT bring in
>5-6 teams over the next two years ?
>
>Any thoughts ? 
>
>
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