Re: [nas] Messing on U.S. players

besides the role nasl played in the development of us soccer, it was a 
heck of a lot of fun to watch the cosmos team play with all those 
stars. i would love to see an mls team with that caliber of players. we 
are not there yet.


On Friday, September 5, 2003, at 07:12  PM, KLINDSTR@flash.net wrote:

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> From: big_dog@fastmail.fm
>
> > -A much improved landscape for American soccer
> > players
> > Norm Wingert and I broke into professional soccer the
> same year, he as a
> > goalkeeper for the Philadelphia Atoms and I signed
> with the New York
> > Cosmos.
> > We both chafed under the challenges facing American
> players in a
> > predominantly foreign league.
> Next time someone brings up the Great Old Days of the
> NASL (which, I will admit, hasn't been as often since
> Korea) and why we need to spend money on bringing
> stars into the league for some pizazz and improved
> talent (which has happened recently, expecially after
> the whole ManU Tour deal), I am going to somewhat
> gently bring this quote up.
>
> When US players have gotten to the point where their
> value reflects the highest standard, US fans will come
> in larger numbers and stay.  That is the only road to
> true, long-term success for the sport in the US.
>
> This being said, don't get me wrong - I appreciate the
> role the NASL played in US Soccer history.  I
> sincerely doubt that we would have a shot at MLS if it
> hadn't been for the NASL.  Just like CCS preceeded
> Victoria Street - The Yellow Erector Set may not be
> pretty or fancy, but without it, I sincerely doubt we
> would have The Orange Toolbox.  Of all the things Hunt
> has done for soccer, that is the biggest thing he did -
>  to create a permanent, physical manifestation of the
> desire for soccer in the US.
>
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