Re: [nas] I need a ruling

Perhaps not the same positionally, but I would LOVE to see them
go after Martin Pallermo at Boca.....

That would leave open the midfield for GRABAVOY for LA.
I think Grabavoy will be a star in this league.

Yes, being an IU boy, I am biased, but mark my words on Grabavoy.
He is too talented and well caoched not to succeed.

Jeff

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "ethan_gforce99" <primuscomics@yahoo.com>
To: "Darrin Howells" <casbahman@verizon.net>; <NAS@americakicks.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 10:49 AM
Subject: RE: [nas] I need a ruling


> On a semi-related topic, with Herzog retiring after
> this year, won't that open a Senior International spot
> on the Galaxy?
> I wonder who they will get...
> 
> ~Ethan
> 
> --- Darrin Howells <casbahman@verizon.net> wrote:
> 
> > Adding more foreigners will strengthen the league. 
> > But, as Jeff said,
> > the key is to add good foreigners.  If you are going
> > to have foreign
> > players just to round out your 5, but a couple of
> > those guys are no
> > better than average MLS players, then there is not
> > much point in.
> > 
> > The next question on my lips is will all 5 players
> > be allowed on the
> > field at the same time?  That clearly would be
> > harmful for US soccer in
> > general.  Because, even though the number of teams
> > has increased by 2,
> > the number of spots available on the field could
> > decrease significantly
> > for US soccer players.
> > 
> > Some quick math, under the current system, there are
> > 80 on-field spots
> > for Americans (assuming each team had all 3 foreign
> > spots filled and
> > those players were starters).  Under a 5-foreigners
> > limit, even though
> > the league will expand by 2 teams, the number of
> > field spots available
> > for Americans could potentially decrease to 72
> > (again, assuming each
> > team had all 5 foreign spots filled and those
> > players were starters).
> > 
> > So, by increasing the foreigner limit, we *could* be
> > potentially
> > increasing the quality of the league.  But we would
> > definitely be
> > limiting the starting jobs of American players if
> > more foreigners are
> > allowed on the field.  And considering the current
> > level of play and the
> > progress that American players have made, I don't
> > like the tradeoff.  
> > 
> > Hopefully, the foreigners added will be high quality
> > ones and this will
> > improve the quality of American players at a faster
> > rate than their
> > current progress.  But I don't see that being the
> > case.  I think their
> > progress is related on on-field experience more than
> > level of quality in
> > practices.  And if less Americans are getting onto
> > the field, the
> > progress of US soccer will be stunted.
> > 
> > Darrin
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: nas-owner@americakicks.com 
> > > [mailto:nas-owner@americakicks.com] On Behalf Of
> > Brian Shea
> > > Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 3:11 AM
> > > To: NAS@americakicks.com
> > > Subject: RE: [nas] I need a ruling
> > > 
> > > 
> > > If the other rumor is true and they expand the
> > > developmental squads to foster reserve team play,
> > then
> > > the number of American slots will increase, albeit
> > at
> > > a lower wage.
> > > 
> > > I think the addition of more foreigners is part of
> > a 
> > > multi-pronged approach to strengthen rosters,
> > something that 
> > > can only benefit the league as a whole.
> 
> 
> 
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