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Post by tankfantry on Jul 25, 2008 7:30:26 GMT -6
The biggest concerns of this league has always been the profitability issue. Back in 2004 it was stated that the MLS has lost over $350 Million Dollars with only two team in the black (L.A. Galaxy & FC Dallas). 4 years later does anyone think we are doing any better? With the arrival of shirt sponsers I believe that by 2010 (which was the expected date) the MLS as a whole will start making money. Once this happens I believe the league will go into talks about rasing the salary cap hopefully to atleast $10-15 Million per team, allowing better talent to be aquired and thus causing a chain reaction of more money from T.V. right / sponsers, etc...Below I have posted a list of the shirt sponsers by numbers.  |
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Post by tankfantry on Jul 25, 2008 7:45:59 GMT -6
from what I can see the Sounders and L.A. have gotten the best money for sponsorships thus far. I am really hoping Houston goes with something better in 2 years. I believe we have a contract with Amigo until the 2010 season.
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Post by acdc on Jul 25, 2008 14:13:21 GMT -6
I like your theory about salary cap. Perhaps thats something Garber will adress in the future...my timetable for this is 2-3 seasons.
Wow Seattle is gonna be RICH...Henry?
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Post by tankfantry on Jul 25, 2008 14:16:29 GMT -6
Yea, Seattle is getting a nice chunk of change.
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Post by acdc on Jul 25, 2008 14:54:03 GMT -6
yeah their true sponsor is Microsoft...there's no limit to what they can do with that money.
As for the profitability of the MLS, it was stated that the MLS would be profitable around 2010 anyway....which will certainly get that much more investors involded and thus more money for everything like you said. This is a snowball effect that needs to happen, and when it does it will really be exiting being around the MLS.
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Æther
Rookie - Division 2
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Post by Æther on Jul 25, 2008 21:02:31 GMT -6
I thought Houston would've been able to pull off a better sponsor being the only team in Texas
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Post by tankfantry on Jul 26, 2008 7:44:40 GMT -6
there are 2 teams in Texas one in Houston and FC Dallas
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Post by acdc on Jul 26, 2008 9:31:11 GMT -6
FC Dallas is not on that list because they have no sponsor yet. Which reminds me...wasn't an announcement coming soon from FC Dallas regarding their sponsor?
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Post by tankfantry on Jul 26, 2008 11:15:12 GMT -6
yea FedEx i believe
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Post by The Boss on Aug 4, 2008 10:12:16 GMT -6
I going to make a guess. In two years from now every one will have a sponser
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Post by tankfantry on Aug 4, 2008 10:16:55 GMT -6
I agree
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CyMoahk
1st Team - Bench
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Post by CyMoahk on Aug 4, 2008 13:38:58 GMT -6
Yeah, I think every team will have a sponsor, too. They'll need to until football in the US gets popular enough for franchises to be relatively self-sustainable.
I hope another effect of profitability is that it attracts more investors to the idea of expansion clubs. I hope that if Seattle 09 and Philadelphia 10 prove to be successful enough (in money, play, and/or fan support), then MLS might start talks of 20 teams. Hopefully more, but I think that's about as much as to expect for anything in the next five years or so. ^.^
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Post by acdc on Aug 4, 2008 17:17:22 GMT -6
me, tankfantry, and livewyre have discussed this extensively. And we came to the conclusion that the growth of the MLS will be like a snowball effect. Everything has to happen progressively. Sponsors bring more money. Fans and support will ultimately bring more media and the media will have to compete to broadcast games. More broadcasts, more popularity and so forth. Ultimately better players and higher quality of play. Now we just have to see how fast this "snowball" effect happens. Next 3-5 years? maybe even 10.
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Post by The Boss on Aug 9, 2008 9:01:11 GMT -6
i thinking more like 10
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