tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36669930.post6305230237299912663..comments2024-03-09T20:37:14.671-06:00Comments on Down the Byline: Strike Appears Much CloserMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12931590118053363115noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36669930.post-49222685742511538252010-03-16T22:27:09.936-05:002010-03-16T22:27:09.936-05:00Really? Ten soccer stadiums and billions invested ...Really? Ten soccer stadiums and billions invested are going to be "basically offset" by a strike? <br /><br />Set us back a decade? Could you be more hyperbolic? <br /><br />A decade ago, this league was hanging by a thread. The game is too entrenched to be killed by a strike (as long as it doesn't last months, and even then). <br /><br />Some of you just like to be Chicken Littles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36669930.post-41754362987993968902010-03-16T21:05:39.091-05:002010-03-16T21:05:39.091-05:00A lot of us left Major League Baseball after the s...A lot of us left Major League Baseball after the strike in 94 and this work stoppage could have the same effect for soccer. The sport is simply not strong enough to withstand much of this. I hope the players understand what the action could mean...I'm not sure who's right, but as a season ticket holder who buys top of the line seats I don't care to fork over $50 a ticket just to have these two groups fail to agree on a CBA. I probably won't bail if the strike is short, but let the momentum get away and we'll probably find another way to spend our $1800.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36669930.post-77010495478108513442010-03-12T22:14:53.893-06:002010-03-12T22:14:53.893-06:00Issues aside, I think "critical mass" is...Issues aside, I think "critical mass" is very important. I do wish more for the players, but if no agreement is made, there may be no more for the players to have.Kreighbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03343505550326960459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36669930.post-7244212359990095912010-03-12T10:03:54.338-06:002010-03-12T10:03:54.338-06:00Yeah, this would suck. I don't know all the bu...Yeah, this would suck. I don't know all the business issues. But for fans it would suck.<br /><br />At first soccer fans would be aghast then would start to get used to it and start to drift away to something else...happened in baseball and hockey.<br /><br />Owners and players - get focused and get it settled.Ron Bishopnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36669930.post-35230273150970880272010-03-12T08:12:24.861-06:002010-03-12T08:12:24.861-06:00This would be absolutely terrible. All the positiv...This would be absolutely terrible. All the positive steps that have been taken recently in terms of SSS etc. in the MLS would basically be offset. Hope the players and owners know that they could set American soccer back a decade.MOUFWASHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16464173073658108253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36669930.post-47097736545343203772010-03-12T01:12:01.110-06:002010-03-12T01:12:01.110-06:00I'm trying to think of what could be more deva...I'm trying to think of what could be more devastating to the MLS, especially the year of the World Cup, than a strike. Nothing comes to mind. <br /><br />Your shooting yourself-not in the foot- but in the head guys.Reepicheephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01614939842967705669noreply@blogger.com