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Promotion/Relegation in the USA


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I am an advocate for pro/rel in US soccer. Even if you don't believe what some of the more ardent pro/rel folks believe (more effective in developing players, puts more pressure on team to succeed and compete, etc.) it is just more damn entertaining. I think US Soccer knows this but is sufficiently corrupt to never even attempt to implement it. I hear two big anti-pro/rel in the US arguments: First, the billionaires that own MLS will never go for it and second, lower level clubs don't do well in the US.

In answering the first question: Fuck the billionaires that own most of US soccer club franchises. If they don't like pro/rel, they are free to sell their clubs to the highest bidder. I don't know why any real human in the United States is interested in whether Bob fucking Kraft makes money on his investment in the New England Revolution. That's not US Soccer's problem. US Soccer is supposed to be trying to produce good soccer players.

In the second case, well, maybe lower leagues can't sustain themselves because there is no real path to the top level. Why invest in a lower level club if promotion (outside of a one time $200M investment coupled with significant one time stadium investments and political intrigue) is impossible? Lower tier soccer in the US doesn't thrive because it is pointless to invest in. 

So if you are anti-pro/rel in the US or just skeptical than it can work, post here and tell us why. Or if you agree, expand on my arguments!

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