MLS Money Matters
When Branding Runs Amok. OR: You, too, can own your own David Beckham Wastebasket!!
By: Laurie |
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I don’t know why I’ve never visited the “Home and Office” section of the MLS Gear store. But once I received the email with the direct link, I had to stop by. Because I just knew that it would be good.
And I was not disappointed.
Ladies and gentlemen, I would like you to [...]
Updated Galaxy Salaries. And Who the Heck are Scott Bolkan and Vito Higgins?
By: Laurie | 18 Comments
The updated salary list is out. It includes salaries for Alvaro Pires, Josh Tudela, Josh Wicks and Bryan Jordan. And…um…Scott Bolkan? And Vito Higgins?
Scott Bolkan? Apparently he’s a midfielder? And Vito Higgins, who’s apparently a goalkeeper? Where did they come from? Must research this.
Interesting (and a bit sad) that [...]
Category: MLS Money MattersGlobal Brand My @#$
By: Laurie | 9 Comments
So this is my first full weekend back. What does this mean?
It means I get to pick up my favorite pastime of last year, griping about how many freakin’ games I am not going to be able to watch.
I’ve done my part. I’ve forked over not only my $79 for Direct [...]
Of Millionaires and Minimum Wagers: Galaxy 2008 Salaries Revealed
By: Laurie | 8 Comments
One of the things that happened while I was gone was the release of the 2008 salaries, courtesy of the MLS Players Union. Daryl covered the MLS top ten over on The Offside’s main page last week. For those of you who missed it, here’s the link. As we all know, Beckham’s [...]
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By: Laurie | 12 Comments
According to a recent Andrea Canales article on USSoccerplayers.com, here’s a bit more on the Chris Albright deal:
After five years as a key player with the Galaxy, Albright signed a new contract with LA in January, even taking a lower salary. Such a move seemed to make sense, as the team was working to [...]
Donovan Won’t Count as DP for 2008
By: Laurie | 4 Comments
I know I said I was taking the weekend off, but… Well, dammit, it’s an addiction.
The MLS Board of Governors met yesterday and decided that the second over-the-cap players who didn’t count as DPs last year STILL wouldn’t count as DPs in 2008. Landon Donovan, we’re looking at you.
Or, in other words, last [...]
Landon Donovan and that Elusive, (Illusive?) Second DP Slot
By: Laurie | 3 Comments
There is some interesting debate going on in the media lately about the possibility of gifting teams with a second Designated Player (DP) slot. The best article I’ve seen is by Pat Walsh for Goal.com. If the issue interests you, you’ll want to read the whole thing. It sums up the situation [...]
Galaxy Kind of Won’t Raise Ticket Prices (Immediately)
By: Laurie | 2 Comments
Guess what? Apparently the Galaxy is NOT raising ticket prices.
Kind of.
IF you’re a current season ticket holder, and IF you renew by October 19, they’ll give you your seats at 2007 prices.
After that, though, all bets are off.
Isn’t that kind of them. A bit of a “thank you for [...]
Verify (or Rebut) a Galaxy Rumor for Me
By: Laurie | 4 Comments
I was just reading a comment in another blog that said that not only are the Galaxy raising ticket prices next year, they’re also going to new uniforms. (I think it was Sideline Views, but don’t quote me — and I’m leaving town for the holiday in ten minutes and don’t have time to [...]
Category: MLS Money MattersSo What’s Wrong With the Galaxy? Here’s One Possibility
By: Laurie | 22 Comments
After watching our makeshift backline turned into swiss cheese in the second half last night, I got to thinking about the salary cap and its effect on the team.
With a cap of $2.4 million, and $400,000 of that going to Beckham and $325,000 going to Landon, where does that leave us?
Actually, [...]
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