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(05-29-2018 09:47 PM)Romell Shorter Wrote:  

(05-29-2018 08:53 PM)Cataclysmo Wrote:  

(05-29-2018 07:22 PM)Romell Shorter Wrote:  60% of the teams are AVERAGING fewer than 20k fans a game. Nice league.

A better investment might be in tulips for those who get that reference.

It's the third highest AVERAGE attendance behind NFL and MLB. Granted, the NBA and NHL play more games, but your argument that they are only averaging 20K fans a game is...well, bad.

Further, it's one of a few leagues that is seeing an increase in attendance year-by-year, while baseball and football are rapidly losing fans.

Shirley, you are just trying to get me fired up. MLS teams play only 21 home games! Demand should be much higher considering the limited supply. I'll bet you a hot fudge sundae there is a significant MLS contraction in less than five years. To make matters worse, tv ratings are almost zero! Lastly, if the City of Cincinnati supports it, it must be a dud.

I don't think average fans know how much MLS tickets cost. And like someone else said, it is not a great product compared to the other professional sports.

I am not a soccer hater - both my kids are very proficient at it. The league strikes me as a classic ponzi scheme.

I made the sample size concession in my post. You originally stated that MLS' average attendance was poor. It isn't. It's third. That's all I stated.

And then I went on to explain why it's not concerning when considering the length of the season. Interest in soccer, considering attendance, TV ratings, youth involvement, media coverage, etc. is booming.

Meanwhile NFL football ratings are dropping, fans are staying home, and instead of talking about an incredible super bowl were all having an insufferable debate about the national anthem.

College football programs can't get anyone to stay past the third quarter.

Baseball is increasingly becoming an antiqued sport.

The only major leagues catching on with young people are the NBA, NHL, and MLS.

Soccer will be fine.