It's the sixth version of The Swamp. What could possibly go wrong?
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The MLS had this model for a few years. I used to go to the DC United Reserve games on Sunday mornings (they played the morning after the league match). So you role down the RFK practice fields, sit right on the sideline of the practice field like a rec game with a cup of coffee and the supporters selling doughnuts. You would get a mix of MLS bench players, rehab, and even some kids pulled up from the youth teams.Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Wed Dec 20, 2023 11:35 am The fix for the fatigue issue would be to adjust the contracts for the lower level, MLS Next guys so they can move between those rosters more freely. Basically, make the US Open Cups de facto MLS Next games with some of the back benchers from the A team sprinkled in. But, again, that's not really what this is about. It's about control.
The really good O30 team I played on got to play the Reserves on that field. I gave up a really bad goal that day, but it was bc we had a bunch of guests and one of those guys didn't know our rule in the back to never play the ball directly back to me if I'm in the goal frame. I go to outside of the sticks and he slotted it right where I had been standing.wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 20, 2023 1:32 pmThe MLS had this model for a few years. I used to go to the DC United Reserve games on Sunday mornings (they played the morning after the league match). So you role down the RFK practice fields, sit right on the sideline of the practice field like a rec game with a cup of coffee and the supporters selling doughnuts. You would get a mix of MLS bench players, rehab, and even some kids pulled up from the youth teams.Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Wed Dec 20, 2023 11:35 am The fix for the fatigue issue would be to adjust the contracts for the lower level, MLS Next guys so they can move between those rosters more freely. Basically, make the US Open Cups de facto MLS Next games with some of the back benchers from the A team sprinkled in. But, again, that's not really what this is about. It's about control.
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