Comments on: The case for a designated player http://dallas.theoffside.com/game-analysis/the-case-for-a-designated-player.html News from FC Dallas MLS team Sat, 08 Aug 2009 03:11:48 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Blue Devil Brad http://dallas.theoffside.com/game-analysis/the-case-for-a-designated-player.html#comment-141 Blue Devil Brad Thu, 09 Aug 2007 16:33:07 +0000 http://dallas.theoffside.com/game-analysis/the-case-for-a-designated-player.html#comment-141 Great points, Robert. I'd like to hear your opinion now, though - you've presented an argument for or against... what would you like to see your Hoops do? And I think it's again worth mentioning that the DP rule is a 3 year rule - we've got it for '08 and '09, and then we'll probably see changes to the rule. For now, I think signing a DP is more of a "help sell the league" move, though one only has to look at who scored MLS's gamewinner against Celtic to see if it's helping on the pitch (though of course, looking at who scored the insurance goal reminds us that good old-fashioned young foreign signings can be just as good). The league is in another expansion phase, so we need to tread carefully in making changes to the salary structure. But I think the more teams that bring in a Blanco or Beckham, the better the trickledown will be for every team. Great points, Robert. I’d like to hear your opinion now, though – you’ve presented an argument for or against… what would you like to see your Hoops do?
And I think it’s again worth mentioning that the DP rule is a 3 year rule – we’ve got it for ‘08 and ‘09, and then we’ll probably see changes to the rule. For now, I think signing a DP is more of a “help sell the league” move, though one only has to look at who scored MLS’s gamewinner against Celtic to see if it’s helping on the pitch (though of course, looking at who scored the insurance goal reminds us that good old-fashioned young foreign signings can be just as good). The league is in another expansion phase, so we need to tread carefully in making changes to the salary structure. But I think the more teams that bring in a Blanco or Beckham, the better the trickledown will be for every team.

]]> By: Todd Pounds http://dallas.theoffside.com/game-analysis/the-case-for-a-designated-player.html#comment-139 Todd Pounds Thu, 09 Aug 2007 14:14:50 +0000 http://dallas.theoffside.com/game-analysis/the-case-for-a-designated-player.html#comment-139 I personally am a reinvigorated MLS fan based largely on a combination of two factors: (1) Growing boredom with Major League Baseball and the NBA (Still love the NFL and NHL). (2) The infusion of the designated player in particular Beckham and Blanco. I watched in the first couple years of the league and went to games in Denver, but it wasn't until this year that I really was psyched again about the MLS. I think this is what the designated player does. Bring back fans that have started to wonder (keep interest) in addition to bringing new fans to the game. I think the designated player must be marketible though. You can't just use the designated player anyone. It looks like the early financial evidence based on Beckham and to a lesser extent Blanco supports this... It will be interesting to see the end of year financials to evaluate the impact of the designated player. I personally am a reinvigorated MLS fan based largely on a combination of two factors:
(1) Growing boredom with Major League Baseball and the NBA (Still love the NFL and NHL).
(2) The infusion of the designated player in particular Beckham and Blanco.

I watched in the first couple years of the league and went to games in Denver, but it wasn’t until this year that I really was psyched again about the MLS. I think this is what the designated player does. Bring back fans that have started to wonder (keep interest) in addition to bringing new fans to the game. I think the designated player must be marketible though. You can’t just use the designated player anyone.

It looks like the early financial evidence based on Beckham and to a lesser extent Blanco supports this… It will be interesting to see the end of year financials to evaluate the impact of the designated player.

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