twofootedtackle podcast: Episode 3
Tuesday, 7 April 2009
Another Tuesday, another podcast - and we're quite pleased with this one. Gary and I were lucky enough to be joined in Studio 31 by Luton Town fan Ben Shaw, barely 24 hours after he watched his side's extra time win over Scunthorpe in the Johnstones Paint Trophy final at Wembley.
In the pod this week, we looked at Newcastle's appointment of Alan Shearer, the bottom of League Two, Luton, Southampton and Major League Soccer, and a couple of other bits and pieces besides.
Episode 3 is now available on iTunes - just search for twofootedpodcast.
However, if you'd prefer to listen on your computer you can click through to the MP3 directly.
The music, by the way, is an as-yet-untitled number by London-based UK hip hop producer extraordinaire The Last Skeptik, who kindly gave us permission to use it. It's a little different to the stuff I've heard from him before, but I thoroughly (genuinely) recommend his album with Verb T, Broken Window.
So, thanks to Skeptik for the beats, and thanks to Ben for the company.
In this week's debate, Gary and I tossed a coin and went toe-to-toe on matters of Major League Soccer. Ben, in his wisdom, voted on the side of my good self (FOR), leaving Gary (AGAINST) on the back foot. You can make one of us very happy by voting below. See y'all next week.
Posted by Chris Nee
4 comments:
I'll be sure to wave as my Toffees fly past you in the table! COYB!
Nice work Gary slipping in the FC Dallas humor!
I put in the first vote against single table.
In 2002, the league had 10 teams and a mere nine years later, there will be 18 teams in the league and the league might take a break on expansion after that, but I believe they will continually expand aggressively if conditions are met until the MLS becomes a NFL sized (28-32 teams)league.
By the time the MLS hits the mid-20s (club number), that would be too many games for a home and away schedule. Single table makes perfect sense if teams play balanced schedules.
What is the point of single table if we have to switch back to conferences by the mid 2020s?
MLS teams play a balanced schedule except for two extra games against two different teams, one home and one away. Last season, the top 8 teams in points were playoff teams and I have a feeling that things will shake out that way again because even if Houston is no longer a top team, I feel that the West has decreased the imbalance between them and the East. It's a long season, but I believe CHI, CLB and NE will be in and SEA, HOU (in time) and SL look like playoff teams, so those are the six protected seeds.
So I guess I'd prefer foreign disdain rather than constant tweaking.
Lastly, this is a big ass country so Fila will allow us to surpass whatever their limit is, but even if domestic soccer really hits its stride in this country, there won't be p&r, even with 36-44 teams. Good luck in finding volunteers who will fill the 2nd tier and the vast majority of those fans will scoff at being 2nd tier. It would hurt the fanbase for too many club teams.
"By the time the MLS hits the mid-20s (club number), that would be too many games for a home and away schedule. Single table makes perfect sense if teams play balanced schedules.
What is the point of single table if we have to switch back to conferences by the mid 2020s?"
Excellent point.
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