Do We Have A Deal?
From US Soccer:
CHICAGO (Jan. 7, 2010) – Representatives from the U.S. Soccer Federation, United Soccer Leagues and the North American Soccer League will discuss plans for a Division 2 professional soccer league in 2010 during a call on Thursday, Jan. 7, at 3 p.m. ET.
Reportedly Montreal Impact owner Joey Saputo has said there’s a deal - one that might have us party like it’s 1990, when the Western Soccer League and American Soccer League played separate schedules, then met in a championship game.
If it’s true, then these things are also true:
- USSF was able to broker/force a sorely-needed compromise (and a really good compromise is one that neither side is completely happy with). Let’s ignore for a moment those who say it was too late in coming and focus on the fact that it (apparently) got done.
- There will be Division II soccer in the US and Canada in 2010, something many hysterical bloviating bloggers and message board ignoscenti were just sure wouldn’t happen.
We’ll see what happens at 3pm, unless stuff leaks before then.
January 7th, 2010 at 9:32 am
“Ignoscenti” Ooh, good word choice there.
January 7th, 2010 at 9:46 am
May be the only word I think I’ve ever coined.
And here’s the only joke I’ve ever written:
“Knock-knock.”
“Who’s there?”
“Jack Bauer.”
“Jack Bauer who?”
“I’ll explain in the car.”
(I didn’t say it was a great joke, but it is mine.)