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Tag: Promotion
Last Word SC Radio: Sounder At Hearts Dave Clark and MLS Expansion
In this episode of Last Word SC Radio, your hosts Tyler Bailey and Matt Pollard sit down with Dave Clark from SounderAtHeart.com to discuss what’s ailing the Seattle Sounders through their disappointing start to the MLS season. Last Word SC Radio: Sounder At Hearts Dave Clark and MLS Expansion Then, the lads get down to the […] READ MORE
Will Away Form Halt Gillingham's Promotion Push?
As the final stretch of the League One football season zooms into view will Gillingham's away form prove critical, or can Justin Edinburgh's men prove their critics wrong yet again? READ MORE
Stop Worrying About MLS Promotion and Relegation
As fans, we need to stop worrying about MLS promotion-relegation system, and just focus on supporting the league. READ MORE
Can Gillingham bounce back at Barnsley?
We all knew it was coming but that doesn’t make it any easier. Gillingham finally succumbed to their first defeat of the season away at an impressive Colchester, with Cody McDonald continuing his barren spell with a woeful penalty. But defeat will bring a test of bottle for Gillingham in their next game at Barnsley. […] READ MORE
Are Gillingham short of firepower?
It may seem a strange complaint from a team of top of the table who dismantled favourites Sheffield United 4-0 on opening day, but doubts still remain over Gillingham’s potency up top. The Gills have four main strikers to call upon: Luke Norris (so far the top scoring forward with two goals), Rory Donnelly, Ben […] READ MORE
Building a North American Football League
In my last article I examined the reasons why introducing pro/rel into football would be a positive experience in North America. At the very top level, the concept is mechanically difficult due to the fact that MLS as an entity is both the league and the clubs within it. Therefore, at the moment it would […] READ MORE
Promoting Relegation to An American Audience – Part 1
I read with interest recently the article by Joshua Fauvin about the possibility of introducing the worldwide system of promotion and relegation into US football. As a European MLS fan I had the discussion numerous times with American fans who generally seemed to side with the fact that the concept would be difficult to bring […] READ MORE
The Man in Seat 9: Relegation Can’t Happen in MLS
Or, why polar bears don’t live in New York City. The tiered league system works brilliantly for the rest of the world. Here’s why it would fail in North America and why we should stop raising it as a possibility. For a long time I have been a supporter of the English Premier League. I […] READ MORE
Is Gillingham’s start to the season promotion material?
Gillingham’s start to the season sees them sitting pretty in second place. With two wins and a draw, as well as progressing in the Capital One Cup it is the sort of form Gills fans could barely dream of. The thrashing of Sheffield United was followed by a draw in Burslem against Port Vale and […] READ MORE
