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The luxury tax threshold for baseball is $160 mil.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2010/02/mls_players_union_counters.html

Assume 5%

2009: $2.3 mil
2010: $2.415 mil
2011: $2.536 mil
2012: $2.663 mil
2013: $2.796 mil
2014:...

This post by Super got me thinking: Can financially successful clubs sustain (and maybe improve) their success if their ability to improve is hindered?

Is Super right in that fans of financially...

Revenue: According to Forbes, LA Galaxy generated $36 mil revenue in 2007 with 24,259 announced attendance. Seattle should generate at least $40 mil revenue with 36,000 paid attendance in 2010.
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What would a great Supporters Section be like? And how far away are TFC from having a great Supporters Section? What is needed to achieve this goal?

Garber: http://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=article.main&articleId=57143&requestTimeout=900

This article was written back in 2007, however, it is still relevant today...

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2010536653_sounders18.html

The players union wants a 17% raise to $2.7 mil cap. We will find out what they get when the CBA is announced (if an...

Here's something to think about:

1. If the cap goes up by $300,000 as rumor, then all teams would have at least $200,000 wiggle room (assuming the $100,000 will go to the current players per...

$300,000 more not $400,000

$2.3 mil to $2.6 mil.

The Union wants 17% raise to $2.7 mil they got $2.6 mil, 13% raise.

FYI: CBA negotiation is extended to Feb 23 now. Mentioned on several news sites including WashingtonPost soccerinsider

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2010536653_sounders18.html



http://www.24thminute.com/2010/02/good-news-on-cba-front.html

FYI:

Ratio of top payroll / bottom payroll for NBA 2008-09=1.703
Ratio of top payroll / bottom payroll for NFL 2008 = 1.822
Ratio of top payroll / bottom payroll for NHL 2007-2008 = 2.03...

NHL

2009-2010 Salary cap

-- The Upper Limit: $56,800,000
-- The Lower Limit: $40,800,000



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You know MLS has a 'cash/capital call' from each team each year right? Read the Portland MLS Study. This cash call covers any deficit in league operations.

Current system: Club get 2/3 and MLS gets 1/3 of the transfer fee received. Reports suggest that MLS pays for transfer fee (??? or is it a combination of MLS and the I/O?).

Should MLS allow...

http://philadelphiaunion.com/uploads/Seating_chart.jpg

104 105 109 110 125 129 136 137 and 138 In addition to the 6 Club Sections in the midfield are all SOLD OUT.

Looking good that they will...

I guess you didn't read the FIRST POST

Beirne said that in January 2007, as Toronto prepared for its first season, it had sold about 9,000 season tickets. The Union, in the January of its first...

http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AkEbgkw_9vuxdENvMUxLc3hTUHdDdng5eVUwQWM3OFE&hl=en

They should be sold out within the next 2-3 days.

Teams that WANT to spend more money:

New York
LA Galaxy
Seattle
Toronto (to a certain extent)

I believe these teams would love to spend $1 mil more than the salary cap and get charge with a...

I know the $25 figure is not accurate but I don't know the exact #. Luckily, triplet1 has it:




Since it's back in 2007, Seattle and San Jose are no show.

Each team is required to send 30% of its gate receipts to MLS.

http://www.kansascity.com/multimedia/kansascity/archive/sports/KC_Soccer_Final_Report.pdf



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($1,972,000 - $50,000) / 1,249 seats = $1,539 per seat.

Assume $500 per seat per year, this will be recouped in 3 years. With bonus money from parking, merchandise, concession revenue.

I did a quick google on it and came up with ONE article that said it has been approved. I wonder why no Toronto paper cover this.
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Is the expansion of some 1250 seats in north end a done deal? with construction soon? and completion before kickoff 2010?

If MLS allows team to spend the $5 mil on many players instead of a single DP, then you would have a point. It's a hard cap because every team have to get under the $2.3 mil. A DP counts $425,000...