Bill Manning appointed TFC President

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This is why I hate parity. Small market teams with little interest in the community is given the same means to succeed as big powerhouse clubs with lots of followers. It's simply a dumb way to run any sport. Imagine the 100 meter if you handicapped the runners based on speed, so you'd end up with all 10 finishing pretty much at the same time. Wow, what drama. Anyone can win it! /Sarcasm.

You don't get the big clubs with the best players that play the best football. You get average performances across the board. I know some people argue that it's much more fun because everyone can win it, but if that's the case then why are the vast majority of people still watching the big leagues? Because they provide the most drama. In comparison to the top leagues in Europe there is really very little drama here. Sure, you have surprise results, but who can really say one team beating another team in the MLS is really as much of a surprise compared to a mid-ranking team beating a top-ranking team in Europe - which does happen. Here club success is mainly about the competence of the manager. In Europe you add many other factors, such as fan support, financial support, etc.

If football has genuinely arrived in North America then we should do away with the cap. If it hasn't, then we shouldn't. But then we can't really call ourselves a top 25 league in the world - if we're kept alive by these means. Healthy markets will support their clubs. And right now we're ballooning in size, adding teams every year. I'd rather have a 20 team league with 5-10 top clubs (the list of teams able to spend BIG money in this league is much bigger vs. Prem, Italy, Spain, etc. in percentage of their top leagues) than 40 teams (we're heading in that direction) where half the markets are shit and dragging down the other half.

Fans who support parity keep us below the top 25 leagues in the world. Just think about it. Fans do have a say if we can all just come together, you know.

Getting rid of parity would improve the game in the MLS like no other move could. We'd instantly become a top 10 league in the world.