The Cleveland City Stars are no more. I'd heard rumors that they might move back down to USL-2, but
for some reason the league decided to pull the plug:
After months of negotiation and meetings, and in the midst of the conclusion of our
sale, the USL decided to terminate our franchise just prior to Thanksgiving.
I think negotiations for the new CBA (Collective Bargaining Agreement) for the MLS Players Union so
far can be summed up like this: Union: We want better contracts. Owners: No. Union: Please? Owners:
No. Union: Pretty please? Owners: No. Union: Fine. We'll go get our big brother FIFPro. Owners:
Fine.
Haven't given much coverage to the SEA Games in Lao recently. It would have been nice to have gone
there and covered it but I didn't and it ain't been shown locally as far as I'm aware.
Any old hows Andy is there for the duration and is doing a great job on his blog but he's heading
home now the Cambodian interest has ended.
There is no hiding from it. And thanks to Pim and the World lure and an expected fan favourite
exidus, it could get worse.
Currently there is no evidence that the FFA is preparing to ride the 2010 World wave next
season.
So far most clubs are in financial trouble and struggling to attract viable fan numbers to games.
