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Message: [QUOTE="ZooCougar, post: 2383774, member: 296"] This Columbus thing is peak MLS. This leaked the same day non refundable season ticket deposits were due. All of the MLS owners are behind this. MLS is not so much a league with clubs in competition with eachother as it is series of “franchises” with Star Players strategically distributed. Places like KC and Portland would never get a big name player because they sell out anyways. They have maxed out those places. SSo when Columbus becomes a drain on league finances, instead of fixing it, they move. The league can’t survive without revenue sharing. Personally I can’t totally blame them. Columbus is an eyesore. The stadium is old, the crowds are sparse even if they have a very loyal base that is 10,000+. But why doesn’t MLS be more forthright about the real reasons why they are doing this? This isn’t about the Columbus owner, this is about the other 23 owners. [/QUOTE]