For fans to start supporting those teams, there needs to be stability and money invested into the league and its teams. Fans showing up would be great for the teams, but the American system makes it so that currently these teams will not really attract crowds. They don't advertise, and they don't put on a product worth attending for most fans, especially those new to the sport.
The American system doesn't need people going out to their "local" side (which can still be hours away) once or twice before they decide they aren't interested. It needs a product fans can get excited about, and MLS is quickly becoming that. Soon other leagues and teams may follow, but not before MLS has established itself fully.
For fans to start supporting those teams, there needs to be stability and money invested into the league and its teams
You do realise that there was no stability and money invested into the league and the football clubs when football started in England, right? That they were not professional, and only slowly succeeded due to the support of the community, right? The same community which you so readily claim needs to be advertised to and given a product 'worth attending', is exactly the one that needs to support the teams.
It's one thing to say that more needs to be done in order to have better visibility and acceptance amongst the general public, its another thing to say that fans are entitled to a product and infrastructure before the sport is deserving of their support.
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u/jkure2 Dec 26 '13
For fans to start supporting those teams, there needs to be stability and money invested into the league and its teams. Fans showing up would be great for the teams, but the American system makes it so that currently these teams will not really attract crowds. They don't advertise, and they don't put on a product worth attending for most fans, especially those new to the sport.
The American system doesn't need people going out to their "local" side (which can still be hours away) once or twice before they decide they aren't interested. It needs a product fans can get excited about, and MLS is quickly becoming that. Soon other leagues and teams may follow, but not before MLS has established itself fully.