We had better not get screwed over for SuperLiga, although I am sure we are in. I bet they let those dolts in with some kind of an excuse like “Galaxy were finalists last year…so….”

Galaxy hosted their first pre-seasoner here in Feb. ‘05, against DC (DC 1-0 LA, on a penalty). It was the last (and first ever) pro soccer game in Hawaii, and attendance was, as I recall, 36,000+. Very respectable considering there were probably about 2.5 people here on this island at the time who knew who Cobi Jones and Freddy Adu were.

It was supposed to be the first of an annual exhibition event at Aloha Stadium hosted by Galaxy, but I think other things have gotten in their way since then (World Cup, the death of their manager, Beckhamania, tanking in ‘07, etc.) and they haven’t been back until now.

I for one am ecstatic at this news today. This most likely represents Brian Ching’s first-ever chance to play as a pro here in his native aina. I was planning on attending the first matchup between the Quakes and Galaxy next year in SJ, but now I don’t have to make the trip to see Beckham OR Dynamo, they’re coming to me!

The new MLS franchise coming to Seattle has also made noises about hosting some kind of pan-Pacific tourney as well, possibly also including a Korean team.

Considering Hawaii’s pre-dominantly Asian-American population, hosting friendlies with J-League teams is a no-brainer. I have been wishing for this for years and now it’s happening! A-League is cool and all, but Tokyo Verdy 1969, Kashima Antlers, Gamba Osaka and FC Seoul are higher on my ‘to see’ list.

I don’t care how well (err, make that poorly) Galaxy does, as long as Beckham and Co. keep raising MLS’ profile.

Aloha Stadium is gonna be PACKED and Dynamo’s gonna WIN the damn thing. That’s how they’ll handle it!

On a lighter note, no one was traded/loss in the Waiver draft today.

http://kornerpocket.blogspot.com/2007/11/mls-waiver-draft-news-equals-no-news.html

Regular season 1-4 goes to CONCACAF CUP (Champion’s League)
Regular season 5-8 goes to Superliga (UEFA Cup)
Regular season 9-12 goes to PPC (InterTotoCup)

By doing this, we give a lot of teams the chance to compete within different formats instead of overloading the best 2-3 teams with additional competition.

It also gives meaning to the end of the season, because mid-table teams are fighting for a chance to go to Superliga instead of PPC or CONCACAF instead of Superliga.

If we want league play to improve, this is the format. Which makes much more sense than rewarding teams on a hot streak in an end of the year CUP Tournament.

I hate to make personal attacks, but Don Garber and his buddies need to remove their cranium from their rectum.

No offense to your Galaxy Laurie, but they didn’t earn a spot in this competition, they bought it.

Is MLS here to create a competition, or show David Beckham off?