I prefer them to some Middle East zillionaire. They came to the rescue of this franchise which was in the process of folding and bringing MLS down with it. Don't forget that.
Now MLS is doing pretty well and the soccer landscape in the US looks bright. There are even imitators out there like the NASL and the team that was brought (or should I say "bought"?) back from the dead.
Yeah, unfortunately we are billboards for their money product and we've never won the Cup. But the world is not perfect.
Few people have defended RB over the years more than I have. But what made them what I considered to be good owners - a willingness to spend money, and a slow-but-steady improvement in the way they do things - completely disappeared this year. I don't miss the previous owners, I don't care about the energy drink stuff, I don't care that their other teams are a bigger priority. I care that they have apparently decided to go cheap, to throw away any ambition, at a time in this league when I don't believe you can compete like that, not anymore.
I am furious about the Petke shit show (I will still wear his jersey to every game), but if they were serious about investing in making us a winner, I'd get past it (later, rather than sooner, but eventually). I don't see it. It is INEXCUSABLE for us to have one of the lowest payrolls in the league. No matter how smart you think you are, no matter how committed you are to a "balanced roster," more money = a better team = a better fan experience.
The old me would have given them the benefit of the doubt, rationalizing that it makes sense for them to get settled, take time to evaluate what they have, so they can make a smart choice for the big name DP(s) they will get over the summer. The new me thinks they are just hoping and praying they can go forever without signing anyone meaningful, if at all possible.
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth." - Iron Mike
Bitch covered my plaid?
The sorrow inside me grows.
I need my plaid pitch.
"It goes without saying that when things don't go your way they just don't go your way. " - JCO
"He can't kick with his left foot, he can't tackle, he can't head the ball and he doesn't score many goals. Apart from that, he's all right.”
George Best, on David Beckham