http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article...d-beat-odds-on

A lot of good [[if not groundbreaking) info on how MLS works and how franchises get awarded. It also takes a peek in the finances of the league and it's economic structure.

I also have a new idea for a name for the team, if we got one: Arsenal Detroit. 2 reasons for this name: it's a storied soccer name [[London's Arsenal FC) in a league where a number of other teams have adopted soccer-history names. It also pays tribute to Detroit being the center of US manufacturing as FDR's "Arsenal of Democracy".

I hope we do get a team. I think it could be made to work. It would require an owner with a long-term commitment to the team, league and city. It would not recoup it's investment quickly. Here's to hoping.