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Originally Posted by dkgo

MLS fans can feel good about watching their team play and win games against an entire league of competition on near equal footing. There aren't any off-week fixtures. No one believes it's the best soccer in the world but a game in Atlanta is right up there with any game day experience you'll find. And most fans would agree MLS needs to get rid of a ton of ridiculous rules around designated players and targeted allocation money and similar nonsense in order to grow bigger.

Meanwhile Celtic has a wage budget the size of the rest of the league combined, beating glorified amateur teams in 6K capacity stadiums before getting crushed in Europe. I don't really see how any part of that is fulfilling or fun.

I agree with your point that the domestic league structure is flawed and causes teams to get "stuck" without any real goals to shoot for. If they were to combine the Eredivisie/Belgian/Danish leagues and then do the same in Eastern Europe maybe you can start boosting the TV revenue enough for some teams to progress.

The fact is Junventus and Bayern fans have no problem enjoying their winning ways, because they don't need to feel inferior like Celtic fans or knowledgeable MLS fans. "Unfair" doesn't stop fans from enjoying. It's the norm for sports to be competed without equal footing. International sports are never adjusted for population for example.