DCUnited

 DC United is conducting a fire sale on tickets to the final match of the season because, after all, who would come to watch quality soccer? The real way to honor the legacy of D.C. United would be for Jason Levien to admit the failure of his ownership and SELL THE TEAM!

 Wayne Rooney  was a great player, but he failed as a manager at DC United, and elsewhere.  In retrospect, he ruefully admits that he just wasn't cut out to be a successful manager. (Noted on ESPN soccer today) Jason Levien could stand to be honest with himself in the same way

On the evening of Thursday, September 11, Levien spoke to a gathering of season ticket holders at Audi Field.  His presentation  negated the assumption in my opening post that this is just  a real estate deal for him.  His engagement in the soccer side of the business was apparent:  he regaled the entire group, and a smaller group that chatted with him after his Q&A was over, with many interesting details, making clear  his personal involvement in many of the team's moves over the past few years, good and bad.    It  was clear from chatting with other fans at this  gathering (confirming communications I have  had privately with  many  fans) that there is widespread dissatisfaction with  team management, and that many long-time STMs are not planning to renew this year.  Not  taking the pledge, but following it.  One fan told me, though, that he is not quite ready to go.  I certainly...