Steve, unless I am very mistaken, isn't this pretty much what had already been agreed last year when Laurent, Sergei and myself all sat down with Richmond in Orlando?
As for any Euro teams making the trip Stateside, ok in theory, but only a select few are gonna be able to afford it.
I mean, if you have any serious aspirations for wining the EXL, then you are gonna hardly travel Stateside looking for points when you could come by them a lot easier by staying in the EXL.
If one EXL team plays in the US, then all have to go; reserved places in each league for their respective counterparts can't be optional because this would lead to an anarchic situation with no stability or inherent fairness.
Order has to be imposed upon on both leagues and not some arbitary mandate allowing this team and that to come and go pretty much as they please.
With rosters having to be increased, training having to be increased, the paint bills are gonna sky rocket no matter what others might say about X-Ball not really adding that much to the pocket.
Significant investment has to be made this side of the water if this is gona get off the ground in any coherent form.
If we try to do it any other way, we will be a laughing stock again.
