Reaction to the MLS State of the League Address

First of all, I'll provide you with a link to the video at the end of the blog for all of you to watch it.

First, Don Garber touched on the MLS Cup Final to be played on December 7 between New England and LA. Next, he talked about Landon Donovan retiring and Thierry Henry leaving MLS and how thankful he is to have had such great players playing in MLS. Not surprised, given that this is a State of the League address. However, He also said that Henry was "the first person who believed" that MLS would become "one of the rising leagues in the world." More reaction later.
Next, he talked about the World Cup and how MLS benefitted from it. However, the MLS World Cup bump was almost non-existent when it comes to butts in the seats. He also talked about MLS players in the development system and how that is the backbone of the national team. He also said that if Canada fails to qualify for the World Cup during his tenure as commissioner, he'll feel like he failed in his job. It is NOT the responsibility of MLS to develop players. That belongs to the clubs themselves. That's one part he fails to recognize.

Anyway, Twitter user @SomeCosmosFan has more reaction to this in his Twitter timeline, so I will direct you to him.

Here is what I would've said:

"Thank you to our teams, sponsors, and supporters. Major League Soccer has failed you all in the way we do business. I promise as commissioner that will change immediately. No, allocation money is NOT a hard concept to understand, and all of you should see what goes into the money. Secondly, I will ask the MLS accounting team to open our books... all of them, so all of you supporters can see our financial statements, and I welcome all clubs to do so as well. 2014 was a great year due to the World Cup, let's make 2015 even better. And, by 2020, MLS will turn over a new leaf and establish promotion and relegation, giving back all franchise fees and allowing clubs to be clubs. Thank you."