Quote Originally Posted by leafsman View Post
The MLS Cup is what matters most. The only people who care about the Shield are the supporters groups. The average fan only the cup matters and people wont remember who was the regular season champion.

Whats the benefit of pro/reg?
Let's play a game.

[The Supporters Shield is what matters most. The only people who care about MLS cup are average fans. The supporters appreciate the most winning team in the league and won't care who wins the post season tournament.

What's the benefit of playoffs to the supporter who watches every game of the season?]

Not great diminishing one group vs the other.

This thread is divisive. Let's keep it to structure and lay off the pigeon holing.