When I was a kid in middle america in the 80s, the lack of american involvement had nothing to do with Europe. Americans hated the game. I remember the adults always telling me it isnt a sport. and its so boring, and play a real sport. It was also an immigrant sport and this is america. you play an american sport. Heck, there are still multitudes of americans who believe this today. there is just a large enough echo chamber that we dont have to acknowledge it.

I dont blame europeans at all for their “prove it” attitude. we have had generations to embrace the sport. now that it is finally happening, our young people need to realize that this is a calcified problem that we created.

As someone who lives in a small city n America, I know we don’t have a chance in hell of event having a professional team.

I would take a season losing in the NBA over the current parity/monopoly that ensures that I will never got to cheer on my local team in a major league. Well I don’t have a local NBA team because there isn’t one. Kinda goes with the ol monopoly thing.

That Aston villa logo got me for a second,

12 in 23 out last window. dont know how much more you want man.