Depends on the country. England, for instance, has some pretty strict work permit requirements for players outside of the EU. To qualify, players must have appeared in a certain percentage of national team matches for a top-50 FIFA nation.

The whole "the league is losing money" argument could also come from the fact that, while some clubs are making good money (LA, Seattle, SKC, etc.), there are still others that are abject failures that have suffered some pretty bad financial hardships, whether due to on-field issues, or off-field financial…

In the immortal words of Henchman 24: "A beard is no substitute for a jawline, NO MATTER HOW YOU TRIM IT!"

I guess the question is: Are you a Rog, or a Davo? Personally, I like to think I'm a Rog who listens to Other Rog.

This is why you outfit your worldship with an espresso machine (plus hydroponically-grown coffee plants).

I disagree on the first one. You could probably teach Data to make a mean espresso without too much difficulty.

And two beautiful children named Nathaniel and Superfly.

I think this is the general convention-goer's experience, whether it's Bronycon or some other convention.

It's a future where no one ever RSVPs, and when they do, it's always with a "maybe."

I fail to see how middle-aged German men are anything less than dope.

I wouldn't go so far as to say that it's without emotional intimacy, but it isn't the romantic intimacy that one typically associates with "twue wuv."

I think you've hit on something, though I would argue that listening to one's fans is different from acquiescing to their demands.

It occurs to me that Sisko's ending and foretold return is basically the Seattle "We should hang out some time." THE WORMHOLE LEADS TO SEATTLE!

I'm going to miss those heady days.

I'm not gonna' lie. There was a little tear streaming down my cheek when Duke Silver took the stage. But I swear it is because I live next to an onion-processing plant.

It's the game design equivalent of forcing a disobedient child to go out back and pick out a switch. Not that my parents ever did that, but they told stories.

Also, can we just talk a bit about how wonderful it is that Peter Gregory calls buns "breadings?"

Oh that ship had sailed by that point.

Talent dilution was a larger concern in the early days, when teams largely obtained new talent through the superdraft, collecting college players. The difficulty with using colleges to develop new players was that, by the time they were seniors, the bulk of their good developmental years were already done, without…

It was a dark time in my life.