Well, it's the type of owners that they chose. During the "dark years" when they were trying to divest ownerships, they basically recruited where they could. SKC got the turnaround that they did bc they managed to find an owner patient enough to make it work there. With many of the newer and bigger franchises like in Cascadia, Canada and the South, they got ppl who were excited about bringing franchises to those cities in particular. AP falls into the category of the former; just a businessman sold on the investment rather than the sport itself. There are several cities with such ownerships right now who are very vulnerable to a move. Interestingly enough, bc of the Hunt legacy, FCD is probably not one of those vulnerable cities. Plus Dallas is too important a market for MLS to greenlight a move from there.

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