Cathal, this was a highly successful night that should be celebrated.  But your cynical article is a depressing trip through the previous decades' bad news and ignorantly omits the very calculated and methodical improvements that were put in place last year and this year, that have led predictably to tonight's win.  Next time (hopefully for the MLS Cup) can you spend maybe 10% on history and add a bit of focus to the victorious present, perhaps with some insightful analysis of the game itself?