jasonm Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Found this in the business for sale section. http://www.canadianbusinessforsale.com/cgi-bin/businesses/details.cgi?ID=3550 Cost only $250,000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuscan Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 You gotta be kidding... Is there no one in Edmonton that wants to get involved in soccer that heavily?? Is there no market for soccer like this in Edmonton? What about the WCQ? Are fans only devoted to national play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmcmurph Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 I've posted on the drillersfans site to see if anyone can get a confirmation. It could be real or it could be a prank. The quarter million asking price seems kind of high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagm Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 What are they selling for this price? It's easier to start a new club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sKriSh Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Out of curiosity, roughly what is the operational cost of a USL franchise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianfoot Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Depends which USL Franchise it has been debated many times on the different forums here is a quick answer: Q: What is the estimated initial investment cost? A: There are variable estimated initial investments for each league. The initial franchise fee range is $75,000 to $750,000 (depending on league). Average operating budgets for the USL First Division range from $2M- $2.5M, USL Second Division range from $600K - $1M, the USL Premier Development League range from $100K - $200K, and the USL W-League from $75K to $150K. League administrative and affiliation fees vary from league to league. http://www.uslsoccer.com/aboutusl/franchise/123541.html Now as everyone knows here the interesting thing here is that the USL allocates each team(aka franchise) it's piece of territory which so far Saputo has been able to hold with an iron fist(good and bad imho). Another thing that once came up on one of the forums was that apparently the "bigger & more established" USL1 clubs set an unofficial "salary/expenditure" cap every year, even thou officialy that is an advantage that the USL has over the MLS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sKriSh Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Thanks for the numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnipeg Fury Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 quote:Originally posted by dagm What are they selling for this price? It's easier to start a new club. The name. The indoor league was and always will be a farce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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