CDNFootballer Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Team America CELTIC could be coming to America — as they consider starting a soccer franchise in the States http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/sport/spl/celtic/6708101/Team-America.html Parkhead chief Peter Lawwell remains keen to take the club’s brand to a wider audience and they recently signed a record-breaking kit deal with Boston-based New Balance. The Hoops already have a huge fanbase in the States, but an American franchise would raise their profile enormously. Exciting news for the NASL, hope these talks lead to Celtic getting an NASL expansion club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub Narcotic Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 A NASL version of NYCFC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccerpro Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Should work out as well as Crystal Palace Baltimore did.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supercanuck1010 Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Would be pretty good exposure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackTheBlizzard Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Team America CELTIC could be coming to America — as they consider starting a soccer franchise in the States I'll hazard a guess at St Louis given the guy that runs the PDL team, Tony Glavin, is a brother of a well-known former Celtic player and already has a partnership going with Celtic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Louis_Lions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCM Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 I'll hazard a guess at St Louis given the guy that runs the PDL team, Tony Glavin, is a brother of a well-known former Celtic player and already has a partnership going with Celtic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Louis_Lions The connection is there, but I doubt it. Stl just started a USL team this year, which has been fairly successful after a failed (underfunded) NASL team a few years ago. Two main reasons it won't be St Louis: (1) The market cannot, at this stage, support two teams; and (2) the part-owners of the USL team own the only viable soccer stadium in the city. I cannot see them renting it out to another team for a host of reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDNFootballer Posted October 26, 2015 Author Share Posted October 26, 2015 Boston or the West Coast is likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Boston I can see but what is the connection to the West Coast? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDNFootballer Posted October 26, 2015 Author Share Posted October 26, 2015 Not necessarily a connection there but the fact the league is targeting several new expansion clubs on the West Coast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yothat Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 boston area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 ^^ They do desperately need teams this side of the continent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Hammer- Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Shame it wasn't Aberdeen, then I'd think Hamilton as that is apparently Bob Young's team of choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedinathan Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Apparently they CAN'T go to Boston, due to some licensing agreement. http://sport.stv.tv/football/clubs/celtic/1331583-what-would-be-the-benefit-of-celtic-buying-a-north-american-franchise/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackTheBlizzard Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Perhaps not surprisng that they wouldn't be able to set up Boston Celtic for legal reasons. The global brand thing is a bit of a joke nowadays. No club outside the usual title challengers from the Premiership, La Liga, Serie A and the Bundesliga that regularly reach the last 16 of the Champions League genuinely has that type of profile. Even in Scotland, a lot of the younger generation in and around Glasgow are now paying more attention to what happens in the top four European domestic leagues rather than the SPFL, so it will be interesting to see to what extent the Old Firm rivalry reignites next season. Celtic have been downsizing financially in recent years to the point that even the Europa League group stages are now a challenge for them, so I would question whether this story is being circulated to deflect attention away from that given their support were extremely absusive to their manager and team after the recent Molde game. Time will tell obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDNFootballer Posted May 10, 2016 Author Share Posted May 10, 2016 Celtic USA: A New Colony Club Heading to NASL? http://midfieldpress.com/2016/05/10/celtic-usa-a-new-colony-club-heading-to-nasl/ The latest colony club rumor suggests Scottish club Celtic FC is looking to establish a franchise in the North American Soccer League. The Celtic to NASL rumors emerged last fall, when the British tabloid The Sun reported that the Scottish club kicked off talks with the league. While nothing but message board rumblings followed in the near term, Celtic Underground recently reported that team executive Peter Lawwell will be traveling back to the USA this summer to re-engage NASL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrock Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 I agree that it has practically no upsides for Celtic to have an US franchise (just like Rayo). But if it does happen, I hope it is in Boston. Just to punish MLS/the Krafts for not taking fans serious for years. A team in the city could really hurt them (like that Miami MLS team, by the time it comes to fruition (if ever), Miami FC would be years ahead of them). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 14 hours ago, shamrock said: I agree that it has practically no upsides for Celtic to have an US franchise (just like Rayo). But if it does happen, I hope it is in Boston. Just to punish MLS/the Krafts for not taking fans serious for years. A team in the city could really hurt them (like that Miami MLS team, by the time it comes to fruition (if ever), Miami FC would be years ahead of them). Not sure how much it would hurt the Krafts (after all a NASL club won't really affect their MLS franchise value), but it would be a victory for soccer fans in the city. I think the NASL is going to compete in MLS markets they need to go after the teams that are based in the suburbs like New England, Chicago, and Dallas. Putting a team in the city has the potential to capture a different fanbase that would prefer to not go that far to watch their local club. Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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