CDNFootballer Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 On 10/13/2016 at 3:27 AM, JamboAl said: Another scary sign for the NASL were attendances at last night's games. Carolina did ok with 3,308 but scarily, Jacksonville only had 1,254 and might as well be dead Ft Lauderdale was 418 for the visit of FC Edmonton. The Fury may be worried that they would have to subsidize a bunch of team's operations next season. Wouldn't worry too much about the Wednesday game attendances, midweek games don't usually draw and luckily there's not too many of them. Ft Lauderdale's number is terrible but they do no marketing and the weather was poor as well. They also report tickets sold unlike most pro sports teams, if this was MLS they would have announced 1500. NASL's had only 2 games in the mid hundreds this year as opposed to Usl that's had many more with the USL league low of 78 fans in attendance for FCM so not as bad when you compare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shermanator Posted October 18, 2016 Author Share Posted October 18, 2016 According to this, NASL will have 9 teams next season. 4 teams gone (including Ottawa) and San Francisco added. Yikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kibby Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Finally with the even spring and fall 10 + 22 was dumb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David C. Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Man, I hope NASL manages to pull it together. Without a clear second tier, CMNT players such as deGuzman, Ledgerwood et al have little to no place to return to, if MLS isn't an option for them. I must say that this season was probably my favourate - being able to follow three clearly defined tiers of pro/reserve soccer. It would be great to see young USL players graduate to the upper two levels - rather than flaming out if they can't hack it with MLS. Sigh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Complete Homer Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 On 13/10/2016 at 8:20 PM, Pqhbv said: Glitch Didn't Rayo already post its bond? Between that and the interview with the new director (who stated they wanted to stay in the league as long as certain changes were made), I expected them to be in for 2017 at least Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedinathan Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 18 minutes ago, Complete Homer said: Didn't Rayo already post its bond? Between that and the interview with the interview with the new director (who stated they wanted to stay in the league as long as certain changes were made), I expected them to be in for 2017 at least Don't be surprised to see Rayo back in the NASL for 2018. From what I've heard, there is the possibility of relocation for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopherbashi Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 27 minutes ago, jedinathan said: Don't be surprised to see Rayo back in the NASL for 2018. From what I've heard, there is the possibility of relocation for them. Back to Spain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedinathan Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 15 hours ago, Gopherbashi said: Back to Spain? Ha. No still in the states. They like the league. Listen to the inverted triangle podcast with their operating officer. His frustration with the local group in OKC is obvious. Think they want a fresh start done right (ie no wasted money on fireworks, not giving away 2-3000 tickets a game etc) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Complete Homer Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 2 hours ago, jedinathan said: Ha. No still in the states. They like the league. Listen to the inverted triangle podcast with their operating officer. His frustration with the local group in OKC is obvious. Think they want a fresh start done right (ie no wasted money on fireworks, not giving away 2-3000 tickets a game etc) I'd say his interview was more critical than that. He seemed to be frustrated with the league in general, as well as the local operators. Given the comments about league reform, I expect plan A is to remain in NASL, but want change before committing to the long haul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackTheBlizzard Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 3 hours ago, jedinathan said: Ha. No still in the states. They like the league. Listen to the inverted triangle podcast with their operating officer. His frustration with the local group in OKC is obvious. Think they want a fresh start done right (ie no wasted money on fireworks, not giving away 2-3000 tickets a game etc) The cynical way of looking at that is that you never confirm you are going to fold a team when you still have tickets to sell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedinathan Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 1 hour ago, BringBackTheBlizzard said: The cynical way of looking at that is that you never confirm you are going to fold a team when you still have tickets to sell. I'm going off stuff I've heard off the record here too. Good odds that Rayo will be back and I've even heard that there's decent chances that the NASL will be around 14 clubs for 2018. Seems pretty high to me, just posting what I've heard (or: I'm not a blind NASL fanboy). If Rayo relaunched, Chicago joined, and 2 more west cost clubs, that's 13 right there. Stupid thing about any soccer in US or Canada is that things change so much. Even MLS (see Beckham United in Miami as a recent example). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackTheBlizzard Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 Announcement will be this week apparently: http://www.indomitablecitysoccer.com/2016/10/23/13376402/usl-to-announce-two-2017-expansion-teams-next-week-ottawa-tampa-bay USL President Jake Edwards said today, during the halftime show of the 2016 USL Cup, that the league will be announcing two 2017 expansion teams next week... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norton Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 That lines up with what Graeme Ivory from the Fury said on TSN 1200 earlier on their 'Corner Kicks' show --- That an announcement on where the Fury would be playing next year would be made this Wednesday. He teased it a bit and talked about CBC's trademarking of 'Soccer Night in Canada,' but then also mentioned Tampa Bay maybe playing their last game in NASL as well. So USL it is, I guess. Just a couple more days before they confirm it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackTheBlizzard Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 There has been an interesting sequence of tweets from Indianapolis based on an alleged inside source: Hope one of the two is Edmonton as they never seem to be mentioned as being part of the core group by NASL tweeters and it would be good to have the 5 minor league Canadian teams all in the same structure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackTheBlizzard Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Guess this isn't news any more, but this just appeared on twitter from a journalist in Philedelphia: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopherbashi Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 8 hours ago, BringBackTheBlizzard said: There has been an interesting sequence of tweets from Indianapolis based on an alleged inside source: Hope one of the two is Edmonton as they never seem to be mentioned as being part of the core group by NASL tweeters and it would be good to have the 5 minor league Canadian teams all in the same structure. About that last tweet; five teams doesn't make a stable league. Don't expect any growth either when potential investors see existing owners fleeing the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David C. Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Tampa Bay move was announced today: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackTheBlizzard Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 3 minutes ago, Gopherbashi said: About that last tweet; five teams doesn't make a stable league. Don't expect any growth either when potential investors see existing owners fleeing the ship. Definitely looks like people thinking that denial is a river in Egypt. They need 12 in three timezones for D2 sanctioning and 8 for D3, so they will probably need special waiversof some kind to even continue next season from an organization they were recently threatening to sue over changes to D1 sanctioning rules. Not really hugely bothered what happens to the high budget American teams like the Cosmos and Miami FC that are likely to be left high and dry because USL won't want them, but hopefully FC Edmonton will not be derailed by this mess. A few of us used to argue on here that the CSA were backing the wrong horse in the USL vs NASL thing and so it has proved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Pqhbv Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 So was Sandor's lack of CSA approval tweet real? Did Pugh just force it in hoping for no reprisal from the CSA? Can OFFC end up going rogue? What is happening... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwsmith63 Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Confirmed. http://www.ottawafuryfc.com/news/2016/10/25/ottawa-fury-fc-to-join-the-usl-for-2017-season Ottawa Fury to USL for 2017 season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pqhbv Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 WTF??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopherbashi Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 32 minutes ago, Pqhbv said: So was Sandor's lack of CSA approval tweet real? Did Pugh just force it in hoping for no reprisal from the CSA? Can OFFC end up going rogue? What is happening... Considering OSEG's strong support for the Fury Women and the OFFC Academy in PLSQ, I don't think they'll mind trying to get to the USL or die trying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rheo Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Wasn't the Fury shutting down the academy for next season if I remember what I heard? Where does all this craziness leave this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopherbashi Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 3 minutes ago, Rheo said: Wasn't the Fury shutting down the academy for next season if I remember what I heard? Where does all this craziness leave this? Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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