CDNFootballer Posted January 21, 2017 Author Share Posted January 21, 2017 NASL commissioner Q&A: Rishi Sehgal talks Division II, the Cosmos and more Interview with Rishi Sehgal, Interim Commissioner for the NASL. http://www.espnfc.com/north-american-soccer-league/2330/blog/post/3042114/nasl-commissioner-qa-rishi-sehgal-talks-division-ii-the-cosmos-and-more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masster Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Chicago, Detroit, Orange County and San Diego are the expansion targets.http://fiftyfive.one/2017/01/exclusive-nasl-interim-commissioner-rishi-sehgal-talks-expansion/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub Narcotic Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 MLS team, strong MLS bid + NPSL, USL + MLS (OC is commutable to Galaxy games), strong MLS bid. NASL certainly doesn't like doing things the easy way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDNFootballer Posted January 24, 2017 Author Share Posted January 24, 2017 On 1/22/2017 at 7:28 PM, Dub Narcotic said: MLS team, strong MLS bid + NPSL, USL + MLS (OC is commutable to Galaxy games), strong MLS bid. NASL certainly doesn't like doing things the easy way. Chicago's MLS team is in a poor location in the suburbs and Chicago NASL will be in the city. Detroit won't have an MLS team for quite a few years even if it eventually is approved which is not a sure thing. OC USL team is not a serious competitor and the LA market is very big and can support multiple teams if locations are separate enough. Dealing with the facts 2 of the 4 markets have MLS teams but there's room for another club with the market size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Complete Homer Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 http://www.si.com/planet-futbol/2017/01/30/indianapolis-mls-expansion-application-indy-eleven-nasl Indy Eleven announce bid for MLS expansion. Seems rather unlikely, but not good to see one of the most committed clubs looking to jump ship. Wonder what's been going on with NASL behind the scenes lately Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedinathan Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 9 hours ago, Complete Homer said: http://www.si.com/planet-futbol/2017/01/30/indianapolis-mls-expansion-application-indy-eleven-nasl Indy Eleven announce bid for MLS expansion. Seems rather unlikely, but not good to see one of the most committed clubs looking to jump ship. Wonder what's been going on with NASL behind the scenes lately To say that they're looking to jump ship is a little incorrect in my opinion... More like they're trying to move to the next level. It won't happen for several years, and its one of the biggest fan bases in the NASL. Makes sense. This is life in a closed league system. NASL needs to use this as another victory rather than looking at it negatively. "We've had ____ teams develop and move up to the next level" type thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Complete Homer Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 51 minutes ago, jedinathan said: To say that they're looking to jump ship is a little incorrect in my opinion... More like they're trying to move to the next level. It won't happen for several years, and its one of the biggest fan bases in the NASL. Makes sense. This is life in a closed league system. NASL needs to use this as another victory rather than looking at it negatively. "We've had ____ teams develop and move up to the next level" type thing. True, I suppose I'm still thinking with the "NASL attempting to be D1" attitude that likely left with Peterson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedinathan Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Just now, Complete Homer said: True, I suppose I'm still thinking with the "NASL attempting to be D1" attitude that likely left with Peterson Yep. If anything, this shows the shift in ideology now. Just read a good point on Reddit... the new freedom to declare MLS intentions might help... Previously, clubs might have felt that it was discouraged, while USL was the one route. Now NASL is showing that they can be that route as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masster Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 I really like everything Rocco Commisso is saying about the Cosmos and his investment in the team. I hope he can turn them around. Not surprisingly, he alludes to the fact that the MLS teams in New York may have been trying to kill off the Cosmos.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/02/20/rocco-commisso-saved-new-york-cosmos-shut/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macksam Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 On 2017-01-31 at 10:34 AM, jedinathan said: To say that they're looking to jump ship is a little incorrect in my opinion... More like they're trying to move to the next level. It won't happen for several years, and its one of the biggest fan bases in the NASL. Makes sense. This is life in a closed league system. NASL needs to use this as another victory rather than looking at it negatively. "We've had ____ teams develop and move up to the next level" type thing. They should look for owners looking to grow with the league. I thought that's what they're going to do now going forward considering the new commissioner did mention they were changing the way owners were being vetted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedinathan Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 16 hours ago, Macksam said: They should look for owners looking to grow with the league. I thought that's what they're going to do now going forward considering the new commissioner did mention they were changing the way owners were being vetted. To this topic, there's a good interview with a few people from the Midfield Press about some (now) public bids for NASL in Orange County, as well as San Diego. Atlanta has also gone public this week. I think the shift is now that the NASL is more comfortable/concerned with growing to become a stable D2. Not trying to rush things and be D1 because COSMOS!!!! but they're actually doing things right. Again, I think that this is a)not a guaranteed jump to another league, and b ) not going to happen for awhile, if any of the NASL clubs actually are approved to go to MLS. http://midfieldpress.com/2017/02/23/exclusive-orange-county-group-closes-in-on-nasl-expansion/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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