Dub Narcotic Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 You're spot on @grasshopper1917. USL is realistic about what it is and realizes that the way to get stable lower divisions is to keep a big focus on costs and make incremental improvements every year in all aspects of running a league. This isn't sexy or grandiose but it's realistic. Long-term the goal. has to be to get pro-rel across all of North America. In the short-term that means consolidating D2 and D3 under the USL banner and to stop wasting time with the NASL experiment. If you want bigger changes in how MLS and NA soccer works, those are going to, and should, happen at the USSF/CSA level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDNFootballer Posted May 24, 2017 Author Share Posted May 24, 2017 10 hours ago, Dub Narcotic said: If NASL is not going to challenge the MLS/SUM/CPL model of business what is the point of it? To provide a competition solely for independent professional clubs more in line with international league models than the single entity MLS and triple AAA minor league style USL development league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDNFootballer Posted May 24, 2017 Author Share Posted May 24, 2017 23 minutes ago, grasshopper1917 said: To me the reality is the USL has 10 clubs drawing 5000+ fans the NASL has 2 clubs. The league is just not feasible. The logistics are absurd when you look at the map. Teams flung all over the place Puerto Rico, Edmonton, Florida and California. The 'flagship' franchise 'Cosmos' who at one point wanted to challenge MLS drew 2200 to its last game. A couple of their sturdier franchises (Ottawa and T. Bay) jumped ship to USL while their revamped 'Cosmos' and the San Fran expansion club cant draw flies. USL also has lots of weaker clubs but many of them are MLS2. Also USL has come up with a plan to have a division 2 and division 3. Im assuming many of the weaker clubs will drop with DIV 3 while the stronger ones with solid followings will play in division 2. At the end of the day I just don't see the purpose of 2 leagues competing for division 2 status. Ideally USL and NASL would merge with maybe the top 20 clubs playing division 2 and the weaker 20 playing division 3. This way the logistics would be much better and the leagues would be much stronger. However I think at the end NASL will just fold and a few of the stronger clubs move to USL. The losses clubs are sustaining in a league structured like this has to be heavy. Eventually deep pocketed owners get weary of multi million dollar losses year after year. Quantity isn't quality. Again, USL has close to half the league drawing less than the worst NASL club. Using the last Cosmos match is a very poor and inaccurate representation of the teams attendance - the match was rescheduled due to poor weather (which in other leagues has also results in piss poor attendance) and it was also mothers day which is a hard draw. They did draw close to a full house for their opener and the season is too young to extrapolate significant conclusions on their attendance just yet. San Francisco announcing turnstile will make it look worse than it is with other clubs in MLS, USL, and NASL announcing by the usual standard of tickets distributed. I think the USL and NASL will continue on as co D2 and with they're different models and purposes that's fine. You do realize that USL clubs lose money as well, Charlotte for instance lost about as much as Ottawa did the last two years and the NASL is bringing costs down to where the two league's costs are similar.The NASL will continue to be an attractive league for some ownership groups that want more than the USL can give them and have higher aspirations, with more freedom and league ownership as well for each club as NASL is owned by the clubs themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDNFootballer Posted May 24, 2017 Author Share Posted May 24, 2017 24 minutes ago, Dub Narcotic said: Long-term the goal. has to be to get pro-rel across all of North America. In the short-term that means consolidating D2 and D3 under the USL banner and to stop wasting time with the NASL experiment. If you want bigger changes in how MLS and NA soccer works, those are going to, and should, happen at the USSF/CSA level. Pre/rel is not happening with the MLS and its minor league USL models ever and your delusional if you believe it is. MLS and USL just want to control and restrict the pyramid to protect they're business and $$$ not for the betterment of the sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDNFootballer Posted May 27, 2017 Author Share Posted May 27, 2017 NASL Week 10 Matches : FC Edmonton vs. Indy Eleven 9 p.m. ET | Saturday, May 27 Clarke Stadium | Edmonton, Alberta Watch | NASL.com (National – Canada), Facebook Live (National – Canada) New York Cosmos vs. San Francisco Deltas 7 p.m. ET | Saturday, May 27 MCU Park | Brooklyn, N.Y. Watch | beIN SPORTS USA (National – U.S., Canada), beIN SPORTS CONNECT (National – U.S., Canada), MSG Networks Miami FC vs. Puerto Rico FC 7:30 p.m. ET | Saturday, May 27 Riccardo Silva Stadium | Miami, Fla. Watch | NASL.com (National – Canada) Jacksonville Armada FC vs. North Carolina FC 4 p.m. ET | Sunday, May 28 Hodges Stadium | Jacksonville, Fla. Watch | NASL.com (National – Canada) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDNFootballer Posted May 28, 2017 Author Share Posted May 28, 2017 Very good attendance numbers for NASL yesterday : Miami 6115 New York 5421 Edmonton 4096 Average of 5211 for Saturdays matches. Edmonton had one of their best crowds ever, good to see them continuing they're strong attendance this year as they've increased over last season by a good margin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grasshopper1917 Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 38 minutes ago, CDNFootballer said: Very good attendance numbers for NASL yesterday : Miami 6115 New York 5421 Edmonton 4096 Average of 5211 for Saturdays matches. Edmonton had one of their best crowds ever, good to see them continuing they're strong attendance this year as they've increased over last season by a good margin. Yea I was watching the Edmonton game and it looked pretty packed. Its nice to see folks out there getting out and supporting the club. Was also watching the highlights from the Ottawa game which had a similar attendance. The difference in the atmosphere in Edmonton was massive over Ottawa. 4000 people at Clarke seems to be a way better atmosphere then 4000 at Landsdowne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDNFootballer Posted May 31, 2017 Author Share Posted May 31, 2017 Francesco Totti to NASL's Miami FC? "Italian legend Francesco Totti in a Miami FC jersey? Don’t be surprised. Totti, who played his final match for Roma Sunday after 25 years with the club, is considering extending his career with Miami FC, according to several Italian media reports. On the surface, a move from Serie A to the second-division NASL might seem unlikely for the Roman icon, but Miami FC’s deep Italian roots make it an enticing option. Totti, 40, is a close friend of Miami FC coach Alessandro Nesta. They were teammates on Italy’s World Cup winning team in 2006, and have remained in touch over the years. Also, the club’s part-owner is former Italian national team player Paolo Maldini." http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/mls/article153354749.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 June 3rd In the battle at the top of the table between the top 2, Trafford's Miami defeated Beckie's Jacksonville 1-0. Trafford played 90 minutes at cb and Beckie played 81 minutes at rb. The Cosmos also won 1-0 with Jakovic playing 90 minutes and are tied with Jacksonville but with one game less to be played on Wednesday against Edmonton which lost 3-0 against the very weak Puerto Rico. Would be the right time to make a coaching change in Edmonton if they don't get a result Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yothat Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Alen Marcina anyone?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 ^ Yes he needs to get back whether it's with Puerto Rico, Edmonton or elsewhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longlugan Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 3 hours ago, Big_M said: ^ Yes he needs to get back whether it's with Puerto Rico, Edmonton or elsewhere CanPL? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Eventually yes but if there are offers now he shouldn't wait and should gain more experience. Although building something from scratch in a brand new Canadian league can be more attractive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Four Canadians in the team of the week http://www.nasl.com/news/2017/06/07/team-of-the-week--spring-season-week-11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yothat Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 new starting goalie ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 To be seen. Miller makes a lot of changes. Finally put Fisk back in the starting lineup. Ledgerwood on the bench again, Edmonton is not a good fit for him with Miller there. Played him at am and now benched Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Beckie in the team of the month but Fresenga who could barely get time in the same league in 2014 gets named ahead of him http://www.nasl.com/news/2017/06/09/team-of-the-month--may Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yothat Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 top scoring canadian in the NASL is Emory Welshman on prfc former tfc w/ 2 goals in 5 games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackdude Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 16 minutes ago, yothat said: top scoring Guyanese in the NASL is Emory Welshman on prfc former tfc w/ 2 goals in 5 games Fixed your post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDNFootballer Posted June 10, 2017 Author Share Posted June 10, 2017 FC Edmonton vs. Miami FC 9 p.m. ET | Saturday, June 10 Clarke Stadium | Edmonton, Alberta Watch | NASL.com (National – Canada), Facebook Live(National – Canada) Puerto Rico FC vs. San Francisco Deltas 7:30 p.m. ET | Saturday, June 10 Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium | Bayamón, P.R. Watch | beIN SPORTS (National – U.S., Canada), beIN SPORTS CONNECT (National – U.S., Canada) Indy Eleven vs. Jacksonville Armada FC 7:30 p.m. ET | Saturday, June 10 Carroll Stadium | Indianapolis, Ind. Watch | ESPN3 (National – U.S.), NASL.com (National – Canada) New York Cosmos vs. North Carolina FC 4 p.m. ET | Saturday, June 10 MCU Park | Brooklyn, N.Y. Watch | ESPN3 (National – U.S.)*, NASL.com (National – Canada) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yothat Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 On 6/9/2017 at 6:11 PM, Blackdude said: Fixed your post. lol he was never gonna make the national team .. saved his soccer career by jumping Bekker back in the lead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Complete Homer Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Major strides by FC Edmonton, attendance up 72%. Fingers crossed that it is sustainable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDNFootballer Posted June 13, 2017 Author Share Posted June 13, 2017 Good turnout in Indy, close to 8600, to see their winless NASL club lose to surprisingly strong Jax side Saturday: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDNFootballer Posted June 13, 2017 Author Share Posted June 13, 2017 Canadian Kyle Becker had a great performance last Saturday vs Puerto Rico as SF Deltas defeated PRFC in front of a good crowd of just shy of 4700 fans : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDNFootballer Posted June 17, 2017 Author Share Posted June 17, 2017 Todays NASL matches including FC Edmonton vs San Francisco Deltas : San Francisco Deltas vs. FC Edmonton 10 p.m. ET | Saturday, June 17 Kezar Stadium | San Francisco, Calif. Watch | Twitter (National – U.S., Canada) Indy Eleven vs. North Carolina FC 7:30 p.m. ET | Saturday, June 17 Carroll Stadium | Indianapolis, Ind. Watch | beIN SPORTS TV USA/Canada (National – U.S./Canada), beIN SPORTS CONNECT (National – U.S., Canada) Miami FC vs. Jacksonville Armada FC 7:30 p.m. ET | Saturday, June 17 Riccardo Silva Stadium | Miami, Fla. Watch | NASL.com (National – Canada) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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