Ok, so here we go with some updates on the ''new'' NASL:
- As most of us soccer geeks already know the Cleveland City Stars have been terminated?? by the USL. Am I the only one who finds it odd that a league has the power to ''terminate'' a team, especially seeing as they were apparently in the midst of putting the finishes touches on the sale of the club? They were expected to be self-relegated to USL-2 had the sale been completed.
-Brian Quarstad of Inside Minnesota, wrote an awesome piece on how Nike should be taking its part of the blame for this whole crisis/mess. A must read here...
- Rochester Raging Rhinos (I know but it makes me smile to add the ''raging'' part) owner Rob Clark has totally flip-flopped on his vocal anti TOA stance and has signed up to be the 10th team in the ''new'' NASL.
Resident Rhinos blogger/journalist Jeff DiVeronica published an e-mail he received on his blog ''Devo's Direct kicks" from , and I'm sorry to go there, a complete douchebag who goes into a tirade about the NASL's supposed plan to strongarm the MLS into merging with them??
You can read that gem here..
- So who's left in USL-1?
Austin
Portland
Puerto Rico
? 3 teams....OUCH!! Oh, sorry maybe 4, how could I have forgot FCNY (well..everyone else did so I guess I will forgive myself)
I'm shortly expecting a case study on how to totally mess up an acquisition featuring Nurock soccer holdings or whatever their name is.
Nurock's handling of this whole mess = Ultimate Fail!
- I'm hearing all kinds of different info on when we should expect a decision on USSF sanctionning, so I won't give my own opinion about that, but I will say that I don't see how the USSF could possibly not sanction the league.
With 3 or 4 teams left in USL-1, it is obvious that Nurock has lost this battle and they would be well advised to just back off and concentrate on the PDL and their youth soccer structure. I mean you can't force millionnaire/billionnaire team owners to play by your rules and just expect them to shut up and take it.
- As for the Impact, besides announcing some player signings (David Testo back for 2 years), nothing substantial about the new league has come out of the front office. I also find it odd that Joey Saputo has still not come out and made a firm commitment about the NASL.
Perhaps he is waiting for sanctionning to be approved to make an announcement, but the reality is that Impact fans and supporters have still not been given a definite answer as to what league the team will be in next year!? All signs point to NASL but still, its December 4th and still nothing..
More ramblings soon....
( cross-posted to the 24th minute)
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ReplyDeleteÇa résume bien la situation. Je suis aussi d'avis, ou plutôt espère, que la direction de l'Impact attend l'approbation officielle pour faire un grand coup dans les médias à propos de la nouvelle ligue. Sinon... c'est pas mal inquiétant.
ReplyDeleteSaputo must be laying low to avoid be seen as the leader of the pack. I don't think that whole sabotage/break up sounds good to the ears of Uncle Garber. Saputo probably doesn't want to be seen as the trouble maker everyone knows he is. A bit late of you ask me.
ReplyDeleteHe's the CEO of the new league!!! I heard that the USSF asked both parties to stop responding publicly about the split issues until everything is settled.
ReplyDeleteI suppose NuRock expected Cleveland to join USL-2, but there might have been fears the new owners of the team would have ventured over to NASL. I'm not sure this is a sound strategy, that it, shutting down a team to avoid losing it, but desperate times call for desperate measures, don't they?
ReplyDeleteInteresting take on the Cleveland situation, but if I'm NASL I'm not even sure I want Cleveland in my league...That stadium they were using last season is absolutely horrible to watch a game on, I literally felt like vomiting watching the game on USL Live...
ReplyDeleteIndeed, but the stadium was changed upon request of the USL. It wasn't Cleveland initiative. That being said, if you have the choice between a SSS downtown that seats 1000, but only 1000, and a US football field well outside the city that can postentially seat 5000, yet you only draw a thousand per game, which do you choose the following season?
ReplyDeleteHmmm..I see your point, but If i'm NASL I say neither. Come back when you have a proper facility with no american football lines and minimum 5-6 thousand seats.
ReplyDeleteBut the whole Cleveland situation just goes to show how bush league the USL is, and how they have no other interest then claiming the expansion fees of entirely inadequate markets..
what is going on with the NASL. I would love to see a website up and running soon. I hope you donot "Merge" into the MLS but rather partner with them to eventually set up promotion and relegation once the two sides are strong enough down the road. The TV deal is going to be huge in about 10 to 15 years. Once USA hosts 2022 soccer should have a very very very strong foothold in the US/ Canada and we will see promotion and relegation between these two possibly 3 leagues. (MLS/NASL/USL)
ReplyDeletethe us-american soccer system sucks totally.
ReplyDeletei hope the glazers get blown away from manchester
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