Hartford Athletic - 2021

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You think that's bad? They don't even play in Hartford. Portland, CT was their home this year.

I suppose wearing green motivates them to want to play at Port Hartford, I mean Fortress Hartford for the playoffs.

 

[Blue Devils]

I suppose wearing green motivates them to want to play at Port Hartford, I mean Fortress Hartford for the playoffs.

Wearing green reminds 'em of what they could've been if Mandell and HA didn't come along and "screw up" their plans. Or so I was told by a diehard HCFC fan when I asked him why they wear green. haha

 

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Wearing green reminds 'em of what they could've been if Mandell and HA didn't come along and "screw up" their plans. Or so I was told by a diehard HCFC fan when I asked him why they wear green. haha

More people playing victim! What a surprise! I cannot think of an area in New England that plays victim as much as Hartford County. They are clearly fighting for inclusion in major leagues.

What's their average attendance? 125?

 

[Blue Devils]

What's their average attendance? 125?

125 LOL! If they got anywhere near that it would've been during their inaugural season back in 2017. I hear the only ones who show up anymore are the 10 or less people who make up the team's SG.

 

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125 LOL! If they got anywhere near that it would've been during their inaugural season back in 2017. I hear the only ones who show up anymore are the 10 or less people who make up the team's SG.

Pandemic and their present home venue is low cost. Hard to believe this team is still afloat. Idiot owner should have moved the team elsewhere in CT. Wasting money to feed his ego wrecklessly.

 

[Blue Devils]

Pandemic and their present home venue is low cost. Hard to believe this team is still afloat. Idiot owner should have moved the team elsewhere in CT. Wasting money to feed his ego wrecklessly.

Well his team has played in New Britain (CCSU), West Hartford (UHart), and Portland while still retaining "Hartford" in the name. So technically he has moved his team around.

 

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Well his team has played in New Britain (CCSU), West Hartford (UHart), and Portland while still retaining "Hartford" in the name. So technically he has moved his team around.

How did Mandell beat out HCFC for Dillon?

I meant a permanent move to Stamford, Norwalk, Westport, Bridgeport, Fairfield or SE CT. Danbury was even an option.

What happened to SE CT getting a team in NISA? When NISA was announced, Connecticut was included as a potential site for a franchise.

 

[Blue Devils]

How did Mandell beat out HCFC for Dillon?

Because out of the 3 parties interested in Dillon, he was the only one who committed to spending millions of his own money to bring in a D2 USL team. Despite their interest in wanting to join NASL 2.0, HCFC was going to remain D4 semi-pro (amateur) not to mention the $650,000 they wanted to spend to renovate the stadium was deemed insufficient by the CRDA. The 3rd guy (TJ Clynch/Civic Mind) had no plans to bring in a soccer team and wanted to renovate Dillon in phases. Oh and he also claimed UConn soccer was more "valuable" than USL soccer. No joke. He actually made that statement in his proposal. As a result his proposal didn't meet requirements as per the CRDA.

What happened to SE CT getting a team in NISA? When NISA was announced, Connecticut was included as a potential site for a franchise.

No one really knows. NISA announced it a few years ago and have been radio silent on the matter ever since.

 

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Those last 2 were/are definitely almost completely incompetent when it comes to modern franchise ownership. Mandell is eh, competent enough to put the Whalers (who actually win) on a soccer field. The USL-W is a very dumb proposition when you can accommodate the NWSL. Let someone else run the NWSL team.

HCFC actually started out strong but have floundered their opportunity so far.

 

[Blue Devils]

Those last 2 were/are definitely almost completely incompetent when it comes to modern franchise ownership.

Yeah, they got real salty when their proposals got rejected. TJ Clynch has been running a smear campaign against Mandell on his Civic Mind website ever since. I skim over it every now and again for a good laugh.

The USL-W is a very dumb proposition when you can accommodate the NWSL.

Hartford is more than capable of supporting the NWSL. Now all we're going to get is a pro-am squad dressed in green and blue.

 

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Yeah, they got real salty when their proposals got rejected. TJ Clynch has been running a smear campaign against Mandell on his Civic Mind website ever since. I skim over it every now and again for a good laugh.

Hartford is more than capable of supporting the NWSL. Now all we're going to get is a pro-am squad dressed in green and blue.

While he may be right that Mandell had connections, both men are proof grudges only drag you down. Maybe people with grudges against the NHL can learn something.

If I was Sarwar, I would have abandoned a team in Hartford, sold them to be moved, or move them himself. I don't think there's room (aka enough interest) for 2 soccer teams in Hartford. No one cares for HCFC here, it seems.

 

[Blue Devils]

While he may be right that Mandell had connections, both men are proof grudges only drag you down.

Did I mention TJ also tried to sue the city of Hartford? His company was selected as the “preferred vendor” in 2012 to renovate Dillon but Hartford eventually went with another company.

No one cares for HCFC here, it seems.

HCFC is beyond irrelevant at this point.

 

[UCFBfan]

I always thought it was weird how you and your buddies love talking about HA on a UConn message board when HA obviously has nothing to do with UConn. Heck, the HA group on Facebook is a better gathering place. lol

First off, what are you doing on a UConn message board? All I see you doing is ranting about color schemes.....secondly, if you took a few seconds to pull your head out of your color scheme rant, you'd see that there are tons of boards for non-UConn related topics.

Carry on though throwing around broad generalizations that I'm a huge HA fan who hangs out here to talk about them. I come to talk about UConn and stop by this board to check out soccer related posts. I have stopped looking at this thread but you quoted my post.

 

[Blue Devils]

First off, what are you doing on a UConn message board?

UConn alum '08. What about you?

I have stopped looking at this thread but you quoted my post.

Yeah, I guess a thread would become less interesting when someone comes along and speaks out against your dead hockey team.

 

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I have stopped looking at this thread but you quoted my post.

If you stopped looking at the thread, you wouldn't have seen his reply to your post!

Welcome back!

 

[UCFBfan]

UConn alum '08. What about you?

Yeah, I guess a thread would become less interesting when someone comes along and speaks out against your dead hockey team.

'03

 

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Valparaiso has been debating the school's nickname for decades.

Here, if you mention Hartford Athletic's colors over a few days, worst stuff ever posted on the Boneyard.

Sums up how weak and emo some of you are. While soccer fans in other soccer-mad countries have hooligans. The closest we'll ever have to hooligans are wannabe macho message board posters.

 

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Surprise, surprise. The Detroit Pistons are wearing just blue and white uniforms now, with only the Pistons logo showing red.

Golly gee willigers. This Whalers mourning has gotten so old.

 

[Waquoit]

HCFC actually started out strong but have floundered their opportunity so far.

How do you figure? I sent them my email years ago and only heard from them once. They were not a professional outfit.

 

[Waquoit]

On top of that, there's no pro team with only navy blue and white as their colors.

You would still be complaining if they named the team Hartford St. Germain.

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[kingdobbs]

I love the Whalers homage and the colors. I enjoyed the Whalers, it’s something cool from my childhood. It links HA to history that is bigger than itself and it doesn’t do it in a cheap way.

I don’t know why the stupid AHL team switched, my guess is that as always it wasn’t branding that was holding it back.

The people who are complaining about this are clearly mentally ill and need professional help.

The AHL team switched when Howard Baldwin, former founder/owner of the Whalers from the beginning until 1988, made a deal with the Rangers (whose parent MSG owns the team officially) to take over the operations of the team.

Obviously it did not end successfully since the team is the Wolf Pack again. Baldwin thought it might boost attendance and buzz to make the change, and had some serious ambition (organizing stuff like the Whale Bowl) to promote hockey throughout the state in the hopes of drawing attention to the city and state for a potential expansion or relocation to bring back the Old Whalers, but no amount of branding was really going to change the overall second tier product on the ice. It seemed clear by the end he’d over extended the operation and was in a ton of debt, and the Rangers pulled the plug on the deal.

 

[Blue Devils]

How do you figure? I sent them my email years ago and only heard from them once. They were not a professional outfit.

That's because they're an amateur squad being run by volunteers. I don't think the coach even gets paid for what he does.

 

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You would still be complaining if they named the team Hartford St. Germain.

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I think you missed the red...

Hartford Saint Germain? Dude, this is America.

How about FC Huys de Hoop? That creative enough? Might have to throw in orange with the navy blue, and maybe silver. Is that Whalers enough? At least navy blue and silver are there.

 

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How do you figure? I sent them my email years ago and only heard from them once. They were not a professional outfit.

I just know they were attracting decent crowds before HA came along.

Anyhow, enough from me. I need to direct my attention to more constructive activities.

 

[Waquoit]

Anyhow, enough from me. I need to direct my attention to more constructive activities.

I'll believe it when I don't see it, Butch.

 

[ZooCougar]

I just now noticed that the once proud NC FC, originally the Railhawks demoted itself to League One. League One is barely even professional, NC is just going to play their oldest Academy kids.

Really kind of sad.

 

[Palatine]

I regularly wear a Hartford Whaler logo hat. It has been recognized and commented on from The Santa Monica Fairmont to the Parthenon in Athens, Greece. Say what you will, but the Whalers live.

 

[Waquoit]

I just now noticed that the once proud NC FC, originally the Railhawks demoted itself to League One. League One is barely even professional, NC is just going to play their oldest Academy kids.

That who I was talking about when I mentioned teams that self-relegated.

 

[Waquoit]

I regularly wear a Hartford Whaler logo hat. It has been recognized and commented on from The Santa Monica Fairmont to the Parthenon in Athens, Greece. Say what you will, but the Whalers live.

I compare it to the Brooklyn Dodgers. Nobody busts balls about Brooklyn fans.

 

[ZooCougar]

That who I was talking about when I mentioned teams that self-relegated.

So did Richmond and Rochester planned to do that but they don’t even exist. Lower division teams are like fruit flies.