Hartford/Elm City Thread

[outlaw]

New Britain City FC has a nice ring to it.

yeah tell that to Polonia

 

[UCFBfan]

Sounds about right - whenever I ask about the quality of NPSL (stronger than people think) it would always be deflected to the.. 'but we're going to the NASL and its going to be awesome' response. We see how that worked out.

Now he's setting his sights on a new league called "NISA: National Independent Soccer Association." From what I've read, the original intention for NISA was to obtain D3 sanctioning and be a feeder league for NASL.

Did they leave NPSL or are they still in it?

 

[Reptar]

Did they leave NPSL or are they still in it?

They're still in the NPSL for now.

 

[outlaw]

as of right now, HCFC will be playing in the NPSL.

 

[ZooCougar]

Now he's setting his sights on a new league called "NISA: National Independent Soccer Association." From what I've read, the original intention for NISA was to obtain D3 sanctioning and be a feeder league for NASL.

Isn’t NISA DOA though? I haven’t been keeping up.

 

[Reptar]

Isn’t NISA DOA though? I haven’t been keeping up.

Seems like it. One of the co-founders passed away in February and there hasn't been any major updates from the league since December.

From the conversations I've had with Sarwar I get the feeling he's still holding out hope for NISA.

 

[Reptar]

There was a public hearing on April 2nd regarding Dillon Stadium. Here is the video of that...

 

[ZooCougar]

Seems like it. One of the co-founders passed away in February and there hasn't been any major updates from the league since December.

From the conversations I've had with Sawar I get the feeling he's still holding out hope for NISA.

Cool. How much do you talk to Sarwar? Is he actively looking for outside investors? I almost wish some of these big thinking clubs like Elm City, Chattanooga, Detroit, Kingston and Hartford would take matters into their own hands and make a new DIII League.


But the USSF probably wouldn’t sanction them unless they genuflect to MLS somehow.

 

[Reptar]

How much do you talk to Sarwar? Is he actively looking for outside investors?

I talk to him once in awhile. As for seeking outside investors, I wouldn't have a clue. But I do believe his family has an ownership stake in the team though.

 

[ZooCougar]

Get 10 boneyarders together as an ownership group, get a kickstarter going and we could have our own NPSL team. We can play home games in @whaler11 s backyard.

 

[spsct]

Get 10 boneyarders together as an ownership group, get a kickstarter going and we could have our own NPSL team. We can play home games in @whaler11 s backyard.

I'm in! I can bring International Gravitas! It must be real if you have a German Investor, right?

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

I'm in! I can bring International Gravitas! It must be real if you have a German Investor, right?

Or, a PITA!

 

[ZooCougar]

I'm in! I can bring International Gravitas! It must be real if you have a German Investor, right?

And some Arab oil money too!

 

[whaler11]

Get 10 boneyarders together as an ownership group, get a kickstarter going and we could have our own NPSL team. We can play home games in @whaler11 s backyard.

My friends in Arizona put in field turf. I’m jealous.

 

[ZooCougar]

Ersal Ozdemir's 11th Hour - Indianapolis Monthly

Sounds like Indy 11 is going to fold.

If only all these teams hadn’t left the NASL and continued to aspire to a higher level of professionalism. Chasing the MLS dream is a death sentence.

 

[Reptar]

If only all these teams hadn’t left the NASL and continued to aspire to a higher level of professionalism. Chasing the MLS dream is a death sentence.

It's not like they would've lasted in NASL either. I firmly believe the only reason they haven't folded by now is because they made the smart decision to play in the USL.

 

[ZooCougar]

It's not like they would've lasted in NASL either. I firmly believe the only reason they haven't folded by now is because they made the smart decision to play in the USL.

Bunch of USL teams folding or going down a step in the past season. Most notably the Rochester Rhinos.

It’s hardly the promised land. I bet 5-6 teams fold next winter. It’s hardly the professional environment it’s made out to be as well. Players can’t live on 20k a year and take care of themselves and develop.

 

[Reptar]

Bunch of USL teams folding or going down a step in the past season. Most notably the Rochester Rhinos.

What are you talking about??

For the 2017 season, USL had 30 teams. Of those 30 teams, only 1 club ( Vancouver Whitecaps 2) officially folded after the season ended and 2 clubs (Orlando City B and the Rochester Rhinos) went on hiatus.

For the 2018 season, USL has 33 teams. Of those 33 teams, 2 are former NASL clubs (Indy Eleven and North Carolina FC) and 4 are expansion clubs (Atlanta United 2, Fresno FC, Las Vegas Lights FC, and Nashville SC.)

The league has also approved several other expansion locations for future seasons in Birmingham, Austin, Memphis, Chicago, Oakland East Bay and El Paso.

Oh and Hartford is another city that can be the future home to a USL club very soon!

Not bad for a D2 league you described as "hardly the promise land." I understand you and others don't like the USL but don't make up stuff just for the sake of discrediting the league.

 

[ZooCougar]

What are you talking about??

For the 2017 season, USL had 30 teams. Of those 30 teams, only 1 club ( Vancouver Whitecaps 2) officially folded after the season ended and 2 clubs (Orlando City B and the Rochester Rhinos) went on hiatus.

For the 2018 season, USL has 33 teams. Of those 33 teams, 2 are former NASL clubs (Indy Eleven and North Carolina FC) and 4 are expansion clubs (Atlanta United 2, Fresno FC, Las Vegas Lights FC, and Nashville SC.)

The league has also approved several other expansion locations for future seasons in Birmingham, Austin, Memphis, Chicago, Oakland East Bay and El Paso.

Oh and Hartford is another city that can be the future home to a USL club very soon!

Not bad for a D2 league you described as "hardly the promise land." I understand you and others don't like the USL but don't make up stuff just for the sake of discrediting the league.

Don’t forget about the Wilmington Hammerheads and the Montreal 2 last season.

Soccer isn’t going to get that World Cup bump this summer. And those Independent teams in USL are pretty fed up with MLS2 teams gumming up the works. It’s going to get ugly.

We’ll see who is right next Spring.

 

[Reptar]

Don’t forget about the Wilmington Hammerheads and the Montreal 2 last season.

Yeah some other guy already explained what happened to them after you brought it up the first time around...

We’ll see who is right next Spring.

Game on!

 

[ZooCougar]

Yeah some other guy already explained what happened to them after you brought it up the first time around...

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Game on!

I guess Wilmington never came back. I guess he/you were wrong. They dropped down to PDL permanently and that isn’t even professional soccer.

The MLS2 teams don’t even draw flies and they are money losers. In KC they will practically pay you to attend a game.

 

[Reptar]

I guess he/you were wrong.

Like how you were wrong about Rochester "folding"?

The MLS2 teams don’t even draw flies and they are money losers. In KC they will practically pay you to attend a game.

How's NASL's 2018 season going? Oh wait...

 

[ZooCougar]

Like how you were wrong about Rochester "folding"?


How's NASL's 2018 season going? Oh wait...

They aren’t coming back man. Just stop torturing yourself.

I’ll enjoy watch USL teams shutter this winter once the MLS Ponzi scheme sweepstakes ends.

 

[Reptar]

I’ll enjoy watch USL teams shutter this winter once the MLS Ponzi scheme sweepstakes ends.

I doubt USL will shoot themselves in the foot like NASL did. The sky's the limit for them.

 

[ZooCougar]

I doubt USL will shoot themselves in the foot like NASL did. The sky's the limit for them.

The sky is the limit for a minor league soccer. Yup.