MLS 2019

[DarthGrumpy]

Well, it's official. Now, Charlotte just needs to put a logo, kit, and team together while modifying Bank of America stadium to host soccer events. I hope for Charlotte's sake, it works out.

Charlotte gets MLS' 30th, and likely last, franchise

Major League Soccer on Tuesday made it official that Charlotte will be the home of the league's 30th and likely last franchise.

www.espn.com

Raleigh's MLS hopes also end with this move, so I wonder what they will do with their proposed downtown soccer stadium?

$1.9B investment could bring soccer stadium, hotels, shopping to downtown Raleigh

It's called "Downtown South," an entertainment district on 55 acres at downtown Raleigh's southern edge and is expected to host men's and women's pro soccer as well as concerts and other events.

abc11.com

The only real shock was Garber saying "This is likely the last expansion team in Major League Soccer." As I don't believe it for a minute, especially with additional potnetial billionaire owners waiting in the wings in Phoenix and Las Vegas, especially. Maybe MLS will take a pause and fix some key internal issues, such as the MLS pay-scale, stadium issues in Boston, etc.

 

[ZooCougar]

How does this team still exist?

 

[gtcam]

How does this team still exist?

How fitting for the franchise who drafted the biggest jerk to ever wear aUConn soccer uniform - Ryan Cordeiro

 

[Waquoit]

How does this team still exist?

And how is it worth $325M?

 

[gtcam]

Other than the fact that it has poor access, little parking and is surrounded by brownfields that make the Colt Park area seem gentrified by comparison, Red Bull Arena is great. I don't know if they still do because the Red Bulls don't have too many capacity crowds, but when it first opened I saw a sign in a Newark parking garage that said it was a Red Bulls lot and where to wait for the shuttle. Who wants to take a shuttle from Newark to go to a match?

That should give you an idea of the problem NYFC and the Revs face. The Red Bulls looked for years and a Harrison, NJ brownfield was the best location they could find. You can expect to see Gillette and Yankee stadiums on the MLS schedule for the foreseeable future.

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The fan base for NYFC and the Red Bulls are like night and day. The Red Bull organization has regressed
Kraft aside, the Revs have had a good deal of success
While I detest the crap hole city, Philly has a great side, a gvery good coach in Curtin and one heck of a development system

 

[kibblesnbits]

The fan base for NYFC and the Red Bulls are like night and day. The Red Bull organization has regressed
Kraft aside, the Revs have had a good deal of success
While I detest the crap hole city, Philly has a great side, a gvery good coach in Curtin and one heck of a development system

NYCFC was dying until they caught lightning in a bottle and won the championship last year. From the telecasts it appears that this year they have drawn signficantly better. I went to a game in late July or early August of 2021 where they beat Orlando before a crowd that couldn't have been more than 5,000. We were sitting about 10 rows up between midfield and the top of the box and there couldn't have been more than a few dozen in our section. It was pathetic.

 

[ZooCougar]

NYCFC is alive today because of the proud boys.

 

[LIuconn]

^ what? Link?

 

[gtcam]

NYCFC was dying until they caught lightning in a bottle and won the championship last year. From the telecasts it appears that this year they have drawn signficantly better. I went to a game in late July or early August of 2021 where they beat Orlando before a crowd that couldn't have been more than 5,000. We were sitting about 10 rows up between midfield and the top of the box and there couldn't have been more than a few dozen in our section. It was pathetic.

NYFC vs Orlando in 2021 - I would expect that size crowd - at least you had premier seating
But as I said, presently, NYFC vs RedBulls is day vs night

 

[ZooCougar]

^ what? Link?

Go back and look at the beginning of NYCFC. Proud Boys had supporters groups for NYC and Portland.