I've heard that the USL is working with an FMF club with regards to them having a USL-1 club in 2010.
Do they really have a choice? Its either NASL or no season at all especially if USSF suspsends USL 1 and USL 2.
This is probably the 500th claim by someone here that "Portland and Austin will jump to NASL" and yet, neither team has made any comments that support this. Throughout this entire process Portland and Austin have been strong USL supporters and have provided no hint that they are even considering jumping to NASL. Please, drop this tired internet meme until there is some actual evidence that supports it. If USL is able to get to 8 teams there is no reason for Portland and Austin to jump ship. Additionally, if there are contracts between USL and Tampa, Baltimore, and Rochester there is a better chance of the teams playing in USL1 next year than there is in them playing in NASL. It might only be for a year (or two years in Tampa's case), but that is long enough for USL to get replacement teams lined up and makes it so that NASL is the league that is struggling to get to 8 teams and not USL.
OK that's one club, but now your involving the Mexican Federation in this cluster F---. Still have to come up with at least three other clubs out of thin air. Don't say they'll move up some of the USL2 clubs they don't have the finacial resources to play at that level. They'll fold just like Cleveland did.
If USSF sanctioned NASL as division 2 and desnactions and suspends USL-1 USL-2 Portland and Austin may jump. USSF is not happy regarding the lawsuits. We don't know how the contracts are written. USL maybe the guilty one in that case not tampa Baltimore or the rhinos. If USL acted in bad faith etc those 3 teams may have the right to break the contract and Rhinos have a verbal commitment and that is really hard to prove in court.
I've heard that the USSF isn't happy that the three teams jumped. Honestly, I don't think that anybody involved in this mess is on Sunil Gulati's Holiday Card list right now.
Switching over to CCL? How is that even possible? Little know fact about Puerto Rico, we are very regionalistic, a person from the Ponce is never going to come all they way to Bayamon to watch a team play. It takes almost 2 hours to drive one way, yes surprise surprise in a island thats just 35 miles wide and 100 miles long it takes a shit ton of time to travel to different places, then you have the historical rivalry between the Metro area and Ponce. Its been debated long and hard in the Islanders boards and the general conclusion is that teams in the different geographical areas of PR, Metro, North, South, West and East would have little fan overlap. The other consensus is that PR could probably support three USL 1/NASL caliber teams if they where in the West (Mayaguez), South (Ponce) and Metro (Bayamon) areas, because the animosity of people in this areas to teams in the other areas in any sport is to great to really even think of supporting teams from there, the distance between them, it could take 3 hourse to get to Mayagues from Bayamon, 1:30 from Poince to Mayaguez, and 2 from Ponce to Bayamon and because each of this areas are the mayor population centers of the island, the west of the island is also a hot bed for soccer. Each area also have adecuate facilities, Bayamon has the JRL with 12k, Ponce has the Paquito Montaner with 18k and Mayaguez has their new Centro Americanos Stadium that hold somewhere between 12k-18k. For example Ponce River Plate probably draws more fans in than Miami FC and probably less than 1% will tell you that they also follow the Islanders, we don't even play in the same league and we already have clashes with them. Sevilla Juncos on the other hand probably draws 500 per game and the mayor of the town is comited on building them a new stadium, the first SSS on the island, But it plays in a small eastern town that is relatively close to the metro area like 1 hour drive from Caguas 1:30 from Bayamon. it is also in the least populated area of the Island which limits its fan base to the towns in the Caguas-Humacao corridor. Caguas being a mayor overlap with the Islanders fan base.
And instead of taking this to FIFA court USL files lawsuit in US court which is in violation of FIFA regulations.
And we have nothing to support this except internet rumors. USSF is probably not overly pleased with NASL forcing them into this position either. If you think USSF favors NASL over USL, then you're nuts. The only thing USSF cares about is that this gets resolved. If the resolution means NASL goes down in flames and USL survives, then they'll go with that.
There maybe a division 2 league season in 2010 or not. USL 1 and USL 2 still need 8 teams regardless of the 3 that are named in the lawsuit and those 3 teams may have the right to breakaway if USL refused to cooperate with the teams. We have no idea how USSF will decide in USL or NASL. USL filing a lawsuit forced their hand and that may cause them to favor NASL.
No kidding. If the federation were really smart they'd de-sanction USL, not sanction NASL and start their own Federation based league and make all the parties come crawling to them.
Interesting info. Thanks. I still don't think USL is going to be abto pull this off. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmnHLUW8Z1o&feature=related"]YouTube- a bullwinkle hat trick[/ame]
USSF will not decided that there will be no Division 2 league the question is will it be NASL or USL-1 as division 2. USL would been smart and not filed lawsuit in US court and let USSF decide the matter.
Respuesta: Re: NASL News 2009 Part 1 If I was NASL commish, I'll have this on big screens at the HQs all day long. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8KQmps-Sog"]YouTube- Uprising[/ame]
Frankly i don't care who gets division 2 status cause this mess may cost US's chance on hosting the world cup and and i will blame USL for that.
Even in the unlikely event that USL1 wins a judgment against those teams between now and April, tell me how the court, any court, would be able to force those teams to participate in USL1. Armed guards? If they fail to meet whatever obligations they might have to USL1, they'll owe USL some money. That's it.
Sounds like you're bringing up the USFL "win" scenario, in that the USL could win the verdict but get shanked financially.
We are horrified down here at the idea of USL trying to get Ponce River Plate and Sevilla Juncos move up. None of the teams are ready to do so and it could be the death bell for the PR Soccer League. Its a retarded idea and it just going to hurt PR soccer. Even Ponce fans have rejected the idea saying that if anything NASL is a better option. Islanders supporters hate USL 1 and would rather see our team jump. The teams action do not reflect the fans opinions of the situation!