FC Gold Pride folding

We're going to miss you guys too,Karyn. Also please thank Mel Ryburn for all her work with the academy.

Wow, first Sinclair signs for WNY and now the FCGP forum moves to the Expansion forum. It's suddenly hitting home that this whole "folding" thing is not a joke. Very sad...

Agreed, I'm very sad to see it fold so fast, and I am wondering what the latest announcements about the LA consortium establishing two teams, one in OC and one in Bay Area really means.

In my wildest imagination, I see a 2, then 3, then six team alliance emerging out of the WPSL in 2012, with LA (OC), Bay Area, San Diego, Seattle/ Vancouver, and Denver or Portland being the initial players. Many of the the WPSL teams on the west coast have been pretty fluid, but if they solidly establish themselves with pro players, it could happen out here.

I'm pretty excited about this, and think that if they can really get things going out here, that a number of clubs could move up to the WPS in future years.

Wow, we are now an official sub-forum. Oh well, I guess it is time. So I wanted to thank those of you on the forum - reading, writing, conversing, exclaiming, about all things soccer and FCGP. It was a wild ride - one I know none of us wanted to get off. I'll be finishing up in the next few weeks - and then, who knows. Keep up the fight for women's soccer! See you in the stands! Ilisa

So today the Fire announced they are sitting out the 2011 season to re-group and return in 2012.
Wny couldn't FCGP go this route ? Did I miss something ?

My understanding is that the FCGP ownership was tapped out money & energy wise and/or didn't want to try and continue. Did you read the interview NeSmith gave Jeff Kassouf?

Yeah, I read the interview and re-read it again. I guess the NeSmiths were just too tapped out to even think of sitting out 2011.