My source was blueballs whom you've already talked to. I neglected to ask him for his source however. It could be nothing.
athletics68, Yeah, I haven't seen anything about the owners suing each other, and they just announced their stadium deal with ASU. I think that Phoenix Wolves are going forward. The el-lay Blues just announced a new GM, so they look to be in it for a while. Sacramento looks to have two western rivals, and two shorter road trips. That's good. But really, USLPro needs four or five more western teams and to play regional leagues, so that Sacramento aren't traveling to Tampa Bay and or Antigua. GO QUAKES!! - Mark
This thread may become more Quakes-relevant if the following proposal comes to pass: MLS working with USL Pro on reserve league integration - NASN
Wow, that is HUGE news. I'm surprised I haven't heard about this already, as this would be in effect the merging of the two leagues into a major/ minor league system. I noticed their wording as "third" division - they want to maintain NASL as "the second" division? Why not just bypass them or pretend they don't exist? This would almost certainly mean Sacramento would be the Quakes' minor team. Yea!!
Interesting that they'd choose USL over NASL. And also good for the Sac team as it would seem to make sense that they'd become the Quakes minor league team (for lack of a better term).
Interesting. As far as I know in baseball the major league teams can call up a player midseason from the minor league team if players on their team get injured or start performing badly and they need to fill a position. Or if a player on the minor league team is performing very well a impressing they can get called up to the major league affiliate. It would be awesome if it works the same way here!
Might get to contemplate this for real: http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/12/13/gringo-report-different-kind-chivas-usa-oakland
Already discussed elsewhere. This team and it's business model are already a failed joke before they start.
That's certainly... interesting. If their plan to eventually join MLS indeed comes to pass, then the revised MLS list of all four of Northern California's major cities would probably consist of (in alphabetical order): CD Aguiluchos USA Sacramento Sacramentans San Francisco San Franciscans San Jose Earthquakes GO SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES!!! -G
Notice that last year, they won the championship of their league. Thus, they are already started. It's only a failed business model if they stick to players of Salvadoran heritage. But they say that they intend to be inclusive, because they are all Americans! So we'll see. They've just announced a new coach, who has had experience in El Salvador's first division, so that has to be a good sign too. Maybe they'll face plant, maybe not. For the sake of the beautiful game, I hope that they are successful, though I certainly don't expect to see them in MLS in my lifetime. GO QUAKES!!! - Mark
Doesn't really matter if they're inclusive or not in the make up of the actual team. It's the fact they're the bastard child of a single Salvadoran team that will kill them. Just as it's made Chivas USA a laughing stock. The same rules apply. They won't lure in most Salvadoran fans because they'll not want to root for a team tied to a competitor of their home team from El Salvador. And they'll struggle to lure in any other fans who aren't Salvadoran due to the perception (rightly so), that they're just some other team's bastard child. There's a reason Chivas USA is contemplating re branding. It's not a matter of IF they'll face plant. It's a matter of how fast will it happen. Which is fine. I don't think these bastard teams are of much use to improving the home grown game anyway.
Could have come down to the mechanics of it, and NASL teams not wanting to cede a certain amount of operational control to MLS. For this affiliate system to work there needs to be a certain degree of integration between the technical staffs and organization of the clubs. USL Pro owners may see that as no big deal, NASL owners may not want to be yoked to another club. Sacramento becomes our natural partner, but that also would mean that USL Pro entries are needed for Vancouver, Seattle, Portland, and LA/Chivas USA. Wouldnt be suprised if RSL partners with Arizona's entry, as that is where their academy is located. Colorado would need to set up or find a partner, but that may be more relevant to a midwestern extension of USL.
I don't know exactly how this "partnership" MLS-USL will work, but for sure it will be something that can benefit both parties, but mainly the quality of the sport in the country.
I guess this new USL Pro-- MLS reserve League loan agreement will have to wait another year? Not sure how good this thing will be for the Quakes this year....
Each Sacramento Sacramentans road game would still involve a somewhat long trip for them (as would any games in Sacramento for the other three teams), but trips for games between CD Aguiluchos USA, the San Francisco San Franciscans and the San Jose Earthquakes would be pretty short. GO SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES!!! -G
It's also not to say they couldn't fly from SJ-Sac (depending on the cost/benefit). I had a friend who worked for Intel in Folsom, and every now and then he would commute to SJ on their jet. Less than half an hour for what would be a two hour trip by car! There's also the Capitol Corridor train.
that organization is a complete joke. I predict they will no longer be in existence by January 1, 2015.
I have my doubts also. After thinking it over more and more, they aren't ever going to get a suitable stadium in built in either Oakland or SF. Unless the Quakes give them a Gals-Chivas HDC rental deal, I'll believe they will be in MLS when I see it.....
I don't know why the delay, but the folks at big soccer seem to be slow to add a forum for Sacramento USL Pro. If that is a forum you might be interested in, please post a yes vote here: https://www.bigsoccer.com/community/threads/please-add-sacramento-to-usl-pro-forum.1979182/ Thanks!