Thanks i just added them on my FB. talking about FB junk take a look at SD Flash FB and SD Boca, Tiburones FB looks interesting to me as they keep their fan base updated in the clubs progress. Boca spams my FB with their annoying store ads and flash just post stuff from soccer nation, i had to remove boca fb from my contacts.
I can tell you this. Flash aren't going anywhere besides the NPSL for at least another season. If you want to have a professional soccer team here in San Diego you are talking about having at least $5 million dollars to spend in one season and have a good fan base and flash doesn't have either. LA BLUES WORST MISTAKE!!! Their biggest crowd was like 300. People got sick of them playing the same team week after week after week and stopped going to the games completely, i really don't see LA BLUES lasting another season in the USL PRO unless more teams go in and make it interesting for people. Their administration was giving out tickets in swapmeets and local games almost begging people to go, that right there shows people don't care about teams not even in the US with horrible playing fields. HORRIBLE competition.
I agree entirely. And, not wanting to sound too smug about it, it vindicates Hollywood's decision not to go pro yet. The whole reason Hollywood decided against it was those exact same reasons - not enough local teams, wasting money on travel, etc etc. Blues owner Ali Mansouri wanted to go pro anyway, so he walked out of the Hollywood ownership group and started LA Blues Pro and went to D3 on his own - and this is the result. Meanwhile, Hollywood left USL entirely, joined the NPSL, and almost won the national championship. There needs to be 3-4 teams all joining USL Pro *simultaneously* for it to work. Hollywood, Flash, the new "mystery" team, plus one other from the west coast somewhere - then they can join the Blues and it might work. Until then, not a chance.
I looked at Boca first and saw exactly what your saying, so I didn't sign up. Flash is ok. Tiburones still too much stuff.
I hope not. We have enough leagues already. It will just dilute the pool of players even more. Too many teams in one area can do a lot of damage. I agree with Sheff, why move up to higher levels with the costs so high. I was involved with a group looking into NPSL a couple of years ago. A bare bones program for 1 season was a minimum of 40K Bare Bones. No revenue expected for 2 years with good marketing. I would leave teams as they are for another year or so and have them build their fan base. You must have paying customers in seats to survive. Even if you get big sponsors, they want their name in front of thousands of fans, not 200. Come out to the SDSU v USD game Sunday @USD 8pm. Last year there was around 5-6K in soccer fans. Now that is a turn out! Flash or Boca should be doing something at their gates to promote their teams.
Now Portland is looking at him http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/11/09/portland-take-look-fresh-faces-2011-winds-down
Soccer nation write up of both the Flash and Boca games: http://www.soccernation.com/san-diego-teams-open-npsl-play-cms-2601
Soccer Nation write up of the derby: http://www.soccernation.com/npsls-san-diego-soccer-derby-ends-in-draw-cms-2632
Flash beat Santa Clarita 3-0 a few days ago. http://www.soccernation.com/sd-flash-unbeaten-destroy-storm-cms-2760
looks like flash is yet again the team to beat they have beaten everyone in the division except for(funny enough) boca whom they tied with best GD, best defensive record
Is Eric Wynalda no longer involved with the Flash? I was surprised to learn that he was involved with the new amatuer darlings of the US Open Cup, Cal FC.
he's still on flash's website as a board member and consultant, I was equally surprised when I saw him with Cal FC which apparently he has been in charge of this year
Just came across this on the Flash website. It includes a Press Release about some kind of merger. http://sandiegoflashsoccer.com/investors/
Thanks for posting. Also of note, I didn't realize that Warren Barton, the swot from the Fox Soccer Channel, is Flash's coach!
I think I will actually. I need a break and there's nothing better than downtown dinner and then some soccer.
flash were the better team, boca was holding up the ball for way too long when it tried to counter attack which was the only real viable way of hurting flash, they did score first but credit to flash for coming back and scoring 3, also a good number showed up for the game and I heard highlights will be on KUSI
Awesome game, 3-1. I liked the guy who kept screaming "I love you, Warren!" Lots of unsurprised children I had my legs up on the rail on the first row and one kept running by using me as a hurdle. She said "well I have to exercise!" My gf thought that was hilarious. Great game too, btw
Well all knew the Flash originally had aspirations of being in a higher league than the NPSL but due to circumstances beyond anyone's control D2/3 soccer imploded right as the Flash entered the scene a few years ago. Well it looks like things have settled down enough for the Flash to make the first overtures to the NASL about moving up to full pro soccer at the D2 level. http://www.prlog.org/11909622-flash-look-to-the-future-and-second-tier-pro-soccer-with-the-nasl.html Credit to kilometers for finding this info.